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Frederick Kells was born in New Westminster on February 14th 1883 to Henry and Mary Ann Kells. He attended Port Kell's first school. He was a farmer. He married Sarah Jane Bell on October 3, 1906. They would live for 50 years on their farm along the Fraser River. In the First World War he joined the 13th Ambulance Corps of the CAMC, serving in France. He was present for some of the more well known battles of the war. They raised four children together: Mary Grace Kells, Robert (Bob) Henry Kells, Sarah Louise Kells, and Frederick Kells. During WWII he was among the veterans who guarded prisoners of war incarcerated at Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat, and Rocky Mountain House.