Major Albert Edward Kimmins came to Canada in 1892 at 18 years old, where he started working at the firm of E.D. Smith of Winona. Major Kimmins was well known across the Wentworth County and was a tireless volunteer and community builder. He commuted frequently to Dundas for the 77th Regiment, and by 1914 he was Major in Command. At the outbreak of the First World War, he was one of the first to enlist.
When the Germans first used poison gas on a massive scale at the Second Battle of Ypres, the allied French troops retreated and Major Kimmins' Company was left holding the ground. He wished to get in touch with troops to warn them, but instead of sending a scout or runner he went himself, and was killed doing so.
When the Germans first used poison gas on a massive scale at the Second Battle of Ypres, the allied French troops retreated and Major Kimmins' Company was left holding the ground. He wished to get in touch with troops to warn them, but instead of sending a scout or runner he went himself, and was killed doing so.
Major Albert Edward Kimmins came to Canada in 1892 at 18 years old, where he started working at the firm of E.D. Smith of Winona. Major Kimmins was well known across the Wentworth County and was a tireless volunteer and community builder. He commuted frequently to Dundas for the 77th Regiment, and by 1914 he was Major in Command. At the outbreak of the First World War, he was one of the first to enlist.
When the Germans first used poison gas on a massive scale at the Second Battle of Ypres, the allied French troops retreated and Major Kimmins' Company was left holding the ground. He wished to get in touch with troops to warn them, but instead of sending a scout or runner he went himself, and was killed doing so.
When the Germans first used poison gas on a massive scale at the Second Battle of Ypres, the allied French troops retreated and Major Kimmins' Company was left holding the ground. He wished to get in touch with troops to warn them, but instead of sending a scout or runner he went himself, and was killed doing so.
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Note from GN: 1st Bn. Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment). 24th April 1915. Panel10-26-28.
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