A photograph of eight soldiers standing while pointing rifles and bayonets at Donald Ross Mackenzie, who is lying on the ground.
A photograph of eight soldiers standing while pointing rifles and bayonets at Donald Ross Mackenzie, who is lying on the ground.
Following training, the 127th Battalion sailed to England, where it was renamed the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops.
It later served as infantry near Amiens, France, where it held the frontline and served in the trenches until 1918 when the Battalion was relieved.
Trench warfare was known for its high number of casualties. Bodies of fallen soldiers were battered beyond recognition. This meant that many families were unable to identify their loved ones and did not receive closure for many years after the World Wars ended.
Today, scientists are using DNA samples from maternal family members to identify soldiers who died more than a hundred years ago; thousands remain unidentified.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 30 (M010.7)
A photograph of eight soldiers standing while pointing rifles and bayonets at Donald Ross Mackenzie, who is lying on the ground.
A photograph of eight soldiers standing while pointing rifles and bayonets at Donald Ross Mackenzie, who is lying on the ground.
Following training, the 127th Battalion sailed to England, where it was renamed the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops.
It later served as infantry near Amiens, France, where it held the frontline and served in the trenches until 1918 when the Battalion was relieved.
Trench warfare was known for its high number of casualties. Bodies of fallen soldiers were battered beyond recognition. This meant that many families were unable to identify their loved ones and did not receive closure for many years after the World Wars ended.
Today, scientists are using DNA samples from maternal family members to identify soldiers who died more than a hundred years ago; thousands remain unidentified.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 30 (M010.7)