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Henri Chassé

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

William (Billy) Avery Bishop Jr.

Bishop is Canada's most celebrated First World War pilot.

Cecil Bertram Whyte

“We were all extremely fond of your son. He was always the brightest spark in the squadron.”

Alexander Marsden White

He fought at Ypres and was caught in the first poisonous gas attack on April 22, 1915.

Andrew Owen Kirk

Four months later, on April 9, 1915, he was punished for being “Unshaven on Parade.”

Charles Wilson Farran Gorrell

The taint of a hospital scandal led this doctor to suffer from functional paralysis. He went untreated and committed suicide one month later.

Rena Maude McLean

"This trip more than half our patients are amputation cases and would make you heartsick only they are so cheerful and happy themselves."

Frank Hamilton Mewburn

Mewburn's response to Sam Hughes telling him he was too old to enlist: “Reference your wire — go to hell! I am going anyway.”

Henry Norwest

Norwest became the greatest sniper among the Canadian troops at the front, and possibly the best in the British forces.

Albert Mountain Horse

"This young man was as strong a young fellow as there was on the reserve.”