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These are the stories of Kenora participants in the First World War.
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John Alexander Brough was born on 26 February 1896, birth registered in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. His father John Allen Brough was from the Northwest Territories while his mother Harriet Sanderson was from Manitoba. The couple married on 1 February 1889 in Portage la Prairie. Alex had two older siblings, Mary Ann (b 1891) and… Read More »
Born June 3, 1896, Leonard was the son of Joseph and Mary Jane (Ashmore) Hicks. Although he gave his place of birth as Kenora on his attestation papers, it is likely that he was born at the Mikado Mine on Shoal Lake, Lake of the Woods. His parents were born in England, and immigrated… Read More »
In the 15 August 1914 edition of the Kenora Miner and News, the name of Fred Fancher appeared on the list of recent volunteers for the 1st Continent for duty overseas. His identity and service could not be found. It is possible that Fred McLellan Fansher (#231519) was this Fred Rancher, later enlisting in April… Read More »
Farrier Sergeant William James Knipe enlisted with the Canadian Engineers and served for three years in England, France and Belgium. He returned to Canada in August 1919 with a war bride. William was the only son of James and Elizabeth Knipe of Liverpool, Lancashire, England. James worked as a carpenter and shipwright and he married… Read More »
George Thomas Beatty was born on 03 August 1898 in Beamsville, Lincoln, Ontario. He was the only son of George Alexander Beatty and Jennie R. Box. He had two older sisters, Rhea and Lena. A brother, Frank, died at age 18 months. The family was living in Beamsville in 1901 where George… Read More »
According to his Ontario birth record, Percy Ludwig Webb was born on 1 September 1892 in Rat Portage (later renamed Kenora) in northwestern Ontario. His mother was Annie Adelaide Jones, date and place of her birth unknown with some records indicating that she was born between 1867 and 1870 in England while others in Wales…. Read More »
Retired Captain Edward Hamilton Low was a graduate of the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. Before the First World War he was an officer in the militia and during the war he served for three years with the Imperial Munitions Board. Edward Hamilton, known as ‘Ham’ to his family and friends, was the oldest… Read More »
Ivan Bruce Lancaster was born on 25 October 1898 in Cedar Springs, Kent, Ontario. His father Joseph Lancaster was from England while his mother Mary Jane Cullis was from the Port Hope area of Ontario. The couple married on 7 February 1876 in Howard, Kent. The family first farmed in the area of Euphemia, Bothwell,… Read More »
The Somme Offensive was a series of battles that lasted from July to November 1916 and resulted in enormous losses for both sides. The Canadian Corps moved to the Somme area in late August and their first major engagement was in September. Company Sergeant Major David George Parfitt of Keewatin, Ontario was one of 24,000… Read More »
The only son and first born child of Charles Robert and Beatrice (Litten) Fuller, Charles Herbert Fuller was on born 15 August 1894 in Reading, Berkshire, England, registration district of Bradfield. His father was from Wantage, Berkshire while his mother was from Charleton, Oxfordshire. The couple had married during the first quarter of 1894 in the… Read More »
