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Remains of Canadian First World War Soldiers Found in Hallu, France Identified

  • Remains of Canadian First World War Soldiers Found in Hallu, France Identified

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    Source: Celine Slater

  • Today Mr. James Bezan, Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Selkirk—Interlake, announced on behalf of the Minister of National Defence that the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have succeeded in identifying the remains of four First World War soldiers found in Hallu, France, as those of Lieutenant Clifford Neelands, Lance Sergeant John Lindell, Private Lachlan McKinnon, and Private William Simms. 

    The announcement was made in Winnipeg in honour of the fact that the soldiers were with the Winnipeg Grenadiers when they died in the Somme region of France following the first attack of the Battle of Amiens in August 1918.

     

    Media Relations
    Department of National Defence Dated: 2014-09-27

    Source provided by Celine Slater


    Source Link: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=888439#archived