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

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Walch, Michael

According to his service file Private Michael Walch was born on 22 March 1878 in Kentville (possibly Kemptville), Ontario. He was unmarried, a labourer, his address was Fort William, Ontario and next of kin was his brother John Walch, also in Fort William. It’s possible their surname was actually Welsh, Walsh or Welch. Michael enlisted… Read More »

Shouldice, James Robert

James Robert Shouldice was born on 4  September 1888 in Rat Portage (later renamed Kenora), Ontario. His father Joseph Shouldice was from the Gatineau River/Wakefield area of Quebec and had come west to Winnipeg in 1877 to work on CPR construction. His mother Christina Sutherland was from West River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. The couple… Read More »

Scarfe, James Talbot

James Talbot Scarfe was born on 1 October 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire in England. His father George John Scarfe was born in Ireland while his mother Alice Mary Talbot was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire in England. The couple married on 19 October 1876 in Trinity Church in Marylebone, London. George and his father James before… Read More »

Barker, Frederick Joseph

Frederick Joseph (Fred) Barker was born on 11 January 1863 in Shoreditch, London, England. He was the first born child of Stephen Barker and Emma Elizabeth Bartholomew who had married on 2 April 1861 in Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, London. While living in England father Stephen’s occupation was given as carman at the time of… Read More »

White, William Gregory

Birth date: William was born in Aylmer, Ontario, September 6th, 1896 to William Robert White (born October 1, 1869, Elgin County, Ontario) and Ethel Elizabeth Gregory (born November 4, 1870, Belmont, Middlesex, Ontario). They were married in Aylmer, Ontario June 1, 1893. William is descended from and related to historic families in early Ontario and… Read More »

Shirvell, Thomas William John

The second born child, Thomas William John Shirvell was born during the first quarter of 1889 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. His parents Thomas Edward and Mary Jane (née Scott) Shirvell had married in Christchurch during the last quarter of 1886. As baker, confectioner, and pastry cook, Thomas’s parents operated  a bakery from their home. Other… Read More »

Hannon, Henry Edward

Henry Edward Hannon was born on 1 August 1892, the only son of Henry  and Kathleen Hannon of Ardreigh House, Athy, County Kildare, Ireland. He attended Trinity House School and latterly Avnon School in Dublin before leaving Ireland. According to the DuRuviny’s Roll of Honour, he first worked in Avonlea, Saskatchewan as a ledger keeper… Read More »

Wilcox, Henry

Henry Wilcox was born on 31 July 1898 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.   He was the youngest son of William and Jane Wilcox. Siblings included Jane, Lizzie, Mercy, Elsie, Dora, John and William.   His father was a shoemaker and Henry followed in his footsteps working in the boot and shoe trade. When Henry was… Read More »

Huppe, Edmond

Joseph Edmond (Ed) Huppe (Hupé) was born on 24 December 1893, birth registered in the RM of La Broquerie in eastern Manitoba. His parents Joseph Huppe and Virginie Charron-Ducharme had married on 26 November 1892 in La Broquerie. The family farmed in the La Broquerie/Saint Anne area before moving to the Woodridge area in southeastern… Read More »

Brough, John Alexander

John Alexander Brough was born on 26 February 1896, birth registered in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. His father John Allen Brough was from the Northwest Territories while his mother Harriet Sanderson was from Manitoba. The couple married on 1 February 1889 in Portage la Prairie. Alex had two older siblings, Mary Ann (b 1891) and… Read More »