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217950 Pte. Dimitro Sinizki Canadian Expeditionary Force 52nd Btn. from:Canada (d.9th Oct 1917) Pte. Dimitro Sinizki was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1895, and emigrated to Canada.He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force(#830020) . He was executed for cowardice on 9th October1917 aged 22 and is buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St.-Eloi, France. He enlisted in Winnipeg's 144th Canadian Infantry during December 1915, and after shipping out to England, was one of a handful of troops used to reinforce the Ontarian 52nd Battalion after its losses at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. In August 1917, Pte. Sinizki was part of a trench-raiding team when he refused to participate in a raid. The following night he was forcibly brought along on the raid, but he simply sat down and refused to help the others. He was arrested, court-martialled and charged with cowardice. Sentenced to death by firing squad, Sinizki was was blindfolded and shot at 06:11 on 9th October. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**