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Private Joseph Lalancette in the Great War
Shot at Dawn Private Joseph Lalancette 672604 enlistment 10 June 1916 in Québec, Quebec with the 167th Battalion, CEF. He stood 5′ 7″ tall, 137 pounds. Son of Henri Lalancette “Henry Lancette” (deceased in 1902) and Sarah Palmby (deceased in 1900), of Woodstock, Ontario, and Chicoutimi, Québec. Joseph Lalancette born 1 September 1895 in London,…
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Private Wilson Norman Ling in the Great War
Last Canadian Shot at Dawn Private Wilson Norman Ling twice convicted of desertion in the Great War, the last Canadian Shot at Dawn in August of 1918. He enlisted under the name of Norman Ling. Private Wilson Norman Ling 454610 son of Albert E and Fannia Ling, of Toronto, Ontario, enlisted 7 May 1915 at…
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Private Dimitro Sinicky in the Great War
Charged with Cowardice Shot at Dawn Private Dimitro Sinicky born in Kiel, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (in modern Ukraine) in 1895. Son of Harry and Efrosinia Sinicky of Kiev, Russia. Dimitro the only soldier of the CEF Shot at Dawn for cowardice in the Great War. When on active service, misbehaving before the enemy in…
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22nd Battalion (French Canadian) in the Great War
Van Doos Royal 22e Régiment The 22nd Battalion (French Canadian) also known as Royal 22e Régiment, or more familiarly, The Van Doos (English translation of vingt-deux). Organized in October 1914 under the command of Colonel Frédéric-Mondelet Gaudet, CMG. Mobilized at St-Jean, Québec. Recruited throughout the province of Québec. Second in command, Lt-Col Charles Tarien Tarieu De Lanaudière.…
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Private Harold George Carter in the Great War
Shot at Dawn Private Harold George Carter the 13th of 25 Canadians Shot at Dawn during the Great War. Enlistment of Private Harold George Carter Private Harold George Carter 454482, son of George Harold and Milly Carter, 143 Cumberland Street, Toronto, Ontario. Born 26 March 1894 in Toronto, but birth record confirms the correct dob…
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Private Charles Welsh in the Great War
Shot at Dawn Last Soldier Executed in Mazingarbe Private Charles Welsh of the 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles) three times sentenced to death, finally executed at the abattoir in Mazingarbe on 6 March 1918. One of four Canadians executed in March of that year, and the last of 11 soldiers of the British Army to…
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Second Lieutenant Eric Skeffington Poole in the Great War
Shot at Dawn Second Lieutenant Eric Skeffington Poole born in Nova Scotia, Canada but served with the BEF in the Great War. Shell-shocked a week into the Battle of the Somme, Shot at Dawn by the end of 1916, becoming the first British Officer executed by his own men in the Great War. Erik born…
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Soldat Fortunat Auger in the Great War
Shot at Dawn Soldat Fortunat Auger, the first Canadian soldier Shot at Dawn in the Great War, also shares the rare distinction of having been buried in both Belgium and France. A Swan of Ypres Soldat Fortunat Auger 23621 an architect and carpenter, enlisted at the age of 23 years, 6 months at Valcartier, Quebec,…
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Soldat Eugène Poirier in the Great War
Shot at Dawn Soldat Eugène Poirier son of Germain Poirier and Caroline Barrieau of Bouctouche, Kent, New-Brunswick. Eugène Poirier served as Eugene Perry in the Great War. Chosen as the first of four soldiers of the 22nd Battalion (Van Doos) to be executed during the war, and one of twenty three Canadians offered a formal…
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RSM James Reuben Scott in the Great War
Buried close to his murderer RSM James Reuben Scott born in London, England on 30 December 1872, son of Reuben and Elizabeth Scott, St Pancras, London. Married to Alice Scott of 2414A (later 2460) St Dominique Street, Montreal, Quebec. Last Will and Testament Scott’s last will and testament completed 2 September 1914. Bequeathing all to…