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Many of the young men were returning home form the 'Great War', which began on the 28th of July 1914 and finished on the 10th of November 1918, and it was a time of great joy and great sorrow. Eight of the young men did not returned. Steven Dunn, George Myall, Dick Graves, Joe Thompson, George Chase, George Graves, Rodger O'Brien and George Waltho. Some of those returning picked up where they left off while others have no record of their living in the area after World War I.2
Steven Dunn Killed in Action.1918
Mather Manitoba Canada
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Steven Dunn Killed In Action4
George W. Myall, reported 'wounded and missing' at the Battle of the Somme Oct. 1916.1915
Mather Manitoba Canada
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George W. Myall, son of Charles and Agnes Myall, enlisted in 1915 and was reported "wounded and missing" at the Battle of the Somme Oct. 1916.6
Dick Graves No Record Killed in Action.1918
Mather Manitoba Canada
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Dick Graves Killed In Action8
Joe Thompson son of Joseph and Helga killed in action..1918
Mather Manitoba Canada
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Joe Thompson son of Joseph and Helga. Killed In Action10
John Bridal was born at Molmur, Ontario in 1882.1918
Mather Manitoba Canada
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John Bridal was born at Molmur, Ontario in 1882. He married Mary Alvinia McEachern in 1928 and they farmed on the east side of Mather until retiring to town in 1946.12
Clarence Daly, better know as Sia.1918
Mather Manitoba Canada
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Clarence Daly, better know as Sia, worked on the home farm with his older brother Arnold until 1916 when he joined the army and went overseas. He was in the Army of Occupation while peace treaties were being signed and came home in May, 1919, when the Strike was on in Winnipeg.Sia bought a Soldier Settlement farm from the government and married Helena Robertson in !921.They had four children, Nora, Gorden, Jack and Beth who died when she was six months old. Sia sang in the choir and the children went to Sunday School which was at two P.M. and the church at three P.M.. At one time in the thirties the Sunday School had a very good orchestra and an average attendance of ninety-nine.
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Arthur Douglas was born in Dauphin1918
Mather Manitoba Canada
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