Sergeant William Frederick Outhwaite
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Outhwaite,
William Frederick
Date of birth: 1890-03-20
Place of birth: Grimsby Lincolnshire England
Next of kin: Emma Outhwaite, Mother, 650 St. Cl?? Rd., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Traveller
Occupation (normalized): Commercial Traveller
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1915-06-16
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 11082
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(4th Battalion)
Rank detail
Sergeant, 4th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Givenchy (June 15-16, 1915)
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1572712
LAC ID:
542660
Service file: B7514-S018
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Emma Outhwaite, of 57, Gaighurst Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, and the late William Outhwaite.
Transcription of a Toronto Star article dated June 30th, 1915 (see Virtual Memorial photo collection to view the original which includes a photo of Sgt. Outhwaite).
SGT. OUTHWAITE KILLED.
Sergeant William Outhwaite of 1611 Lappin avenue, fought at St. Julien, and lived, but official word of his subsequent death came to his mother yesterday. In his last letter, he hoped that he might return safely.
Outhwaite was born in England, but lived in Toronto for some years. When the war came, he was a member of the Halton Rifles, and enlisted in the 4th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 4th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20