Kenora Great War Project

 

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

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Patterson, Fred W

Fred W Patterson joined the Kenora Branch of the Canadian Legion in December of 1927. His regimental number was given as 2928, rank as Private, and unit served with as 6th Kings Liverpool Regiment. The card stated that he enlisted on 8 November 1914 and was discharged from service on 28 February 1919 in Birmingham…. Read More »

Murdoch, Donald Herbert

Born in Keewatin on May 7, 1896, Donald was the son of John Murdoch and Kate Lithgow.   The Murdochs were of Scottish heritage.    His mother, Kate, died of heart disease in December 1899 when he was still 2 years old.   Donald’s father was a tinsmith in Keewatin.   In the 1901 census,… Read More »

Christison, Milne

Corporal Milne Christison joined the Canadian Army Service Corps in 1916 and served overseas for three years. He returned to Canada in May 1919. Milne was the youngest son of Thomas John Christison and Mary Jane Milne of Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Thomas was a farmer who had emigrated from Scotland and Mary was born… Read More »

Jahn, Andrew Peter

Private Andrew Peter Jahn immigrated to Canada from Denmark in May 1913 and the First World War started the following year. He enlisted in the spring of 1916 and served in England, France and Belgium for over two years. Andrew was wounded at Passchendaele but he survived the war and returned to Canada with his… Read More »

McDonald, John Henry

Private John Henry McDonald enlisted in Kenora, Ontario in February 1916 and he was wounded at the Battle of the Somme eight months later. He spent the rest of the war in England and returned to Canada in March 1919. John was the son of Donald John McDonald and Julia Ann Vankoughnett of the Township… Read More »

Currie, James Campbell

James was the son of Donald Hector (1860-1956)  and Annie J. Currie (1863-1956), of Stackpool, Ontario. Until 1911, they were living in Kenora, Ontario. The  1911 census listed their name as Carrier instead of Currie. In 1891 Donald Hector  was shipping clerk in a lumber mill. In 1901, James lived with his mother and father… Read More »

Sullivan, Dan

In an article published by the Kenora Miner and News on 5 April 1916, the name of Dan Sullivan was reported as going to Winnipeg to join his unit, Strathcona Horse. His identity and service could not be confirmed.  

Keep, Walter

Walter Keep was born on 19 April 1888 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England. His father Edward Keep was from Streatham, Surrey while his mother Maria Bristow was from Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire. The couple married on 9 January 1871 in Warlingham, Surrey. Over the years Edward’s occupation was listed as groom or coachman. In the… Read More »

Paul, John

Corporal John Paul enlisted with the 52nd Battalion and served in France and Belgium for almost three years. He was wounded at the Vimy front in April 1917 but he survived the war and returned to Canada in March 1919. John was born on 23 May 1896 in Victoria Harbour, Simcoe County, Ontario. His parents… Read More »