William Oliver McColl

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

730453

Unit at enlistment:

111th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Commemorated at:

Alexandra Presbyterian Church

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Paris, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

37 Slade Street, Galt, Ontario

Next of kin address:

14 Brighton Place, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Tinsmith

Employer:

Howie and Feely Hardware

Religious denominations:

Presbyterian

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Wounded

BX November 19, 1917

Mrs. Rachel McColl of 14 Brighton Place has received word that her son, Private William Oliver McColl had been admitted to No. 6 Field Ambulance on November 6 suffering from gunshot wound in the face. He went overseas with a Galt Battalion, but was formerly employed as a tinsmith by Howie and Feely.