William John Hurley

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

141091

Unit at enlistment:

76th 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:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

45 Alonzo Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

45 Alonzo Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Machinist

Religious denominations:

Roman Catholic

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

BX August 28, 1916

Wounded In Four Places

Private William John Hurley, son of Mr. John Hurley, 48 Alonzo Street is in a serious condition at Boulogne hospital, France, with wounds in four places.

Mr. John Hurley on Saturday was informed by telegraph that his son, who is a member of the machine gun section of the 76th Battalion, had been wounded in the leg, side, arm and head, with gunshot. He wintered in Barrie with the battalion and sailed for England this spring, having been in action for about two months.

BX June 4, 1917

Returned Invalided Soldiers

In all probability the following men will leave for Brantford on Tuesday No. 406155, Pte. S. Pizzey, 251 Sheridan Street; No. 55680, Pte. F.W. Pearce, 340 Dalhousie Street; No. 141091, Pte. W.J. Hurley, 45 Alonzo Street.

BX December 10, 1917

Returned Soldiers

The following men are at present at Quebec and will probably come forward in two sections. The first section (A-K) is expected to arrive in Toronto the first of the week, and the second (L-Z) a couple of days after: G.A. Cooper, 11 Esther Street; J.H. Duncan, 47 Edgerton Street; W.T. Hurley, 45 Alonzo Street; E.M. Knowles; J. Maich, 82 Strathcona Avenue; R.M. Nelles, General Delivery; J. Semple, 65 Grey Street; D. Sweeney, 8 Park Avenue

BX December 14, 1917

Returned Men

Twelve months ago Sergeant James Duncan of this city was blown up and wounded at Vimy Ridge. As a result he was invalided home and arrived here last evening. Expected with him were G.A. Cooper, 11 Esther Street; W.J. Hurley, 45 Alonzo, and E.M. Knowles. However, one of the other arrived. A number more returned veterans are expected today or tomorrow. Duncan’s home is at 47 Edgerton Street. He came home on the 6.25 G.T.R. train, which was nearly an hour late, and was met by Mr. George MacDonald, secretary of the Soldiers’ Aid Commission.

BX May 1, 1955

William James Hurley

William John Hurley, husband of Mary Whitely Hurley, 25 Bedford Street, died Monday at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, in his 64th year. He was born in Brantford, the son of the late John Hurley and Margaret Hubert, and lived here all his life. He was a member of St. Basil’s Parish. Mr. Hurley was a veteran of the First World War. He served overseas with the 8th Brigade Machine Gunners and was wounded in August 1916, at Ypres. Surviving besides his widow, are two sons, George William Hurley, at home, and James Hurley Brantford; one sister, Mrs. John (Nora) Spence, Toronto, and one brother, Louis Hurley, Windsor. Mr. Hurley is resting at Thorpe Brothers’ Funeral Home, where the funeral will be conducted Thursday at 8.30 a.m. to St. Basil’s Church for requiem mass at 9 a.m. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

BX May 4, 1955

William James Hurley

A large number of friends and relatives attended the funeral of William John Hurley, husband of Mary Whitely Hurley, 25 Bedford Street, conducted Thursday morning from Thorpe Brothers’ Funeral Home to St. Basil’s Church, where Rev. G.M. Ryan celebrated requiem mass. The pallbearers were Leo Walsh, Louis Hurley, Bernard Hurley and A. Crowley. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rev. John V. Walsh officiated. On Wednesday afternoon, members of the Catholic Women’s League, led by the president Mrs. R.N. Grundy, recited the rosary and on Wednesday evening Father Walsh led members of the Legion of Mary and friends in a recitation of the Rosary.