Regimental Number: 737159
Rank: Private
Branch: 16th Battalion
William was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 31, 1882. At the time of his enlistment in August of 1916, he was living in Lethbridge, Alberta. According to his military service file, William suffered from tuberculosis. In April of 1917, he was invalided to Canada and sent to a sanitorium in Calgary. William was discharged from the army on September 20, 1917. In 1919, William filed on the southern half of 8-72-11-W6. However, a present address card in his military service file indicates that he was living in Calgary in 1921. William died on July 5, 1927.