Remains found in French field identified as First World War soldier from Calgary
OTTAWA — Human remains found in a French field have been confirmed as being those of a Canadian soldier from Calgary who died in the First World War.
The Department of National Defence says Sgt. James Alexander Milne was born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, and immigrated to Canada at some time between 1905 and 1911.
He was an unmarried labourer when he enlisted in the 10th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force in Calgary in 1915 at the age of 31.
He was killed on April 28, 1917, in an operation against a German position known as the Arleux-Loop.