Military Records
- Regiment No. 3033505
- 1st Central Ontario Regiment, - 1st Depot Bn 1st. C.O.R., "D" Co'y.
- Place of Attestation - Toronto, Ontario, - 11 Nov. 1917.
- Discharged 28 March 1918 - Reason - "Illegally Absent.""Diserter"
- In service for 97 days.
- Discription: - apparent age 22 yrs 9 mths.,
- Height - 5 foot 91/4 in
- Med - comlexion, brown eyes, brown hair.
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Burial: January 13, 1943
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Obituary Notice:

HENLEY, William John - Suddenly by accident, in Toronto, on Monday, January 11th, 1943. William John, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. George Henley, of Markham, and dear brother of Mary, Ethel, Esther, Annie, Fannie, Jessie and Cora; Percy, Walter and Merle, in his 48th year.
Funeral on Friday, January 15th. Service at the funeral home of R.G. Glendening, Markham, at 2:30 p.m. Interment Elmwood Cemetery.

Obituary:
Toronto Daily Star
13 January 1943
Pg. 24, Col. 2
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Newspaper Notice:

SEEK W.J. HENLEY
Brother Was Killed After Seeing Him Off

Relatives of William Jack Henley, Markham, are trying to locate Walter Henley to advise him of the death of his brother who was instantly killed when his car was in collision with a street car on Queen St. E. Walter Henley is en route to British Columbia to work on the Alaska highway. William Henley was returning to Markham after seeing him off at the Union Staion when the accident occurred.

Toronto Daily Star
January 14, 1943
Pg. 4, Col. 4
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NEWS ARTICLE
VISITOR KILLED IN COLLISION

Markham man victim as auto and trolley crash -

Walter Henley, 46, of Dublin Street, Markham, was almost instantly killed, and his sister-in-law, Mildred Henley, 26, also of Markham, was injured when their motor car collided with a street car at 11:30 last night on Queen
Street, between Greenwood Avenue and Knox Avenue.

Henley was pronounced dead on admission to the emergency ward of St. Michael's Hospital. His sister-in-law was removed to East General Hospital. She suffered a fractured spine.

The car, a 13-year-old roadster, was proceeding east on Queen Street driven by Henley. It skidded and swerved onto the westbound rails and was struck broadside by a westbound Queen car operated by Lawrence Morin. The motor car was hurled 15 feet. The women were unconscious when lifted from the wreckage of the roadster, placed in an ambulance, and rushed to the hospital.

Street car men and citizens removed the body of Henley from the wreckage of the car and he was rushed in an ambulance to the hospital.
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*****(William John Henley was killed - miss quote of name in article) - name Walter and John interchanged)

Globe & Mail Newspaper (Toronto) - News Article
12 January 1943
Pg. 04, Col. 2
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Markham Man
Killed by Streetcar

Walter Henley, 26, of Dublin Street, Markham was almost instantly killed, and his sister-in-law, Mildred Henley, 26, also of Markham, was injuried when their motor car collided with a street car on Queen Street, in Toronto between Greenwood Avenue and Knox Avenue.
Henley was pronounced dead on admission to the emergency ward of St. Michael's Hospital. His sister-in-law was removed to East General Hospital. She suffered a fractured spine.

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, On)
Thursday, January 14. 1943
Pg. 5
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