Source: 18th Battalion Nominal Roll, April 1915.
Family Search: Private William John Hawksbee was born on 13 July 1890, in London, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Henry Hawksbee and Emily Biggard. He married Mary Ann Crawford on 15 June 1921, in Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Canada in 1890 and lived in Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1931. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1931, at the age of 41, his occupation is listed as farmer in Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada. He died on 15 December 1979, in Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 89, and was buried in Fordwich Cemetery, Fordwich, Huron, Ontario, Canada.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 