Owen Sharkey (b. 1883)
	
Owen Sharkey was born in Ireland. He was a Dawson miner when he enlisted for service in the First World War in October 1916.((WWI Reg. #2004609. October 5, 1916 in Dawson. Attestation Paper, Library and Archives Canada.)) Sharkey returned to the Yukon in June 1919.((Yukon Archives, GOV 1654.)) He registered as a returned soldier looking for employment in March 1920.((Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Enlistment. Yukon Archives, GOV 1654, f.29600-G.)) In 1923-24, Sharkey was a foreman working for Yukon Gold.((//Polks Gazetteer,// 1923-24.))