Charles William Billyard (b. 1890)
Occupation: Labourer
Parents: R V Billyard (1869-1893) & Malinda Smith (b. 1872)
Siblings (2): Oliver Kurven Billyard (b. 1892), Elsie Billyard (b. 1893)
Life Events:
| [Year] | [Date] | [Age] | [Event] | |||
| 1890 | Jun 23 | Born in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [1, 2] | ||||
| 1891 | [<1y] | Lived in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [4] | ||||
| 1896 | [5-6y] | Emigrated from Dunnville, Ontario, Canada [3] | ||||
| " | [5-6y] | Immigrated to United States [3] | ||||
| ? | Died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States [5] | |||||
Census information:
| Census | Name | Age | Birth | Religion | Father's Birth | Mother's Birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Charles W Billiard | 10/12 | Ontario | Baptist | Ontario | Ontario |
Notes
- According to his World War I Attestation Paper, Charles was a widower by February 23, 1918
- The following information was obtained from the Canadian National
Archives, RG 150 box 731 file 25, and gives pertinent information
about Charles during his service in World War I in the 8th Battalion
of the Canadian infantry (regiment #2380684)
Date Place Event 23 Feb 1918 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Enlisted (private) 8 Apr " Canada embarked for England 19 " " England arrived " " " Seaford, England T.O.S. [taken on strength] 29 Apr 1918
to
26 Jul 1918Had diptheria 16 Oct " S.O.S. [struck off strength] 8th Bn 28 Dec 1918
to
2 Jan 1919(Field) Influenza Adm [admitted] 4 Jan 1919 (Field) To hospital in field 26 " " Ripon, England Transfer to England for demobilization as coal miner and posted to N.S. Regtl. Depot 12 Mar " Rhyl, Wales S.O.S. to No. 6 M P.W. 29 " " S.O.S. C.E.F. Canada 24 Apr " T.O.S. No. 6 DD and posted to Cas Coy. on transfer frmo CSC Halifax 26 Apr " Halifax, Nova Scotia Discharged
Sources:
[1] - Inferred from age in census record
[2] - World War I Attestation Paper (2380684)
[3] - 1910 Census
[4] - 1891 Census [Dunnville (2), Monck, Ontario, Canada, row 11]
[5] - Marilee (née Stanton) Monroe
Last updated 28 Feb 2024 by Andrew Billyard
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