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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.

George Henry Harrington

“I guess he papered the walls of the shed because he thought it was a good way to be surrounded by history while he was relaxing in the shed.”

Tom Nowell

As a married man of age forty, he was considerably older than the typical recruit.

Herbert Lyth

He only talked about the war on November 11 and April 9 — Remembrance Day and the day the Battle of Vimy Ridge began.

Robert Frederic Hawke

He was ordered to go on duty, and told the Lieutenant that he had already “done my time,” and rolled over in his bivvy and went back to sleep.

Carey Brothers

Benjamin Hayes Carey was the only brother who didn't come home.

Joseph Ernest Pagé

He must have been destined to return home to Knowlton and raise a family because two soldiers, one on each side of him, were killed.

Thomas Bower-Binns

In 1918 he was gassed, and suffered from its effects the rest of his life.

Frank and Murray Benner

“Murray has given his life, you have given a son. The first is not hard but the second is heartbreaking.”

Glenn Coapland

He was killed in action on April 9, 1917, during the attack at Vimy Ridge.