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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 1916.1) Sharkey returned to the Yukon in June 1919.2) He registered as a returned soldier looking for employment in March 1920.3) In 1923-24, Sharkey was a foreman working for Yukon Gold.4)

1)
WWI Reg. #2004609. October 5, 1916 in Dawson. Attestation Paper, Library and Archives Canada.
2)
Yukon Archives, GOV 1654.
3)
Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Enlistment. Yukon Archives, GOV 1654, f.29600-G.
4)
Polks Gazetteer, 1923-24.
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