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Search for 78th Battalion soldiers leads to identifications in France
A century after eight Canadian soldiers were found in Hallu France a 21 year old from Russell helped unlock the mystery by preserving a metal dog tag of William Simms from the 78th Battalion The CBC Forgotten No More project filmed descendants as they learned Simms faced battles including Vimy Ridge and Amiens He will be laid to rest in a French military cemetery in May next year with four others identified to date.
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Hallu
France
Russell
William Simms
Celine Slater
Moosomin
Roger McLaughlin
CBC
Fabien
Amiens
Slater
Simms
DND
Vimy Ridge
Passiondale
Celine
Roger
78Th Squadron
Department of National Defence
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Fabien Demensere