Biography

Private William Henry served in the Canadian Army in World War I
Service started: 28 Feb 1917
Unit(s): Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), 44th Battalion during the First World War
Service ended: 27 Sep 1918

William was born in Bay City, Michigan on August 5, 1883,^[1] the son of Simon and Annie Henry.^[2]

William married Matilda Woodward in S Norfolk, Manitoba on 20 Jan 1908.^[3]

William served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), 44th Battalion during the First World War. William was killed in action on 27 September 1918.^[1]

He was buried in Quarry Wood Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Military: "First World War Personnel Records," database, (Library and Archives Canada : accessed 13 July 2024), Name: William John Henry; Date of birth: 1883-08-05; Regimental number: 892696; Record group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF); citing Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4278 - 18; Item ID number: 455424.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} War Memorial: "Canadian Virtual War Memorial," Entry for: Private William John Henry, September 27, 1918; Service Number: 892696, Age: 35, Force: Army, Unit: Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), Division: "B" Coy. 44th Bn., Born: August 5, 1883; Rossendale, Manitoba; Son of Simon and Annie Henry; husband of Matilda Henry, of St. Vital, Manitoba. Commemorated on Page 427 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Cemetery: Quarry Wood Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France; Grave Reference: II. B. 10. (https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/596138?William%20John%20Henry : accessed 13 July 2024).
3. ↑ Marriage: "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records, Marriages," online database. Entry for William John Henry and Matilda Woodward; Registration Number: 1908,002506, 20/01/1908, S Norfolk. Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php : accessed 13 July 2024).

See also:

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVT-5MH : 23 February 2021), William J Heney in household of Simon Heney, Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 10, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #24602748 : accessed 13 July 2024), Memorial page for Private William John Henry (5 Aug 1883-27 Sep 1918), citing Quarry Wood Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (plot: II. B. 11.); Maintained by Garth Woodward (contributor 48152708).