Canadian Military Confirms Identity of Soldier Who Died in 1916

Canadian Military Confirms Identity of Soldier Who Died in 1916
Captain William Webster Wilson Department of National Defence handout photo
Chandra Philip
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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) says it has confirmed the identity of a previously unknown World War I soldier buried in a graveyard in France.

Research into the identity of the Canadian soldier started in 2016, about 100 years after he died. The investigation followed an inquiry by an external researcher who raised questions about the captain buried at that location.