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These are the stories of Kenora participants in the First World War.
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Although he gave his birth year as 1895 on his attestation papers, William Henry Kelley was born on 22 October 1894 in Keewatin, Ontario. His father David Kelley and his mother Catherine Jane Boswell were both from Liverpool, England and had immigrated to Canada in 1887. Along with his parents George and Lucy Kelley and… Read More »
James (Jim) Williamson was born on 18 April 1886 in Shaw, Lancashire in England. His father Thomas Williamson was from Derbyshire while his mother Harriett Matthews was from Lincolnshire, the couple marrying in 1885 in Shaw. At the time of Jim’s birth his father was working as a porter. Moving to nearby Bury, another community… Read More »
Private Henry William Parsons enlisted in Winnipeg in October 1914, just a few months after the start of the war. He served overseas for three years, returning to Canada in the spring of 1918. Henry was born in Exeter, a river port city in the county of Devon in southwest England. His parents, William Thomas… Read More »
Oliver Emile (Oley) Sigurdson was born on 29 October 1894 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His parents Teibur (Tait) Sigurdson and Gudrun (Rooney) Thorsteindottir were both from Iceland, immigration year given as 1888 in various censuses. The couple first lived in Sayreville, New Jersey in the United States where they gave birth to daughter Johanna that year…. Read More »
Alexander (Sandy) Wilson Fisher was born on 28 April 1898 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. His parents were William Fisher and Elizabeth Armour. Coming from a large family his siblings included: John (b. 1878), William (b. 1882), Charles (b. 1883), Mary (b. 1886), James (b. 1890), Janet (b. 1894), Elizabeth (b. 1896), David (1899-1899), Isobel (b…. Read More »
Ralph Roland McClude was born on 24 December 1896 in Withy Mills, Paulton, District of Clutton, Somerset, England. Listed on his baptism record are his parents Roland Ralph McClude, boot and shoe operator, and mother Lydia (née Collier). The couple had married during the 3rd quarter of 1893 in the registration district of Clutton in… Read More »
Sergeant John Good Young was working as a stenographer when he enlisted in Edmonton in January 1916. He served overseas for almost three years, some of that time as a clerk, and he returned to Canada in July 1919. John was the son of William Thomas Young and Fannie Mabel (May) Simmons of Edmonton, Alberta…. Read More »
Anton David Sorensen (Sorenson) was born on 13 August 1889 in Egtved, Denmark. Before immigrating to Canada he served for seven months with the volunteers in Copenhagen. Once in Canada, Anton farmed in Manitoba. On 20 November 1916, Anton enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in Winnipeg. He sailed to England in April of… Read More »
Lance Sergeant John Gordon Clarkson enlisted in November 1915 and served overseas with the 116th Battalion. He was seriously wounded in the last months of the war and he returned to Canada in May 1919 to continue his convalescence. Gordon was born on 31 March 1891 in Rat Portage, Ontario, the youngest son of James… Read More »
Sapper Alfred Blake enlisted in February 1916 and served for three years in England, France and Belgium. He survived the war and returned to Canada in April 1919. Alfred was the son of George Blake and Emma Sanham of Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk County, England. George and Emma were married in Norwich in 1869 and they… Read More »
