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

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Lambley, Leonard Herbert

Found on the passenger list for the Athenia, 17 year old Leonard Herbert Lambley arrived in Canada on 20 August 1906. Occupation given as farm labourer, according  to the record he had been sent to Canada by his father.  He was next found in Tacoma,  Washington signing a Declaration of Intention on 25 November 1910… Read More »

Gork, Frank

Private Frank Gork was born on 17 April 1895 in Buffalo, New York, the son of German immigrants John Gork and Annie Levandoski. He had two older brothers, Charlie (1890) and Joseph (1893). The family moved to Canada around 1898, John first followed later by his wife and children. They farmed in the RM of… Read More »

Kinney, James Arthur

Although a birth record was not found, by most accounts James Arthur Kinney was born in 1877 on Manitoulin Island, Algoma, Ontario. Both of his parents James Kinney and Malina Johnson were from Prince Edward County in Ontario, the couple marrying on 11 February 1863 in Athol. At the time of the 1871 census the… Read More »

Logan, Ebenezer

Private Ebenezer Logan was married and the father of four children when he enlisted in 1915. He served in Canada for nine months and was discharged for medical reasons. Ebenezer was born on 28 July 1882 in Montreal, Quebec. His parents were James Logan and Catherine (Kate) Cameron. James and Kate were married in Montreal… 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 »

Wark, Arthur Goodwin

Arthur Goodwin Wark was born on 8 August 1884 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. His parents William Wark and Rachel Goodwin, both from Ontario, married on 31 July 1878 in Toronto. The couple gave birth to son Thomas Edward the next year in Toronto where William was working as a labourer. The family then moved… Read More »

Cardinal, Rene Joseph

Private Rene Joseph Cardinal was working for the railroad when he was called up in May 1918, at age 23. He served in Canada until a month after the Armistice. Rene was born on 25 January 1895 in Rat Portage, Ontario. His parents, Jules Hyacinthe Cardinal and Seraphine Charron, were both from Quebec. They had… Read More »

Hayward, Ernest Dee

Ernest Dee Hayward was born on 15 July 1892 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. His parents were Alfred Hayward and Emma Jane Dee. Siblings included: Alfred William (b. 1883), George Harold (b. 1884), Laurence Victor (b. 1888), Violet Eliza (b. 1890), Margaret Ellen (b. 1891), Edwin Claridge (b. 1893), and Noel Stephen (b. 1896). Ernest’s father,… Read More »

McRae, Kenneth Norman

Gunner Kenneth Norman McRae, MM, was a law student when he enlisted in the Canadian Field Artillery in November 1915. He was killed by an artillery shell in September 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive. According to his attestation Kenneth was born 23 August 1893 in Bayfield, Wisconsin. In the 1901 census of Canada he’s… Read More »

McIsaac, Murdock

Murdock McIsaac was born in Little River, Codroy in Newfoundland. Differing dates of birth were given of 8 May 1887 and 8 May 1888 on attestation, and according to his later naturalization and death records, his date of birth was 3 November 1989. He was the son of Alexander C and Isabella McIsaac who farmed… Read More »