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William Fraser

At Passchendaele, the realities of trench warfare and constant artillery bombardments made road infrastructure for stretcher-bearers non-existent.

Dennis Colburn Draper

“He was a man who went among his men on the days when ill winds blew.”

Percy Andrew Lloyd Harden

“Him and I were standing in the trench together pointing at some Germans...one of them shot at us and caught Percy through the head.”

Kenneth Irvine Mitchell

During the war, he had a fear if starving to death in a trench or shell hole so he always carried around a stick of French bread and a tin of jam.

Martha Chagnon Vadenais

She received a medal for her devotion to duty in the prevention of epidemic diseases and was mentioned twice in despatches.

Jerry Pettes

Though Kathryn was only age three when her brother Jerry died, she has always missed him and has kept his memory alive by telling stories about him.

Aime Panneton

His favourite niece, Mildred Irene Clark, was devastated when he was killed in action June 3, 1916 in Belgium.

George Buchanan Foster

Lieutenant George Buchanan Foster was a flying ace and credited with seven aerial victories that earned him a Distinguished Flying Cross.

Robert Alexander Campbell

He was flying a Sopwith Camel to his home base and the engine fell out, forcing him to jump out.

Sir Arthur William Currie

“Currie used … organization and covering support of all kinds to the maximum in order to ensure the lowering of the cost of lives.”