CEF Soldier Detail

Sergeant William Frederick Outhwaite
Died: June 16, 1915

Regimental Number:
11082
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 4th Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Country:
 England
Next of Kin:
Emma Outhwaite, Mother, 650 St. Cl?? Rd., Toronto, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Date of Birth:
March 20, 1890
Trade or Calling:
Traveller
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Place of Enlistment:
 Valcartier, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
September 22, 1914
Age at enlistment:
24
Height:
 5 Feet 10 1/2 Inches
Chest:
 35 Inches
Expansion:
 2 1/2 Inches
Religion:
 Church of England
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Missing, presumed Killed
Battle Died/Wounded:
Givenchy (June 15-16, 1915)
Date of Death:
June 16, 1915
Age at Death:
25
Buried at:
 Vimy Memorial, France
Plot:
 N/A
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7514 - 18
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Sergeant Canadian Infantry 4th Battalion

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.
TypeDateDescription
Letter 4/7/1915 In the Trenches with the 4th Battalion, early April 1915