Milton Doon (far left) and George Cosc (centre) on Doon’s farm in Langdon, Alberta in September 1920. (Mary Williams.)

George Cosc

George Cosc of Pincher Creek, Alberta served with the Canadian Mounted Rifles in England and France from 1915 to 1918.

George Cosc of Pincher Creek, Alberta served with the Canadian Mounted Rifles in England and France from 1915 to 1918. After the war he returned to Pincher Creek and farmed.

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