Etc. -- William H. Dick Killed in Action, 1918
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The following is from a page 1 article in the 28 Aug 1918 issue of the Simcoe Reformer newspaper.

Local Casualties

[350530] G. R. Brier, Mounted Rifles, Waterford. 
Killed in Action.

[715434] E. J. Cassels, Simcoe. Killed in Action.

797083 Lance-Corp. Milton Wilfred Dick of Middleton. Killed in Action

797677 Pte. William Henry Dick of Brantford, formerly of Middleton. Killed in Action.

[408791] Pte. Bert Hammond, Mounted Rifles, 
of Simcoe. Died of wounds.

796202 Pte. Alfred H. Harris (133rd Battalion man), address given as England. Killed in Action.

796691 J. May, 133rd Battalion, address Scotland. 
Died of wounds.

797096 Pte. David Morris, St. Williams. Killed in Action.

796669 Pte. Charles Samuel Place, of St. Williams. 
Died of wounds.

796613 Pte. Walter Smith (133rd Battalion man), address not stated. Killed in Action.

7585701 Pte. R. E. Winegarden, Delhi. Killed in Action.
 
 


William H. Dick

The following is from a page 1 article in the 28 Aug 1918 issue of 
the Simcoe Reformer newspaper.

KILLED IN ACTION

Pte. William Henry Dick, August 9th. 
Had been in France since the early spring of 1917. 
Enlisted in the [133rd] Battalion. 
Was born in Middleton, 2 May 1882, 
a son of the late William Dick. 

He leaves a widow, three sons, a daughter, two 
brothers and four sisters. 

Mrs. Dick resides at [267] [Nelson] Street, Brantford. The sisters are Mrs. [A]. Lemon and Mrs. J. Nolan of Brantford; Mrs. [Crisworld] of Cainsville, and 
Mrs. J. W. Ackerman of Delhi.

[Compiler's Comment: source document difficult to transcribe]


 

A lightly edited, partial transcription of a page 1 article in the 
5 Sep 1918 issue of the Waterford Star newspaper.

Two Delhi Boys Killed

Delhi, 30 Aug 1918 -- Mrs. J. W. Ackerman has received word of the death of her brother, Pte. Wm. Dick, who was killed in France.

Pte. Dick resided at Brantford with his wife and four children when he enlisted, and went overseas with the 133rd Battalion.

Deceased was born about two miles from Delhi which is known as Dick's Hill, and was the youngest son of the late Wm. Dick.

He also leaves two brothers, John and Alexander of Middleton, and four sisters, Mrs. J. W. Ackerman of Delhi, Mrs. Nolen, Mrs. Griswold, Mrs. Lemon of Brantford.

 

Also see William's Attestation paper: side 1 | side 2


Image from microfilm

 
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