matthew mcfarlane family

,:J,1annor~,Ontario . 1870 tfJ :Awent

This booklet is compiled in memory of the McFarlin/McFarlane Family whosettled in Marmora, Ontario around 1870.

The iriformation and articles show the dedication, commitment andcontributions made by members of this family, especially in securing peaceandJreedom in both Canada and the United States.

Many people offered time and energy to put this special day together. Thank youto Gerald Belanqer of Marmora for his many hours of researching articlesJrom archival newspapers and providing so much assistance in organizing thisday of recognition. Thank you to Todd Shillington Jrom Holley, New York, whois representing the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War;arrangedfor thepreparation and delivery of a grave marker for Matthew MacFarlin.

This event would not have occurred without the enthusiasm, excitement andspirit ofJoe Kennedy, grandson of Matthew For many years joe has putendless hours into pursuing information about his forefather. Through letterwriting, data gathering, and a little help Jrom his family and friends, joe hasbeen able to realize his dream of bringing so many of us together to celebratethis wonderjulfamily.

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PARTTwv A First World War

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PART~ Family

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PARTgour May they Rest in

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PARTg-WC/ cLetcUJ :Prry Page 71

(McFarlin) McFarlaneJanuary 6, 1839 - November 1, 1917

Born in Welchtown, County Louth IrelandWounded at the Battle oJ Little Round Top

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, JUly 2, 1863

••I!ILeaving Ireland

Serving in the American Civil WarStarting aJamily in Marmora, Ontario, Canada

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In September 1862, Matthew McFarlane enrolled in the140th NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS G COMPANY,

in the service of the United States in the War of Rebellion.He was wounded with gunshot in the left hip during thebattle of Little Round Top, Gettysburg on JUly 2, 1863.

He was honorably discharged at Washington in September 1864.

MATTHEW

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-(McFarlin) McFarlanewas born in the village of Ardbollies Parish, Welchstown,County Louth, Ireland onJanuary 6, 1839. He sailed fromLiverpool onJune 3, 1855 and landed at Castle Garden,New York, September 6, 1855.

On August 30, 1862, Matthewenlisted at Rochester, New Yorkfor a period of three years, in the140th Regiment Company "G"of the Infantry.

On July 2, 1863 theConfederate's observed that LittleRound Top was lightly defended.Colonel Perry led his Alabamian'sin a charge. The Union troopsrecoiled but were quicklyreinforced by the l o" Michigan,the 44th New Yorker's and Lt.Hazlett's 10 pounder ParrotGuns. They opened up on theAlabamian's and if Little RoundTop fell to the Confederates,Cemetery Hill was in danger ofcollapsing. The day would belost since the Union forces hadsuffered heavy casualties attack-ing Oevil's Glen at the foot of

Little Round Top. ConfederateCol. Perry said Little Round Topresembled a volcano in eruption.

Recognizing that the battlefor the high ground of LittleRound Top was touch and go,Colonel Patrick O'Rorke, a recentgraduate of West Point quicklyled the 140th volunteers up theback side to the summit of LittleRound Top. Then, withoutpausing, and with empty rifles,he led his men in a bayonetcharge down the hill. ColonelO'Rorke was killed in one of hefirst volleys. A bullet cut throughhis neck but the men he hadtrained were able to secure theflank and very possibly the battle.At Gettysburg, O'Rorke sacrificedhimself and his men to save theUnion right on Little Round Top.

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Corporal Matthew McFarlanewas in that heroic charge and waswounded. He was subsequentlytransferred to a hospital inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. Afterbeing discharged from the U.S.Army he travelled to Marmora,

. Ontario where he received agrant of land.

In 1876 he married Elizabeth(Eliza) Revoy. They had twelvechildren.

Four of their sons joined theCanadian army during WorldWar I, as well as one of theirgrandsons.

:Jv{idiadMcFarlane(Matthew's fourth son)

Regimental #8567, 2nd Battalionwas wounded by a sniper's bulleton October 19, 1915 at V\.YschaeteRidge, Belgium. Michael lost hiseyesight. Michael died on October7, 1962 at age 70. Michael lieswith his Comrades in the MarmoraVeteran's plot.

$Jsep£McFarlane(Matthew's sixth son)

Regimental #59715, zr Battalionwas wounded on June 13, 1916 atSanctuary Wood, Belgium at age19. One hundred andforty piecesof shrapnel were removed from hisbody. Joseph died onJu/y 7, 1949at age 53. joseph is buried besidehis Veteran Father in the MarmoraCatholic Cemetery.

fifexmuferMcFarlane(Matthew's fifth son)

Regimental# 1093357, 254'hBattalion was killed in action atPaschendale Ridge, Belgium onNovember 11, 1917, at age 23.Alex has no known grave. Hisname is inscribed on the MennenGate Memorial in Belgium.

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JanteJMcFarlane(Matthew's third son)

Regimental #4022016, 1" DepotBattalion. [ames was born withtwo club feet and walked with alimp. james died on February 24,1946 at age 46. He is buried inthe Marmora Protestant Cemetery.

c:L~Reed(Matthew's grandson)

Served in World War I.Regimental # 111583, served withthe Canadian Force in 1915.

:Jy(attIieuJMcFarlane(Matthew's second son)

Served in the 9fh Marine Battalion,u.s.A. and was wounded in thePhilippine War of 1904. Matthewdied on August 20, 1925 at age 39.

-Five of Matthew's grandsons

joined the Canadian Armed

Forces during World War 11.

They were: Pte. Alex Reed,

Sargent Wilfred Dobson,

Pte. John F. Kennedy, Pte. Joseph

Kennedy, and Able Seaman

Harry Linney.

Two of Matthews's great-

grandsons served in the United

States Military. Sargent Dennis

George served in Vietnam, South

East Asia Conflict, United States

Air Force 1965-1 969, and Brian

Francis served in the United

States Marine Corps. 1978 -1 982.

Compiled by Matthew's grandson,joseph F Kennedy

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MATTHEW

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MATTHEW MC FARLln,"MARYORA,OHT.,CANADA:

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hCT OF APRIL 1Q _ 19~n~lJn

DECLARATION FOR WIDOW'S PENSION. NOTICE,_Thh can ~ u<cutnll·cr"tt a Not:HY J'uhtic. JU\li« 01 tll( I'C:I.(.(o or" Cuurt 01 nCl::Cul, Of 1ny offi((r

duty qu"litie,j to :acimini$trt oil:llu.

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MATTHEW

Children & Grandchildren of

:Jv{attIieuJ 6- cllzabei£McFarlane

Matthew McFarlane, 1839 Elizabeth Revoy, 1856

1878 :Jy[inn.i'&. Married Ben Revoy

- Raised Ted Criely and Mary Logan

1880 Cllzafje!£· Married joke Reid- Edna (fohnson), Liota (Ruthven), Charlie, Alex, Lyman

1882 Johu. Married Effie- Goldy (Ellis), Alex, Almer, Gordon, Edna (May)

1884 C~· Married Harry Lenney- Mary (Logan), Charlie, Harry, Grace (George)

1890

1892 Married Helen

Grace George

Wiljred Dobson

joyce Cain

Ken McFarlane

Marjory Dineen

John Kennedy

joseph Kennedy

George Kennedy

Robert Kennedy

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1886 :Jy[attIiew1888 fi~· Married Charlie Dobson

- jack, Wiljred,joyce (Cain), Zena (Singleton)

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-Ken

1894 fitexmufer1895 JoSep£. Married Olive

- Leon

1898 CfranciJ· Married FredJennings- Marjorie (Dineen), Thelma (Hughes)

1902 figneJ · Married George Kennedy- Betty (Francis), [ohn, joseph, George, Robert, Richard, Charlie

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~A First World War

A FIRST WORLD WAR FAMILY •

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A First World WarCft-·-.~~.,.At the beginning of World War I, Canada's population was7]04,000. Over 619,000 young men enrolled in the Armybetween 1914 -1918 of which 424,589 proceeded to gooverseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (C.E.F).Close to 52,000 were killed in action (K.I.A.) or died by1922 of wounds related to the war.

From a local scene, Marmora'spopulation was 900 at thebeginning of the war. Over 120men from Marmora and over 36from Deloro enlisted for overseasduty. Of these totals, 28 veteransfrom Marmora and 9 from Delorowould be buried in foreign soil.

From a singular randomlyselected household, we would liketo profile the effects that WorldWar I had on the McFarlanefamily of Marmora.

Matthew McFarlane was bornon January 6, 1839 in CountyLouth, Ireland. The familyimmigrated to the United Stateswhen he was very young. OnAugust 30, 1862, Matthew

enlisted at Rochester, New York,for a three year period, in the140th Regiment Company "G" ofthe Infantry. He was transferredto the Invalid Corps on April 3,1864. Matthew was releasedfrom his duties and a few yearslater made his way to Canada. By1870c he had purchased a smallfarm north of Marmora throughthe Soldiers Commission of theCivil War. While in Marmora hemarried Elizabeth (Eliza) Revoy,the daughter of Francis Revoy andMinerva Clarke. Together theyraised 7 sons and 6 daughters.Matthew died on November I,1917 and Elizabeth died onJanuary 25, 1925.

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A FIRST WORLD WAR FAMILY

Four of Matthew and Elizabeth'ssons would serve in the militaryduring World War I; james, Michaellgnanus, Alexander Mitchell andJoseph Henry.

jarnes A. McFarlane was bornin July 1890. James served as aprivate. [ames received an earlydischarge in August 1918 due tomedical problems and therefore,did not see action overseas.

Michael lgnatius McFarlanewas born on July 26, 1892. Hewas one of the first to enlist in theFirst World War from Marmora.Michael served with the 2nd

Battalion on the C.E.F. He wasseriously wounded on October 21,1915 and lost his eyesight as aresult. While in England hemarried Helen Lamond and theystayed there until 1946. Michaellater worked as a physiotherapistat the Christie Street Hospital andEuclid Hall in Toronto. Michaeldied on October 7, 1962 and isburied at the Marmora ProtestantCemetery in the Legion plots.

