Porter, William Arthur Stanley: Captain (Military Cross). Source: Toronto Telegram. October 1918. Per news clipping post by David Archer at 18th Battalion Facebook Page (not group).
Source: The London Gazette Publication date:10 January 1919 Supplement:31119. Page: 663.
Lt. William Arthur Stanley Porter, 18th Bn., Can. Infy., Western Ontario Regt.
For conspicuous gallantry. He, while in command of a platoon on the right flank of his battalion, found the advance was delayed by an enemy machine-gun nest in a wood to the right of the front. He formed his platoon so as to overcome the garrison of the post, thus allowing the advance to proceed. His quick initiative saved many casualties and assisted the advance.
PORTER, William Arthur Stanley 123 Born: 17 Jun 1891, Powassan, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada 3 Another name for William was Stanley.4Facts and details for William Arthur Stanley Porter: • An alternative source document lists his birth date as 17 Jun 1892. 12 • He lived in Powassan, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada in 1901. 5 • He lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1911. 1 • He worked as a clerk in 1915-1921 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. 24 • He lived at 158 Close Avenue in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1915. 2 • He registered for military service in WWI on 16 Dec 1915 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. 2 He was a captain. According to the enlistment record, he was 5 feet 7 inches tall with a medium complexion, brown eyes, brown hair and a 33-inch chest. • He lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1919. 6 • He travelled from Liverpool, England to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States on 2 Sep 1919. 6 He was aboard the ship called the Bohemian that left Liverpool on August 22nd. It shows that he was “in transit”, and this was likely his trip back from fighting in Europe in WWI. Final destination was Toronto. • He lived at 44 Harvard Avenue in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1921. 4
Captain Porter was severely censured for being AWL. Source: Via Allen Miller at 18th Battalion Facebook Page.
Sources
1 1911 census of Canada, Ontario, district 128, sub-district 2 Ward 6, Toronto, p. 6, dwelling 56, family 62; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry, Census – Canada – 1911 – Ontario .
2 Canada William Arthur Stanley Porter; digital images, Canada, CEF Declaration Papers, 1914-1918 (accessed 5 Mar 2012).
3 “Ontario Birth Records 1869-1913,” database(accessed 5 Mar 2012), William Arthur Stanley Porter; Parry Sound 1891.
4 1921 census of Canada, Ontario, district 113, sub-district 15, Toronto, p. 13, dwelling 130, family 152; RG 31; digital images, Census – Canada – 1921 – Ontario .
5 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, sub-district K, Himsworth, p. 6, dwelling 48, family 48; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry, Census – Canada – 1901 – Ontario .
6 “Boston Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1943,” database(accessed 5 Mar 2012), William Arthur Stanley Porter.
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