Name

Hillis James Ward McConnell

Born

1891-12-09

Birth Place

Owen Sound, ON

Occupation

Salesman

Died

1974

Death Place

Niagara, ON

Other Residence

Paisley, ON

Cemetery

Niagara Lakeshore Cemetery, Niagara-on-the Lake, ON

Service Record 1

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

Royal Flying Corps

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-08-17

Service Record 2

Regimental Number

1262284

Highest Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

4th Divisional Sub Park

Enlisted

Toronto, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-08-28

Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections, through the link below, for more information related to this soldier.

Online Collections Link

Notes

Was living in Paisley at the time of his enlistment.

Sources & Links

- a) The National Archives, U.K. (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=hillis+james+ward+mcconnell)
- b) Royal Air Force casualty card (https://www.casualtyforms.org/form/15231)
- Library & Archives Canada

News Clippings

Walkerton Telescope, May 17, 1917, p.5

Paisley Advocate, July 25. 1917

Paisley Advocate, February 27, 1918, p. 4

Paisley Advocate, July 3, 1918, p.8, Part 1

Paisley Advocate, July 3, 1918, p. 8, Part 2

The Chesley Enterprise, June 28, 1917