Pte
William Thomas Hayward
Information about birth
Date of birth: 29/02/1888 |
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
General information
Last known residence: 84 Franklin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Profession: Leather cutter |
Religion: Methodist |
Army information
Country: Canada |
Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 678334 |
Enlistment date: 30/01/1916 |
Enlistment place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Units: — Canadian Infantry, 20th Bn. (Central Ontario) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 11/11/1917 |
Place of death: Vindictive Cross Roads, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 29 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 26 K |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
#1 | Place of birth | ||
#2 | Last known residence | ||
#3 | Enlistment place | ||
#4 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 6
Census of Canada, 1901, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG31-C-1, T-6428 to T-6556). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
Census of Canada, 1911, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG31-C-1, T-20326 to T-20460). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG150, 1992-93/314, boxes 145-238). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC),Acc 1992-93/166, RG 150). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928 (Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ms932, Reel: 133). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
War diaries: 20th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, (Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (LAC), RG9-III-D-3, Volume number: 4930, Microfilm reel number: T-10730, File number: 409,part1). https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Sources used |
More information 4
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1592928 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=f02cace0-212a-45de-9094-1b906b60c2e2 |
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1592928 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/5929439 |