Francis Pegahmagabow (March 9, 1889 – August 5, 1952).
Bibliography: Francis Pegahmagabow was a remarkable Indigenous Canadian soldier from 1914 to 1919. Pegahamagbow was an Objibwe Nishaabe, a member of the Caribou clan from the First Nation community of the Wasauksing. He is recognized in Canadian military history for his bravery. Fearlessly go onto No Man’s land and wait there to kill any Germans as well as seek information. As well as his Marksmanship, he has had a fierce reputation amongst the other Canadian soldiers as a scout. Where he would get messages from the headquarters to the front lines while being heavily attacked. Also, a sniper who was able to snip 378 Germans as well as capture 300 German prisoners. While in the military Pegahmagabow served in major battles such as the second battle of Ypres, the Passchendaele battle which was where he helped the 1st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary force, and the Somme battle. Not only that, but during the second Ypres battle he survived the first chlorine gas attack, though damaged his lungs.…show more content… In a way, the trenches were perfect considering if the enemies wanted to take over the trench, they would have needed to run through no man’s land, a deadly area which could get them killed. These trenches were 12 feet deep, created in a zigzag pattern and stretched out for miles. This was done so that if one of the enemy teams were to make it into the trench it would be hard for to kill someone and more likely to get confused and lost along the way. Typically made out of sandbags, wooden planks, sticks, tangled barbed wire and supported by the sticky mud. There were about three or more trench lines parallel to one another, about twenty yards apart from one another. They also dug-out where soldiers were able to sleep, rest, take shelter and eat. However, there was a disgusting side to the
