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These are the stories of Kenora participants in the First World War.
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Soldier, actor, carpenter, town constable, radio repairman, cattle rancher, sewer inspector and those were just a some of the many jobs John Lingwood held over his lifetime. But it was his time as a soldier that most influenced his life. John Lingwood was born March 2, 1883 in Bareilly, India, the first child of British… Read More »
Gunner Samuel Jules LeBleu was the son of Jean (John) LeBleu and Marie Louise LaSalle. Jean and Louise were both born in Quebec, Jean in Gentilly and Louise in Yamaska. They were married in 1873 in Silver Islet in the district of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Silver Islet was a small community on Lake Superior across… Read More »
Private Antoine Napoleon Lauzon enlisted in May 1916 and served in France with the 44th Battalion. He was wounded at the Battle of Valenciennes, in the last days of the war, and he spent more than a year recovering in hospitals. Antoine was born on 17 October 1887 in St. Boniface, Manitoba. His birth was… Read More »
Corporal William Robertson was 52 years old when he enlisted in July 1916. He served in France with the Canadian Forestry Corps and returned to Canada in December 1917. William was born on 8 November 1863 in Cupar, County of Fife, Scotland. His wife, Bertha Louisa Thompson, was born in Lancashire, England. They were married… Read More »
John Findlay was born on 13 April 1898 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, a community about twelve kilometres outside of Edinburgh. His father Samuel Findlay, a miner, was born in 1859 Beith in Ayrshire while his mother Jane Manson was born in 1855 in Dailly, Ayrshire. The couple married on 14 February 1890 in Ayr. They… Read More »
Joseph Marshall Bella was born on 4 April 1882 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. His father Joseph Marshall Bella, a saddler by trade, was born about 1844 in Caledon, County Tyrone, Ireland. Joseph Sr had married Louise Griffiths during the 3rd quarter of 1868 in the registration district of West Derby, Lancashire and together the couple… Read More »
Edwin Claridge Hayward was born on 25 September 1893 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. His parents were Alfred Hayward and Emma Jane Dee. Siblings included: Alfred William (b. 1883), George Harold (b. 1884), Laurence Victor (b. 1888), Violet Eliza (b. 1890), Margaret Ellen (b. 1891), Ernest Dee (b. 1893), and Noel Stephen (b. 1896). Edwin’s father,… Read More »
Henry Ross Swan was born on 24 May 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire in Scotland. His parents Allan Swan and Cecilia Brymner, both from Greenock, married on 31 January 1856. Over the years Allan worked as a writer as well as procurator before the Sheriff’s Court, enabling the family to employ a couple of servants. Henry… Read More »
The name of James W Meyin appeared in the 12 August 1914 edition of the Kenora Miner and News as one of the new volunteers for the war. His identity nor service could be confirmed.
Private Albert Jules Goulet enlisted at age 15 and spent a few months in France with the 8th Battalion. He was sent back to Canada due to being a minor and he served for another four months on guard duty. Jules was the grandson of Elzéar Goulet and Hélène Jerome of the Red River Settlement… Read More »
