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These are the stories of Kenora participants in the First World War.

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Morrow, Murdoch Arthur

Murdoch Arthur Morrow was born on 27 December 1894 in Carman, Manitoba, date and place confirmed by a late Manitoba birth registration of 1956. His father William Dixon Morrow was from Ireland while his mother Esther Ann Munro was from Scotland, the couple marrying on 11 September 1873 in Owen Sound, Ontario. William and Esther… Read More »

Ackabee, Joseph

Joseph Ackabee was an Ojibway and belonged to the Fort William & Eagle Lake Bands in Ontario. He was born on 01 July 1895 at Eagle Lake, Ontario. His parents were Andrew Ackabee and Mary Gilbert (Clear Sky Skaychommskook). He had at least four siblings – Elizabeth, William, Nancy and Michael. Joseph was educated in… Read More »

McLeish, William Roderick

Gunner William Roderick McLeish enlisted in January 1915 and served overseas for four years with the Canadian Army Medical Corps and the Canadian Field Artillery. He returned to Canada in June 1919. William was born on 2 June 1883 in Dalton Township, Victoria County, Ontario, with his birth registered in Dalton Township in March 1884…. Read More »

McCullagh, James

James was the youngest child born December 17, 1891 to Andrew McCullagh and Mary Anne Boyd of Killybegs, Donegal County, Ireland. His father was farming in the townland of Aghayeegoge. Siblings were Margaret, Bella, John, Bessie, Andrew (Jr), (next was Thomas), Susan and Jane (last born was James). At the age of 18, James immigrated… Read More »

Johnson, Carl Victor

Sapper Carl Victor Johnson was one of three brothers who served in the First World War. He was called up in March 1918 and he trained with the Canadian Engineers until his discharge in December 1918. Carl was the oldest son of Sven John Johnson and Josephine Carlson of Kenora, Ontario. Sven and Josephine both… Read More »

Dinnel, William

According to his attestation papers William John Dinnel was born 10 August 1884 in Newton Stewart, Ayrshire, Scotland.   His obituary lists his birthdate as 05 August 1883.   His parents were William Dinnel (gardener) and Agnes Campbell.   At age 25, on 26 December 1908, William married Sarah Jane Young in Glasgow, Scotland.  … Read More »

Lutz, George Barrett

George Barrett Lutz was born on 15 October 1895 in Vermilion Bay, Ontario, a village located about 100 kilometres east of Kenora in northwestern Ontario. His father Samuel Busby Lutz was from the Moncton area of New Brunswick where the family farmed. His mother Lilly Ann Killam was also from New Brunswick, her family living… Read More »

North, Frederick James

Frederick James (Fred) North was born on 27 September 1886 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. His father Samuel James North, a drug chemist, was from Grimsby while his mother Louisa Nutt was from Worcester. The couple married on 5 December 1885 in St Giles, Matlock in Derbyshire. They were to make Grimsby their home, with Frederick… Read More »

Dancer, Charles James

Major Charles James Dancer enlisted in October 1914 and served in Canada, the UK and France for more than four and a half years, most of that time with the Canadian Army Service Corps. He returned to Canada in July 1919. Charles was the oldest son of Charles Henry Dancer and Emma Pilling of Winnipeg,… Read More »