George Francis Hanley

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772780

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Cemetery:

St. Joseph's Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Cainsville, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

Cainsville, Ontario

Next of kin address:

Cainsville, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Butcher

Religious denominations:

Roman Catholic

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Wounded

BX November 16, 1963

George Hanley

George Hanley, 71 of 53 Palace Street, died Friday at home. Born in Cainsville, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hanley and had been a resident of Brantford and district all his life. He was a veteran of the First World War, serving overseas, and a veteran of the Second World War, serving in Canada. He was a member of St. Basil’s Roman Catholic Church. Surviving are two sisters, Sister Natalie of Hamilton and Mrs. Fred B. (Cora) Moss of Oshawa. Mr. Hanley is at Hill and Robinson Funeral Home. Requiem mass will be sung Monday, at 9 a.m. in St. Basil’s Church. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

BX June 23, 1917

Private George Francis Hanley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hanley of Cainsville, has been wounded and admitted to the Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport suffering from a gunshot wound in the wrist, according to word received here. Hanley enlisted with the first overseas battalion from the 38th Dufferin Rifles and was later transferred to the Canadian infantry Grenadier Guards.

BX August 19, 1918

Mrs. Dan Hanley has received word that her son, George Hanley, has again been wounded. He received a gunshot wound in the right leg and has been admitted to the military hospital at Orpington. This makes the second time Private Hanley has been wounded. He left here with the 125th Battalion, and was later transferred to the 84th Grenadier Guards.