William Murray Leys

Rank:

Captain

Unit at enlistment:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

224 Prince Arthur Street, Montreal, Quebec

Next of kin address:

224 Prince Arthur Street, Montreal, Quebec

Trade or calling:

Physician

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX July 13, 1943

William Murray Lays

LEYS, Dr. William Murray – Suddenly at Montreal, Quebec, Sunday, July 11th 1943. William Murray Leys, MD, C.M. Service at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, on the arrival of the 10.08 a.m. Canadian National train, Thursday, July 15th. Interment in the family plot, Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX July 16, 1943

Dr. William Murray Lays

The funeral of Dr. William Murray Leys, Montreal, was conducted Thursday morning, on the arrival of the Canadian National train. Rev. J.R. Esler, Pastor of the Alexander Presbyterian Church, had charge of the service, which was largely attended by friends. A large display of floral tributes also testified to the esteem in which the deceased was held. The pallbearers were C.H. Bourne and J.P. Temple, representing Doric Lodge, A.F. and A.M. Kenneth Coles and Clem Coles, representing the I.O.O.F., William Elliott and F.L. Gould, representing the Sons of Scotland. The Interment took place in the family plot in Mount Hope Cemetery.