Ernest Fennell
 
 
Ernest Fennell - 1926
Ernest Fennell was the eldest child of Samuel Edward and Beatrice Fennell. He was born in the log home "Shannon Farm", near Roland Manitoba on March 20, 1892. Ernest was employed by the Bank of Hamilton in Roland, but in 1916 he enlisted in the army and served in the trenches of France with the Winnipeg Rifles battalion. Thier greatest battle in World War I was their participation in the attack on Vimy Ridge in 1917. In 1926, Ernest married Edith Mary Nichols. They had two children: After the war, Ernest worked as an accountant and auditor. When he retired at the age of 65, he and Edith moved to Kelowna, British Columbia, near Mary Lou who moved there to work as a nurse. In 1960, Ernest passed away at age 68 and three years later Edith returned to Winnipeg and re-married. In 1965, she passed away at age 67. 

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