William James Atfield

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

164488

Unit at enlistment:

84th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

St. Joseph's Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

175 Clarence Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

175 Clarence Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Lineman and Cable splicer

Religious denominations:

Roman Catholic

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX March 26, 1918

Seven Veterans

Seven returned soldiers reached Brantford yesterday afternoon on the 4.40 radial cars from Hamilton. The names of only four of these were available this morning, as the men made direct for their own homes as soon as they reached the station. Secretary George MacDonald of the Soldiers’ Aid was on hand to meet them, but located only two. Some of the soldiers got off the car farther down the line. The men came direct from Liverpool to Halifax, taking one week for the crossing. Conditions are reported to be good in England. While everyone is on rations, no one speaks of anything but victory for the Allies. The returned men are Privates Robert A. Wilson, William James Atfield, Arthur Cornish, and Roy Brown.

BX March 2, 1931

William James Atfield

The funeral of the late William James Atfield, who died suddenly on Sunday, will be conducted tomorrow from Beckett and Son’s funeral parlors with interment in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Atfield was a machinist by trade and was a member of the 84th Battalion, C.E.F. He leaves to mourn his loss his widow Catherine, three sons and three daughters, Frank, Joseph and Edward, Brantford, Mrs. H.B. Near, Brantford, Mrs. E. Hurst, Welland, and Miss Lauren, Brantford, also four brothers and two sisters, John, Paris; Charles, Buffalo; Raymond, Rochester; Fred, Brantford; Mrs. Byron Douglas, Buffalo, N.Y. and Mrs. William Angus, Miami Florida.

BX March 4, 1931

William James Atfield – To the Grave

The funeral of the late William James Atfield was conducted this morning from Beckett and Son’s funeral parlors to St. Joseph’s cemetery, Rev. Father G. Ryan officiating. The pallbearers were Kenneth Atfield, Edward Atfield, M. Cammell, A. Cammell, Ben Near and Leo Phillips.