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Old 06-19-2023, 01:39 PM   #1882
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Let's have some good news for a change.

Well done Highlanders.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ance-1.6879262

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A long missing WW I soldier with ties to Calgary has been found, identified and finally laid to rest in France this month.

Private Harry Atherton was reported missing and presumed dead on Aug. 15, 1917 — the first day of the Battle of Hill 70 near Lens, France.

In June 2017, human skeletal remains were found in France by a munitions clearing group on land destined for construction.

After a lengthy identification process, those remains and other clues like a damaged identification badge were determined to be those of Atherton.


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