Had a great-uncle who served during WWI in the 38th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF). He died of his wounds on September 10, 1918 and is buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery in France. He was 25 years of age.
I also have a great uncle who served in WW1 and was killed in action. He is buried in the US Cemetery at Bony, France. Some 30 years ago when I was stationed in West Germany my mother (he was her uncle0 and father came for a visit and we decided to visit his grave. I was stunned to learn he had been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, no one in the family ever talked about it. When I asked my mother she said, “Oh yeah, I had heard he was awarded some medal.”