It was to be included in the exhibition of the Canadian War Memorial Fund collection, and was widely publicized before the exhibition opened. The exhibition, at Burlington House, London, was due to open in January 1919, just before the signing of the Paris Peace Treaty and Canadian Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden requested further investigation into the veracity of the story. Two more sworn statements were presented, and one from a Victoria Cross holder attached a name to the victim: "Sergeant Brant." At this time the German government formally requested that the Canadian government publicly acknowledge that the story of the crucified soldier was untrue, or else provide evidence. The official Canadian response to the Germans was that they had sufficient evidence to believe that the accoun