Frank Michon
| Frank Michon | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1961 |
| Occupation | teamster and fisherman |
Frank Michon was a member of Fort William First Nation and a veteran of the First World War.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- Home community: Fort William First Nation[1]
- March 2015: A teamster from Fort William First Nation, he enlisted with the 52nd Battalion in Port Arthur shortly before his 25th birthday. He was supposed to be left behind when the battalion left Port Arthur in November 1915, but he stowed away on the train and was allowed to stay by the Lieutenant-Colonel. He survived the Battle of the Somme, was wounded twice, and was later transferred to the Corps of Canadian Railway Troops. According to an account by W. R. Brown, he was captured by Germans and held as a prisoner of war for three months before escaping. He lived on the Fort William reserve with his wife Elizabeth and two children after the war, working as a fisherman, and died in 1961.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Michon brothers of Fort William First Nation and the 52nd Battalion", Anishinabek News, 4 March 2015 (archived copy; original article).