153rd (Wellington) Battalion C.E.F.

1915 - 1919

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William Alexander DAVISON (1897-1971)
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Trade listed as Shipper. DOB 5-3-97 (18 years 10 months) born Ospringe. 5 foot 9 inches. Hazel eyes, reddish brown hair. Presbyterian. NOK John Davison, father. Janet Davison, mother. Enlisted Guelph 9-1-16. On 153rd Nominal Roll 5-2-16, no transfer noted. On 153rd Nominal Roll as published Guelph Mercury 10-6-16. On 153rd Battalion Nominal Roll as published Guelph Mercury 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17. Arrived Liverpool 7-5-17. Assigned 25th Reserve for Training and Administration. Taken on Strength 18th Battalion 29-3-18. Returned to Canada aboard SS Caronia, Halifax N.S. 22-5-19. Demobilized London 24-5-19. Ontario Marriage Records, married 12-11-19 to Edna Myrtle Bower at Guelph. Woodlawn Cemetery Records: died 18-9-71, 74 years old, buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Block W15-12-1, headstone photo courtesy B. Gilbert.
File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2328 - 53, courtesy Library & Archives Canada.
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