William Akiwenzie Image

Name

William Akiwenzie

Born

1886-08-20

Birth Place

Occupation

Farmer

Religion

Roman Catholic

Died

1951-12-24

Cemetery

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cape Croker







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

651903

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-03-02

Wounded Date

1917-10-27

Wounds

Shrapnel Wound, right hand and left eye

Wounded Where

Passchendaele

Discharge Date

1919-03-10

Discharge Cause

Medically unfit on demobilization



Sources & Links

- Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion
- Library & Archives Canada



News Clippings


Canadian Echo Wiarton, January 8, 1919
Canadian Echo Wiarton, January 8, 1919
160th Battalion enlistment card
160th Battalion enlistment card