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Alexander (Lex) Bayne Rutherford

“Oh mother of mine, I would give the world to be with you now. It’s so hard to say anything that would be of a comfort to you in a letter.”

Thomas Victor (Tod) Bayne Rutherford

He refused to be taken out of the fight until the reinforcements were sent up. By this time, it was too late. The sergeant died that day.

Percival Charles Trendell

Eventually, Trendell saw the capture of the Pimple when a fresh brigade joined the fight.

Hubert Arthur Bessent

Hubert Arthur Bessent was a man who fought selflessly for his country and returned a broken man who would come to lose everything.

Glenn Coapland

He was killed in action on April 9, 1917, during the attack at Vimy Ridge.

John McGregor

During the final advance at Vimy, McGregor was shot and evacuated April 11 to a clearing station, where he would succumb to his injuries the next day.

William Fraser

At Passchendaele, the realities of trench warfare and constant artillery bombardments made road infrastructure for stretcher-bearers non-existent.

Dingley Family

He and his unit knew that they had to dig the tunnels faster than the Germans or they would likely be dead. So, they stayed up all night digging.

Ernest Dalton Roy Dunsmore

Ernest Dalton Roy Dunsmore enlisted with the 1st Depot Battalion Saskatchewan Regiment on October 18, 1917.

Lister Brothers

William served in the 5th CMR until his brothers got him in the 4th CMR so they could all be together.