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Courtney L. Tower

Tower enlisted with the 44th Overseas Battalion in May 1915.

Dewart Keir

“He had just started a job in Toronto and was engaged to be married when he was conscripted.”

Beaton and Cahill Brothers

Four working class boys from Nova Scotia all signed up to fight.

Percy John Kilburn

At age thirty-five Percy enlisted and he eventually became a stretcher-bearer.

Sutherland Henderson Troyer

Sutherland Henderson Troyer's uniform and medal are on display in the museum in Magnetawan.

Charles Switzer

He was awarded the Military Medal in 1917 and a second bar in July 1919.

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.

William Price

Sir William enlists the boy scouts of Quebec to act as messenger runners so he can quickly communicate with many groups throughout the port area.

Angus and Ervin McDonald

They went to Kamloops to enlist in the Army but were rejected due to the beef from their cattle being required for the war effort.