OTTAWA — After a decade of work tracing DNA back multiple generations, the remains of a Vancouver soldier have been identified more than 100 years after he…
The remains of Cpl. Percy Howarth, a soldier in the First World War, were discovered during a munitions clearing process in Vendin-le-Vieil, France, in 2011, but it would take 10 years of experts digging through his family tree to find a living relative from his maternal line before he could be identified.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“We have to consider all of the units that went through that specific area of the battlefield of the Battle of Hill 70,” she said. Then began the hunt for living relatives of those soldiers on the short list who would be willing to have their DNA tested.Article contentIn order to confirm or rule out Howarth, experts had to find someone living from his maternal line.
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