Private William Sant

Pte. Sant’s Family Home, London, ON
Photographed by Grace Evers, 2017.

CEF no. 123306

William Sant worked at Bell Telephone Company in London, ON, before enlisting in the 70^th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 11 September 1915. He was 24 years old and had previously served for six months with the 7^th Field Engineers Company in London, ON. While overseas, Pte. Sant met his wife Ada and the two had married sometime in late 1916. Serving in the 14^th Btn., Pte. Sant was killed in action in France on 28 September 1917.

He is commemorated on page 321 of the First World War Book of Remembrance (Memorial Chamber, Peace Tower, Parliament Hill).

Grave: Maroc British Cemetery, France.