Profile image
Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
16420
Age:
28
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Division:
7th BN
Birth:
October 6, 1887
Dundee, Scotland
Enlistment:
September 18, 1914
Valcartier, Québec
Death:
September 27, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
7.D.7.
Additional information
Son of James and the late Jemima Dryden, of Dundee, Scotland; husband of Crystal Isabella Mailer, (formerly Dryden), of Glasgow, Scotland.
Additional citations
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Digital gallery of Sergeant William Hosie Dryden
-
William Hosie Dryden
-
William and Crystal's wedding photo
William and Crystal's wedding photo, married on the 10th of January 1916. -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 1053 of 1076. No record of burial. -
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) -
Newspaper clipping
From the Daily Colonist of October 15, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y265uvic/mode/1up?view=theater. -
Newspaper clipping
From the Vancouver Daily Journal June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Vancouver Daily Province December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Hosie Dryden
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Hosie Dryden
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Hosie Dryden
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Hosie Dryden
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Hosie Dryden
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Hosie Dryden
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Hosie Dryden
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Hosie Dryden
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 80 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.