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CWM 20070058-005
George Metcalf Archival Collection
Canadian War Museum
CWM 20070058-005 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 20070058-005
George Metcalf Archival Collection
Canadian War Museum
CWM 20070058-005 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 20070058-004
George Metcalf Archival Collection
Canadian War Museum
CWM 20070058-004 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 20070058-004
George Metcalf Archival Collection
Canadian War Museum
CWM 20070058-004 George Metcalf Archival Collection Canadian War Museum
CWM 19920166-1455
CWM 19920166-1455

Private

Nother, George

Unit

13th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada)

Branch

Infantry

Service Component

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Service Number

684321

birth

1897/03/14

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

death

1918/10/01

France

grave

Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France

Gender

Male

George Nother was born in Québec City, Quebec, on 14 March 1897.

Nother was a labourer when he enlisted in the 171st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Québec Rifles) in his hometown on 8 April 1916. He was later transferred to the 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada). On 1 October 1918, Nother was killed by shelling near Sancourt, France, during the Battle of the Canal du Nord. His body was not recovered. He was one of the 91 casualties the 13th Battalion suffered that day as it attacked German positions around Blécourt. Most of those casualties resulted when the Germans launched a strong counterattack that forced the 13th,14th and 16th battalions — all involved in the attack — to withdraw from their furthest gains to positions that were more easily defended.

George Nother is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, on Vimy Ridge, in France.

The Canadian War Museum’s Collection includes the following artifacts for this recipient