Source: 116th Excel sheet by Mark Carmichael re. soldiers of 116th that served with the 18th Battalion.
Find-A-Grave
Family Search: Private William Willers was born on 21 June 1893, in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Edith Willers. He immigrated to England, United Kingdom in 1922. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 22, his occupation is listed as labourer in Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. He died on 29 September 1962, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69.
| Reg number | 746128 |
| Name | Willers, William |
| Rank | Private |
| Year of Birth | 3/7/1905 |
| Date of Death | 9/29/1962 |
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| Cemetery location | |
| Country of birth | England |
| Home Country | Canada |
| City born | Bishopstortford, Hartford, England |
| Address | Oshawa, ON |
| Enlistment Date | 9/22/1915 |
| Drafted? | |
| Enlistment place | Oshawa |
| 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 | 9/22/1915 |
| Left 116th | 10/6/1916 |
| Married | no |
| Occupation | labourer |
| Wounded date | 4/7/1918 |
| Wound type/Death particuolars | GSW Rt Arm |
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| Died other | |
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| Wounded | yes |
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| Vimy | |
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| Raid | |
| Hill 70 | |
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| Amiens | |
| Parvillers | |
| Boiry | |
| Canal | |
| Other | |
| Unit History | 116th to 18th |
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| Deserter | |
| Undesirable | |
| Casualty Description |
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 