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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.

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.

Samuel Lewis Honey

After repulsing four counter-attacks he went out alone after dark, located a German post, and took a party to capture it.

Lester Bowles “Mike” Pearson

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

Henry Norman Bethune

In April, during the second battle of Ypres, he was wounded in his left leg by a shrapnel shell that exploded nearby.

Cameron Dee Brant

Brant is believed to have been the first member of the Six Nations to enlist.

Henri Chassé

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

Okill Massey Learmonth

“He caught enemy bombs and threw them back. When he could no longer fight because of his wounds, he continued to instruct his junior officers.”