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William George Barker

Few Canadians are aware that Barker was, and still is, Canada’s most decorated war hero.

Alan Arnett McLeod

He appears to have been popular because of his youth, his exuberance, and his proficiency as a pilot.

Constant Doyon

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

Sir Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson

Mounted rifles, he argued, were not cavalry, but rather picked infantry who were good shots, “with extra means of locomotion.”

Francois-Louis Lessard

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

Sir Robert Laird Borden

After Borden suspended Laurier's naval program, the Senate retaliated by defeating his Naval Aid Bill. Two months later, the war began.

James Alonza Wood

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

Lester Bowles “Mike” Pearson

Pearson went on to be leader of the Liberal party and the 14th prime minister of Canada.

Kenneth Jenne

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

Lawrence Mathews

Lawrence Mathews was a private with the 18th Battalion. He was killed in France on April 12, 1917.