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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.

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.

Frederick William Simpson

Frederick William Simpson enlisted on June 1, 1916, and served as a driver with Ottawa’s 30th Field Artillery.

George Edward Muggleton

One way Sergeant George Edward Muggleton and his regiment had fun was by hosting a competition to see who was the best-looking soldier.

Horace Heber Haney

“It’s great sport to watch for German rifle flashes at night and fire about five rounds rapid at them.”

Gordon Rutherford

"The next morning there was a triumphant march through the city and I was one of the lucky ones detailed to go.”

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.

Wilfred Rutherford

During his service, he was sent to India and German East Africa. He survived the war and went on to have a successful career in medicine.

William Hebenton

He served as a gunner with the 15th Brigade, 62nd Battery of the Canadian Field Artillery and spent most of the war in action near Arras and Lens.