William Vaughan Waterman

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

159007

Unit at enlistment:

81st Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Waterloo

Birth city:

Ayr, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

St. George, Ontario

Next of kin address:

St. George, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Decorator

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX January 22, 1915

Arrested as a Deserter – Member of Mounted Rifles Outstayed His Leave Because His Wife Was Sick

Private William Vaughan Waterman, who enlisted with the 25th Brant Dragoons here, was arrested at Ayr yesterday by County Constable Taylor, on a charge of desertion from the Canadian Mounted Rifles Regiment. He has overstayed his leave considerably without notification to the proper authorities.

The request to secure Waterman was received by the local police from Lieut.-Co. Vaux Chadwick, officer commanding the mounted regiment. The latter was notified today that Waterman was being held here for a military guard to escort him to Toronto.

Waterman’s story to the local police was that his wife was very sick and he did not care to leave her in that condition without some one to look after her.