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Bacon, William Ellis, Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Class of ’19 (B.S.A.). Military Service: Private, Reg. No. 234666, 203rd Bn., Attestation Papers. Diary Reference: “Interclass debate. First and second years. We lost. [J. H.] Ellis and [H. H.] Blackhall against [W. E.] Bacon and [N. E.] Chapman on theirs,” 1:28 [27] Jan ‘15.
Additional Biographical Information:1917
Undergraduate, W. E. Bacon, 203rd Bn., (Killed).
University of Manitoba, Archives and Special Collections, Managra, v. XI, No. 1, (Nov 1917), 7.
W. E. Bacon entered college in 1914, thus became a member of the ’19 class, and as such made a splendid record, taking an active part in literary and debating work. Word was received in August that Bacon had been killed in action. This was a severe blow, not only to the members of the nineteen class, but also to the students of the college in general.
University of Manitoba, Archives and Special Collections, Managra, v. XI, No. 1, Nov 1917, p. 5.
Date of death: 29 June 1917. See casualty details, Comonwealth War Graves Commision. Memorialised at Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Pas de Calais, France.
