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These are the stories of Kenora participants in the First World War.
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According to his attestation papers, Charles Edgar was born on 20 February 1875 in Glasgow, Scotland. With occupation given as telegraph linesman and a sister-in-law back in Scotland as next of kin, Charles signed his attestation papers in Kenora, Ontario on 3 June 1915. He listed 9 years previous military experience with the 1st Royal… Read More »
The name H I Collins appears on the Lake of the Woods Milling Company Roll of Honour as one of the fallen in WW1 from the area. His identity and service could not be confirmed.
Private Phillip Pelly enlisted in July 1916 and served in France and Belgium with the 52nd Battalion. He was invalided back to Canada in March 1918 due to illness. Phillip’s service file records his birth as 10 July 1898 at Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario. He was working in the Kenora area when… Read More »
According to his attestation papers William John Dinnel was born 10 August 1884 in Newton Stewart, Ayrshire, Scotland. His obituary lists his birthdate as 05 August 1883. His parents were William Dinnel (gardener) and Agnes Campbell. At age 25, on 26 December 1908, William married Sarah Jane Young in Glasgow, Scotland. … Read More »
Private Charles Clark Stewart was the son of James Stewart and Euphemia Clark of Dundee, Angus County, Scotland. He was born in Dundee on 30 April 1896 and he had an older brother James and an older sister Euphemia (Effie). At the time of the 1891 census their father was a police constable and by… Read More »
Captain Reverend Allan McDougall McColl was born in Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 28 December 1873. His parents, John McColl and Isabella McDougall, were both from Argyllshire, Scotland and Allan was one of at least nine children. His father was a ship carpenter/shipwright. At the time of the 1901 census Allan was living in Govan,… Read More »
When Canada entered the war on 4 August 1914 the Miner and News in Kenora, Ontario followed the recruiting activities and listed the names of local volunteers. One of the Kenora recruits was Fred Nesbitt, listed in the 12 August issue of the Miner and News as a volunteer with the first Canadian contingent. By… Read More »
Edward Hewitt was born on 5 November 1890 in Gortnamoney, Moira in County Down in northern Ireland. His parents William Hewitt and Mary Ann Costley were both from the area, marrying on 3 April 1888 in Moira. At the time of Edward’s birth William’s occupation was given as ploughman on his birth record while later… Read More »
Charles Frederick Wadman was born on 8 January 1893 in Wingfield (also known as Winkfield), Trowbridge, Worcestershire in England where his family farmed. His father James Wadman was born about 1832 and mother Sarah Elizabeth Couch in 1862. Although a marriage record was not found, a later census suggested that the couple married in 1886…. Read More »
Laurence Sinclair Nicolson was born on 22 April 1888 in Setter, Sandwick Parish, Shetland Islands, Scotland as confirmed by his birth record. His father John Nicolson, a fisherman, was from Hoswick while his mother Margaret Sinclair was from Setter where the couple married on 16 December 1875. Laurence had two known siblings, Davina (1877) and… Read More »
