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More Letters From World War One: September 2012

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More Letters From World War One. A British Officer's letters sent home to Canada by Lieutenant William Milton Skilling during WW1. He served in the Royal Artillery as a Forward Observation Officer in France and Belgium. After the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), he was invalided to England. He returned to Germany with the British Army of the Rhine in 1919. Timeline for William Milton Skilling. Sunday, September 30, 2012. February 5, 1917 Somewhere in Belgium. Saturday, September 29, 2012. Letter home...

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Harold Skilling's Letters From World War One: 9 June 1916 Flanders

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Harold Skilling's Letters From World War One. Sunday, October 27, 2013. 9 June 1916 Flanders. We all wear the new steel helmet now when we go up there. It certainly saves scores of lives. One of our boys got a big dent in his, as big as a fist. Certainly saved his life. I was very much disappointed that I could not get up but I’ll try and get up next time. We were lucky to get off with only one casualty. Well I must ring off and get to bed. Hope everyone is well. Labels: 4th Field Ambulance. See: http:/ ...

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Skilling Family Memories: Norma Skilling

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By Agnes Norma Skilling Jackson. Agnes Norma Skilling was born in Teeswater, Ontario on July 25, 1896 and officially registered on July 26. She called herself Norma Agnes although her names were registered in the reverse order. She was the 5. Living child of Agnes Ruxton and John Skilling. Her oldest sister Floss had left home by then and was working as a milliner in Aurora, Ontario. Maude was 16, already teaching music, and away from home a lot. But before she finished her year, at Easter on March 31.

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Skilling Family Memories: Chapter Two My Paternal Grandparents

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By Agnes Norma Skilling Jackson. Chapter Two My Paternal Grandparents. He was a ship’s carpenter in Scotland. They emigrated to Canada and had a family of four, my father, the eldest and also named John, Janet, Willie, and Maggie. (They were always known by their diminutives.) They lived in a small village, named Leith, on Georgian Bay near Owen Sound, Ontario. Marion Cochran Skilling centre with Aggie, John, Janet, Willie and Maggie. Children of John Skilling and Agnes Ruxton. Chapter Nine Mae Skilling.

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Skilling Family Memories: Chapter Ten Gert Skilling

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By Agnes Norma Skilling Jackson. Chapter Ten Gert Skilling. Gert’s feet were tiny and she had a pair of highly desirable ‘Queen Quality’ shoes. 8221; I was surprised, thrilled and proud. I had always just considered her my sister and did not appreciate her beauty. And later became very successful. In honour of the occasion, my father painted the house. Gert was very talented at interior decorating. Even when she lived at home she would make curtains and hangings with lovely stenciling. Her home w...Sadly...

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Skilling Family Memories: Chapter Four My Mother Agnes Ruxton

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By Agnes Norma Skilling Jackson. Chapter Four My Mother Agnes Ruxton. My mother Agnes Ruxton was born on July 3, 1860 in Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. She married John Skilling when she was about 17 in about 1877. I don’t know the date or the year because they never mentioned their wedding anniversary and I regret that I never questioned them. I do know that all the ladies wore hoops under their skirts at that time. My mother’s father was named Andrew. My mother did not have many convenien...

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Gertrude Skilling Kavaner and The Invention of Red River Cereal: Gertude Edna Skilling 1887 - 1946

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Gertrude Skilling Kavaner and The Invention of Red River Cereal. Monday, August 29, 2016. Gertude Edna Skilling 1887 - 1946. Red River Cereal was invented by my husband’s Aunt Gert in 1924 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. At the time, her husband Harvey Kavaner was President of the Red River Grain Company and a member of the Grain Exchange. In 1915 in Calgary she married Harvey Kavaner, an up-and-coming member of the Grain Exchange. They had three children. Gert’s husband Harvey filed a food patent f...

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Gertrude Skilling Kavaner and The Invention of Red River Cereal: November 2016

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Gertrude Skilling Kavaner and The Invention of Red River Cereal. Thursday, November 10, 2016. Harvey Kavaner's Letter of Condolence to Norma (Skilling) and Ray Jackson. When his wife's sister Norma and her husband Ray's first child, Barbara Ann died in hospital only 19 days after she was born on October 30, 1928, Harvey Kavaner sent a letter of condolence to them. Here is the letter written on his Red River Grain Company letterhead. Labels: Barbara Ann Jackson. Red River Grain Company.

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Harold Skilling's Letters From World War One: August 2013

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Harold Skilling's Letters From World War One. Tuesday, August 27, 2013. 11 March 1916 France. There is a village here and a railway but not very many troops. We are the only Canadians here and when the other section first came here they were considered quite unique by the French but they will soon stopped showering us any favors when they find out that the British Tommies do not like it. Our billets are pretty fair but not as good as at the Château. I am enclosing a few snaps of the village here. I w...

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More Letters From World War One: 14 July 1919 Gronauer School, Berg. Gladbach, Germany

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More Letters From World War One. A British Officer's letters sent home to Canada by Lieutenant William Milton Skilling during WW1. He served in the Royal Artillery as a Forward Observation Officer in France and Belgium. After the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), he was invalided to England. He returned to Germany with the British Army of the Rhine in 1919. Timeline for William Milton Skilling. Wednesday, November 7, 2012. 14 July 1919 Gronauer School, Berg. Gladbach, Germany. We have been constantly ...