Louis Brehaut and Reginald J.G. Bateman
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- [before 1919]
Louis Brehaut (standing), head, Department of Philosophy, and Reginald J.G. Bateman, head, Department of English, looking at [some papers].
Bio/Historical Note: Louis Brehaut (1881-1932) was born in 1881 in Nova Scotia and graduated from Dalhousie University in 1904 with high honours and medal in Greek and English. Brehaut spent several years teaching at Oxford and St. Andrews University in Scotland. Brehaut eventually returned to Oxford and finished his degree. He then lectured in Manchester University (England) and acted as examiner for St. Andrews. Brehaut joined the University of Saskatchewan. He enlisted in 1914, became a victim of shell-shock in 1915 and was invalided home to Canada. Brehaut was unable to continue teaching and resigned in 1916. He died in [Prince Edward Island] at age 51.
Bio/Historical Note: Reginald J.G. Bateman (1883-1918) enlisted in 1914, went overseas in 1915, and returned to the U of S in 1916 to raise a company of the 196th (Western Universities) Battalion. Of the 5,374 men in the 46th Battalion, 4,917 were either killed or wounded. Bateman was killed near Dury, France on 3 September 1918.