Probably living and working in Greenock. He is on the list of volunteers for Kitcheners Army. His name is on the Kingsbarn War Memorial

Dundee Courier 2 November 1917.Official intimation has been received by Mr William Harley, Kingsbarns, that his son Driver William Harley RFA has been killed in action. A joiner to trade, having served his apprenticeship with the late Robert Scott, Kingsba