Kenora Great War Project

 

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

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Caslake, Arthur

According to his attestation papers, Arthur Caslake was born on 7 May 1881 in St Mary’s, Ontario. However it is likely that he was born as Arthur Coupland in 1879, the son of Rachel Coupland. The 1881 Canada census for St Mary’s found Rachel and Arthur living with Rachel’s widowed mother Elizabeth Coupland. In 1884,… Read More »

Laliberte, Eugene Collins

Private Eugene Collins Laliberté enlisted in May 1915 and served for more than four years in Canada, England, France and Belgium. He was wounded at the Battle of Mount Sorrel but he survived the war and returned home in September 1919. Eugene, also known as Louis, was born on 15 February 1885 in Montreal, Quebec…. 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 »

Ackerman, Cyril Douglas

Staff Sergeant Cyril Douglas Ackerman was born in London, England and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1907, when he was nine years old. He enlisted at the age of 19 and served with the Canadian Army Service Corps in Winnipeg and Ottawa. Cyril was the son of Ella Lilian Cahill Stuart and George… Read More »

Redsky, W

As reported in the Kenora Miner and News on 2 April 1919, the towns of Kenora and Keewatin held a large reception in the Tourist Hotel for returning veterans. On the list was W Redsky. His identity could not be confirmed but it is possible that it was either James or   Edward Redsky  

Waltenbery, Arthur Henry

Although he gave Bracebridge, Ontario as his place of birth on his attestation papers, Arthur Henry Waltenbery was born in nearby Dwight, Muskoka, Ontario on 17 June 1893. His father George Waltenbery, a carpenter by trade, and mother Margaret Jane McIlwain had married in 1882 in Huntsville. Children born to the couple were Emily Jane… Read More »

Levine, Patrick

Private Patrick Levine was called up in January 1918 and served in France and Belgium in the last months of the war. He returned to Canada in May 1919. Although his military service record is in the name of Patrick Levine, based on information in the file this soldier was most likely Patrick Lavigne. Patrick… Read More »

Bjork, Elof

Elof Bjork was 48 years old, married and a father of three when he enlisted in March 1916. He served in Canada for nine months and was discharged for medical reasons. Elof and his wife Katarina Fredrika Karlsson (Carlson) immigrated to Canada from Sweden in the summer of 1902. Their destination was the town of… Read More »

Van Norman, Harry Hinds

Lieutenant Harry Hinds Van Norman, MC, enlisted in January 1915 and served overseas for three and a half years. He was promoted from Private to Sergeant in October 1915 and commissioned as a Lieutenant in April 1917. He earned a Military Cross in the last weeks of the war. Harry was the oldest son of… Read More »

McCall, Wallace Henry

Although he gave his place of birth as Simcoe, Ontario on his attestation papers,  Wallace Henry  (Henry Wallace  on birth registration) McCall was born on  15  October 1877 in nearby Charlotteville, Norfolk. His parents Lewis and Prudence (née Cassills) McCall had married 29 December 1869 in Charlotteville, Lewis’ occupation was given as farmer. Children born… Read More »