aug 10, 1918 - Lieutenant Jean Brilliant was a 28-year-old from Québec, who rushed ahead, and captured a German machine-gun post. He was wounded and led two platoons to capture more machine guns and 150 prisoners. He was then wounded again, and led a charge with his soldiers against a German machiene gun. He was then wounded again and died.
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aug 10, 1918
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