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Jon Einarsson

Jon Einarsson’s body was never recovered. His name, with thousands of others, is inscribed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium.

Timothy and Thomas Lowry

With so many men not returning, Tina Lowry counted her blessings when her husband Timothy came home from the Great War alive.

Matthew Humphrey Archer

Archer earned the Military Medal for continuing to operate his Lewis Gun after the rest of his crew was either injured or killed at Vimy Ridge.

Alfred and Charles Prescott

The conductor said, ‘No—you survived the war and I won’t let you get killed jumping off my train!’”

Kathleen Jones

“I’m afraid I’m a very poor sort of lover my dear. I can’t express all the beautiful things that are inside."

Reginald Heath

The youngest, Winnifred is about 12 to 15 months old. She was born April 2nd, 1915 and died in May 1919 of the Spanish Influenza.

Richmond Neilson

On 8 December 1917, Wellington Barracks along with half of Halifax was destroyed when two ships, one of them full of explosives collided.

Russel McBrien

“His mother never recovered from the news of his death. She had a lot of mental health issues.”

Robert Munro

Becoming a soldier meant at least he would be cared for and there was the promise of sending money home.

Thomas Edward Cross

“The big guns are making an awful noise, sending a few iron rations over to Fritz.”