Canadian Soldier of the First World War Identified Years After Death in France

Company Sgt.-Maj. David George Parfitt is shown in a handout photo. Parfitt, a Canadian soldier killed in battle during the First World War has been identified, more than a century later. The Canadian Press/HO-Parfitt Family

A Canadian soldier killed in battle during the First World War has been identified – more than a century later.

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces publicly confirmed the identity of Company Sgt.-Maj. David George Parfitt on Thursday.