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James Hester

Hester enlisted on June 10, 1915, lying about his age out of fear they would reject him for being too old.

Henry Schofield Rogers

In January 1916, he was assigned to special duties for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Army during the Battle of the Somme.

George Barnes Miller

Miller was honourably discharged in January 1919 to continue his veterinary studies.

Gordon Mitchell

He served in France, fought at Vimy Ridge, and was mentioned in despatches and awarded a Military Cross.

James Monger

Monger did what he was told and placed the top secret message into his mouth and crawled across battlefield determined to survive his mission.

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.

John "Jack" Earl Hayden

He was the lucky one. The two men marching in front of him from his hometown of Huron County, Ontario died.

Robert Percival Webber

“I don't think any of them knew what they were getting into but he never expressed any regret that he had done that”

Ralph Douglas Clark

He never spoke of it, and when prodded by his youngest son, Peter, would only utter, “it was terrible—so many of my friends killed.”

William Howie

Howie perhaps replayed the battle many times over in his head. So in 1936, when he was presented with the chance to go back there, he jumped to it.