Prior to losing his eyesight,Michael wrote a letter home to hisparents. The letter appeared in theMarmora Herald on December 3,

1914:"the great German shells tearholes in the ground as big as ahouse, for you must rememberthey weigh 1500 pounds. Theydo not kill very ma11)lfor theysink in the ground too Jar butthe noise of the explosion deaf- .ens the soldiers and some areJound dead from concussions oJthe brain after the explosionsoJ a "jack.johnstcm" as they arecalled. Well] must close forthis time. Give my love to all."

Alexander Mitchell McFarlanewas born 1894. Alexanderenlisted with the 21st Battalion ofthe C.E.F. Alexander was K.I.A.on November 12, 1917 at theBattle of Passchendaele. Duringthe Battle 2,982 Canadian men

.were killed. Alexander's name isinscribed on Panel 26 along withover 56,000 names of men whohave no known grave, at theMennin-Gate Memorial, Iper,West-Vlaanderen, Beligium.Alexander wrote his father a letterfrom Seaford, Sussex, Englandand it appeared in the MarmoraHerald, dated December 20,

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1917:"Well Dad, we all had a box

from the Marmora Women'sInstitute and you may be surewe were all very pleased to getthem. I guess the Marmoraladies haven't forqotten us aswe were the last Battalion toleave Canada. "

[oseph Henry McFarlane wasborn on May 16, 1896. Josephenlisted on November 13, 1914and served as a Gunner with the39th Reserveof the 21SI Battalionof the C.E.F He was seriouslywounded at Hill 60 during theBattle of the Hooge in front ofEpres on June 13, 1916. It wasMarmora's Percy Gray (Sr)whocarried [oseph to safety after hewas wounded in the trenches tothe Granville Canadian SpecialField Hospital. While in thehospitals overseasat Boulogneand Yorkshire, he had over 140pieces of shrapnel removed fromhis left arm, thigh and left leg.Joseph married Olive MyrtleTurcotte on September 1923 atNorth Bay,Ontario. Joseph diedby himself in his small trailerlocated at Crowe Lake on July 8,1949.

-On December 13,1917

the Marmora Herald wrote thefollowing:

"Pte.Alex McFarlane, son ofMrs. McFarlane, has beenreported killed in action. 1Wobrothers had previously beenseriously injured, Michaellosing his sight andJosephbeing discharged as unfit forservice owing to wounds inhis ann and leg. The bereavedfamily have the sympathy ofthe community in their sorrow. "

On February 20, 1919,the Marmora Herald wrote thefollowing account:

"MrJoseph McFarlane washome over the week-end.On his return to Toronto heexpected to undergo anotheroperationfor the removal ofshrapnel, which has beenlodged in his body ever sincehe was wounded in action atthe Front a couple of yearsago."

Due to the efforts of the"Sons of Union Veterans of theAmerican Civil War" and theOntario Government's Veteran'sAffairs "Last Post Fund" two

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previously unmarked militarygravesites belonging to Matthewand his son, Joseph Henry willnow have military markersinstalled in June 2001.

Researched by:Gerald BelangerBox 431, Marmora,Ontario KOK 2MO

••PATRIOTIC RAlLY

Marmorn Gim Great Send·Off ToVoIunteers-:-Fine PrO~rilnl!lle

Given' 10 . fhl!

rh~·-l\atdot.i~u: o! l[arUl':Jrtl iUlt,"icinity wailS dcauly l1(:maus~":ltcd.a\I~C 01" "~II,which w~s belli QDW~ll'ne~~lt\~"N·,iiiili;;.N'O\',llth.:lo hIll fl\t~·W·!t to UII': \"oluQtcn~ .to the ACco'IJllcOOUU;::l,:ht. OI.lC proot ot :Chi! lHl.trloUoc~a.ut: ~\'hl<;h lweTaU, .\\"~ tbe la..ri:eandlcncc wlljc:b pacncdtue haIr to th"tloo~. it} ,!I"tlitc 0' the lQ(;fcm",nt wcn..thcr.Th~aliter proof WM the fact that ACtceu\:oluulccr~were eurollt-tl to Jl:!a-.'e ~ta.t'·mor~:on the rotlowio;; m~rDin:.

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be.tl onClC'tl tbefr"sc:ilcn, Glut "l1~e" I:DCCCJV~f'" (or"ttle E"!U[lirc iu tbtf battlefront.: ..

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.tic. t~.,bre.kl~" .al 01tiosilUtle ••. U.olso d•• efibed 11I;uOIbtr01pl~ec"'\"h(rhilre tte<}u(>ntl)' '~~lltioaC(l hl {l~smtchC:l.IJ~ nls.o 01\\'0 Ulnar iQch1eDt~" to "howthe intenso ·Io~~tllt~·luul (l'"nlhu~"I•• m: otilte I",oplc of tu. Urill.h 101•• ,An,l at.'"so",e.bo\fl.~ Ibo t,.achery of i:l.,"'OUj'.

Cat. Poritou~ ot ne!le~lUc, .1110 ~A\'Of\Q 4ddrQd :LD.(1.rne AudleDec sat ulIbo"Qh .nlr.accd exe rlll. tor: :f••que.1bu•• ts 0/ .pplau... He niisdi:lho ne (Iyot t'hc' F.mlltrc arid the ean, ror ,:\t<rUlct.'IlHl ~crTlcc~" both "1»),tholo ~ho.:o tothe troilt AtHl thottC- J!'Vho'itay 'at hOlne," mile mere rCill"t;o ctl.~h· 'OTlQof hlojhcnrcrs. "

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ODe o~ the fo.tctC'!tLing (~a.turr.~ or thtc:vcntu;f \f:L4 a t'rt~QbUOn to (be- ~ol·cotec~. Etlctt o"ne- \\"15 J:h'C:u AD'cn\'t~.CI)l: wtU," ll" nve lloUir 11;11, W11~t"·,\tchc!I h(\L1atsc IJtt'Q o'ftlerctl tOL" ('~1IODC, but uQfortuui.Cc.:Iy tbcr ~licl !Jotttrrft"c In thue, \:>,;t )\'UI bC .Cot\t'Olr<1ecl.a,i~ooo as t.h~y .:l!rln·, )tt; ceo. Jollti!ll,the oatl' IUl\rdc(t·U4\O fa the l,o\rtl', wo.preSf'ntcd ~.-ith an IMUr~q~o poHey tor'1.000, ltt ..,!I 3hrg3.n:t raG:Tco atsc pre-!\tQt~ll Cl\.ch \'olul)t«r wJth 11cara.:1t1oa.

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(Nov. 12, 1914,)

The patriotism of Marmora andvicinity was doubly demonstratedat the big rally which was heldhere last evening, Nov, 11th, to bidfarewell to the volunteers of thesecond contingent. One proof ofthe patriotic feeling which prevailswas the large audience which pack-ed the Town Hall. The oth~r wasthe fact that fifteen volunteerswere enrolled to leave Marmora the'fo1l0wing morning, They were:Herbert Simpson, Percy Gray, Geo.Webb, Jas. Bews, Jas. Simpson, J,Cross, Joe McFarlin, Oeo. Wright,jr., Frank Smith, Jas. Blackburn,John West, J. F, Tucker, Geo.Johns, David Emmorey, PatricMarvin. There was a splendidprogram of music and addresses,while a number of children tookpart dressed in the costume of Bel-gian children. Miss MargaretPearce and Master Willie Sweetgave recitations which were hearti-ly applauded. Each volunteer wasgiven an envelope with a $5, bill init and Mr. Geo. Johns, the onlymarried man in the party was pre-sented with an insurance policy for$1.000. Wrist watches had beenordered but did not arrive in timefor the presentation but will berewarded as soon as they arrive.:!vrarmora Ora:::flge Lodge pesentedtwelve of the boys with a neatpocket New Testament printed onIndia paper and bound in khakicolored leather. The boys leftthis morning for Kingston, Capt.Bleecker accompanying them asfar as Belleville.

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-PRIVATE MICIIAEL McFARLANE

Medic_al_R_e_p_o_rt_o_ll_a_ll __ Invalid. 64~~:~./1'1o

Station __ ......ir""cu:nlCdL<;O>tIlL.. __ .·•· ...;.;L4~ ~etDate __ -"J.u1l.J.1¥-7.. 19tb, 1916.

1. Unit. 2nd Battn. S. Age last birthday 23.

, Regimental N08567. {

On August 9/1914.6. Enlisted,t 11al'mora, Ontario.

7. Former Trade! Firemen, Locomotive.or Occupation,

,), Rank Private.l{cFARLANE, M.J.A. Name

S. Disability.

Total Blindness.

Statement of Case.

Xol<:.-The anS1ccrs to the, foilowillg1 qUe!!i()1If, arc 10 be fi.lled in by the Officer in medical "zarge oftbc case. 111 anS1tlcrjlfg them he will carefully discriminate bdU!un the man's ",!.Suppor(ed statements and~ideJtcc recorded it, Irii military and malical documents. He will also carefully di$lin,~u£sh taus' t!nfird}' duoto :!cnercal disl1flSC,

9. Date of origin er disability. Bullet ,VOUJldthrough both eyes.

10. Place of origin of disability. Wyschaete.

11. Give conciselv the essential facts of thehistory of the disability, noting entrieson the Medical History Sheet bearingon the case.

While on sentry duty, he was 'Roundedby a rifle bullet, which entered lefteye and passed out through right eye,destroying both eyes.

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PRIVATE JOSEI'H l\1cFARLlN

ATTESTATION PAPER. No. .:f--:'? /' j"Fdlo.

C/\NAD[i\N OVER·SEAS EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

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C~h'Hll<1Ul" M<::,U~I om~~r1.'1(If l:;:.I"I'l1'l H><'I$.!I,Q ~~f:;:i:..~,.,,,.';I1'~~ht~ it\' tom. wll(',... !t:-~ '(\'>~n Mko(twt'l<!Il:M Ut M11 {lf~~lC;'i'1t~trfl<::1:l. "U.v.:iI to. ~Il~ tI.:rt..'HI.~dr::;<:ct. t.,t U.18 Irlf<ll'Ir,,,U., •• (;! !~.,.:\(l(trsl'l'l"tV{U(rd.

