Joined the 154th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Cornwall, Ontario, on 1 November 1915 (number 633122) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 24 May 1917 - killed in action on 16 September 1917 - buried in Villers Station Cemetery (XI.A.15), France.
Thursday 7 June 2007
Private William Boucklar
Born on 25 September 1888 in Matilda, Ontario - father of Ellen Boucklar, c/o K. Ferguson, Newington, Ontario - 1915 attestation form notes the following: present address in Newington, Ontario, trade as labourer, widower, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 5 inches, chest of 36.75 inches, medium dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
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