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William Jason (Billy) Allard was born June 15, 1889 to parents Jason and Seraphine Allard. He served during WWI like his older brothers, including Eugene, who died at Ypres in 1917 and had Allard Cresent named after him. Billy joined up in the fall of 1914, enlisting with the 104th battalion and serving at Ypres, Vimy, and the Somme. He was wounded four times during these battles, and at Vimy Ridge he went out into no man's land after a Montreal Crater explosion and pulled out two men to the allied lines. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery at Buckingham Palace, and died November 23, 1962, at the age of 73.

See Also: army, navy, enlisted men, officers.

See Also: armed forces, officers.
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