78th Battalion CEF (Winnipeg Grenadiers) Vimy Ridge Casualty Group to Private Alfred Roussin

[TheMadBaron]

I just acquired this small Vimy Ridge casualty group to Private Alfred Roussin, a Métis soldier who served with the 78th Battalion CEF (Winnipeg Grenadiers). Along with the rest of the 78th, Private Roussin was involved in the attack on Hill 145, the current site of the Canadian Vimy Memorial, on the morning of April 9th, 1917. He was listed as missing in action on the same day, and later declared dead. The 78th took 600 casualties in the battle overall, and all but one of its Officers were dead or wounded.

 

The group consists of his British War Medal, cased Memorial Cross, and, as a Catholic, a small Sacred Heart of Jesus Medal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Alfred Roussin's name appears on both the Canadian Vimy Memorial and the National Métis Veterans' Memorial Monument in Batoche, Saskatchewan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 3, 2023 by TheMadBaron