After an illness of many months
duration, death came on Tuesday to William Thomas Glenn, for 25 years an
active member of the Canadian militia and one of the best-known citizens
of Simcoe. He was in his 41st year.
The late Mr. Glenn was born in
Hamilton, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Glenn, both of whom are still
living in Charlotteville.
At an early age he joined the 39th
Regiment. When war broke out he enlisted with the 133rd and went overseas
from Simcoe in 1915. It is interesting to note that he took a reduction in
rank in order to arrive at the front sooner.
He was invalided home in 1918 and
has acted as Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant for the Norfolk Regiment of
Canada since the reorganization of that body.
Since 1920 he has been entrusted
with the care of the armouries here, which position he had been forced to
relinquish during the past few months when his health broke.
Known for his genial disposition,
he had a wide circle of friends both in and out of the Regiment all of
whom feel keenly his loss. Incidentally his illness and
subsequent death is the direct result of his service overseas.
Surviving him besides his parents
and widow, who before her marriage was Jennie Maude Maile, are daughter Muriel,
sisters Mrs. Percy Ryerse of Port Dover,
Mrs.
William Roney of Silver Hill, and
Mrs. Walter Stiff of Simcoe, and
brothers Rev. E. T. Glenn of Grand Gorge, N.Y.,
and Robert A. of Batavia,
N.Y.
The military funeral, with a
service at the house and also at Trinity Anglican church, will be conducted on Friday afternoon by Rev. Capt. C. K. Masters.
