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These are the stories of Kenora participants in the First World War.
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Sigurdson, Harold Edward
Private Harold Edward Sigurdson signed up in Port Arthur, Ontario in January 1918 and served overseas with the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish). He returned home to Canada in May 1919. Edward was the only child of Captain Harold and Alice Sigurdson of Kenora, Ontario. He was born in September 1892 and adopted by Harold and… Read More »
Larson, John Alfred
Private John Alfred Larson was the son of Charles August Larson and Emma Matilda Lindquist of Aylsworth Township in northwestern Ontario. Charles was born in Norway and Emma in Sweden. They both immigrated to Canada in the 1870s and settled in the District of Parry Sound, Ontario. They were married in Ryerson Township, District of… Read More »
Cornell, Frederick Charles
Staff Sergeant Frederick Charles Cornell enlisted twice, the first time in January 1915 at age 17. He served in England for a year and he was invalided back to Canada in 1917 due to illness. Frederick was the only son of Joseph and Elizabeth Cornell of Brandon, Manitoba. He and his twin sister Helen Elizabeth… Read More »
Killough, Alexander
Alexander Killough was born on 15 February 1898 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father William Killough was originally from Ireland and had married Mary Brownlie (née Cowie), a young widow with a small daughter Isabella Brownlie, on 29 July 1894 in the District of Milton, Glasgow. Living a few houses apart on Hopehill Road at the… Read More »
Brunsel, George
George Nelson Brunsel, son of Angus and Elizabeth Brunsel was born in Manitoba on 17 February 1873. He came to Rat Portage in 1879. He operated the first boat building company in Rat Portage with his brother Neill located on the lakefront between Main and Matheson street. Between 1899 and 1904 the company built many… Read More »
Komatich, Nick
Private First Class Nick (Nicholas) Komatich was born in St. Anthony, Stearns County, Minnesota on 4 February 1881. He grew up in Stearns County and by the time he was 14 he was working away from home as a farm labourer. He immigrated to Canada in 1911, at age 30, and settled in the town… Read More »
Skene, Alexander Hockley
Alexander Hockley Skene was born on 18 January 1877 in Uxbridge Township, Ontario. His father Alexander Skene was from Turriff, Aberdeenshire in Scotland while his mother Mary Ann Hockley was from Uxbridge where the couple married on 25 September 1873. Farming in the area, Alexander SR and Mary Ann gave birth to nine known children:… Read More »
Dowsett, Charles Phillip
Private Charles Phillip Barton Dowsett enlisted in September 1915 and served for one year in Canada and three years overseas. He returned home in December 1919 with a war bride. Charles was the only son of Russell Eli Dowsett and Annie Laura Heath of Kenora, Ontario. Russell and Annie were both born in Leeds County,… Read More »
