These are the stories of Kenora participants in the First World War.
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Private Bruce Liddle enlisted in September 1915 and served for four years in the UK, France and Belgium. He returned to Canada in September 1919 and his British war bride joined him the following spring. Bruce was the oldest of four children of Robert Liddle and Jessie Ann Park. Jessie was born in Newcastle, Northumberland,… Read More »
Private Wilfred Chappell enlisted in Port Arthur, Ontario in November 1915. He served for three years in Canada, Great Britain and France and returned to Canada in October 1918 due to illness. Wilfred was born on 3 September 1876 in Horbury, West Yorkshire, England. His parents, William Chappell and Martha Stones, were both born in… Read More »
After the war the towns of Kenora and Keewatin held a reception at the Tourist Hotel in recognition of all who served during the war. As published in the 2 April 1919 edition of the Kenora Miner and News, a D House appeared on the list of returning veterans. His identity and service could not… Read More »
William, known by his middle name of ‘Miller’, was born in Keewatin, the son of John Murdoch and Catherine (Kate) Lithgow. Their father, John, was a tinsmith in Keewatin. Miller’s older, siblings were Annie, Norman and Howard. After William came Donald Herbert who also joined up with the army serving in WW1. … Read More »
Hayston Storey was born on 20 March 1892 in Oulton, Cumberland, England. He was the son of Esther Storey, also born in Oulton, and grandson of James and Mary (née Hayston) Storey. Over the years grandfather James worked as a cotton weaver, husbandman (free tenant farmer) and in latter years operated a market gardening business… Read More »
Lucien (known as Luke) was the 1st born child of Adelard A. Lacombe and Leonie Thomas. Born in Montebello, Quebec, when he was still an infant the family moved to Norman, Ontario. His siblings were all born in Norman and Kenora, Ontario. The children were, oldest to youngest: Lucien/Luke, Emile, Arcidas/Phil,… Read More »
Henry McBain (Harry) Mason was born on 30 November 1892 in the city of Dundee, Forfarshire (now Angus) in Scotland. His father David Mason was from nearby Brechin while his mother Mary Ann, maiden name also Mason, was from Montrose. The couple had married in Dundee in 1874. Harry had at least four older siblings,… Read More »
Edwin Robert (Ted) Newell was born on 21 October 1888 in Keewatin, Ontario, date and place confirmed by his Ontario birth record. His father Edwin Newell was from England while his mother Jane Donnelly was from Ontario. It appears that the couple first lived in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba before moving to northwestern Ontario. The… Read More »
Ralph Stanley Bateman was the youngest child of blacksmith Collingwood Bateman and Mary Ann Nicholson. He was born 21 March 1880 in Goole, Yorkshire, England. His siblings included: Collingwood, Rebecca, Ada, William G., and Harold S. In 1901 Ralph was still living in Goole, working as a timber merchant clerk. Then in March 1905… Read More »