George Mark Maracle (who enlisted under the name Hill) was killed on this day in 1917 in the trenches near Bois de la Ville during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
His body was not recovered. He is remembered on the Vimy memorial and in Deseronto. A letter of condolence was sent to his mother, Annie Maracle, in Point Anne on June 14th, 1917.
Deseronto Archives 
April 12, 2017 at 11:54 am
[…] George’s service record shows that he left Canada on October 17th, 1916 and was transferred to the 1st Battalion, joining them in the field on December 2nd, 1916. He was killed at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. […]
May 11, 2017 at 6:30 am
[…] Private George Mark Maracle died on April 12, 1917. He is commemorated on Page 290 of the First World War Book of […]