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

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Carley, Albert Leonard

Albert  Leonard Carley was born on 24 March 1896 in Keewatin, Ontario. His parents were William and Elizabeth (née Moore) Carley. At the time of his birth his father’s occupation was given as carpenter.  Albert Leonard had an older sibling Manford who was born on 18 December 1891 in Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario. Manford died of… Read More »

Caron, Joseph Eugene Peter

Joseph Eugene Peter Caron was born on 18 January 1876 in the St James Ward of downtown Montreal, baptized in the Cathedrale St Jaque le Majeur. His father Onesime Caron, a tinsmith, was from Quebec City while his mother Emelie Benenfant was from Rivière du Loup. The couple had married in October of 1870 in… Read More »

Kemp, Peter Gillespie Muir

Peter Gillespie Muir Kemp was born on 15 April 1898 in Ballymacarrett, Belfast in northern Ireland. His father John Kemp, a ship rivetter, was from Port Glasgow in Scotland while his mother Sarah Havelin was from Glasgow, the couple marrying on 15 June 1888 in Port Glasgow. Children born to the couple in the Port… 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 »

Farnsworth, Emerson

Emerson Farnsworth was born on 28 December 1896 in the Township of Brunel, Muskoka, Ontario. Brunel has since amalgamated with Huntsville. His father Henry Farnsworth was from the West Zorra area of Oxford, Ontario while his mother Ellen Young was baptized in the Hounslow district of London, England. Henry and Ellen married on 27 September… Read More »

Bjornson, Sigmundur

According to his attestation papers Sigmundur Bjornson was born on 5 June 1889 in Ladfjord, Iceland. (His marriage record listed Hnitborg, Gokururhlid, Iceland as his place of birth while a Keewatin history book gave his date of birth as 1 June 1888.) His parents Bjorn Hannesson and Steinunn Eyriksdottir married in Kirkjubaer I Hroarstunga, Nordur-Mulasysla… Read More »

Sowden, James

The name James Sowden appeared in the 15 August 1914 edition of the Kenora Miner and News as one of the recent volunteers for the 1st Contingent. His identity and service could not be confirmed but a James Bowden Soden enlisted  on 24 September 1914 at Valcartier Camp in Quebec. Serving overseas with the 16th… Read More »

Teasdale, Pearson Liddle

Second Lieutenant Pearson Liddle Teasdale was a law student in Toronto when he enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in October 1917. He served overseas with the Royal Air Force for a year and returned to Canada in April 1919. Pearson was born on 26 July 1897 in Massey Station, District of Algoma, Ontario. His… Read More »

Pyott, Robert

Robert Pyott was born on 11 January 1877 in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland. His parents Robert Pyott, a flax mill foreman, and Christina Rae had married in 1870 in Rattray. Robert had three older siblings, Ann, William, and Catherine (Kate), and a one younger sibling, Christina. His mother died in 1885 and later that year his… Read More »

Dillon, Artemus Robert

Private Artemus Robert Dillon was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on 28 February 1874. His parents were William Dillon and Elizabeth Hoben and he was one of at least nine children. William and Elizabeth were married on Prince Edward Island in 1870. In 1873 the colony of Prince Edward Island became a Canadian province…. Read More »