William Geoffrey McCosh

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
231806
Unit at enlistment: 
202nd Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
August 21st, 1917
Cemetery: 
Vimy Memorial - Pas de Calais, France
Commemorated at: 
Paris Presbyterian Church, Paris District High School Memorial Plaque
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Brant
Birth city: 
Paris, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
Camden Rooming House, Edmonton, Alberta
Next of kin address: 
Paris, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Mason
Religious denominations: 
Presbyterian
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
33

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Trenches at Lens.

BX September 10, 1917

PARIS, Sept. 10 – Another well-known Paris boy has made the supreme sacrifice, Mr. Thomas McCosh, our esteemed town clerk, receiving official notification from Ottawa on Saturday that his son, Pte. William Geoffrey McCosh had been killed in action in the recent severe fighting. Private McCosh was born in Paris in 1884, and received his education here. Some years ago he went west, and early in 1916 enlisted with the 202nd Battalion at Edmonton. Last December he landed in Liverpool and to France in June with a draft for the 50th Battalion. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. One brother, Lieut. Duncan McCosh is with the Imperial forces in France. The sympathy of the community will be extended Mr. and Mrs. McCosh and family in their bereavement. 

BC December 15, 1917

William Geoffrey McCosh is another well-known Paris boy who has made the supreme sacrifice in the present terrible war in the cause of freedom and justice. Mr. Thomas McCosh our esteemed town clerk and treasurer, received official notification from Ottawa that his son, Pte. William G. McCosh had been killed in action on August 21st during the fierce fighting on the Western front. The deceased was born in Paris in March 1884, and received his education here. Of a kindly and sunny disposition “Billy,” as he was familiarly known among his associates was popular and highly esteemed, and his death will be learned with sincere regret. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Some years ago the late Private McCosh went west and early in 1916 enlisted with the 202nd Battalion at Edmonton, strongly feeling as the war progressed that it was his duty to aid in upholding the honor of the Empire. Last December he landed in Liverpool and went over to France in June with a draft for the 50th Battalion, being in the machine gun section. One brother, Lieut. Duncan McCosh is with the Imperial forces in France.