Private William Herbert Vaughan Hartley

Private, 14th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-21 to 1914-10-19

Son of Joseph Hartley and Ann Hartley of Blackburn, Lancashire, England; husband of Ellen Hartley of 1375, Bordeaux St., Montreal, P.Q.

From the Huntingdon Gleaner October 22, 1914 "On Sunday morning, on the road between Salisbury and the plain where the Canadian contingent is encamped, the body of a soldier was found. It was lying face downward, the mouth close to the grass. The body was that of Private Wm. H. V. Hartley, C Company, 34 years old, of the First Royal Montreal Regiment. He had got leave on Saturday and went to town where he spent the evening. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. The burial took place on Tuesday in the village church-yard at Shrewton, with full military honors. He was an Englishman and came to Canada 2 years ago. After a few months stay in Toronto, settled in Valleyfield. He obtained employment in Valleyfield with the Montreal Cottons. Since his enlistment, Mrs Hartley has been without support and has received aid from the municipality and from individuals. Her five children are all under seven years of age, and apart from her husband's sister she has no relatives in Canada"

Listed as "Died of Exposure"

He is also listed in the De Ruvigny Roll of Honour.