Norman Wilfred McKelvey

     Norman Wilfred McKelvey was born on Tuesday, 9 March 1897 at Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. He appeared on the census of 1 April 1901 in the household of Josiah Washington McKelvey at East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was recorded as: McKelevey, Norman W, male, white, son, single, born March 9 1897 in Ontario, age 4, of Irish origin, Canadian, Methodist, able to speak English, English mother tongue. He appeared on the census of 14 June 1911 in the household of Josiah Washington McKelvey at East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was listed as: McKalvrey, Norman, male, son, single, born March 1897 in Ontario, age 14, of Irish origin, Canadian, Methodist, able to read and write, speaks English. He began military service on 29 May 1918 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada, when he signed his attestation papers, becoming regimental #2009267 with the Engineer Depot, Brockville, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Forces. He was living at Queensville, Ontario, single and working as a horse driver. He listed his Mother at Queensville, as his next of kin. He was born in Zephyr, Ontario, 9 March 1898. He was considered fit on the 29 May 1918 and described as: 5' 5" tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair, Methodist. He had the following distinguishing marks: large mole back of neck, large mole left breast. His hearing was OK, vision was 20/20, he had an enlarged L. turbinate, throat OK. He and Vera Jean Walker, daughter of John Alexander Walker and Margaret Elinor Porter, were married on Wednesday, 18 April 1923 at Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada. Norman died on Saturday, 24 December 1977 at Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, Canada, at age 80 years, 9 months and 15 days.