CERTIFICATE OF MEl.HCAL EXAMINATION.

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Surname. C1JrisLh'm Ncure.

MEDICAL CASE SIiEET.

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..vrrnv Form 8. I;').~ Cnn.ida.

l':'" 21at B".tt>l].ion

Date 3rd Oecel~bFJr 1'}16.·11. (,40 -J!l ~"')?I

.t7f'V-X> 5· Age Ias , birthday 19. ',) 1{on November 'tith- 1914.

~' Enlisted 1 '\at Marmora, Onturio.

i· Former Trade: WeiGht Atten1ant 1n SilverQ{ Occupation i

3maltar.

He!~ime"t:':.l ~:11. 59715.~J. Ilook Privati;_I_ ~al1ll!~J.

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8. Disability.

l!ultiple s.»,

Statement of Case.

Nr>lt.·-Th~ lJlmi.'e's IQ the fcl1w':.i·IJ:g 1'U$!l\JiU ar-: !<J ite .lillui in by 1/" Officer i" metiilal clttlrge of :JJ! CII1I.lit tllf,S:U: :!If.: !fU'1l !U tt-iil CM(J"I~v Ji3(./imi.ur(, b(~;;:~n~he man's nltsI"po,{ta. sttl(muuts :"vul. tfJia'o:c;! rwmlt'A1 in Iris.Huff/M'}, jJUd JI/(;;ff(l{ .{ClUtlltms. He ((}iIl "h!] (a:-:j:,f; .•.• (;:,(i"g!lish cases IIIli,dX :.IlIe to u(;UTColt f/uelHt,

9. Date of ut'i~," cf disabdity. June 13th 1915.

Hill 60.

11. Give concisely the esSt:nti:d Iacts of thehistory or the di~\hili\y. Ilotin~ entricfon the Medical History Sheet bearin-,on the case.

While 1n the trenches \Tas hit by piecesof shr apne'L 1'r.otl\ a :rifle grenade, Ln lef·t;

11:->.nd, left am :;1nl both thiChs. Little finger 7/.'.:3 baily d~ln:l:;ci 'J1iUrolrim'il phalanx of 31"·i finc;er "fa:; t'ractunl'i.June 24th 1916 'lt No. 14 Gener:)]. 1-[089i tal, Boulocne, little finGer (left'1"S "";lputate1 :'111uune r ou a pieces of shra)nel' were r emoved, September5tl.l 10115 ha I .inothc r o;Jer;\tion for re:'lo".:U of shrapnel from left I'l!';.lt n.lI.I. Halifax, 1ort,:)llire. Tlle ',10\101,at ;;ointof X<lputation of littlefinger iiseb?,rgei until "bout Sept. 2:)th 1916. Several pieces of bonecuie out , Hf'll ,,"veral :ir.,..i.n::t;,;e tubes in lees until July 6th 1916.X n:\Y ro,'ort, Nov, l'7tl.l 1916. Numerous fragments ol' :Jhrapne1 in leftforeurm, and hand !ln1 left thi!9J., :·.1ao fr'1ctun: of b-rae of proxil-la].!!ilJ.l",nJ: of 3rl fill'Jer >!ittl iiljury to joint.

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II'(::~M~/.tr:;;{J :,t Ki~m if: nil cescs It:hm buc.; of ror earm nedr el bow, One .Lw~,:.,~~(;;k:l/tJ:;> d1s!~~:~{j'.tl'l~lt!nt Clf fl·(. scar ac ro as er'ont 0 r [oredxl,l. r1w,lcr0Us. :small SC:lr.Bon hand and fingers.. Numerous pieces 0

sl1rll(ln'!l still l'reS??t., . IrX:/:lPll:~r [Jo",ter~<?r scar (\t site of 1!Jnplltntiof·1.ittle finGer. Left Leg. Hany healei ec ar s on back "-'d extern:.l.lsu r rac e 0 f bi.ii.J!l fro'~ ~p to J~nee) three 0 f :1hicll were from o,:er~tiol\,

ri ht butt.vck , These do not eau.re 'lIlY inconvenience.Defor,ni t~, Left :Jani. Tile il1ie:( f;j.nzer is 'che onlj: one he C:\l1 no re

freely. M.iiJJ.il and rillS finger semi-flexed., latter bein,::; anky Loae d\1; m')t;\car]o p!\al·mc,,:0. noint. iIIrist movement - cood. Left littleCinITer :'mnuttrte:l throu::;h proximal pU:3l,illK. Left leg. No trouble but

~ -, tenhrness it! po?litSillsp::\ce.'.,. u the (hsabiHty i':io an injury, \~<U.. Ye3.

If caused .Yea,

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f.l) on duty?

Yes.

:~' W;1S:l. CQart 01 Inquiry held Qr'! theill~ur}'~

Yes.16. \\':t~:\1I vperntiou ~rf~)rme!l? If so,

wh:tt;T-:;o..For r emoval, of ::Ihra:'o'!l ~n·i

3llIpllt'\tion 1ittle fin,:er.'7, If aot, wna an operation advised and No.

decliced '

t~, ir: fd.:-e "1 !(I!:~ er dr~~J'4 :c#it, !s theless QC teeth the result oi wounds. iujuryer «liseasc. dircctlv" :anributabl •c toactive ser v .ce ? •

Not :'p[,lic:lble.

(if) Fi! for duty ? !~o.

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Officerjn medi,qpcharge of case,

f!. .. ""';·-·;:".1 "~,·{·,,lf ~,( th,' f"'f'\: 1,,1 """'"1'''«"''' (.,( ~h~"~,::~:):~.:~i~;(~i~'~~l::~ thf;r!.~with.

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This is retypedjrom an article printed in the Marmora Herald,

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Presentation to:Pte. Josepli :Jv{cFnrllru

Pte. Jas. McFarlin, who enlisted inMarmora about twenty-sevenmonths ago and was woundedlast summer returned home onMonday. On his arrival in theVillage a large number of citizensand the children of the public andseparate schools marched in abody to the Royal Hotel cornerwhere they greeted him withcheers and the waving of flags.Wednesday evening a publicmeeting was held in the TownHall with Mr. George MacQueen,president of Marmora PatrioticSociety presiding. Other speakerswere Rev. C. M. Harris, Rev. W. P.

Woodger and Mr. F S. Pearce.Pte. McFarIin was presented witha handsome pair of militarybrushes and a twenty dollar goldpiece on behalf of the citizensand Patriotic Society.

Mr. F S. Pearce read thefollowing address:"PrivateJoseph McFarlin, No.50715, Machine Gun Section, 21"

Battalion, Canadian ExpeditionaryForces

YourJellow citizens oJ Marmorawish to take this opportunity towelcome you home from the war.They haveJollowed with muchinterest the movements oJyourselfand the other Marmora bays oJ theOverseas Forces,from the date oJenlistment down to the presenttime. It seems scarcely possiblethat twenty-seven months havepassed since you joined the Colors".

Signed on behalf of theCitizens of Marmora.

R. T. Gray Reeve,Marmora Village

Geo. MacQueen,President, MarmoraPatriotic Society

Pte. McFarIin expressed hisappreciation of the gifts and thereception tendered him by thepeople of Marmora in a verycapable manner. His addresspleased and surprised theaudience and increased theesteem in which the speaker isheld.


Alexander Mcrariane's letter to his mother. August 11, 1917(Page One)

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TheJollowing is typedJrom a letter (see page 32 & 34)sent from Alexander McFarlane on August 11, 1917 whileserving in the 254lh Battalion. Alexander was killed in actionat Paschendake Ridge, Belgium on November 11, 1917,age 23 years. He has no known grave. His name is inscribedon the Mennen Gate Memorial in Belgium.

Just a short letter to let you knowI am alive and well hope you areall the same at home. WellMother I suppose you thought - Iwas dead. I guess I have neverwritten you since I came here butI have written to Agness so Ithought it was wall the same butI know how it is to get a letteryourself as I know what a letteris now. I didn't used to know inCivil life. is Father home now oris he still in Kingston. I hope heis some better as Annie said inher letter that Father Murtagh hadanointed him for death. I had 2letters from her one she wrote inPeterbro and one at home. Shesent me 2 maple leaves and I tellyou I was sure pleased to hearfrom her and also to get themmaple leaves. I also had a letterfrom Agness and Edna Reid.When Agness was in Havelockand one from Alice. Well Motherwe had a big day her to-day.There was all kinds of drill racesgames jumping and etc. Wehad boys here from all parts of

England and you may be sure wewere very glad to have a holidayand to-morrow is Sunday. Wewill have a good rest. There are alot of the Marmora boys here andyou maybe sure I was very gladto see them. They are PercyGrey, harold Osborne, DavidMcCann, Jack Froats and LloydSimmons and I must say they arefine boys. I must write to Fatherone of these days as I have onlywritten him 2 letters since I cameover and I suppose he will think Iam dead. All the Marmora boysgot a box from the MarmoraWomens Institute. Contentswere 1 pair socks 2 pkgs playerscigarettes 1 plug old .... and oneplug of chewing tobacco and youmay be sure we were very glad toget some Canadian tobacco aswe have to pay such a fancy pricefor Can. Tobacco here and wecan't afford it. Well Mother I hada card from Michael to day withhis picture and it is sure a goodone he looks fine now and is outto Devonshire for his holiday andI guess he feels so much better ashe puts his whole mind in his,

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Alexander Mcrariane's letter to his mother. August 11, 1917(Page Tivo)

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study and is doing very good atit. I'm wishing you could sendme some money as [ think [ canget another pass in about amonth and they won't give usany money only just what iscoming to us and that is only$9.40 a month so [wish youcould send me about $5 that is ifyou spare it hardly, you know Ihate to write home for moneybut you see [ very near have to.Well Mother guess I will have toclose for this time as I have toldyou all the news for this time,trusting in God you are all well.

Alexander McFarlane's letterto his mother. August 11, 1917

(Page Three)

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AddressDcoy6th Can. Reserve BattnSeaJord Sussex

Loving son AlexLove to all.

