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

Points of interest 4

#1 Place of birth
#2 Last known residence
#3 Enlistment place
#4 Place of death (approximate)

Files 5

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/
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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/
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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/
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