Private Henry Dwitt (Cef)

On January 2nd 1915, under the name Henry Louie, he travelled to Wetaskiwin, Alberta, a small county not too far from where he grew up to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). Private Henry Louie was placed in the 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles (CMR). Unfortunately for Henry his first enlistment was quite short as it only lasted 92 days. On April 3rd of 1915, Private Louie was discharged in Wetaskiwin for drunkenness. He was sent back to his hometown of Wainwright and continued his previous job as a sadder. He quickly grew tired of being a saddler, so he rejoined the NWMP. This stint with the police force only lasted eight months, as Henry felt that he had to return to the war and fight for his country. On September 8th of 1915, he travelled to Calgary, under the name Henry Norwest and re-enlisted in the …show more content…
Private Henry Norwest was placed into the 50th battalion. The 50th battalion was an infantry unit that was authorized on November 7th of 1914, its member were recruited from the greater Calgary region. The 50th battalion was led by Colonel E.G Mason and was nicknamed “Mason’s Man Eaters”, Henry was a great addition to