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CANAOIAN WAR CONTlNGENTASSOCIATION

Alexander McFarlane's last letter to his mother,dated October 26, 1917, sixteen days before he was killed in action.

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PRIVATEJAMES McFARl.ANE

Proceedings on Discharge.

(When forwarded for confirmation these proceedings should be accompanied bythe documents specified on fourth page). .

No. 4022016

Rank Private

Surname ~.Q.F~~ .Christian Name ._ .1!im.e. 9 . .Non:_Tb& nesne w,WIt acn. 4trlc:t.l.y ",tu!' tbat IHI "'lIlt.tUlOAt <mJtaI:Mn,Ga lu~u •• tb by .vtboMtr.

Corps (Squadron. Battery or Company) H.'~.S. 1st Depot Bn, t E. 0.3. •.

Date of Discharge August 7th, 1918. (Place of Discharge Barriefielc Camp, Ont.,I. DESCRIPTION AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE.

Intended place of 1 .hia.rmorat

Ont ..•residence I

;1'0 ~ p=:;:!.~uyM J

1 month s.

4 ... Inche s.

Descriptive MarksAge. ....?§... . ' rears.Height.. 5 Ieee .._..

Complexion FairEyes Hazel

'Hair BrO'NO

Trade Butler

Two club feet.

~e~ica1ly u~fit for further service."llth. iL O. 529 of 7/5/113 and, 3 ",D,44-~.C.-867 of S/8/18.

\ 3. Conduct and chuructcr while in the service have been, according to the records, etc.

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I ~4. Special qualifications (or employment in civil life. (Vide para. 332, K. R. & 0.,)c;~I

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week's Issue we WHe unable to glve Q

wore extended account or the Snppc~&0.1 Reception ~i nu ou Dec. g r d b y tl'":darmorlL Soldier, '\\"<J1c~Ole Lc.~ne tothe men ",bo eDli.tcd here (or O~H'sea" service in the Gn:at War. Asstatr-d in our torrnnr brier report thesupper which was rtlrol~l>l·d br caterer'Fbos. Potrs was a most creditable (Deand 'HR thoroug b lv enjoyed by ailthose who were able to be present.

Owlng to an untcr runate brcasdcwn01 tbelr motor car a short, dtst auce O\Tt

at J3clltl~llle tbe members ot Sprngg'sOrchestra bad to scud hac for anothercar, and because 01 this una rotdahledelay the orcnestra <11(1not reach Mnr·mora uo t] l alter nioe thirty.

Tbe lVelcome Lpagne,Rec{'plionCom'tnIU~" took a d vs ot~se 01 the ,,·:tit ho wever to preseot a number 01 diploma',rings RDd Iocket s to ~etnroed men wb o

had not a lree d y r~c"ir!,d t lietn . TIl<J~eiucluded tbe following: Capt. Ya tes,Dclnro, Corp. H. F. Buchanuu, PtC'. F,TJ. Grn nt, !;;g,t;'I;~I'tyG;rtl);!; FtC', HHbYntton. Corp. nor ss-u. Staff Sgt, J.West, Sap. S. La ycock, Sap .. J. T. Ru-pert, Pte. WilI.or Bed or e, Pte. Jns.Nob"., Corp. John Gibb~. Pte. Wm.Gawley, Pte, IiNbert Wrlgbt. Sgt, W.G. Ker r, Pte, ~!"t. ;ucG.r<ey, Ftr,IAAac '''right., Sgt .. Sub-Licut. F . .T,~i~I;le. Pte. CJ;t!tOD no~e. Pt~. Wilbur.J. Croola·!~ht. 1't... Fred ReYDol<1.,Corp', A. Arcbr-r. Pte. A. Bilrtlctt, SSt.IV. t .Colt~rcl. PIe. Harold :Il'c\\'illiaw.Pte. D€,l)n!~ Li"I~au, Pte. H. A. South·wort h, Sil!. Eric Halt, Pte . Job n ~eill,S~p.,p, E. Wiley, Pte. Harold Osborne,La nce-cor p. Doss Crcn kr Ig hr . Pte. H.H:\fr·i~. . In mc mor ia m >-lJtC'. J os.Revuokls.

The pe-ople ot )!antlorn To wnstupa nd !'.larmora <loll Ire lor o YinaJc;u~ b a verenscn Ior a jll!"tiF.alJle plhl,' iD the>men who cn lis t cd UHe. Over 1(>0,('I·uut ecre d ror ~O\'('r~€'f'~Sser vicc. Ove r ~Owe're trport(;t1 3010ng the woundr-d , 12made the =upremc sacrlftce.

-Tb e pccple 0( 'fal'morn To wn s h ip

RD<1Mar·l!.wra n nd Dcloro Yillag-s haverea sou for 11 jtl~t!tiablc pr itle In thpmen who r-nlisted here. OYer 1(.(1 \'01,uutecred ior overseas service. 0 "er 20were reported among the wounded, 11made the supr enie ~a~l·ificc.

AwC'o;! t no se present on \\-etlue~(h)'uigbt Ins Pte;~lic.hmd l\!cFarlnnc:"boW~S9!leoftpe: tir~t, H not the \'t>ry l1rsfiriK~"tQ~tlhstfrom Mrmnota; {r;eti.~ui~tJ;l .~eH'·al himl b~~tles 011tue tW~~te'i-DrtG!lt.al\ti (hning oce or ~he"eeDgagcUl~nts be bad tbe great UII!-ronunc to lose his f'y~.ight. "fr. Mc·Farlaue ~pe~l;s lu tbe hi~h~>t terms ofthe 'p!cullh1 work that haR bCCD aJld isbein~' (lnlH! tor bliud sotd ier s ::.)' tiH~famo'" Hotel at ~t. Du usta n, w b icbhas b"('" ."0 ab l y atl.l·(·mcicntl~· fo·nrl'cdby Sir ..\rthl1r Pe a r sc n. It \~f\~ t her etht\t he wu s gh'cn vn r lo u s c o nr ses (If

tr<liu!u~, lllClthlillg O1(U:!-!~gc a nd ~ype·\\'Titio;:. winu inu sovcrn l di ploms s , Hehas a lso ccmptr-t ed the CAlli SP. in BrrdJ:(:'o

the marvellous s y su u; of raised ~~'l'elOT tee hliud ,

D'lri~~ tbe evenmz ~Jr. )rcFarl~D"."Irlh pr~.~cn·t:Cil:,dth n ~:,,·d~1 t oke n 0'

;c~tttt1i~Y8t.he term of no fi~lc <,('all(';\lliefCl;~~\)b;q~. r r \\ hiC"h be e x pr es scd h j •.

r ••.ckuo\'\·;~<.,lSc-ItH!Ut i n a l\1'ie-.r a ml •r- (;r~

int€n·!?'lin~ a<l(ir('~s dtl)il1~ whlcb lie a lso r('r€rr~(' tu souie of uis ('xperi(':)\f"~\\'b::~ at St. Duustau's and ~lH'wht:'rf'in Englau,l aud Ir cla s d .

There are Jew. if any. r;'lmi:il:: injtar~(lra wuo ha vc such a fine recordet service {luring n.c war o s tLe ;'\lc-fnrl."!.ne (ami:y_ onc je; ("I~T'It cin!i~' :l:i-prl"....s,~r{l wu u u.e (-hCtry oplitl.li';;! uutlin<lomit:thk coura cc s ho wn Ly j\!r.7IlcF<1rlno(', nun his. ((·1!('!w ('i~~l('l)!-

\\'!rf! gl:1d of L1w 01'po\t:lnj~Y'.'f \\"t:lcc~-lug hil"J t}:t<.:\\ to ~,I:.HI!.)(,ra.

Marmora Herald,December 11, 1919

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MARMORA'S WAR VETERANS

!'!<iri!l~ra·:d~.1!"Veterans f'ro.t~. JobuJ'cccey, :FrtdPt·eDCY. MlcbJeiGrunt, Fl"!.okGT4Y. PeroyG,aord. u. E.(Haord. C!l8.rluG'Ada.y, E. M.Grn.r. LoroeUutcb[Q~OJl. JcbaHlckey, J. Wt-treeHnrtley. Gecrge !toHolt. Eric.reuee, Georg",Jcues, St-e'90&:-tJocel'l.. EcbertJo!lose:, JohDJot:,o., H. !'.JOt::lston, BrlJ::e.rOQ~!, C!Utotdi\:err. Geor:l{eLaye ee, !'••ckLeery. E. W.t&yeeck, S.tc:.eeJt.4trdt Jo~n J.Loo.gb. Stewt.rtLloyd, l5e!ljar:niDLoog, Earold C.MeWUII.",., !:torol4;,[.WIII'omo. a.cryMC!Droy, Geor,.ZlCeElbtDey, WtUiamHcC.nem. Do.aiclltCC&DD. D&yidr.lcC•• :. Job •:.!cQclgge, T!>o",uM.Farl:lne. Jaones

JfCF •.rlane. JONpbr.;r.Fulall4, ¥iebulMeTagRarl, S. T.Mltc.hell. NonnanYC'pb),. \vUII.m~Qri'~},. EVfrard:4u:pby, Chutes!{aylet, NorQla:JN'z.yler. Ha.rold!Sayll:f. itobe:'t:\obe!. Ja:e.,~obes. C~a:J~!£~C!m. J'~!JE'pbocoeucr, 'b.rlO·~~ei!l.Jo!el'bfJsb~:-!le. ::3.[ch1Oti,e:-, T:on:asPe~!"ct: H. R.~etc"!"J), A.Rupe:-t. !rTiSl T.Rupert, Cla}·tCtu3el;!.:. WUll1z::::1. ~..z.?~1·llo1d5. Jese l=!l1tty(l~!ds. Fre<!~cs(:, Clintoa

51ssoc, !lar:t'e).Steaoe, an~ard s.Scuonetd, E.Stanaone, Floyd-SlDlc::o:J~. FredSoell, RcyScarpe • .a&lOldE.ba;:ope. Geeeae Mo.Sdlycb. GeorgeSoUt!1wcrtb, Robe~'Tn ylcr , ~~lItledTi\ylor, L'e51itlTe::iot:l. Ylnc!:otTo", e. G. C.l'::;cker,lawe:\vUnect. LeooaraW'ocJcdck. PbHli? AT.

