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On Line Event – For The Sake Of The Empire
By Special Request from the McNab Family. On Zoom.
For the Sake of the Empire
Presenter – Peter Middleton
A Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone in Witton Cemetery marks the last resting place of a Canadian soldier.
He had, in fact, been born only two miles away in Witton Lane, Handsworth. Peter will provide an account of his subjects life experiences (1879-1918) viewed against a family and social background which led him to take a leap into the unknown. Peter in his talk seeks to understand why James McNab took the decision in 1903 to leave his family behind and emigrate to Canada for a promise of a free grant of 160 acres of land. You will hear how Canadian resources, especially census returns were able to provide the means to pin-point exactly where he farmed. Learn how military records were able to provide a great deal of logistical information and help reveal the poignant details leading to a life of promise being tragically cut short.
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