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Fields of remembrance

The Great War is never far away in a region where thousands of Canadians sacrificed and are buried. Photo essay by Phil Koch.

Charles Hilton Boyce

He was guiding three mules hauling artillery when a shell exploded nearby and the shrapnel took the whole stomach out of one of the mules.

Findlater John Charles Crang

Among the troops was 29-year-old Findlater John Charles Crang, who, before the fighting was over, would become a hero to his brothers-in-arms.

John (Jack) Mitchell

The piece of metal which Jack used as a mirror, stopped a bullet that was destined for his heart.

Gilbert Ryckman

Pte. Ryckman was shot in the thigh while fighting... but as horrible as it may have been to be wounded, he gained a wife and eight children from it.

William Alfred Tilley

Despite this traumatic upbringing, Tilley volunteered in 1916 to fight for “King and country.”

Alan Rogers

In the afternoon, while leading a patrol, he was shot by sniper and killed.

Charlie MacDonald

He was foraging for wine in a restricted area when he was hit in the wrist with shrapnel.

Edward Lock

He was given a fake name and managed to escape custody when he was in confinement for fourteen days.

Angus Sutherland

"In the presence of shellfire I could make no progress but would fall to the ground screaming like a baby, and start shaking like a leaf."

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