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William Franklin Witbeck, 18961985 (aged 88 years)

Name
William Franklin /Witbeck/
Given names
William Franklin
Surname
Witbeck
Family with Lillian Faye Cook
himself
18961985
Birth: 19 March 1896Little Salt Creek, Juab, Utah, USA
Death: 14 March 1985Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada
wife
18971932
Birth: 14 March 1897 22 18 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Death: 16 March 1932Magrath, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada
Marriage Marriage6 May 1922Magrath, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada
1 year
son
19232004
Birth: 14 May 1923 27 26 Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada
Death: 13 May 2004Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
16 months
son
19242001
Birth: 28 August 1924 28 27 Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada
Death: 3 April 2001Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada
Note

Bill served with the Cameron Highlanders of Canada, He served in France, had his picture taken in Paris with all his buddies and sent his mom and Fay cards from Belgium and France 1917 & 1918, Christmas. Someone in the family has all of the pictures that go along with this story.

The boat that brought him home from the war in 1919 was called RMS Baltic, it was 725 ft by 75 feet and weighed 23,876 tonnes.

When Bill came home from the war, he went to Peace River Country. The deal fell through and he only stayed a year, probably about 1920. They had horses, hounds and often had fish for breakfast. They slept in a tent.