On May 7, 1917, 26th New Brunswick Battalion landed in France. A month later, they were assigned to field duty, taking an active part in the war. It is noted on Sheldon’s military record that, on September 15, 1918, he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. There’s no record of when, where, or what he did to receive this award.

Howard Foster enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in September of 1915 and shortly transferred from the 64th to the 104th Battalion, deploying to Liverpool, England on July 5, 1916.

He was an excellent sniper and scout; and had an innate talent for slipping perilously close to the enemy trenches without detection.