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Left off the local war memorial for more than 80 years because they fought for the Canadians, two men from the English town of Dorchester have finally had their First World War service recognized.

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Last week, Mayor of Dorchester Stella Jones added the names of Charlie Cutt and George Quinton to the town’s war memorial, which was first erected in 1921.

Cutt had only just emigrated to Canada when the war broke out. After enlisting in Canada, he was back on a troopship going the other direction with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Quinton, by contrast, was visiting a brother in Canada when he decided to fight for the Canadians. Both men did not survive the war.

According to Dorchester media, local Great War historian Brian Bates was first contacted by relatives of the two men. After Mr. Bates confirmed their military backgrounds, municipal officials then agreed to add them to the 239 names already on the town’s Portland stone cenotaph.