Canadian - WWI - Medal Pair to 116th Canadian Infantry Battalion - POW - Munch

British War Medal, Victory Medal Pair: 3106355 Pte. W. H. Munch 116-Can. Inf.

William Henry Munch was born in Puslinch, Ontario. He was a member of the Bretheren Church and worked as a wood carver. In November 1917 he was drafted into the CEF. Proceeding to England in February 1918 he then went to France with the 116th Battalion in August. On 29 September he was initially reported as missing, and then as a prisoner of war. He was released following the armistice and returned to Canada via England where he was discharged in 1919. Following the war he resided in Hamilton, Ontario and passed away in Campbelford, Ontario in 1965. There is an extensive entry for Munch on Ancestry which includes a number of photographs.