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These are the stories of Kenora participants in the First World War.
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Although he gave his place of birth as Barrie, Ontario on his attestation papers, it is likely that Robert Wilson Broley was born in nearby Innisfall. He was the son of Samuel and Rebecca (Gilpin) Broley, both born in Canada to Irish immigrants. The family farmed in the Essa and Tossorontio areas of Simcoe and… Read More »
William Charles King was born 11 June 1870 in Hammersmith, England. He was the eldest child of William King and Emma Sarah Tomlin. His siblings were: Ellen Sarah (1872-1934; m. William J. Granville), James Edward (1876-1929), Emma Elizabeth (1880-1938; m. John E. Pike), Edward George (1884-1943), and Mary Annie (1887-1910). The family was living in… Read More »
Claude Sewell was born on 21 March 1896 in Rat Portage (later renamed Kenora), Ontario. Both of his parents John Sewell and Louisa Sarah Parr were from England, immigrating to Canada around 1891 according to later census records. Their first child, daughter Gladys, was born in 1893 in Rat Portage where John was working as… Read More »
As reported in the 2 April 1919 edition of the Kenora Miner and News, the towns of Kenora and Keewatin held a large reception at the Tourist Hotel to honour returning veterans. On the list was T. S. Mackie. His identity could not be confirmed.
Paulus Leander Söderberg was born on 6 June 1897 in Hotogen, Jämtland in Sweden. His father Anders Petter (PГҐlsson) Söderberg was born in 1857 in Kölsjön, Hassela in Gävleborg while his mother Ingeborg Danielsdotter was born in 1873 in Hotagen. The couple married on 27 July 1891 in Hotagen. Children born in Hotagen were Nester… Read More »
Frederick John Baker was born on 12 April 1891 in Wheston, Derbyshire, England. His parents were Frederick George and Elizabeth Baker. He had at least two sisters – Lizzie born in 1885 and Annie born in 1888. By 1911 the family was living in Ilkeston, Derbyshire where Frederick Sr. was a veterinary surgeon and a… Read More »
Harold James Connolly was born on 22 September 1896 in Toronto, Ontario. His father John Frederick Connolly, a first generation Canadian of Irish descent, was from Montreal while his mother Mary Preston Hardigan was born in Ireland, immigrating to Canada as a child. John and Mary married on 28 October 1884 in Montreal, John’s occupation… Read More »
Ira Franklin (Pat) Wismer was born on 23 April 1898 in the RM of Glenwood (Souris), Manitoba. His father Norman Wismer and mother Deborah Mezina Clark were from Warwick Township, Lambton, Ontario. At some point after their marriage the couple headed west, first found in Treherne, RM of Norfolk, in Manitoba followed by a few… Read More »
Lance Corporal John Grant enlisted with the 47th Battalion in March 1915 and he was seriously wounded six months later in Belgium. After recovering he served in Great Britain, France and Siberia, returning to Canada in June 1919. John was born on 3 May 1887 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland, the youngest son of William Grant… Read More »
William Arthur Elliott was born on 27 March 1890 in Orillia, Ontario. His parents were Thomas Huntley Elliott and Edith Brundrett, the couple marrying on 29 September 1886 in Peterborough, Ontario. At the time of the marriage Thomas was working as a boat builder. William had an older sister Marion Louise who was born in… Read More »
