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The early '20's brought returned soldiers from other parts of the world as well. Jack Ardill, an officer in the Irish army, was a POW and escaped to Holland where he met and married Elizabeth Kole, and came to Canada. Together they rode over a large part of the Peace River country by saddle horse seeking a place that they would like to call home. Finally, they chose a quarter east of Farrell Creek, on the Peace River. They built a beautiful ranch and raised a family of four children, who still live on this land today.

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Ardill, Jack and Elizabeth with their four children and an unknown traveller.
1920
Hudson's Hope, BC