The grave of an unknown soldier in Belgium has recently been identified as belonging to a First World War soldier from Winnipeg who was killed trying to bring wounded people to safety.
Staff with the Canadian Armed Forces casualty identification program confirmed the grave belongs to Cpl. Frederick Percival (Percy) Bousfield, who was 20 when he died in 1916, through historical and archival research, a news release from Canada’s Department of National Defence said Wednesday.
Bousfield was born in England, but immigrated to Canada with his family when he was 16 and eventually settled in Winnipeg.
Bousfield enlisted with the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada, a militia unit, and served with them
