Alexandra McKinnon (Department of National Defence) - Reconnecting Families with Canada’s Missing War Dead

"The ultimate purpose of the Casualty Identification Program is for the missing to be buried with their name, by their unit, and in the presence of their family."This week on Story Behind the Stone, we speak with Alexandra McKinnon, historian with the Canadian Department of Defence Casualty Identification Program. Alexandra shares how her team is using historical research, forensic anthropology, and DNA to reconnect families with lost loved ones from the First World War, WWII, Korea, and beyond.In this episode:- Learn how attestation papers, ancestry trees, and social media help solve century-old mysteries- Hear how a soldier’s height and age can narrow a list of 1,300 missing names- Discover why Hill 70 remains one of Canada’s most overlooked battlefields