William Thomas Fuller

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

55619

Unit at enlistment:

19th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Wounded:

Yes

Date of death:

September 15th, 1916

Cemetery:

Vimy Memorial - Pas de Calais, France

Commemorated at:

First Baptist Church, Ancient Order of Foresters

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

220 West Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

220 West Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Stove mounter

Employer:

Buck Stove Co.

Religious denominations:

Other

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Died of Wounds. Whilst working party behind the lines on the night of February 22nd 1916, he was hit in the stomach by an enemy bullet. He was unconscious when admitted to No. 17 Casualty Clearing Station and succumbed to his wounds at 7.15 o’clock the following morning, without regaining consciousness.

BX October 6, 1916

Three Brantford Men Killed in Action Reported Today – Sergeant Albert Speechly, Privates James Finnemore and William Thomas Fuller

William Thomas Fuller (55619)

“Killed in action” was the word received today by Mrs. H.B. Yake of 220 West Street in regard to her brother, Pte. William Thomas Fuller. Private Fuller left with the 19th Battalion in the third contingent. Another brother, Private George Henry Fuller, also of Brantford, is a prisoner of war in Germany. He went overseas with the 4th C.M.R. Both brothers were before the war employed at the Buck Stove Works.

BX October 10, 1916

Referred to Hero

At the service in First Baptist Church Sunday the pastor, Rev. Llewellyn Brown, made fitting reference to one of Brantford’s heroes, William Thomas Fuller, who fell in action in France on September 15. Mr. Fuller was a member of the congregation of First Baptist Church, and was reported on Friday last to have been killed.

BX June 23, 1916

Private W.T. Fuller Has Been Wounded – Admitted to Rest Station Suffering From Shock – Pte. H. Jones Missing

Private William Thomas Fuller of the 19th Battalion has been admitted to No. 2 divisional rest station, suffering from shell shock, according to word received here today by his sister, Mrs. Harvey Yake, 220 West Street. His mother was his next of kin, but she died about two months ago. Private Fuller was a single man and employed as a stove mounter at the Buck Stove Works. He left with the Second Contingent in a draft from the 38th D.R.C. of which he had previously been a member for six years. Another brother, George H., is now at the front with the 4th C.M.R.