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Lost soldier Boy Dunsmuir recognized by Royal Roads University

Posted by on July 9, 2016

A plaque commemorating James (Boy) Dunsmuir was unveiled Friday at Hatley Castle, where he spent his school holidays, stabled his horse and kept his dogs.

Dunsmuir was on his way to England in 1915, eager to fight in the Great War, when he died in the sinking of the Lusitania by two German torpedoes. He was among almost 1,200 people killed.

Dunsmuir, 21 years old when he died, is the son of James Dunsmuir, a former premier and lieutenant governor who al… (View original article)

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