William Hayhurst (1873 – 1917)
	
William Hayhurst was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He was a miner in Dawson in July 1916 when he enlisted to serve in the First World War. He went overseas with the 231st Battalion and arrived in England in November.((D. Blair Neatby and Michael Gates, //The Yukon Fallen of World War I.// Whitehorse: Whitehorse Legion Branch 254, 2018: 62.)) In July 1916, his claims including an undivided ½ interest in Upper 100 feet of Discovery Claim on Herbert Creek and an undivided ½ interest in Discovery Claim on Little Dome Creek were held free from cancellation during his active service.((Yukon Archives, GOV 1654, f.29600-B 4(7).)) Hayhurst was taken on strength to the 30th Battalion and transferred to the 47th Battalion in France in November 1916. He was wounded by a heavy bombardment and evacuated to No. 11 Canadian Field Ambulance where he died of his wounds in early February 1917. William Hayhurst was awarded the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal. He is buried in Villers Station Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France.((D. Blair Neatby and Michael Gates, //The Yukon Fallen of World War I.// Whitehorse: Whitehorse Legion Branch 254, 2018: 62.))