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Dec 20, 1898
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Born in Prince Edward County,
Ontario to Clarence Augustus and Dora Eugene (nee Morrison) Terwilligar
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Nov 28, 1916
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Attested into the 254th
Battalion CEF in Wellington, Ontario
Ø Number 1093058
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Dora Terwilligar, mother, Wellington, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Farmer
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Methodist
The battalion trained in the
Belleville area
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Jun 2, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the
6th Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Jul 5, 1917
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Admitted to the Ravens Croft
Military Hospital in Seaford with a diagnosis that reads Measles
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Jul 19, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Oct 26, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Oct 27, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 11
reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Oct 30, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Terwilligar joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
in Calonne Ricouart, France
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Nov 20, 1917
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, he joined the 21st Battalion resting in
billets in Camblain L’Abbe, France and was posted to “B” Company
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Aug 8, 1918
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During the battalion’s attack
on the village of Marcelcave, France the losses were heavy and Private Wilson
William Terwilligar was reported as missing in action. His body was later found and the report was
changed to read killed in action on this date.
Buried in the Crucifix Corner
Cemetery, Villers Bretonneux, France
Following the war, the British
War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs.
Dora Terwilligar, RR #1 Hillier, Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny)
and Scroll were sent to his father, Clarence Terwilligar, at the same address
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Wilson
William Terwilligar is honoured on the Picton, Ontario War Memorial
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