The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces publicly confirmed the identity of Company Sgt.-Maj. David George Parfitt on Thursday
A Canadian soldier killed in battle during the First World War has been identified – more than a century later.Parfitt was one of 156 members of the 8th Canadian Infantry Battalion killed in action on Sept. 26, 1916, during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. He was leading a platoon in the attack that day.
Defence Minister Anita Anand said Canada remembers the courage of those "who served our nation both at home and overseas in the First World War." "To the family of Company Sergeant-Major Parfitt, know that Canada honours him and is grateful for his service."
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