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

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Harper, John English

John English Harper was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (née Knott/Nutt) Harper. A birth record was not found for John and various birth dates were given in his attestation papers and service files as well as other records: December 1876, November 1878, 18 February 1879 (obituary), 18 February 1881, 28 February 1881 and 18… Read More »

Brownlee, Hugh Edward

Private Hugh Edward Brownlee came from a large farming family in Shawville, Quebec, a village about 60 km northwest of Ottawa. His grandparents had immigrated from Ireland and Scotland and his parents, Joseph and Sarah Jennett, were both born in Quebec. Joseph and Sarah had at least ten children between 1868 and 1886: Sarah, Mary,… Read More »

Carlson, Gustave Edwin

Gustave Edwin Antonius (Gus) Carlson was born on 22 October 1893 in Sundsvall, Västernorrland, Sweden. His father Carl Carlson was from NordingrГҐ in Västernorrland while his mother Sofia Amanda Westmark was from Pitea in Norbotton. The couple had married in Brunno in GudmundrГҐ in Västernorrland in 1888. Over the years Carl’s occupation in Sweden was… Read More »

Chivers, Patrick

Patrick Chivers was born on 17 January 1897 at home at 40 Wilkies Lane in Liff and Benvie in the district of St Peter on the outskirts of the city of Dundee in Scotland. At the time of his birth and up until his enlistment, the spelling of the surname was Shivers. His father Patrick… Read More »

Bunting, John Benjamin

Lance Corporal John Benjamin Bunting joined the Royal Engineers in 1917 and served with the Inland Water Transport section. He spent 18 months in Mesopotamia and returned to Canada in August 1919. John was the oldest son of Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Bunting of North Vancouver, British Columbia. His parents were both born in Derbyshire,… Read More »

Beaton, Cyril Dougal

On March 19, 1893 Cyril Dougal Beaton was born in Keewatin, Ontario. His parents were Dougald Beaton (Scottish ancestry) and Annie Carmody (Irish ancestry) who lived on Ottawa Street in Keewatin. The family had made their home in Keewatin since 1879. Mrs. Annie Beaton was born at Plantagenet, Prescott County in the eastern part of… Read More »

Everard, George William

George William Everard was born Sat. 22 Sept .1894, Bromborough, Cheshire, England.  His father George William Everard was born on Fri. 21 July 1871, Stoneton, Cheshire, England. His mother Mary Ellen Dawber was born in 1868, Liverpool, Wigan, England. They were married summer of 1890, Liverpool, Wigon, England. George’s  Christening date was on Sun. 9… Read More »

Chaloner, Arthur Reginald

Arthur Chaloner was born on October 8 1893 in Lauder, a town located on the CP Railroad southwest of Brandon Manitoba. His parents John Henry Chaloner and Mary Gertrude (Heatley) Chaloner were one of the first resident families to arrive there. They landed in Lauder in 1891 with three children: Louise, who was born in… Read More »

Cromwell, Frank Wellington

Gunner Frank Wellington Cromwell enlisted in March 1917 and served for more than two years in England, France, Belgium and North Russia. He survived the war and returned home to Canada in July 1919. Frank was the son of William Wellington Cromwell and Annie Ellena Hopf of Keewatin, Ontario. William was a cooper like his… Read More »