William Alexander

Name

William Alexander "Candy" Young

Born

1890-02-23

Birth Place

Stokes Bay, ON

Occupation

Fisherman

Religion

Presbyterian

Died

1936-06-15

Death Place

Tobermory, ON

Monument

Tobermory Cenotaph

Cemetery

Dunk’s Bay Cemetery, St. Edmunds Township







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

651142

Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

160th Battalion

Company

C Company

Enlisted

Wiarton, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-12-29

Wounded Date

1918-09-02

Wounds

Gunshot wound left hand

Wounded Where

Canal du Nord, France



Sources & Links

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



News Clippings


160th Battalion Enlistment Card
160th Battalion Enlistment Card
Tobermory Memorial postcard (Pub. Irwin Specialty Co.)
Tobermory Memorial postcard (Pub. Irwin Specialty Co.)
Canadian Echo, September 18, 1918
Canadian Echo, September 18, 1918
Canadian Echo Wiarton, December 18, 1918
Canadian Echo Wiarton, December 18, 1918