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Five men from the Westport area who gave their lives in WWI were among 15 soldiers hon- ored at Vimy Ridge cere- monies at Legion 542 Sat- urday. Their names are also engraved on the Westport Cenotaph on Spring Street as well as on a bronze plaque at the entrance to Lockwood Park on George Street. • • • Terrance Joseph McCaffrey was born on March 10, 1899 to Agnes Whelan and Eugene McCaffrey. There were 13 children in the family and two of his siblings, Eugene and Leo also served in the military. A sister, Agnes, married Mark Cawley, a local shoemaker. The McCaf- frey family resided at 11 Spring Street for approxi- mately 34 years. Ter- rance's maternal grandfa- ther, Walter Whalen was Westport's First Postmas- ter in 1853 serving until his death in1868. Terrance enlisted in the military, and went over- seas as a gunner. He was killed in action Nov. 2, 1917 and is buried in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery in Belgium. His great niece Jane Cawley Murphy laid a wreath in his memory at the Legion on Saturday. • • • Robert Andrew Kane was born August, 28, 1889, to Ellen McCann and Thomas Kane. He was named after his two grand- fathers Robert Kane and Andrew McCann, both of whom came from Ireland and settled in North Cros- by in the mid 1830's. He was born at the Kane Homestead on the North Shore Road, went to the local one room school at the Narrows and then on to St. Edward in Westport. He was attending Queen's University studying min- ing, when he enlisted in the army. His letters home from leave in Ireland, the last, just four months before he was killed, inspired his great nephew Paddy Mur- phy to research the Famine Ship Hannah. Corporal Robert Andrew Kane was killed in action Dec. 12, 1915 and is buried in Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, Belgium. Sadly he has the dis- tinction of being West- port's first WW I casualty. His niece Fran Murphy assisted by his great nephew Jerry Doyle laid a wreath at the Legion in his memory on Saturday. • • • Orval Patrick Adam was born in February 1896 to Bridget Cawley and Michael Patrick Adam, a local blacksmith who had a shop on Church Street. Orval was the oldest of eight sons. He attended St. Edward's School and was later a bookkeeper for the Westport Manufacturing and Plating Company. The family lived at 8 Whalen (Brick) Street for close to 60 years. Orval joined the Royal Air Force, where, as a Lieu- tenant, was killed in action April 1, 1918. He is buried in Grenay, France. Some of the Adam clan come home each summer to cottages on the Rideau Lake. Cousin Mark Her- lehy laid a wreath in Orval's memory at the Legion Ceremony. • • • George Earl Wing was born August 27, 1892 at Westport in the family home at 34 Bedford Street. He was the son of Ida Lawson and William Wing. He and his siblings attended Westport Public School. He later enlisted with the Canadian Mount- ed Rifles. Private Wing was killed in action at Vimy Ridge and was posthumously awarded a victory medal. He and three of his comrades are buried near Vimy Ridge in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery. There is a bronze plaque dedicated to his memory in the United Church. George Earl was a brother of Edward Wing, and therefore an uncle of Donna Wing Buchanan and the Late Betty Anne Wing Murphy. His great nieces Bonnie McCann and Marsha Thake each laid a wreath in his memory at the memorial ceremony on Saturday at the Legion. • • • David Herlehy was born May 29, 1887 on the Herlehy Family farm on Parish Road to Bridget Egan and Patrick Herlehy. One of David's siblings was Wilfred Herlehy who was a local farmer and Reeve of North Crosby Township for many years. David was a Private in the Canadian Infantry and died 11 Oct., 1918 aboard the S.S. City of Cairo and is buried in England. It has been determined that close to 100 military personnel on three different ships coming from Canada died of the Spanish Flu. Paul Herlehy laid a wreath in his great, great uncles memory. Legion 542 Sergeant-at-Arms Ian Jackson with Fran Murphy and Gerry Doyle as they lay a wreath in memory of Fran's uncle Robert Kane, who died in action in WWI. The Review-Mirror April 13, 2017 – 16 Five Westport men among those honoured at Vimy ceremony Published by The Review-Mirror in cooperation with Westport and Rideau Lakes Chamber of Commerce Rideau Valley VISITORS' GUIDE Your Complimentary Annual Guide to Events, Attractions and Services in the Rideau Lakes Region 2016-17 An affordable opportunity to reach visitors and local consumers throughout the area and beyond. For more information call Bill Ritchie at 1-800-387-0796 or 273-8000 advertising@review-mirror.com • 43 Bedford St., Box 130, Westport, ON K0G 1X0 Rideau Valley Guide 2017-18 Mirror The Review Published by The Review-Mirror in co-operation with The Westport & Rideau Lakes Chamber of Commerce LAST CHANCE! Memorial Wreaths laid at Legion 542 Saturday Orval Patrick Adam by Tom Adam David Herlehy by Paul Herlehy Robert Albert Kane by Fran Murphy and Gerry Doyle Terrance Joseph McCaffrey by Jane Cawley Murphy George Earl Wing by Bonnie McCann Roland Burton Irwin by Roland & Faye Irwin Henry William Thake by Brad Thake George Earl Wing by Marsha Thake Edward Jenkins by Donna Easter Wesley John Halladay by Betty Moorehead Robert Stewart Elliot by Patricia Hewitt Private H.G. Kimmerly by Kim Bonner P.I. Smith by Buzz Boles Andrew Kirst by Vern Kirst Arthur (Monty) Herbert by Lisa Jackson For the young men and women who lost their lives while serving their country by Daryn Wickenden and Alexander Purdon (Youth of Today) A display of memorabilia featur- ing five Westport veterans, with George Wing, inset at right.

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