 Corporal Gaspard was born in St Boniface, Manitoba and spent several years with the US Field Artillery before returning to Canada. He spent some time with the BC Horse (or it may have been the BC Hussars) before enlisting with the 5th (BC) Regiment, Canadian Garrison Artillery. He was with the 2nd Canadian Division Trench Mortar Battery, CEF, the 2nd Canadian Division Ammunition Column, CEF and was awarded the Military Medal. On the 12th, Oct;1916, from an emplacement Cpl Gaspard succeeded in firing 60 rounds, in spite of retaliation. On the 17th Oct; from the same position and after the neighbouring trenches had been battered beyond recognition, this N.C.O. succeeded in firing 30 rounds. The entrance to his emplacement was blown in, badly wounding his only gunner. After dressing the wound Cpl Gaspard fired his remaining ammunition alone with excellent effect on enemy wire. After the war he settled in the Lower Mainland and in 1949 started a Frog Farm in order to harvest frog legs. A year later he disappeared in the Upper Pitt River area as he searched for a lost gold mine. Check out the story in the link below. 
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