This is my grandfather. Although he served in and survived The Great War, he died 3 years before I was born. He was 55.
I'm not entirely sure of his service history. His uniform shows he most likely belonged to the Royal Highland Regiment. I'm also fairly certain he hadn't immigrated to Canada until after the war so he was probably part of the Scottish army. He would have only been 18 years old if he was truthful about his age.
If anyone is a history buff and would care to share, I would sincerely appreciate it.
WE SHALL NOT SLEEP, THOUGH POPPIES GROW
IN FLANDERS FIELDS.
JOHN MCCRAE, MAY 1915
November 11th
~Deborah