Birthdate/place were obtained from Library and Archives Canada, Service Files of the First World War, 1914-1918 - Canadian Expeditionary Force. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 50 - 17.
Father: Johnston Agnew
Mother: Martha (Readhead) Agnew
Birthdate/place and parents verified through familysearch.org; Ontario Births, 1869-1910; Delayed registrations - 1886 - no 501840-502419. Info on delayed birth registration states that James was the 10th child born to Johnston and Martha Agnew.
JAMES AGNEW
A veteran of the first World War, James Agnew died July 20, 1967 at the age of 80. He was born at Milton, Holton (Halton) County, Ontario. He came to Alberta in 1913 and worked at Beaver Mines in Pincher Creek district. He enlisted in the army during the first World War and served overseas and in Canada for three years. After his discharge he worked in the Pincher Creek area and Claresholm until buying a farm east of Kirkcaldy. He farmed there until 1942 when he moved to Vulcan. He married Mrs. Ruby Scott in 1963. Since his death, Mrs. Agnew has resided at the coast.
This biographical information is from "Wheat County: A History of Vulcan and District", pages 261-262, author unknown. Published by the Vulcan and District Historical Society, Vulcan, Alberta, 1973.
http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=2876224&qryID=0d2a43f2-7002-43eb-8754-4ba9f0c7c7e5
Birthdate/place were obtained from Library and Archives Canada, Service Files of the First World War, 1914-1918 - Canadian Expeditionary Force. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 50 - 17.
Father: Johnston Agnew
Mother: Martha (Readhead) Agnew
Birthdate/place and parents verified through familysearch.org; Ontario Births, 1869-1910; Delayed registrations - 1886 - no 501840-502419. Info on delayed birth registration states that James was the 10th child born to Johnston and Martha Agnew.
JAMES AGNEW
A veteran of the first World War, James Agnew died July 20, 1967 at the age of 80. He was born at Milton, Holton (Halton) County, Ontario. He came to Alberta in 1913 and worked at Beaver Mines in Pincher Creek district. He enlisted in the army during the first World War and served overseas and in Canada for three years. After his discharge he worked in the Pincher Creek area and Claresholm until buying a farm east of Kirkcaldy. He farmed there until 1942 when he moved to Vulcan. He married Mrs. Ruby Scott in 1963. Since his death, Mrs. Agnew has resided at the coast.
This biographical information is from "Wheat County: A History of Vulcan and District", pages 261-262, author unknown. Published by the Vulcan and District Historical Society, Vulcan, Alberta, 1973.
http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=2876224&qryID=0d2a43f2-7002-43eb-8754-4ba9f0c7c7e5
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