Pte William B. "Bill" McConnell on the deck of the SS Andania, October 1914. It is not sure if McConnell is the soldier in the greatcoat nearest the camera or the soldier further down marked "Kennel(?)". 28996 Pte (later Lt) William Bradford McConnell joined the 16th Battalion at Valcartier on 22 September 1914. He arrived first in France on 9 February 1915. He was commissioned from LCpl to Lt on 21 November 1916. He returned on 17 December 1916 and stayed in France until 18 August 1917. McConnell was wounded on 28 April 1917. CEF service file attached. This photo is from the album of Marshall Beck.