Smiths Falls Digital Archive
Father and Son served in WWI
Father and Son served in WWI, Part I
Burrough inscription, Smiths Falls, photo courtesy of Ted Outerbridge
Burrough inscription, Smiths Falls, photo courtesy of Ted Outerbridge Details
When Reginald Burroughs moved into the Keyhole House, he left his mark by signing his name, his son Nelson’s name, and the year “1907” into the wet concrete of a basement windowsill. The family’s new three-digit phone number was 218, and they were listed in the Smiths Falls Telephone Directory as R. E. G. Burroughs at 182 Brockville Street. Mrs. R. E. G. Burroughs (aka Augusta Martha Parker) was six months pregnant at the time and was not mentioned in the windowsill or directory.

During our recent dining room restoration efforts, we discovered a golf ball inside the wall. The WHY NOT insignia made it easy to identify as a golf ball manufactured by Henley’s Tyre & Rubber Company Ltd of London. Golf balls such as this one were available for purchase in England in 1918. Did Reginald bring it home following his service in WWI? Could he have used it at the Poonahmalee Golf Club, which was right across the street from his house at the time?

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