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Wrig~t. Jobc'.':iB"b:t;. J. E:ti:lb~rt~:-i~.t;.~t ErQe~t'\"[!g~t.!su,c":'¥e:!!i::l~n. G'eorgeW:rr!!:I. C6CUE.Wi!;;'~St, ';P.co~Wel:~, zre..t.fi.~';~D. trE::;,t,et~1c~.!~.~:o:&·g(t

.i =uDl~-=r.:.l a::!dttloafl 'Jl' chaage! tor:C::.e:':"'':.publ!sl::.1!'dtu cae ta~ Iesue, ott~:l5e «-he; euil~ted ia Marz::lor. <It trot'D:~:iS!:'':UO>:i.be ee bc~~ ,:~clel'ed Ird tbc!'::\'ise1 !i!'it i~ pv.bHs!!..:d below. It has~ctll decided vefy to plece the nAmes oft.~Cg~klll~<1i: seuee ou the ta.~tets fa.;hc ~e=orul a~t1d1DJ:.~UGthe G. W. V..!.. are a!Jxio:;:rt se seeure ~8 Da.mes otI U o:rbo e~iLH~d trout ~h1. eecetce tor-:llti(r records, w~{eb c::!s.y ba pUt-erT./!~t:.1.t.otfler l:l1.l:ljEr.

DIE!) C!, ,!CTIV~ ';E~VIC::3cwer.. L~wrt!::.eGract:1hlw15:U. Ja=esC!,~Qtr.t.,;;-Hb~!'t:::::rila~ey. Dt.1"hlFry, 'Jet,

L~on~rd. J">Cll[.o~ele~!. Fl~j"dMcFarl<lJle, Ale:J:l!wby, :;.;:.r!J.:·~t::~::c~lc. Rob4!rt J.~~jf!l?s. "'mi!.:::.JS::clt~, r:"'C£liS:::H~, Sa.:r:ll!:i':l':~~bt,nee-eeW~"oo,G(o()r~;

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l..rC!li!)E:U,J~a!u.';'r~:er,:r~d.!!'C~U,.!.rtbur J.Bteecsee, C.. LHleeckcr. GUh~rt Ray!3ew~.h.mc~Burna, GecrgeBOf!l9, loan! w.Bradv, IsaacDedore, aa.r!.:lrd[1~dore. WflbertBa.t:le:tt •. !.IbertBI)W"e:l, .\rc.OibalctBer:raad. taw ~.Bertr!od. Fra.nkSell, JamflSB••.Hey, .ed~&rdBoj-d,3.g~ J.(;luil':!Joot, (;barl~.f:rocl.:rltp. ?.O~:(I'~~u~il.is :».'::OIHf:~.1acui!!'tDcupe. O<!orge EtDeuee. :r8.lJ.tDaerane, W. R_Da •.Idsce, BertOJld.a, Dwell I.F.:l.!'IC1rood. (,flca Victoria \ScrIIDt;

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l!!iFORMER RESIDENT a

VISITSfij BATTLEFIELDS~~~~~~~~~~

Following is par t of a letter writtento ·Mr. F. S. Pearce by Mkh ae l McFarlane, a fanner l\1armora boy whoserved overseas with the Canadianforces during: the war and lost hi.eye.ight aa a «suit of wounds. Lt willbe of general- interes"t to our readersand of especial interelt to veterans etthe war. It will ca use increa.ed inter.est In the pilgrimage to Vimy and thebattlefields which is to be held ne"tye.r. The first part of the letter,which is of a peraonal nature, revt!s..lsthat the handicap which he sufferedhas had Its compensaticns and hasgive n to Mr • .MeFal'la.ne a new spiritualvlslon.

"it may InL~rtt~t you to know that Jw •• out over the old Battl.field. la.tSeptem ber, and had. n ioteresting anda rather sad time of it, though I wouldnot h~>r. missed it for.D,·tbing in theworld. It W~8 one of these expertencesthat make. a man's conception 0( litetumble down to ruins; ••nd that makeshim feel very small against the greatthin>ra that happen and have happenedand that over which we have had nocontrol.

We went down all along the old linefrom Ypr •• to Tyncourt almost on thebanks of the Sornme river ;'hieb wasthe extreme right of the British line inFrance. En route. we followed 81

nearly •• possible. the old hoot lIna of1915.)916, but of course it wao notalways possible to do this to s;oodadvantage, owing to the many •• lient.encountered. Ypreo is now completelyrebuilt, and so is Arr •• in which 1stopped only" few· bcurs, but In timeto spend a few tranquil moments In itslovely Cathedral when r thought of youaU;-' and of the Marmcra boys who Jaysleeping' in the environs of that town,and especially at Vimy 'where at leastthr •• are at rest. I could not' get totheir grAves and was ~orry to leavsthem. without a visit. 1 found thegraves of two brave comrad •• · atBailleul and I put B. wreath on one-that was my company Captain's, G.Riehardaon, 0( Kieg etcn, Onto Thethoullhts tbat passed through my mindwhilst at this graveside would, 1 think,fill a large volume. I w'as taught, onceand for all, how Inscrutable were God'.way.. You wHl unduratend why I felttbo~. (:;j{)ccit<J;y';,i~il your recent ~X.perience.

Of course the Mennin Gate Memoria!win ever remain the srreat- at t r action.It i. magnifieent in its solemn grandeurand contains in its panels b6,OOO nom esof men who have no known ~:o.ves, mybrother Al." being among them. 1found his name in panel 26 on the rightof the gre~t monument and about On alevel wjth the green lawns of theancient ramparts of that city. It. ai,r mi~ht tell you, a .trange thing: tornie to find my mother'! maiden namewritten in the hook of word. !n theMeflnin Gate Memorial ~.Iong with he:plsee of birth as well es Alex/s. Howstrong. the world Is, and how far 1eeemad to be •.way from home when 1bad that read to me, you can imagine, Iam sure, how it mUflt have felt.

The great pile in question stand.astride the road of the Same name endtbe village to the east. lt ia, I shouldsay, about ,0 feet high and crowned bytwo liooa, one at rest and looking tothe Wbt and the c.rbcr :U.HiP~lit andfacing eastward. On the top of lh~seIs •. light which shows up brilliantly atnight and can be seen for" good dis-ranee across Helg ium, Of course, as,}'OU know, Belgium is: Q. < tiny countryand one could driv. across it in abouttwo or three hours in a car. Th. in,id.is very vaulted and the traffic paosingthrough it I. echoed and re- echoed fora good distance from it. Every nighta trumpet blow. the la"t post beneathit. dome and silence fall. upon t;,.streets during this toucning little cere.mony. Tbi. daily Or rather nightlytr;"bute to Our beroe •• leeping' th.re is:blown by Belgian soldiers of 0 localregiment, but is paid for in perpet-.ityby the British Legion, I think it is agreat reminder of otber day. as well asa warning for the future. I attendeda solemn service at the monument torour dead and it was the most impres-,ive thing 1 have ever witnessed in mylite. All was truly quiet on the West.:.rn Front. I could have wished fot a.bell to burst nearby to break thedr ea dfulsilence tbu seemed intermin-eble, yet WaB only three minutes. Tbebeautiful word. of Lamene. Binghamwere recited by a COlonel "They.ballnot I:TOW old as we gTOW o.ld". Ifound out that another 190,000 Britishsoldiers were buried within ~ radius of.saY-15 mil(:1 of that once Ht fated city.besides the number ghrtn on the gate,Here lies a history n/ever to be unear-th-ed. But it i.plain that the German>were all out to take the channel portsi! possible, for that town is sdjucent tothem, being but n haJf hour's ride in amct cr car !roH~ 05tt!:Hl v;: J)t~rha.psevenDunkirk.

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The Cloth Hall still remains to bebuilt, but it too is on the way toerection. The tower is already up, andholds the lovely ea rill ion dedicated toNotre Dame De Tuane. It is lovely tohear, but it too like everything else inYprca, is a reminder of those bitterdays and suffering not yet forgotten bymillions. I lay awake most nightsthat I spent in Ypres listening to theirsweet but sad pealings. To me theywer.i calling our sleeping guardians onthe Mennin Ride and Messines andWyschaete and froln the tall bluffsthat crown Kemmel Hill. Irnperish-able memories these, and I for one,ha ve no desire to forget them, moreespecially our a ildiers whose valour Istill believe will live as an inspirationin the hearts and minds of those whoare yet to be born. Mistaken thoughthe cause may have been, supremesacrifice has first place in the annals ofbravery. So we shall let them rest alsoin Christ who no doubt helped themou t ut the mud on to a dry sunny soilwhere he is leading them on to victoryEternal in the mount of God the Fatherin Heaven. They lost their lives onearth and now they have found themagai-i in Christ and Heaven. We shallbe the same some day. But I mustfirst lose myself in the service of Himwho gave me life •. then, shall I find itagain.

I mig-ht tell you that I'arrived backin England a different man after mytrip to Flanders Fields and the .scenesof yesterday There was for me andmany of us, a new battle to be fought,and that battle .was within ourselves,and no longer with any external enemy.Yet tradition made us march to war aswe (;id. but true progress will have usbreak these old ranks and form~ upanew for quite a different objective.An obj ective w here violence is notnecessary in the taking, but where ifvictory is to be complete it must beavoided. This is our new battle andour new leader is Immortal. The woridhas learned a bitter lesson by the lastwar, and I feel certain that there isreally no danger of another war inEurope; For owing to the new machin-es which all have now, it would prove agreat farce and a stupid fiasco. Themen most anxious to promote war aresimply smiling at its possibilities.

