William Cornelius (

Name

William Cornelius ("Billy") Kent

Born

1897-05-03

Birth Place

Burford, ON

Occupation

Bank Clerk

Died

1917-04-09

Death Place

Vimy, France

Death

Killed in Action

Cemetery







Service Record 1


Battalion

Enlistment /Transfer Date

2016-11-15


Service Record 2


Regimental Number

781449

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

128th Battalion

Enlisted

Outlook, SK

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-12-08



Notes

1911 Census indicates residing in Walkerton at that time. Moved to Saskatchewan in 1912.




Sources & Links

- a) Great War Centenary Association - www.doingourbit.ca/profile/william-kent;
- b) Bank Of Montreal Memorial Of The Great War 1914-1918 - http://ww1photos.com/Pages/BankOfMontreal/KentWCPte46thCEF.html;
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission



News Clippings


Walkerton Telescope, May 17, 1917, p. 1
Walkerton Telescope, May 17, 1917, p. 1
W.C. Kent, Bank Of Montreal Memorial Of The Great War 1914-1918
W.C. Kent, Bank Of Montreal Memorial Of The Great War 1914-1918