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The city ground to a halt on May 15, 1919 when about one-sixth of
Winnipeg's population — an estimated 25,000 to 35,000 people — walked off the job. Following the Russian Revolution, the strike committee effectively took over control of the distribution of food in the city, and the elites of the city
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Bray had returned to
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On 14 June 1919, a secret agent of the Royal North West
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As the strike wore on, Bray became a spokesman for returned soldiers in a series of meetings in
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had changed little for workers and jobs were sparse for returning soldiers. In many cases families were worse off than before the soldiers left. Owners were unwilling to agree to collective bargaining only dealing directly with their impoverished workers on an individual basis.
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on 5 August 1919. At his sedition trial in 1920, Bray was acquitted on most charges and convicted only on the charge of conspiracy to commit a common criminal nuisance. He was sentenced to six months in prison. Bray subsequently became an organizer for the One Big Union.
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on 19 November 1875, Roger was the oldest son of
Nicholas Bray Jr., a second generation silver chaser. Upon the death of his father, Roger left school to help provide for his widowed mother, five older sisters and three younger brothers. When his younger brother
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considered Bray "the most dangerous person in the City.” He was arrested with other strike leaders on June 17, 1919 on multiple charges of seditious conspiracy but later acquitted of almost all charges. Bray later became one of the organizers for the
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Birth certificate details of Roger Ernest Bray (born 1874) and
Nicholas Bray Jr. (born 1839) from the British Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths. Photocopies obtained about 1987 and 1990 respectively.
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Bray joined the
Canadian Army in 1916 while unemployed, later explaining he had “no job and a large family.” After World War I, Bray left the church and became an active socialist and admirer of the
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became truant, family legend relates that Roger became adamant that his brother would have the education he lacked and personally marched him to school every day. Archie would later go on to attend
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Marriage certificate details of Roger Ernest Bray and Mabel Anne
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Family audio recorded interview with son-in-law of Roger Ernest Bray - Thomas Riggs
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