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Jul 6, 1891
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Born in Richmond, Quebec to
William and Mary Jane Elizabeth (nee LaFleur) Davis
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Nov 13, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59243 (temporary number 937)
Ø Next of kin given as Mary Davis, mother, Upper
Melbourne, Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as Foreign Freight
Clerk
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “H” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Feb 3, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Diarrhea
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Feb 7, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance and rejoined the battalion in the N & O trenches near
Voormezeele, Belgium
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May 28, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave. This was later extended to June 8, 1916
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Jun 8, 1916
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Attached to the 4th
CIB (Canadian Infantry Brigade) to be employed as a Batman
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Nov 27, 1917
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Attached to the 2nd
Canadian Division Headquarters for duty
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Dec 27, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the
division headquarters and rejoined the 21st Battalion in billets
in Auchy au Bois, France
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Feb 5, 1918
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Attached to the 2nd
Canadian Division Headquarters for duty
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Feb 8, 1918
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Sentenced to 7 days Field
Punishment No. 1 for being drunk
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Apr 24, 1918
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Ceased to be attached to the
division headquarters and rejoined the 21st Battalion in the
support trenches near Neuville Vitasse, France
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Aug 19, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Sep 2, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Dec 13, 1918
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Private Davis crossed the Bonn
Bridge with the 21st Battalion and entered Germany as part of the
occupying force
On entering Germany, the 21st
Battalion proceeded to Siegburg to keep the peace
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia
in Havre, France
On arrival in England he was
transferred to the “P” Wing at Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in
Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded by train to Kingston, Ontario
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 277401
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Richmond, Quebec
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 95A
Willibrord St., Verdun, Quebec
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Nov 26, 1919
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Married to Rhoda Florence
Mason in Ottawa, Ontario
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Feb 5, 1957
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William MacTaggart Davis died
suddenly at his home, 70 Rosedale Ave., Ottawa, Ontario and was buried in the
Saint Anne’s Cemetery, Richmond, Quebec
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