wem family

This post was originally going to be a tiny little section at the tail-end of the deep dive into William Wem’s experiences in World War 1. What was Frances Wem, his wife, up to during the years she lived in England with her children? In the course of researching this, though, I uncovered some truly…

On July 1, 1915, mere days after the biggest flood in Edmonton’s history swept over his family’s home, William Wem signed up to join the 66th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. He was 44 years old.

In honour of the 100-year anniversary of my grandmother Eileen’s birth (on April 26) and the very recent passing of her beloved sister, Kay (at the astonishing age of 103!), I thought I’d do a series of posts on these women and their family. This family experienced its share of adventures as well as tragedies,…