William
Richard
York
Born in Midland, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Richard York
and Elizabeth (West) York
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2020
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Biography
William was born about 1894. He is the son of Richard York and Elizabeth West.
Enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces on 13 Sept. 1915, in Niagara, Ontario. His regimental number was 453714 and he served in the 58th Battalion. He sailed on the S. S. Safonia on 20 Oct. 1915. The records do not state what happened to him.
Sources
"Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMWC-VDX : 13 February 2020), Richard York in entry for William Richard York, 1893.
- Richard York 1901 Canada Census. (2016, March 15). Library and Archives Canada. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3681705
Library and Archives Canada. (2019b, February 7). Personnel Record First World War - William York. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2021, from https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=330598
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