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

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Freeman, John Buckland

Private John Buckland Freeman was born into a large family in Maidstone, Kent, England on 27 September 1885. His father, Edmund Freeman, was born in Maidstone and he worked as a labourer in stone quarries. John’s mother, Emily Buckland, was born in Maidstone or the nearby village of Ditton and she worked in local paper… Read More »

Dumuna, Archie

The name of Corporal  Archie Dumuna appeared in the 13 January 1917 edition of the Kenora Miner and News. A letter had been written home by Charles Hilliard and mentioned a number of men from Kenora who went overseas with the 52nd Battalion. An identity and service record could not be found for a Archie… Read More »

Good, Andrew Harkness

Andrew Harkness Good was born on 9 May 1898 in the area of Kars, Ontario where his family farmed. His father William Henry Good was from Marlborough Township while his mother Harriett Ellen Brown was from North Gower Township. Kars, Marlborough and North Gower all now part of Ottawa. Andrew had three older brothers, William… Read More »

Pringle, Robert Christie

Robert was registered later as born in Barrie, Ontario.  This  late  registration took place  in 1954. When filling out his attestation paper, Robert perhaps thought that he was born in Byng (Big) Inlet or Barrie was the city to register births for Byng Inlet.    His father worked at the sawmill in Byng Inlet at… Read More »

McGillivray, Alexander

Alexander McGillivray was born on 06 July 1887 in Forres, Morrayshire, Scotland. His parents were John McGillivray and Margaret Laing. Siblings included John (1883-1916), James (1889-1965), George (1895-1976), and William who died in infancy. Alex immigrated to Canada in 1907. He arrived in New York aboard the Columbia on 13 July on his way to… Read More »

Scott, Stuart Ross

Stuart Ross Scott was the youngest son of William Walter Scott and Laura Felicia Anley of Kenora, Ontario. William was from Berwick, Finch Township, Ontario and Laura was born in Trenton, Nova Scotia. They were married in Winnipeg in 1891 and they settled in Norman/Rat Portage (later renamed Kenora), where William worked in the lumber… Read More »

McRae, Alexander Norman

Private Alexander Norman McRae was called up in January 1918 and hr served in France with the 10th Battalion. He was wounded in September 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive, and invalided back to Canada the following summer. Alexander was the son of Farquar/Farquhar McRae and Matilda Elizabeth Thompson. He was born on 16 January… Read More »

Edmonds, Albert Martin

Albert Martin Edmonds was born on 14 August 1881 in Darsham, Suffolk, England. Both of his parents, James and Elizabeth (née Cossey) Edmonds were from Ormesby in Norfolk, a community about 55 kilometres north of Darsham. The couple had married during the first quarter of 1877, marriage registered in Yarmouth, Norfolk. Over the years James… Read More »

Lauzon, Emile

Private Emile Lauzon enlisted in January 1916, at age 18, and served in France and Belgium with the 7th Battalion. He returned to Canada in May 1919. Emile was the son of Antoine Lauzon and Flavie Ducharme of Pinewood, Ontario. Antoine and Flavie were married on 1 January 1887 in Marieval, Saskatchewan. Their son Antoine… Read More »

Green, Gustave

Gustave/Gustaf Green was from  Ostersund, Pellatt Township, near Kenora, Ontario. He was born August 19, 1894 in Tännäs, Sweden to John Green and Gertrude (Olson) Green.  His older brothers were Olaf and Axel. After Gustave brothers Oscar, Magnus and Edward and a sister Mary were born. Gertrude also had a daughter, Kristina Ronsberg, from a… Read More »