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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
5
Details establish entry rights for British or allied subjects including returned overseas soldiers. Describes quarter-sections in Saskatchewan or Alberta, in person or by proxy, six months residence per year for three years, cultivation requirements, price per acre, pre emption options, and priority for discharged soldiers at local agent offices.
A war memorial piece lists fallen Hamiota volunteers including Ruth, David Butcher, WW Butcher, R F Brown, K J Bell, Robi Brown, Chas McConnell and many others. It honors their sacrifice with lines urging duty and courage and pledges to carry on their Spartan pride. The piece ends with a tribute line from A L J praising the peers of such men.
A long roster of individuals listed by last name with initials and occasional middle names. The fragment reads like a compiled directory or roll call with numerous entries such as Allison Atkinson Angus J Anderson W K Adams E Brown C cy Ste 7 Brown G Butler William Brandié H Bailey Thomas Butler Ed Basler John Basler Gus Burroughs West Blake James Bugby Arthur Boreham Cyril Buckley and many others across a broad range of forenames and surnames.
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