William John Hull

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

681376

Unit at enlistment:

170th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

March 1st, 1917

Cemetery:

Zouave Valley Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - II.A.13.

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Bedfordshire

Birth city:

Milton Bryan

Address at enlistment:

60 Summit Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Next of kin address:

60 Summit Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Driver

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Circumstances of Casualty: Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action. Took part with his Battalion in a raid on the enemy’s lines in the vicinity of Vimy, and while in the act of approaching the lines, he was hit by a bullet and died shortly afterwards.

Toronto Star – March 23, 1917

Pte. W.J. Hull Killed

Pte. W.J. Hull, who was first reported missing, is now reported killed, according to an official dispatch received by his sister of 72 Gilbert Avenue. He was a member of Col. Beckett’s Battalion, and in fighting of March 1st he lost his life. Pte. Hull enlisted on April 4, 1916, and in October went overseas, where he was transferred. He was only two weeks in England when he was sent to France. Pte. Hull was born in England 42 years ago, and came to Toronto in 1913. While here, he worked in civic employment. He is married and his wife is at present in England.