Ross Briscoe was 22 when he volunteered just days after Britain declared war on Germany on Aug. 4, 1914.  He was  working as a bank clerk, and had trained for seven years in the local cadet corps and militia. He joined Canada's first recruits at a hastily-built training camp near Quebec City in September, 1914.  In the autumn of 1914, Canadians were sent to training grounds on Salisbury Plain. He was at a rifle range on Jan. 6, 1915 when he was accidentally shot and killed. 

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