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John "Jack" Dobson

When John “Jack” Dobson left Toronto to serve in the war, his wife Annie was pregnant with little Helen and they had three other youngsters at home.

Leslie Hale

“Money is so scarce here, as I only get twenty cents per day. The rest of our money is kept for us until we get back.”

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.

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."

Russel McBrien

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

Thomas Edward Cross

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

Harry James Murney

“We watched the Germans advancing like a swarm of bees and nothing but a few scattered Algerian soldiers and our Brigade bomb throwers.."

Heber Rogers

Heber Rogers was hit fifteen times in the face by shrapnel, captured by German troops, and hauled to a POW camp.

William John "Jack" Gray

“I will not escape...nor will I attempt to commit any action during this time to the prejudice of the German Empire.”

Hersey Southworth Smith

Hersey Southworth Smith died in combat at Ypres, June 10, 1916.

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