Kenora Great War Project

 

Personal Details
Date of BirthJuly 10, 1889
Place of BirthBear Point, Kenora, Ontario
CountryCanada
Marital StatusSingle
Next of KinGeorge Skeet, father, Bear Point, Kenora, Ontario
Trade / CallingTrapper
ReligionPagan
Service Details
Regimental Number820906
Service RecordLink to Service Record
Battalion141st Battalion
ForceCanadian Expeditionary Force
BranchCanadian Infantry
Enlisted / ConscriptedEnlisted
Place of EnlistmentKenora, Ontario
Address at EnlistmentBear Point, Kenora, Ontario
Date of EnlistmentJuly 10, 1916
Age at Enlistment27
Theatre of ServiceCanada
Death Details

Skeet, Maguire

According to his attestation papers, Maguire Skeet was born on 10 July 1889 at Bear Point on Lake of the Woods, Kenora. He was the son of George and Mawkos Skeet who were both living at the time of attestation. With occupation given as trapper and his father George at Bear Point as next of kin, Maguire enlisted with the 141st Battalion on 11 July 1916 in Kenora. Two of his brothers had also enlisted with the 141st Battalion, Michael on 23rd of June and Peter on the 28th, both in 1916 in Kenora. Having been illegally absent for a period of 21 days, Maguire and his two brothers were struck off strength as deserters on 9 September 1916 in Port Arthur. Nothing further is known about Maguire.

By Judy Thorburn