William Arthur Truckle

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

773120

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Commemorated at:

Wellington Street Methodist Church

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

52 Nelson Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

52 Nelson Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Teamster

Employer:

Grand Opera House

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

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Letters and documents

Wounded

BX November 14, 1917

Mrs. Nellie Truckle, 52 Nelson Street, has just received word that her son, Arthur Truckle, infantry was reported wounded, at No. 44 Casualty Clearing Station, on Nov. 5, with gunshot wound in the chest. This is the second time he was figured in the casualty lists in three months. He was in the employ of the Grand Opera House before enlisting. The last letter was written October 16. He said he had gone back to his battalion and had enjoyed the white sheets.

BX November 15, 1917

In yesterday’s casualty list Private Arthur Truckle was reported wounded. This should have read Pte. William Arthur Truckle as he is better known around the city as “Willie.”