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Private Henry Louis Norwest was a Métis marksman and one of the most famous Canadian snipers in the First World War. Private Norwest was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, of French-Cree ancestry.
In his nearly three years of service with the 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion, the Lance-corporal achieved a sniping record of 115 fatal shots. The former ranch-hand and rodeo performer also merited the Military Medal and bar, making him one of roughly 830 members of the CEF to be awarded this double honour.
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In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 479 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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WARVILLERS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION Somme, France
Warvillers is a village approximately 4 kilometres north of Bouchoir, a town on the main straight road from Amiens to Roye. The Churchyard is a little east of the village.
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