Private
Uszy, William
Unit
78th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers)
Branch
Infantry
Service Component
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Service Number
288429
birth
1895/04/19
Piotrkow, Poland
death
1917/10/30
Belgium
grave
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Gender
Male
William Uszy was born in Piotrków, Poland, on 19 April 1895. It is not known when he immigrated to Canada.
A labourer, Uszy enlisted in the 221st Canadian Infantry Battalion in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 18 April 1916. He was later transferred to the 78th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers).
Uszy was killed in action on 30 October 1917, during the Battle of Passchendaele, and his body was lost.
William Uszy is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, in Ypres, Belgium.
