"Brigadier Gen. Victor Williams, Valcartier Camp 1914" in the tent city, Valcartier, September 1914. Major-General Victor Arthur Seymour Williams CMG (1867 – 1949) was a Canadian general in the First World War and later the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police. Williams commanded Valcartier Camp during the mobilization of the 1st Canadian Division, and accompanied the contingent overseas. During the war he served on the general staffs of Field Marshal Sir John French and the British II and III Corps. As a brigadier-general, Williams commanded the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Canadian Division from December 1915 to June 1916. He was mentioned in despatches on 30 April 1916 for gallant and distinguished services in the field. Williams was severely wounded and taken prisoner on June 3, 1916 during the Battle of Mont Sorrel. He was released in a prisoner exchange before the end of the war. CEF service file attached. This photo is from the album of Marshall Beck.