Paul Coulas in his “Blue Army” uniform.

Paul Coulas was born on the family farm near Barry’s Bay, Ontario, a predominantly Polish Community in North-eastern Ontario. When the First World War started he was 14 and 4 years later in 1918 he enlised in the Polish Army. Paul attended briefly attended Camp Kościuszko to train before being sent off to France to fight on the Front. Pictured is Paul wearing his "Blue Army" uniform in France. Image courtesy of the Polish Kashub Heritage Museum.