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Constant Doyon

Contrary to the custom of the time, Doyon wrote much of his correspondence as a military chaplain in French.

Francois-Louis Lessard

In April 1912 Lessard helped foil Hughes’s first attempt to promote himself major-general.

James Alonza Wood

He received the Military Cross for leading men through the Battle of Vimy Ridge without losing a man.

Kenneth Jenne

Kenneth Jenne enlisted June 18, 1917 from Montreal and served as a private with the Canadian Motor Machine Brigade.

Edmund Earle Ingalls

Lance Corporal Edmund Earle Ingalls enlisted in April 1916 and served with the 87th Battalion.

James Vesey Boswell

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Sir Wilfird Laurier

At the age of 54, Wilfrid Laurier became prime minister of Canada, the first French Canadian to hold this office since confederation.

Henri Chassé

A soldier and a man of action, Henri Chassé preferred life in the trenches to the monotony of the barracks.

Cecil Bertram Whyte

“We were all extremely fond of your son. He was always the brightest spark in the squadron.”

Andrew Owen Kirk

Four months later, on April 9, 1915, he was punished for being “Unshaven on Parade.”