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

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Houldsworth, Frederick Joseph

Frederick Joseph Houldsworth was born on 17 January 1901 in the inner city of Hulme in Manchester, Lancashire, England. His parents James Houldsworth, a brick layer, and Mary Florence Easthope married on 14 February 1886 in Hulme. Children born to the couple were Margaret (1886), William Henry (1887), Clara (1889), James Edward (1891-1892), Ellen (1894),… Read More »

Hodgins, Stanley Morrison

Private Stanley Morrison Hodgins (aka Stanley Morris Hodgins) was 17 years old when he enlisted in January 1916. He served France and Belgium with the 43rd Battalion and was wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele. Stanley was the oldest son of William Walter Lynn Hodgins and Alice Sarah Glenn. Walter and Alice were married in… Read More »

Lundquist, Ture Edvin

Ture Edvin Lundquist was born on 15 June 1867 in EdГҐsa, Skaraborgs in Sweden. His father Gustav Lundquist was from BГµne while his mother Anna Lisa Larsdotter was from EdГҐsa. Ture had two known older sisters, Maria Sophia (1858) and Gustava Josephine (1863), and younger brothers Gustav Walfrid (1872) and Gustav Adolph (1878). After first… Read More »

Dahm, Aloysius Bonaventure

Aloysius (Allie) Bonaventure Dahm was born on 14 July 1893 in Rat Portage (later renamed Kenora), Ontario. His father Christian Dahm was from Rockville while his mother Elizabeth Brunenkamp was from Buffalo City, both in Wisconsin, USA. The young couple first lived in Saskatchewan (called the Northwest Territories at the time) where they gave birth… Read More »

Smaill, William Hubert

Sapper William Hubert Smaill enlisted in Winnipeg in August 1916 and served in France and Belgium with the Canadian Railway Troops. He was invalided to Canada in September 1918 and his British war bride followed two months later. William Hubert was the oldest son of William Smaill and Jane Robinson Batt. William Sr., a chemist… Read More »

Adams, Arthur Charles Lewer

Second Lieutenant Arthur Charles Lewer Adams was a law student when he enlisted in Edmonton in February 1916. He served in France with the 46th Battalion then received a commission in the Indian Army. He was sent to India and Afghanistan and returned to Canada in December 1919. Charles was the only son of Reverend… Read More »

Harris, Ralph Roland

Ralph Roland McClude was born on 24 December 1896 in Withy Mills, Paulton, District of Clutton, Somerset, England. Listed on his baptism record are his parents Roland Ralph McClude, boot and shoe operator, and mother Lydia (née Collier). The couple had married during the 3rd quarter of 1893 in the registration district of Clutton in… Read More »

Wilcox, Henry

Henry Wilcox was born on 31 July 1898 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.   He was the youngest son of William and Jane Wilcox. Siblings included Jane, Lizzie, Mercy, Elsie, Dora, John and William.   His father was a shoemaker and Henry followed in his footsteps working in the boot and shoe trade. When Henry was… Read More »

Brydges, Edward Webster

Private Edward Webster Brydges was 52 years old when he enlisted in July 1915. He served in France and Belgium for fifteen months with the 78th Battalion (Winnipeg Grenadiers) and returned to Canada in March 1918. Edward’s parents, William Brydges and Elizabeth Summerfield, were married in 1862 in Haldimand County, Ontario (called Canada West at… Read More »