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

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Paterson, Norman William

Along with his twin sister Euphemia, Norman William Paterson was born on 11 October 1891 in the village of Norman, later absorbed by Kenora, in northwestern Ontario. His parents John Alexander Paterson and Helen (Nellie) Clark were both from Dundee, Scotland where the couple had married in 1881. After the birth of their first two… Read More »

Lalonde, P

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 P. Lalonde. His identity could not be confirmed.  

Parkes, Samuel

Samuel Parkes was born on 18 February 1891 in Birmingham, England. His parents Isaac Parkes and Betsy Oseland were both from Birmingham, their marriage registered during the 3rd quarter of 1889 in King’s Norton, an area in Birmingham. The 1891 England census listed the family in King’s Norton and in 1901 in Aston, another area… Read More »

Baxendale, William James

William James Baxendale was born 07 October 1898 in Rat Portage (Kenora), Ontario.  His parents were James Thomas and Amelia Maria Baxendale. He had two older sisters – Violet and Myrtle.  His father worked as a car inspector/repairer for the CPR. William received his education in Kenora. In November of 1915 he commenced working for… Read More »

Murdoch, William Miller

William, known by his middle name of ‘Miller’, was born in Keewatin, the  son of John Murdoch and Catherine (Kate) Lithgow.    Their father, John, was a tinsmith in Keewatin.  Miller’s older, siblings were Annie,  Norman  and  Howard.   After William came Donald Herbert who also joined up with the army serving in WW1.  … Read More »

Watson, William

Private William Watson was 44 years old when he enlisted in April 1916. He served for more than two and a half years in Canada and the UK. His oldest son was missing and presumed killed in June 1916 at the Battle of Mount Sorrel. William was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England on 29 February… Read More »

McDonald, John Dougal

John Dougal McDonald was born on 19 August 1890 near Dunvegan in the township of Kenyon in north Glengarry County where the family farmed. His parents were Dougal McDonald and Joanna Buchanan who had married in 1885 in Kenyon. John had two older sisters, Annie Mary (1886-1967) and Catherine Isabel (1888-1919). Sadly Joanna died ten… Read More »

Halliday, Robert Lockie

Robert Lockie Halliday was born on 12 June 1883 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was the first born child of William Halliday who was from Kirkfieldbank and Margaret Lockie who was from Newmains. The couple had married earlier that year in nearby Cambusnethan. Other children born in Hamilton were Marion, Elizabeth, William, Grace, and John…. Read More »

Martin, Angus

According to his attestation papers Angus Martin was born on 22 August 1979 in the Eldon/Belfast area of Prince Edward Island. With two years previous experience with the 17th Field Battery, at the time of his signing of his attestation papers on 24 May 1916 in Kenora, Ontario he had been working as a ‘Gasoline… 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 »