William left Glasgow High School in 1897 and worked for three years at Messrs P. Henderson and Co in the shipping office. He started college in 1900 and graduated in 1905. He spent one year at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and a short time in Dublin Infirmary and then went on one voyage to Rangoon in one of Messer P. Henderson's steamers. He started practice in Kenda, Westmorland in 1907 and graduated M.D. from Glasgow University in 1908. At the time of joining the R.A.M.C., William was honorary medical officer to the County Hospital, police surgeon, and medical officer and public vaccinator to the Grayrigg District of the Kendal Union. He joined March 1917 and spent the first six months with the 1/3rd North Midland Field Ambulance. He was then appointed as Medical Officer of the 5th Bn Leicestershire Regiment and was with them until his death. He was gassed in May 1918 and returned to duty in August. From then on he was engaged in heavy fighting including the crossing of the St Quentin Canal. For his services during this period he was awarded the Military Cross. On the 11th October 1918 while dressing a wounded soldier in the open he was hit and mortally wounded, dying an hour later at the village of Fresnoy-le-Grand. William was the son of Captain Alex Hunter Jack of the Queen Line and Clan Line of steamers. He was married with three children and lived at Laurel Mount Kendal. [Information and portrait photo: special thanks to John Hamblin]