OTTAWA - The remains of two soldiers who died in a historic battle for Canada during the First World War have been buried in France.
Pte. Reginald Joseph Winfield Johnston from Manitoba and Sgt. Harold Wilfred Shaughnessy of New Brunswick died during the Battle of Hill 70 in August 1917.
The Canadian Armed Forces says Hill 70 was the first major action fought by the Canadian Corps under a Canadian commander during the war, and more than half of the 2,100 Canadians who died over the 10-day battle have no graves.
Both sets of remains were discovered during munitions clearing in advance of a construction project near a French village.
Johnston and Shaughnessy were buried with military honours by their units in Loos British Cemetery.
The families of the soldiers were present, with the support of Veterans Affairs Canada