The armament·firms in Great Britainare going through a pretty gruellingtest just now as there is a growing sus-picion that such firms are internationaland perhaps control newspapers, whichis true in some cases. I am now con-vinced by evidence since the war haspassed that actually there was eooperation between enemy and Allied

: munition firms and that we were themarket thereof. (I mean of coursethe soldiers.) Wars are propagated,·fp.d and fostered by munition firms,The Hltl-r itea got their money to buya r ms from French munition firms. Thishas·· Iieeri··proved of late. Then theFrench grumble about the sad state oftheir security after having sold it tothe Germans. Such is Europe and theworld but we cannot alter it, so wemust oursel ves change." .

letter horn M. McFarianeFollowing are parts ot a. letter

written by MiGhee1 McFarlone, arcrmer Marm.ora boy. to hIs sister,~~ c. ·i:{~fuiedy'! The writer lost

hb sight In the tirst wend War,but he keeps elosety in touch \•..·ithcurrent events Md h1a mental visionis !SO keen that he can picture vari-ous happenings more vividly thanmany with both physical and mentalvision.

t3 Upper-ten Cardens,Eutbcurnb, Sussex,

June 2nd ..• 1940.

DEAR AGNES,

Thb is Sunday and a lovely ex .•ample of.June weather wtrh, as it is,tho countryside looking superblygrand and the hedgerows intoxlcat¥ingly rragrant with hawt.hQme andother blos.somacommon to thls peace •.ful land: )::"et amid such tranquiutyor scene, we await tile deadly bomb ..era of the roe; but not in despair torwe knew tha.t men ot courage manthe planes to protect U$ trom the air.Our soldiers too are ftghting' as didtheir uncles and ramere 22 years agoto defend what to right and JU3t,when we get the same equipment asJerry we can beat him to it, but so(ar heis ,d.ting the better ol things..In 1915 Jerry sprang two great surapr\Ses on ue > •• the. gas attack inwhich I was, and t110 (Big Bertha)throwing .a shell weighing a ton.TheSe 'diabolfcal weapons w~te Vt:I'Ydtmoralizir.g but th.ey caused nopanic In OUI: ranks and tn the ",'nd,BrlWn got her war-machine on then;~veand we be;tt them when we goton' equal terms." Th1.s: surely provedeometmng .. ~{()ta.le is worth morethan all the armaments in the world.Any machine howeve-r deadly can bedefeated and so 'mlUl'a courage pre-,.tails. and conquers. When 1 pray.it is tor courage tor our men torthat was what was needed by me onmore lhan one occasion whilst atthe rrcne, EspeclaUy \VU 'this true

• in our .lle~ce engagement at ctven-c.hy in June 16th, 1915, when ourtrenches, where they resembled such,were Uttle more than a shllmblestrewn with. de.ad, dll!ing and, Uvingen set tcgetner In one fearful sceneot de$O}aUon. I remember I took no(004 t()r th~ee days as our fOOd Wasturned rotten by the presence cC $0many green fl.lu, This war is no,!,~ru but it ~s moreup-to-date.

thos-e who have to race it ane yctJnfand ha ••..e moved with the times andthey v.111adjust them •• tves to It andsun sur vIve to look on it in the same8., I looked on the hut war. but per-haps with more enlightenment. TheGlnnans would like to exterminatepoor Old E;ngland but the calm, coolar.d collected Englishman is in nomood to gtve his empire to the sonsof cattle and se :terry will get allthat is eoming to him. We must ansaertece more and more tor oureauee OT• .it wilt go hard with us - 1have. tor one bean putting- on fat foryears so can a.fford to lose a. poundhere. and there. It the worst comesto the. •.•...crst, wen I can. taU asleepand suck my paw even as does Mr.Bruil'L You know that Chap. don'tyou? He La tond et raspberries andapples and 3. pAv•.'tul ot honey.

Many. poor bloodsta.ined and tiredsoldiers; have arrived here, some COy·ered 1n bandages. Somt: with brok·en limbs. Many have marched andtought tor daya with()ut sleep buttbey are not beaten. (or as 1 say, itis the rnorate that ccunta and it lsexcellent in these reuowe. .Ma.nyhad. Uttto. or no clothing and askedtor some ctean things to wear forthey bad to throw oIf their clothi.ngwhen the ships in which they were.ounk and they hat! to swim manyhours ere they were picked up aga!n,One man hnd been in tile water threetimes. Wha.t guts these fellows haveand how proud we tf;el ot them.SureJy such deeds ot bravery oUg'"htto comfort Ul~ fal.nth~arted.

Thanks tor an tile news oC the la.ds,especially Percy Gray• so ne is inQuebec. We do not get 3.ny news ofour lads. I mean the Canadian lads.You will get more news trom tile-tr. s .. It WO-a they who told us U1atDen~r.k and Norway were invadedOur people seemed to know nothingabout it".or else pretended not toknow.

Th~re is a touching and humorousaccount of' an EngUsh GrenadierOuardsman who rescued two infantsIram a: burning house which had beenstruck by bomb, a.nd whose parentshad been killed. H. got them out orthe ruins wbite bombs were ,un faU..'in; around and s1tngin.: ht, Tale o~'erhis shoulder he took It child in eacharm and walked calmly down theshattered main street until he reach-ed h!.s comrades. For a. moment thebombing ceased and h~ realized thatthe babies were crying and he. sald'Stop your blinking roV{ ,you little3Ughter!J. I can·t 'ear where t.hebombs an dropping and besides y?Uare ungrateful arter I've saved ye.

-Ircm .Jerr-y". 'rtus was !n Lie Offi·ctal Communique !a.st night. Thetwo infants were brought to Engla.ndby the soldiers arter he had carriedtbem tor mJles to the coast. .

when I go out tor 3. wa.lk down. acertain narrow lane, an old Sow lies:inside a tield apps.renU)· ha.ppy,·judging !rom the friendly' g'rUntoIssumg from the opposite side oC thehedge. I say to myself. "Goodmorning Mu. Hitler. how 1$ Adolph"ar.d then I reail%e L'tat no sow how-ever lU-:-bred and mean could possiblyhave given' birth. to such a deformityot mind and spirit as the World'sgreate!J;t mtecreent. He Is" the per-soot:lcaUon ot all evil and his endwill surely be terrible.

W. hO<! orders last nirhtthat noone was to ratse MY more rev•...ts orpigs, You know what that means-&. ahcr-tage of tood tor them, I wen-der how much shall be left jn thisworld for any of us when thls isover 1 Not much I'm lhinking 3.S itgOOd. part ot this highly civilizedEurope l.s now In ruins; wtth more to(0110\1/ tor Italy Is preparing to strikeat the heart of the Empire. Imago·ine U~ b~ing trodden down by Jtal-fans and squareheads. It decettmixed with lies can win a war thenItaly I.a a)rcady victorious but ltmen are .1equired to S~ritico llyesthen she is doomed to reft.

I am your loving brother,

MICHAE!. McF.-\RL,o\."E.

Marmora Herald,JUly 18, 1940

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Letter From Michael McFarlane"Bryn-Dlna"

WOODLANDS, Canway, Wales,AUg". 21th, 1940

Dear Editor,Many thanks for the copy 01 The

Herald er July 15th. I W,,-, aurprts-ed to find my letter to my sister Inand felt not a little abashed. 1 thankyou tor your encouraging remarksbut do not think I deserve them. I1my letter has served a goOd purposethen it has been useful in the cause,we all have so much in our hearts.

Here is another New·Letter whichI trust wilt prove more acceptableand I trust more enlightening to yourreaders should you be kind enoughto publish It.

Alte~tions may be of course nee-essary and so long as the text ol Itis not changed, you have my full ap-proval' and thanks.

Apart trom local Items of interestin your Issue 01 the i_tb, I was a-mazed at ·~e number ot very well-written articles covering & widerange ot subjects.

It might interest you to know th.atphy~icany, the "Herald" is somewhatlarger in 3ize than the London Dail-tes, I need not explain the reasontor this.

In conclusion-I Would be very gladto contact any Marmora boys whoare now l.n camp on this side.

Yours very sincerely,Mlchael McFarlane.

ENGLA.'ID

I feel oure that the ordinary andsensible people ot our vU1age wouldlike to know first band. how thefolks in this land are taking the warand how they are reacting to It. ItIs usua.lly conceded that the one whoI. On the spot \JI more likely to sensethe prevailing atmosphere In a situ.ation such as now exists. I sincerelytrust that I .hall make myself clearto our Readers in order that they•hall at least get. glimpse at whati. going on In the minds of th. popu-lace in general with whom I havedaily contact and who range fromProtessionals to those who Win theirbread by the sweat at their brow.

They do not all speak the sameJanguage nor have the}~ the samemode ot expresaton but they do oneand all, express the same thoughtWhich binds all thcee together whohave to lace a common danger. whichcommon dang~r Is. the losing or allthat I. near and dear to them as wellas to the world.

Are the.e people of England a.trald? Definitely not. Do they!"".calmly the daily bombinp? Moreo<rt.lnly and without complaint. Arethfy confident ot final victory? Nev-er more in a,JI their long hlator-y.They spea.k no more ot suategic re-treats nor mUddling through, buteach ts set resolutely to his grimtask, performing It with a zeal andcheerfulness that must really be verydisheartening to lilUer and hi. crim-inal Associates. .

The English ~o longer speak de-&paragingly ot t~e collapse ot Francetor Engl"",j Is atlll the friend andAlly ot that country, and shall when-ever and wherever she can, assistthat republic;. thls, her 'hour 0/extreme need. EI'lgla.nd does notcast away those who have once beenher friends; they tefl and believethat France will rtse again. and ItI am any judge, she {s already ris-ing. Observera here. "ay "let uswork for France, pta}' for France.a.nd she shall be restored to the worldand to us. her old Ally". Let us too,think kindly ot her and re311%<what• tearful shock that country had.and may I ask. would any othercountry under similar circumstancehave stood the sheek any better? 1-it not up to us as Christlan3 to aidthat Freedom-Loving people Insteadot c.nsurinl:' them? I think It Is andthe only pcalttve way. It Is deman-ded at Us according to the dictate.0/ rea! charity and justice.

We are all standing as one In agnat fortress, not only those fromth. empire but ail those who loveand cherish Uberty Ineluding our Al-li... W. are proud to be In thecommon struggle and to share wttheach other the good things as wellas the bad.

W. are not beleaguered -and onedsy perhaps not tar·dlstant. we shallsally forth and dui the ~nemy theblow that he d•• erves and shall get.

