Military service
Burial/memorial information
He enlisted in the 69th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, stating that he was born on November 1, 1880, in Ottawa, Ontario, and that he was single, even though he had been married since October 21, 1899, in Ottawa. He arrived in Liverpool, England, on April 27, 1916. On August 27, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion and the next day he set foot in France. From September 18 to 20, 1916, he was loaned to the 2nd Canadian Entrenchment Battalion. He was reported missing on October 4, 1916, during the Battle of Courcelette for the capture of the Regina trench. He was presumed killed in action on August 15, 1917.
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Digital gallery of Private William Demarais
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Davy to Detro. Microform Sequence 27; Volume Number 31829_B016736. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 171. Page 587 of 1036.
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Private William Demarais
Digital gallery of
Private William Demarais
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 76 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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