List of Brothers Far from Home characters

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Eliza on the cover of Brothers Far from Home

All of the characters that appear in Brothers Far from Home. Several of the characters also appear in "Like a Stack of Spoons" in A Christmas to Remember.

Main characters

Eliza Bates

Main article: Eliza Bates

Eliza Mary Bates (born December 15, 1904)

Supporting characters

Annabelle and Sam Bates

Annabelle (died 1938) and Sam Bates

Belle Bates

Emily Belle Bates (born January 5, 1912) was the youngest child of Annabelle and Sam Bates. She was usually called by her middle name, Belle.

Charlie and Susannah Bates

Charlie and Susannah Bates (born c. 1909) were the twin son and daughter of Annabelle and Sam. They were named after members of the Wesley family since their mother had been a Methodist. When they were younger, the twins had a "secret language" no one else understood.

Hugo Bates

Hugo Bates (February 14, 1895 – April 1917) was the eldest child of Annabelle and Sam. He had six younger siblings, including Eliza who called him her "favourite." Hugo was a student at the University of Toronto with plans to earn a B.A.. In 1915, he enlisted at the age of twenty after the Germans sank the Lusitania.

Jack Bates

Jack Bates (born c. 1897) was the second son of Annabelle and Sam Bates. Before enlisting, he attended Agricultural College with plans to farm the land where his grandmother and Aunt Martha lived.

Verity Bates

Verity Susan Bates (born June 1, 1899)

Minor characters

• "Grandmother"
• Martha ("Aunt")

Epilogue characters

• Eliza Winifred Bates
• John Bates