The remains of a soldier who fought in the First World War, discovered by Canadian Defence Forces, are believed to be a Cork man, Patrick Buckley.
Private Buckley was among the 1,500 soldiers killed during an attempt to capture Hill 70, a strategic position on the northern approach to the coal-mining city of Lens, France, in August 1917.
According to data supplied to the Kinsale Cultural and Heritage Society (KCHS) by the Canadian Defence Forces, the Cork man may have emigrated to Canada in 1910.
Records show that a Patrick J Buckley arrived in Canada on May 9, 1910 and he appears in the 1911 census as a lodger in Calgary, Alberta.
The KCHS, in collaboration with Canadian authorities,…