William Maunsell Scanlan Image

Name

William Maunsell Scanlan

Born

1886-07-08

Birth Place

Bluevale, ON

Occupation

Journalist

Religion

Church of England

Died

1917-04-10

Death Place

Vimy, France

Death

Killed in Action

Awards

Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Cemetery

Barlin Communal Cemetery, Pas De Calais, France







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

21887

Highest Rank

Lieutenant

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

5th Battalion

Enlisted

Valcartier, QC

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1914-09-23



Notes

Resided in Port Elgin, ON at one time. Son of Reverend Richard William and Nina Scanlan of Toronto, Ontario. Known by his middle name, Maunsell, or nickname 'Scan'.




Sources & Links

- Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection;
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial



News Clippings


Port Elgin Times, July 28, 1915, p. 1
Port Elgin Times, July 28, 1915, p. 1
Port Elgin Times, April 19, 1916, p. 1
Port Elgin Times, April 19, 1916, p. 1
Port Elgin Times, July 25, 1917, p. 1
Port Elgin Times, July 25, 1917, p. 1
Walkerton Telescope, April 19, 1917.
Walkerton Telescope, April 19, 1917.