Joseph Whiteside Boyle, also known as Klondike Joe Boyle, was born in Toronto in November. He took gold from Klondike fields using machines and made a hockey team called the Dawson City Nuggets. During World War I, he equipped a gun machine company of 50 men for the Canadian Army. As an engineer, he helped Russian trains run and improved food and ammunition supply flows. He safely transported Romania's crown jewels to Moscow and back. For his service, he received several military honors from Romania, Britain, Russia, and France. He died in London at age 56.

1. Joseph Whiteside Boyle a.k.a. Klondike Joe Boyle

2. Born in Toronto in November He’s a man that men remember

3. He took gold from Klondike fields With the help of big machines

5. Then he made a hockey team Dawson City Nuggets thought they’d win

6. Challenged Ottawa’s Silver Seven But they scored way below eleven… 9-2, 23-2

7. With the outbreak of the war He stepped forward and did more He equipped a gun machine company Of fifty men for the Canadian Army

8. As a talented engineer He made the Russian trains roll And improved the food and ammunition flow

9. Romania’s crown jewels were not safe So Joe took them to Moscow But the job was not fully done… Not until he brought them back.

10. He was a little bit of spy; Negotiated at Versailles…

11. He got a lot of medals too the Order of the Star of Romania The British Distinguished Service Order the Russian Order of St. Vladimir the French Croix de Guerre To only name a few.

12. He died in London age 56 And a woman full of mystery Would come and lay flowers on his greave Could she have been Queen Marie?