Private Buckley fought in France with the 10th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry, known as the ‘Fighting 10th’, and lost his life on August 15, 1917 on the first day of the Battle of Hill 70.

The Hill 70 Project, where students across the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) work to identify fallen Canadian soldiers from the First World War Battle of Hill 70, was initiated after the ...

In Canadian history ... However, another great battle of the First World War, which was also considered a remarkable victory of the Canadians, has largely been forgotten. This was the Battle of Hill ...

The capture of Hill 70 in France was an important Canadian victory during the First World War, and the first major action fought by the Canadian Corps under a Canadian commander. The battle, in August ...

One of the things that turned up as I sorted through various papers was the Order of Battle for some of the Canadian regiments at Hill 70 (the Canadian Corps won the Battle of Hill 70 in France in ...

Howarth was 23 years old when he fought with the 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion in the Battle of Hill 70 near Lens, France, in August 1917, and was presumed to have died in the fight. More than ...

A statement from the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces says they've confirmed remains recovered in Vendin-le-Vieil, in northern France are those of Corporal Percy Howarth, ...

OTTAWA — After a decade of work tracing DNA back multiple generations, the remains of a Vancouver soldier have been identified more than 100 years after he died in France. The remains of Cpl.