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German helmet from World War One
1916
Germany

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Five men in Transcona Municipal Office
1914
Munster, Germany

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Angus K. McKinven was born in Scotland. He came to Canada in the early summer of 1912, making Transcona his destination. He had wide clerical experience in the old country and shortly after he arrived here, he entered the office of Town Clerk. At the time of his departure for active service, he held the position of Assistant Secretary-Treasurer to Mr. George Campbell, Town Clerk. He was closely identified with several lodges, being an office bearer of the local lodge of Knights Pythias. He was also a member of the Loyal Orangemen Association lodge in Transcona. Sport claimed his active interest, his favourite pastime being football. He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church in Transcona.

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Pte. Angus McKinven (MacKinven)
31 October 1916
Transcona, Manitoba, Canada

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Pte. Angus Keith McKinven, who had enlisted with Transcona friends Walter Barugh, Chief Halcrow, A.T. Price, and Fred Keen, was taken as a prisoner of war in May 1915. He was interned in Germany at Rennbahn camp, near Munster where he worked from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Conditions in the camp were very poor and many suffered. A fellow prisoner reported that Pte. McKinven had taken a chill and was removed to hospital. He died on Friday, 20th October 1916.

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Pte. F.J. Keen of the Civic 5 has been wounded
7 May 1915
Transcona, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Transcona Times

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Frederick John Keen was born on December 25, 1892 in England. With his father George, Fred came to Transcona and worked as a Health Inspector. He joined the army on September 23, 1914.

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Pte. Keen article
1917
Transcona, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Transcona Times

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Fred Keen was seriously wounded on at least two occasions, as reported in the local newspaper, the Transcona Times:

"Pte. Keen was in Transcona when war was declared and enlisted with the 90th Winnipeg Rifles, in company with the first volunteers from Transcona. In the heavy engagement at Neuve Chapelle he was badly gassed, and was invalided home in the spring of last year."

The Times reported that on the second occasion, Mr. William George Keen received a message from Ottawa as follows:

"Sincerely regret to inform you that 16 Pte. Fred John Keen infantry officially reported admitted to No. 5 British Red Cross Hospital, Villeruex, June 14 wounded left leg severe. Will send further particulars when received."

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Alfred Thomas Price was born on July 4, 1890 in Nottingham, England. He worked as a Municipal Clerk for Transcona. A.T. Price enlisted in the army on September 23, 1914. He died on January 17, 1922.

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Support came quickly from the town's citizens, many of whom were young, unmarried men that worked for the railway. Several were recent British immigrants and native-born Canadians of British decent who were strongly patriotic to King George V and the British Empire, of which the Dominion of Canada was a part.