Remains found in France identified as Canadian soldier who died in WW1

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More than 100 years after a Canadian soldier went missing on a bloody battlefield during the First World War, his remains have been identified after being found in France.

Sgt. Richard Musgrave will now be honoured with a full military burial in France with family, following confirmation from the Department of National Defence this week.

For Musgrave’s family, who never forgot the fallen soldier, the news comes as a great comfort.

Sergeant Richard Musgrave. (Department of Defence)

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The discovery marks the final chapter in a long story that is marked by courage, tragedy and, finally, closure.

“I was stunned. I couldn’t

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