The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-28
"BILL" HURRY KILLED
ON WAR FRONT
Well Known Barre Young Man Wa
with s7th Canadian Gfenadiers and
lie Fell on September ~, Says
Message to HIS Father,

William Hurry, formerly we'll known
Barre blacksmith and Tor several years
prominent locally as a singer and am
atuer actor, died in action while fighting
for King George somewhere In France
Sept II, First news OF the young mans
demise came in telegram from otta.
wa, Ont, received last night by the sol
dier's father, William Hurry OF ~ Wash.
ington street. The message read; Deep
| ~ regret to inform you that cable re-
rcived to-day states that l77,si9, Pri-
vste William Hurry, infantry. officially
reported missing aud believed To have
been killed in action Sept. H. The telo-
gram came from the military bureau in
charge OF recruiting az the Canadian cap
ital Parents OF Hurry are awaiting ad.
ditional details from the Montreal star,
which has performed worthy service
since the war began in securing inior'
nation for parents and friends Of Amer
lean and Canadian boys who are fighting
overseas.
Tidings of young Hurry's demise fol-
low closely on the receipt OF information
that one Of his close comrades-in-arm
George Thompson. another Barre boy,
lies seriously wounded in base hospital
Hurry and Thompson enlisted at the
same time and belonged % the same
company in the s7th Canadian Grena-
diers. Private Hurry was attached to
bombing platoon and in frequent let
ters home he occasionally referred TO
the unusual danger attending service in
that division.
Hurry was one of several Barre boys
who enlisted in the s7th regiment in
Montreal, p. O., in the late winter OF
! 1915. Others who left Barre at the
same time are Private Thompson, George
Stewart, formerly employed as baker
at Holmes bakery, and Lackey Stewart.
The young men left the city in Febru.
ary and were soon enrolled as recruits.
For some time thereafter the regiment
was in training at the barracks in st,
Johns Before the contingent sailed from
Montreal for England late in 1918, Pri-
vate Hurry passed day at home here
and babe farewell to many friends. The
s7th was stationed in England for a
few months and during the extended
training period, young Hurry visited
some Of the scenes OF his boyhood in
and around Aberdeen, Scot. His letters
to members Of the family here contained
graphic accounts of his sightseeing, al
| though later, when the contingent crossed
the channel and landed on French soil
about six months ago official restrictions
necessarily made his communications
shorter. The elder Hurry was in com
munication with his son and received a
| letter from him short time ago. FIRE.
ouently he sent the young man tobacco
| and other articles deemed luxuries in
the trenches and the gifts were invar-
! iably acknowledged. Private Hurry saw
active service in Belgium before his reg
iment was ordered into France for ae-
| tion.
The deceased was born in Aberdeen,
Scotland, 25 years ago, but passed most
of his life in Barre. While employed
here his services as a singer were often
| in demand and lstterly he gained con-
siderable local reputation as comedian.
Besides his parents, he is survived by
two sisters, Misses Louise and Agnes
Hurry. and two brothers, Albert Hurry
OF Jackson. Mich, and Alex. Hurry of
| Barre.