Remembering — on 9 April 1917 Allied troops launched an attack on Vimy Ridge. At the end of the day, 2,400 troops of the Canadian Expeditionary Force lay dead.
Here is a probably incomplete list of those born in Ottawa who died that day.
| FIRST NAMES | LAST NAME | Age | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN DOUGLAS | ARMSTRONG | 28 | Canadian EngineersCanadian |
| CHARLES ANDREW | BUTLER | 19 | Canadian InfantryCanadian |
| ALEXANDER ALLEN | HALKETT | 29 | Canadian InfantryCanadian |
| GORDON RUTHVEN | HERON | 33 | Canadian InfantryCanadian |
| FRANK CAMERON | JAMIESON | 26 | Canadian InfantryCanadian |
| GEORGE GEOFFREY | MAY | 23 | Canadian InfantryCanadian |
| ALBERT EDWARD | MOSS | 32 | Canadian Machine Gun CorpsCanadian |
| GEORGE EDGAR | RUSSELL | 28 | Canadian InfantryCanadian |
| REGINALD LAWRENCE | SLADEN | 19 | Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry |
| GEORGE ARTHUR | THORNE | 21 | Royal Canadian RegimentCanadian |