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

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McColl, Allan McDougall

Captain Reverend Allan McDougall McColl was born in Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 28 December 1873. His parents, John McColl and Isabella McDougall, were both from Argyllshire, Scotland and Allan was one of at least nine children. His father was a ship carpenter/shipwright. At the time of the 1901 census Allan was living in Govan,… Read More »

McMonagle, Eugene

Private Eugene McMonagle was the son of George McMonagle and Ellen Jane McRae of Finch Township, Cornwall and Stormont County, Ontario. He was born on 17 January 1888 in Berwick, Finch Township, his birth registered as Uejane Ezekiel McMonagle. His father was a farmer at the time. Eugene’s parents were married in Avonmore, Stormont County… Read More »

Sexton, Bert

Bertie (Bert) Sexton had already spent 12 years in the British Army when he volunteered for overseas service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in August 1914. Born in Hemel Hempstead, England, Sexton had come to Canada after serving 12 years with the 1st Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment in Ireland and India. He was working as a… Read More »

Sherin, Charles Frederick

Private Charles Frederick Sherin enlisted three times, in May 1916 at age 18 (as Charles Frederick Sherrin), and in January and March 1917 at age 19 (as Frederick Bircham). He served for about a year in Canada. Charles was the only son of Frederick James Sherin and Jane Wheeler of Paddington, London, England. Frederick was… Read More »

Giguere, Alexandre

Birth, Parents and Siblings: According to his Attestation papers, Alexandre Giguere was born December 1, 1888, in the province of Quebec. One of his other military records states his birth was 1884;however, the 1891 Quebec census records him as age 8, thus, born about 1883. A birth registration has been located that confirms an 1883… Read More »

Southworth, Russell Raymond

Private Russell Raymond Southworth enlisted in Victoria, British Columbia in April 1915, at age 19. He served for four years in Canada, the UK, France and Belgium and returned home in March 1919. Russell was born on 15 July 1895 in Keewatin, Ontario. His parents were Charles William Southworth and Fanny May Stowe. Charles was… Read More »

Redsky, W

As reported in the Kenora Miner and News on 2 April 1919, the towns of Kenora and Keewatin held a large reception in the Tourist Hotel for returning veterans. On the list was W Redsky. His identity could not be confirmed but it is possible that it was either James or   Edward Redsky  

Cromwell, Louis Leo

Private Louis Leo Cromwell enlisted in May 1915 and served overseas for three years. He suffered from gas poisoning and illness but he survived the war and returned to Canada in December 1918. Louis was the son of William Wellington Cromwell and Annie Ellena Hopf of Keewatin, Ontario. William was a cooper like his father… Read More »

Staveley, George Herbert

  George Herbert Staveley was born on 29 September 1883 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Their first born child, his parents George, an engine fitter, and Jane Ann (née Johnson) Staveley were both from Manchester. Other children born to the family were Annie Beatrice (1884) and John (1886). By the 1891 England census George Sr had… Read More »