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Leon C. Eckenfelder

He returned to fight for his native France in the First World War, but considered himself Canadian.

Samuel Watson

Before a deadly bayonet charge, Watson was given a strong dollop of rum. He passed out moments after drinking it, avoiding the charge.

William Langley

This bible has carried William’s memory, but not through his own relatives.

Henry Devereaux Corlis White

He left the war physically unscathed but was mentally traumatized.

Martha Morkin

She was assisting a surgeon who was shot dead as he operated. Grief would have to wait; she had to finish the operation or risk losing the patient.

Arthur Frederick Boniface and his wife Rose Rands

“My mother said that he could never become reconciled to the changing roles of women in society following the war.”

Frank, Fred, and Albert Deacon

Of the six brothers, three joined the war effort while the other three William, Thomas and George stayed home and looked after the family farms.

Ernest Henry Aldwinckle

“About four years [after my father died], I was still known as a war orphan.”

John Francis Moore

His wife Malvina Moore and three daughters moved back to Ottawa, where they previously lived, and waited for Moore to return home after the war.

Lomax Family

All three brothers were lost to the war.