Military Personnel Command

ALT Photo of Private Silas Dewitt. Missing from Belgium. Service number: 817612. Unit: The Royal Canadian Regiment. Date and place of birth: 11 October 1892, Charleston, New Brunswick. Date of death: 31 October 1917 (age 25). Place of enlistment: Sussex, New Brunswick. Additional info: Son of Sidney and Caroline Dewitt of Centreville, Carleton County, New Brunswick. Photo: Courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

ALT Photo of Private Samuel James Jeans. Missing from Belgium. Service number: 715938. Unit: The Royal Canadian Regiment. Date and place of birth: 2 September 1895, Newfoundland. Date of death: 31 October 1917 (age 22). Address on enlistment: Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Place of enlistment: Pictou, Nova Scotia. Additional info: Son of James and Elizabeth Jeans and brother of Mrs. K. D. Martin of Whitney Pier, Nova Scotia. Photo: Courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

ALT Photo of Private John Paul Keating. Missing from Korea. Service number: SB-13903. Unit: The Royal Canadian Regiment. Date and place of birth: 15 August 1930, Toronto, Ontario. Date of death: 3 May 1953 (age 22). Additional info: Adopted son of Mrs. Teresa Keating of Toronto, Ontario. Photo: Courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

ALT Image of a silhouette. Missing from Italy. Private Donald Raymond Caldwell. Service number: F/56595. Unit: The Royal Canadian Regiment. Date and place of birth: 26 August 1923, Sweets Corner, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Date of death: 16 September 1944 (age 21). Address on enlistment: 112 Maynard Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Place of enlistment: Halifax, Nova Scotia. Additional info: Son of Howard and Ivy Caldwell. Grandson of Minnie Caldwell, of Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.

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ALT A student standing at attention with a weapon during a parade. Text on image: Virtual event, Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples. Join us for a virtual discussion to learn about the unique educational programs and entry plans available to Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Armed Forces. Thursday, October 29, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT. This event will be bilingual.

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ALT A military officer wearing a red ceremonial sash is removing a black velvet cover from a headstone. Uniformed personnel stand nearby among white headstones.

ALT Two people placing a wreath in front of a white headstone in a military cemetery. Military officers are standing in the background.

ALT Military personnel and civilians are gathered at a military cemetery for a memorial ceremony, standing behind a row of white headstones adorned with red poppy wreaths and Canadian flags.

ALT A row of white gravestones in a military cemetery, with plants, flowers, and Canadian flags in front of them. Visitors are seated behind the gravestones.

ALT Missing at Vimy Ridge, France. Photo of Private John Richard Aaron. Service no.: 144995. Unit: 87th Battalion, CEF. Date and place of birth: June 8, 1895, Everton, Liverpool, England. Date of death: April 9, 1917 (age 21). Place of enlistment: Cornwall, Ontario. Additional info: Son of William John and Emily Aaron, of 34, Upper High Street, Everton, Liverpool, England. Photo: Courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

ALT Missing at the Somme, France. Photo of Lance Corporal Frank Cecil Holmwood. Service no.: 408464. Unit: 29th Battalion, CEF. Date and place of birth: February 16, 1896, Tonbridge Wells, Kent, England. Date of death: September 16, 1916 (age 20). Place of enlistment: Niagara, Ontario. Additional info: Son of Mrs. Annie Selkirk (formerly Holmwood), of 26, Bromley Hall Road, Poplar, London, England. Photo: Courtesy of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

ALT Missing at Hill 70, France. Image of a silhouette. Private James William Scrancher. Service no.: 491376. Unit: 4th Battalion, CEF. Date and place of birth: August 15, 1897, Norfolk, England. Date of death: August 19, 1917 (age 20). Place of enlistment: St. Thomas, Ontario. Additional info: Son of Thomas and Rosa Scrancher, of Kimberley, Norfolk, England.

ALT Missing at the Somme, France. Image of a silhouette. Private Percy Frost. Service no.: 211217. Unit: 58th Battalion, CEF. Date and place of birth: January 19, 1895, Stoney Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England. Date of death: October 8, 1916 (age 21). Address on enlistment: Smithville, Ontario. Place of enlistment: Grimsby, Ontario. Additional info: Son of Mrs. Mercy Frost, of Buckinghamshire, England.