Tag: military medal
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Lieutenant Robert McIntyre MC MM in the Great War
Royal Highlanders of Canada Lieutenant Robert McIntyre born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 11 April 1885. Wounded three times before succumbing to devastating wounds during Second Battle of Passchendaele, for which he posthumously earned the Military Cross. Enlistment of Lance-Sergeant Robert McIntyre Lance-Sergeant Robert McIntyre 418598 enlisted with the 42nd Battalion on 30 May 1915 in…
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Sergeant Innis McKay MM in the Great War
Missing for 75 years Former Chief Records Officer, Mr Norm Christie, identified the Unknown Canadian Soldier (UCS) Sergeant Innis McKay MM buried in Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery while employed at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in the 1990s. Sgt McKay one of the last casualties of the Second Battle of Passchendaele, having Fallen on…
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Private Daniel McInnis in the Great War
Schooner Pond, Cape Breton Private Daniel McInnis 877664 born 18 February 1896 in Schooner Pond, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Son of John and Lucy MacInnis of Whitney Pier, Cape Breton. A machinist standing 5′ 10″ tall, 136 pounds, with light complexion, grey eyes and black hair. Enlistment of Private Daniel McInnis Private Daniel McInnis 877664…
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Lieutenant Samuel Lewis Honey VC in the Great War
Lieutenant Samuel Lewis Honey, teacher, soldier, and officer, born 9 February 1894 in the hamlet of Conn, Ontario, eldest child of the Reverend George Edward Honey and Metta Blaisdell. Early Life of Samuel Lewis Honey Honey’s father served several Methodist churches in the area around Conn, with the Honeys moving frequently. Lewis attending school at Drayton in…
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Company Sergeant Major Robert Kennedy in the Great War
CSM Robert Kennedy DCM, MM & two Bars served with the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) in the Great War. Only Lt Edward Slattery of the CEF similarly medaled posthumously. Kirriemuir, Scotland Son of Robert and Euphemia Kennedy, of Beach Cottage, Southmuir, Kirriemuir, Scotland. Born 27 September 1888 in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Peter Pan Kirriemuir the birthplace…
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Lieutenant Edward Slattery in the Great War
Lieutenant Edward Slattery, DCM, MM & Two Bars, killed in action while gallantly leading his men at Vis-en-Artois, France, 30 August 1918. Only Company Sergeant Major Robert Kennedy of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) similarly medaled. Lt. Edward Slattery, DCM, MM and Two Bars, from Montreal and late of the 3rd Battalion, Toronto Regiment, who…
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Private Joseph Roussin MM in the Great War
Private Joseph Roussin from Oka, Quebec attested on 16 July 1915 in Ottawa. Joe marked his attestation paper with an ‘x’. Lt Col Douglas Richmond Street of the 77th Battalion approving officer. As a Roman Catholic, Street hoped to appeal to French-Canadian volunteers when organizing the 77th. Joseph, a lumberman standing 5′ 6″ tall, 150…
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Matron Edith Campbell MM in the Great War
Nursing Sister Edith Campbell R.R.C., M.M., M.I.D. Matron Edith Campbell awarded the Military Medal for actions during an air raid. Also twice Mentioned in Despatches (June 1915 and December 1917). Edith Campbell of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, one of only eight Canadian Nursing Sisters awarded the Military Medal in the Great War. Edith’s nephew James Campbell Clouston…
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Private Hormisdas Haynes MM and Bar in the Great War
Private Hormisdas Haynes born 19 August 1874 in St James Parish, Montreal. Son of Johnny and Mary Louise (Rheaume) Haynes of Montreal. Husband of Marie Florida Haynes (nee Plessis-Belair), of 3086 St Dominique, Montreal. Married 11 September 1909. Their son, Joseph Alexandre Sosthène Haynes, baptized 27 May 1910. Attestation Hormisdas (Hormidas) Haynes (Hayiens) 2002009 attested…
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Major Roderick Bell-Irving DSO MC in the Great War
The Bell-Irving Family The Bell-Irving family descendants of Henry Bell-Irving, a Glasgow, Scotland, merchant. Bell-Irving resided in Milkbank, Dumfries County, and in 1851 he married Williamina McBean Irving. The couple had seven children, two of whom later established the family in Vancouver. The eldest son, Henry Ogle Bell-Irving (1856-1931) and his brother, Dr Duncan Bell-Irving,…