Kenora Great War Project

 

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

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Mappin, Walter

Although he gave his date of birth on his WW1 attestation papers as 15 July 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Walter Mappin was likely born in 1863, birth registered in the 3rd quarter in Ecclesall Bierslow, a township within Sheffield. Over the years various documents show that Walter went by the forename of Walter, William,… Read More »

Faulkner, Vincent Harold

During the First World War runners carried messages between the front lines and unit headquarters, often over open ground where they were exposed to enemy artillery and rifle fire. Private Vincent Faulkner was awarded the Military Medal in November 1916 for his bravery as a runner. A month later he was killed in action in… Read More »

Faulkner, Reginald George

Private Reginald George Faulkner and his brother Vincent enlisted together in July 1915 and for both of them the war ended the following year. Reginald was severely wounded and no longer fit for service and his brother was killed in action in France. Reginald was born 15 December 1894 in Rat Portage, Ontario, the son… Read More »

Binns, Percy Vere

Percy Vere Binns was born on 9 February 1893 in Port Antonio, Jamaica.  Both of his parents had also been born in Jamaica. His father Ellis Panton Binns was the son of cabinet maker John Binns and wife  Jessie and his mother Amelia Saffery was the daughter of William and Amelia Saffery. In a christening… Read More »

Griffiths, Charles Reginald

At some point after the war, Charles Reginald Griffiths joined the Kenora Branch of the Canadian Legion. His identity and service remains unconfirmed.  

Young, Robert John

Robert John Young was the son of Isaac Young and Jane Johnston of Kenora, Ontario. Isaac was born in England and Jane in Huron County, Ontario. They were married in 1889 in Wingham, Huron County, where Isaac was a farmer. A daughter Mary Jane was born the following year and she was followed by Robert… Read More »

Scoglund, Oscar Emanuel

Oscar Emanuel Skoglund was born on 25 September 1893 in Norman, Ontario, a small community just west of Kenora. It appears that his father August Skoglund was born in Sätterstad, Sunne, Värmland in Sweden, likely immigrating to Canada in 1887. His mother Betty Nilsdotter was from Г–stra Г„mtervik, Sunne, Värmland, immigrating to Canada in 1888…. Read More »

Faulconer, Isaac

Isaac James (Ike) Faulconer was born on 14 July 1897 in the Elkhorn area in the RM of Wallace, Manitoba. His father Isaac James Faulconer, son of Irish immigrants, was from Caledon, Ontario while his mother Mary Ann (Annie) Harper was from Halton County, Ontario. Her family had moved to Warwick, Lambton County to farm… Read More »

Knight, Charles Morris

Charles Morris Knight was born on 28 August 1889 in Landport, Portsea Island, Hampshire England. Landport is a district located near the centre of Portsea Island and is part of the city of Portsmouth. His mother Mary Jane Lonnon, also from Landport, had married Alfred William Knight in 1867, marriage registered in the district of… Read More »

Brown, Joseph

Throughout the war railways in France and Belgium were essential for transporting men and supplies and skilled employees were needed for their construction, maintenance and operation. Although the units worked behind the front lines they were often within range of enemy artillery fire and they suffered casualties from artillery shells as well as from bombs… Read More »