Touching story. Thanks for the post!
My Great grandfather lied about his old age to fight in that war, and my grand father lied about his young age to fight in that war. The great grandfather was lost, the grand father was gassed, returned to the lines, was shot, returned to the lines and left for dead on Flander's field for three days.
When they went out to police up the bodies, they discovered he was somehow still alive. Lived until 1979 and his pension from the Canadian Army was all the way up to $12 per month.