Source: 116th Excel sheet by Mark Carmichael re. soldiers of 116th that served with the 18th Battalion.
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Family Search: When Private Willaim John Cafley was born on 23 November 1890, in South Shields, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry George Cafley, was 28 and his mother, Claressa, was 28. He immigrated to Canada in 1903 and lived in Greenbank, Scugog, Durham, Ontario, Canada in 1916 and Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1925. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 26, his occupation is listed as farmer in Greenbank, Scugog, Durham, Ontario, Canada. He died on 2 June 1953, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 62.
British Home Child.
| Reg number | 747999 |
| Name | Cafley, William John |
| Rank | Private |
| Year of Birth | 3/4/1905 |
| Date of Death | |
| Cemetery | |
| Cemetery location | |
| Country of birth | England |
| Home Country | Canada |
| City born | South Shiels, England |
| Address | Greenbank, ON |
| Enlistment Date | 1/18/1916 |
| Drafted? | |
| Enlistment place | Port Perry |
| Origin Unit | 116th Battalion |
| Pre war Unit | |
| Final Bn | 18th |
| Ship | SS Olympic |
| Date in England | 7/31/1916 |
| Date in France | |
| Date w 116 | 1/18/1916 |
| Left 116th | 10/6/1916 |
| Married | no |
| Occupation | farmer |
| Wounded date | 8/28/1918 |
| Wound type/Death particuolars | Sprained ankle while payonet training, VD, GSW Legs – amputation left thigh |
| KIA | |
| DOW | |
| Died other | |
| Missing/Presumed Dead | |
| Wounded | yes |
| Sick | yes |
| PTSD | |
| Medals | |
| Vimy | |
| Vimy area | |
| Raid | |
| Hill 70 | |
| Pass | |
| Amiens | |
| Parvillers | |
| Boiry | |
| Canal | |
| Other | |
| Unit History | 116th to 18th Btn |
| Other details | A Coy |
| Field Punishment | |
| FP Details | |
| Gravestone | |
| Underage | |
| Medically Unit | |
| Deserter | |
| Undesirable | |
| Casualty Description |
War Diary of the 18th Battalion CEF 