Every day tak.. Its toll ot ltvesbut this In no way a!rects the morale'ot the Great 'Engllsh Public. l>{atch·less 15 the determination with whichthey tace the ordeal and th.ir faithshall sustain them. ,jAil are sure.ot a g-reat victory and •. GreatPeace."

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loaCHAEL McFARLANE

Mannora Herald,October 3, 1940

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Marmora Herald,June 29, 1911

Mr. NIathew MCFarlane returned on:llesd~y from Rochester \vhere ngathe.l'Jng of the veterans of theAmencan Civil War Was held H

t· . e re-par s a hlghly enjoyable tIme.

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L!:~~ars~Mr. Matthew McFarlane, all old vet.

eran of the American Civil War in.forms us that he has received noticefrom the U. S. Military Dept. that agathering of Veterans of the Civil Waris to be held in Rochester In June. Mr.McFarlslle expects to attend.

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)HT'l'fn:w McFARr,ANEAnother or the elder residents ('r

:l1C4.I1llora p3ss~d 3.W~y at hi~bome ho t:!I

on Thursday tY~Ding •. Nov. ht. In the\'l:rson of ~!r.Matt.hew l:'!lcFarln.o('. Hehntl been stcu stuce en.Tly in the Springl\od deatb came alter many months 01,ulf.ring.

Deceased bad an evenrrnt lire. Hewas born tu lrclaod OD Jan. 6, IBa7. ani;:nt ramous in the Emer:th.l r~df) a""l~e nl~ht 01 tbe big wind." In 18.0 hecame to (be t:Dited State. and shortlyalter the st.art or the A.merlcAn Civilwue be enlisted wltb tbe 179tb NewYork VoluDteer "ReglmeDt, wltb tb.rank ot corporal, He saw servtcethrougb uearly the tQur )'e~ra 01 theWAt and \"a9 severely W01loc1ed at the,•• ttle 01 Gctt)·sburg. He nlao .~tf.·redminor wonnds III other cDganements,aot! carried spliot-ers 01 sbells or bulletsJ, hls bad)' tor maDY ye,.r~.

The late Mntthew McF,rlane come toMBrmora 10 1870 !l.nd h:l.5 been a rest-

·dent ot tnis place ever stnce. Hflleay~sa wtdow, !ormerly Mls. EllzabetbRevoy. five dauahters BDd seven BOIl!iJ.

They are as follows: Mra. Chn a. Dab-son and lirA. F. JCDDID"~. Toronto; Mrs.J. Reicl, Hnvelt1c1,; Mr3:. B. Revoj-,Sbanfck; Ag:nes. at hOO1(; Matthe''''. otralllornl.: Juck. 01 Cordovo; Frank AndJnwe!!;. at homr: 1\fichl\e1. of Loutlon.Eng.; Joseph, nl Torooto, .nd Alex, ofBelgtlllii. 'l'he tauce three nil enll.tedwith the Cnon(tlQ.u overseas 'oreep, theOM losing his 91~ht, the other belugseverely t\'ollQcl(>(l fl;ud in\'(1l1dc<l homoand tbe other Is sUII OD •••• lee.

The deceased was whltly known aDdbad many trtends. HAwas Intenselylo),al ned boped eagerly to see tbe com-plete victory oi the Allied armies. . Hubad " ~rent deal of Irlsb wit •• blebmade him an enjoyable companion ontlny oecastou.

The funeral tool, plnC8 on S.turd"y,service being conducted in tbe R. C.ehnrcb by Itev, Thos Murt8~h. afterwb+ch tbe rcmatns were interred in the11. C .• emdery.

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RI,IZABKl'H .\ld:,\IU.A;-;~;gliif.uu,t:th Jlt>\·ny. n~!'d 'it} ~~J\t·", :'htl

)H mun ths .: ..;.~\\' (If Uw 1nte ;\bJ t'h~'\v)ld··,'r[HI ••.. uHd (bw~h\..1.·I· or t.ilt" bu e1,'ntl1ci, ami Mi,w.'va. H~\<oV_pnSfoed1l\Yl\y in St. .. Jp~.·ph·l" Hq~l)ital. T~lt'on.to. on Sumi;!)', J'l\IUaq' 25th. UJ20,whe r-e'f. s.ltt~ luu\ gHllt} a. f\.\\Y (la,y~ P}"('¥¥hH)1o:, tur speetnl t I'cal menf., Hu "lUgbeen HI fot, f.mut--liltw. she was ~wi1-t:d\\-it h f' «tros e clH Suudu y and ueverttl'f;~\iH~d j!oi1St;in-;tttlu~!""S.

{)t'e~n.sE"ll"'\·Hs hon) in M:'U'IUOl'A llnd

f\\. tilt' llg~ or 17·' WAS uui ted jrll)I:'U'l'ingn

t() ~lich;u·i Md:i'\u·lalw. FO$- 'Six venrstlw)' r~sidt~d '-YI Inditlm\. Ret.u;'ninKto ;\hHlHH't\., MI', a.rcF~ll'lan(-: pnrchusvd.j\ hu'n. i\.t B~l\vt,-w Creek under- the8nhHt!I~' COlUHli~~j(ln or the Civil\Val'. Thit'h~I:1l f:hildt'('n ;Y(>l'e bor-nto Ih~II!. eleven tHlf\'l \·ing. M.l', Mc.•FUl'hn(~ pnBs('li <l\\""'l> M~V~n ft-HI'$. I\gt"One $:01\, 'Alt'~, W;UJ ~illt'd in tht~hattlt~ (If Pasehendule in 1917. and one

dntlght~rt dl,.~I;CH:)l'-(L Mlch(wl waswoooded ~nd hlinded in the hi\ttle elfYpres ill 191U. S\tn'idug memhers Hfthe (uwllX n.t't" ~

Jmwph! Sdlllflll\f!hC~I', N.~w Ont as-io:\liehuf.!l, Mn~!tl'~a,i;MJ\t..thew, ,s,lntaChu':\. GaHiHJ'l1in; John, OordovaJHn~s: r~'I'u.nk lltul Jatlie-s nt. hOIlU>, nut!()'l~ ~Oll. A lex, deceased.

~h'.tl_ J. ltdd, Port- McNichul; l\[r~.Br-n Revoy, Shanick, Ont.; Mu, OIHU!:~Dobsou. TOl·(mll);. ;'Ifr6. 8;. JcnHing~J·rHI'ont.(I;i\!I+~, U. K ••nnedy, POl,t.i\{..;·Nicholl, "od one d:tUghter. C"tharirl e,deceased. lll'(ithm"S and siaUrs ".-e;

n It.voy, Pet.thoro; WiIli"lIl Re-'YO~\ San Frl\nsc.iscnj ~litchi.>'11RevQY,).ta1'lllOrn.,

xtrs. N. a, Lava r, Gonveneur. N,Y.,U. S. A.; ~h:~. S. Detinc, Gihuour.

Tilil fUlloral ~O()~ phleu (0'0111 1",1'late restdunce, :\l;u'illora, HIl Tnurs-dny JalHli~r)' 2tlth, to the church ofthe Sacred Heoct , for t't~quit.~mnuuls,R~l\..-, F'ath~n- Tr,i;t.ynof otncill.t.ing.

)];tny ht!illttiful non"l tl·ih\ttt.~sboreevidence vC tile .~tfCIU in which thedeceased wus held.

lutel'luent in R. C. C(Hrit!tC'ry.

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FRANK McF'ARLANELast Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20th,

Frank Mc Farlane, son of the late Mr.and ~rs. ~!atthew MeFarlane, died if!

Belleville hospital in his 57th year Hehad not been in goon health for some'time but W88 only taken to the hospita Ia week or two ago.

The deceased had spent most of hi,life in Marrnor a. He was unmarriedand was of an unusually quiet disposi-tion. He apparently took little interestin public affairs or in sport. of anykino, but was very friendly and wasesteemed by all who know him Fourbrothers and fiv. sisters svrvive , asfollows: John, \1armora Township;James, Marm01a; Michael, resident inEngland; Joseph, Timmins: Mrs. Ben.Revoy. Shanick ; Mrs. J. Reid, Midland;Mrs. P. Jennings, Mrs. Dobson andMrs. G. Kennedy, Toronto.

The remains were brought to Mar-mora Sunday evening ana the funeraltook place Tuesday forenoon. Servicewas conducted in Sacred Heart churchby Rev Father Keel~ and intermentwas made in the R. C. cemetery.

Marmora Herald. September 24. 1931

:Jr{«(Y JfDle/{!Minnie}:Jr{J7~1878-1962

MRS. MARY JANE REVOYlItrs Mny J~n~ R(,'voy, 'a life long

resident of Marmora 'Pownship, pass-ed away in Belleville General Hospitalon Saturday, May 20th; in her 84thyear.

The late Mrs. Revoy was born inMarmora Township, a daughter o{ thelate Mr, and Mrs, Matthew McFarline,Her early life was spent in Rawdonand Marmora Towllships'iUia she wasmarried to Benzamin Revoy, whosurvives her. Their married Ufe wasspent in the Sbanick Settlement whereIhey operated a farm .About tenyears ago poor health forced them toretlrv and th.1Yhave ~IIlCC resided attiw Ha-Uags COI!n\y HOlM for the'lged. . j

ShQ was a member of St. Paul'smglican Church,

Besides her husband she is survived"y one daughter Mrs. Dennis lMary)'Logan, of Toronto, and a foster 5DnTed Crillev. There also three sisters.\-Irs. G. Kennedy (Agnes) and>'Mrs.Frances Jennings, of Toronto; Mrs:T:lteid (Elizabeth), of Peterborough andme brother, Michael hfcFarUne- OfToronto.

The funeral was held on Monday,'\fay 22nd, proceeding from tne How~'ten Funeral Home to St. Paul's Churcliwhere service was conducted by Rev.It. G. Fleming at 2 p.m.

Interment was in Marmora Protest.ant Cemetery. Th~ pall hearers wereGeorge Brown, Arthur Logan, Gordon!\cott, Charles Blake.ly, Oordon Mc-'~'arUne and Nathan Mwnby.

