William George Uren

William was born on January 6, 1896 in Paris. He was married to Elizabeth Hildora Uren and lived with his family on Broadway Street. The attended St James Anglican Church. William worked as a knitter, probably at Penmans. He was a member of the 25^th Brant Dragoons. William was 19 years old when he enlisted with the 125^th Battalion in Paris.

William was a member of the 9^th Platoon that embarked aboard the S.S Scandinavia on February 12, 1916. The 9^th and 10^th Platoons were the first contingent of soldiers from Paris, nearly 100 men, to go overseas. He was hospitalized in Aldershot with rubella from mid-December to mid-January. He was transferred to the Canadian Machine Gun Corps and arrived in France in March, 1918. He was discharged in Toronto in June, 1919.