Source: Per service records of William George Burner, reg. no. 746186.
Family Search: Sergeant William Albert Grace was born on 13 April 1887, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom as the son of Grace. He married C. Brooks in 1919, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 1921. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 27, his occupation is listed as iron moulder in Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He died on 13 January 1969, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 81, and was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Military Medal per London Gazette No. 31430, April 7, 1919.
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Sergeant William Albert Grace, reg. no. 53920.
This man enlisted with the 18th Battalion at Galt, Ontario, on 23 October 1914.
At the time of attestation, he was an iron moulder following the Anglican faith.
He arrived in Avonmouth, England, on 29 April 1915 aboard the SS Grampian.
He trained in England until 15 September 1915, when the entire 2nd Contingent went “overseas” to the Continent and then to Belgium.
He had a series of promotions, the first being to Corporal on 15 September 1916 and then to Sergeant on2 September 1917.
He earned a Military Medal and was married at Bath on 11 February 1919.
He returned to Canada aboard the HMT Royal George and was discharged due to demobilization on 27 March 1919 at London, Ontario.
He returned to Galt and was recorded as living there in 1921.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 