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(Sept. 28, 1916)

Mrs. Harry Linney, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Matt. McFarlin, diedin Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 10th.She leaves a husband and twochildren.

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-Marmora Herald, February 28, 1946

JA"~IES A McPARLA.4'''E

Early Sunday morning, February24th. James A. MeParlane passedaway tn Belleville General Hospitalarter a few weeks illness. For aboutthirteen years he ha. been employ-ed by the Bridge and Building De-partment or the C. N. R. and be-came ill while at his work.

The late James A. McFarlane wasa son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Math·ew McFarlane and was born In Mar-mora. He was !iJty-fh'e years of, a3cand had made his home nere all hisUfe, although he was away consid-erable or the time In connection wi~hhis work. He was widely xnown andhighly esteemed in the community.He was unmarried.

The deceased Is survived by threebrothers and {lve sisters. They areJack McFarlane, Cordova Mines;Mi~hael. in Engla.nd; Joseph, scnu-macker, one.: Mrs. Ben Revoy (Min-rue), Marmora Township; l\Irs JacooReed (Elizabeth), Marmora; Mrs.Chas. Dobsan (Annte), Toronto; Mrs.Fred 'Jennlngs (Francesr. Toronto:Mrs. George Kennedy (Agnes1,Kingston.

The funeral was held on Tuesdayafternoon, proceeding from !lIS lateresidence to St. Paul's Angltcanchurch. where' service was conductedby Rev. J. M. Brownlie., who alsoconducted the burial service at theg!'aveside. Interment took place InMa.rmora Prctestant cemetery.

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MICHAEL McFARLANE

A native of Marmora Township,Mien.e] lgnatius McFulane, passedaway at his residence 12 McMurrickStreet, Toronto, on Saturday, October7th. H~ was in his 70th year.

Mr; ~lcFarlane was born in Mar·mora Township on July 26th, 1892, ason of the late Matthew MeFarl.ncand Elizabeth Revoy. He spent hisearly He' in the Marrnora districtwhere he received his education .. He was one ot the first men from

Marrnor-a (0 enlist in the First World\\ ar, going overseas with the 2ndBattalion. Four brothers also servedill the First World War. Mr. Mc·Farlane was wounded in 1915 and asa result was blind {or the rest of hislife. He received .a Long ServiceMed.!.

For some time he resided InTimrnins where he was a member ofthe Lion's, Club. He later lived inToronto where he was employed asa Physfo Therapist at the ChristleStreet Hospital and Euclid Hall- Hewas a member of the Canadian1.(gion,

He is survived by his wife, theformer Helen Larnond, who residesill England and one son, Kenneth, al-so in England, and three sisters, Mrs.G. Kennedy (Agnes) Toronto; Mrs, F.Jennings (Francis), Toronto, and\!rs, J. Reid (Elizabeth), Peterbor-ougll. Six brothers and one sisterpredeceased him.

The funeral was held on :.ronda}'afternoon at the Howden FuneralHcme, Marmora, where service wasconducted by Rev. McLeod. ministercf St Andrew's United Church. Inter-ment was in the Legion Plot at Mar-mora Cemetery.

Rev. R. G. Flllming, Chaplain of~!armora Branch of the Legion, con-ducted tbe Legion service and com-mittal services at the graveside,

The pallbearers were HerbertWright, Nathan }\fumby, ,ClaytonSedore, Thomas Smith, Jack ICen·cedy and Joseph Kenned}'.

Honorary bearers were ..\lber!Bartlett, Harold Doyle, WarrenHiekey, Cyri! Tandy and Fred Revoy,

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Marmora Herald,july 14, 1949

l.OS; ~fcF,UtLIl';Last ThUr.d~y ,.11t Josepn ' MA:,

FUlin..: a tormfT ,,:~, k:u:~wn.M;irin.o~t(;$tdent; J)~ .way' \'~ '$'Ud.<:tcnlrwhile a:ltQ1nr in ~. \r;\llcr- at Cro'*"wte.,t· R~ Wit I. Vttt~t'J; ol the- t~,:W~dd wae , and was ~er1 haeJl~'I)w~d«t b)' shripcd, He has mhteaIn &hum~el;n. Oilt.~ (or.s0m.8 ytatJ,but never !uUy t~e()vt~' from hl$wecees ~nd. ha;. sptnt censtderabtetime in. Chrbd~ 'Sforett BospU ..tt, 'tot'.•.onto. ;.t ,.'&r1c)ut tUnu In recent.yeosn he had ~lso s~!te=-ed. from ton:1ou,s nun ton~ttlot\.

The dt!CraRd was a. son of thela~ 'Uf. an4 \L~. ltflUhell' M<:FuAtin a.nd "'1.$ I.n hu ,.~ )'ur. He was~m 1.n.MaA"tflc:a 'a..~d.tpe})t tu$ t.a.tl)'lUe uere, where he was popular p&l":lc\O}ar!y "ith the y<>unc peo;)le oftlult P<rtod. AIm- tho .tut ., tll~E1tst Wo::1<1War he tn.llsted "'Lt::seven.l ot!teT'$ from MarmorA. whowere ~mon.. the oriclna.ls ot the lbtBattalion, Mol.. Pfr,y Onf Is theen:, s\l~'h"or ()t tbe $rOllp who en •.H$::.:d ttere., Frlnk LUl ~'''"$ ~l$O ~ieot tHt- o'n~l."Ut1S. In t.he bitt3j!~n. 'buthe tnU~t~ at Cot HUt

J«I' t•.t·;-Pa:Un ,,'U ·•..c-und.'Cd. it t!ltb~ttl~ o~' ,HOOic tn i:rOI)~ of Eprel.Pe-rcy' O~y~ "'ho was ht.s cor~r~l ~ttha.t ume. h1d sent hIm bact. tor.;1!lr::):.Ir..I:.ton .as th~ Cf:rnar...s. ~.•e!'e::a~('~~nc 1..'"\ force .anl! i\- shell ex-1!lod~'d.as he ~:iU PU$!l1, :llonr ~trtncb an<t he tI:u mo<&'Utd wlU,s.hta;l:cel and .renel. Pe:cy G~)< csr •.rlt.d. n!:~ from tht trenc:h to a d>"W" .••

lne nuton _Dd. 140 ;3il«t$ (If $.o.'ua;>'''1t13n4 CT'3.\'fl~trf. u,1(e:\ f10m n~S b~1.In ad.dittti1\ he carried some ta his~I!y 10r the rut ot his ute. He w~'.\'o~dt-"4 on, the U;n ot JUl:t 19la.

Str.~e the war. th,e late Joe )o.tc ••Parlln hu reslde-a in 3chuma..ckt:tmost ef- tht tt.m•. and was empJoye,iID on, 0( the :nLntJ c.ntU U1" he!J.lt...~to~e<1 l'.J.-nto retire. lf~ "&5 h~ld in:hiGh' ~t:t.m: both by . tb&maai.~~~ and. his !tIlew rm:plof'"eea, He $pent most ot his hoU4i}'t. inM.:sn:ntlr~where he' had many trl(."Od.s.Bb trlcn-4tmtu And kf!t:tl. sense .othumo% mud.e Mm Popl.llU with: ,a.U,'h!) kbtilol hUn, Ht' Just &rri're:d. 11\~tarmQn la$t Thut'$car '1\'26 a tr1~d,.'1.:. L:.UCh1n, and '~'.l$ pb.n.¥dnc: tospend the ~ur;:nm,er he:"

"'fr. Mehrlin lrll\'eJ a. .'Ue end.one $(tn. both 0% Schum.ehll". lie Is;tI$O sUr~!\'td. by two bJ'othen, MkhaelToronto. who 1$ a1$O • veu...-a..tI, ot(he Ftf$.t World Wolf' •.nd lost' h1J$.liht, in ba.Ule; a.r..d John of J.{a.nr..oratCW'll$hip; also th'e :i1sUTs. Mn. BenReo.'Oy; 'Marmon to'A'mhlp: ~s. E.Rtld. Mo"" •••• : ~[:s. Frt<! JenninP,~ f>n1\lt ·Dob50n .nd~. ~ ••Ke.ro.ned..1. an of Toronto.

'Th~ tu..nerl1l was lie-ld on Mondayrnorn1:lc~ pro«td1n; from me homeot hl.s $is'~. A!:'$..S. R4!d. to sacredM.m Chur<:l\•••. M1e ae.;o!.", M•••was cond.ucted: by Ht\.', H.. J. FlU'.!'el1.The !une:ral was ur.o.:.itJ" t·he a\l$pt(:~" o!MllmOl'a 'Branch So. 237, about 20at~.eJld~f'i&"under tha com.::n..and of~t.&j;,:)r,P~fi::Y Ora.,.,. tnttfment took,lac« in 5~C-rt'd H~;tft. ~e:netery. Lan~s, ilnd 1l.e'j'eiUe ·.\,ere .sounded byBobby. Sar.derson.

The pall belfUS were Rarold Nty~Ier, Ko.told OSl)Orn~. Wllber, Be<lCltfand John w~r4. wbo aUo JOt.'ltl'li the~lst .aatt3.1i<m later. The other t.v.'\)were Jos. O'~ril~ t,i'.:<l Joe: Darrab .•. 'haart also veterans of tht :t"i.nt GmtWu. 9!helS in Utenciar.tt at. thereaerat, wr.o were .!$.o a:.embtn o.tth&..BattaUon were h15 brother·ttl •..~awChu. Oobron. or Toronto. and FrtdRe ••'o)'~. (1t P4:1.(';rlJ.r,.:-oue;h,

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-That strength and courage in abundance be given

to all who work for a world of reason and

understanding.That the good that lies in every persons

heart may, day by day, be magnified.That we will come to see more clearly not

that which divides us, but that which

unites us.That each hour may bring us closer to

final victory, not of nation over nation;but of victory over our own weaknesses.

That the true spirit of men and women,their joys, their beauty, their hopes, andabove all, their faith may live among us.

That the blessings of peace be ours,the peace to build and grow, to livein harmony and sympathy with others;and the plan for the future with confidence.

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