Tag: military medal
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Captain David McAndie MC DCM MM in the Great War
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them – William Shakespeare Captain David McAndie one of the most decorated, and uniquely-medaled soldiers, of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in the Great War. In addition, no other CEF soldier earned the Military Cross (MC), the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM), the…
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Private George William Cook MM and Bar in the Great War
GONE TO HIS ETERNAL REWARD Private George William Cook born 8 August 1895 to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ross Cook, of Simcoe, Ontario; husband of Florence Margaret ‘Maggie’ Croshaw Boaprey (formerly Cook), of Kingston, Ontario, formerly of 24 York Street, Hamilton, Ontario. Cook, was a cook by trade. Although he would command a machine-gun in…
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Caporal Omer Bélanger MM and Bar in the Great War
Bravest soldier in the Battalion Corporal Omer Bélanger MM and Bar 198952 of the 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Western Cavalry). In the span of six weeks during Canada’s Last Hundred Days, Corporal Bélanger’s actions twice merit the Military Medal for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire. Omer one of the most unheralded…
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Private Michael James O’Rourke VC, MM in the Great War
Sure I don’t know what the fuss is all about, it was me job you see to take out the wounded. There was a lot of machine gun and sniper fire. I could not do anything else but keep on goin’, you know what I mean. Michael James O’Rourke 428545 born on 19 March 1878…
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Caporal Joseph Kaeble VC MM in the Great War
Tenez bon, mes vieux, ne les laissez pas passer, il faut les arrêter! Joseph Kaeble 889958, son of Madame Joseph Kaeble, of Sayabec, Matane Co., Québec. Born on 5 May 1893. He joined the Royal 22nd Regiment in 1916 and soon earned the Military Medal (MM). Caporal Joseph Kaeble died near Arras in 1918, single-handedly…
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Sergeant Masumi Mitsui MM in the Great War
The Canadian Japanese Association organized training for 200 soldiers who had volunteered between January and March of 1916 in Vancouver. However, their offer of service rejected in British Columbia. But, in Alberta, Issei and some Nisei volunteers joined Canadian battalions to fight. Fifty-four of these men did not survive the war, and another 92 wounded.…
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The Cameron Brothers in the Great War
The Cameron Brothers of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, in the Great War. Lieutenant John Angus Cameron DSO, and Sergeant Alexander Cameron MM. Both of the Cameron Brothers medalled. Johan Angus received his DSO at Buckingham Palace, while younger brother Alexander’s Military Medal, was awarded posthumously. Sergeant Alexander Cameron MM The younger of the Cameron brothers…
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31st Alberta Battalion in the Great War
Organization 31st (Alberta) Battalion ‘Bell’s Bulldogs’ organizes in November 1914 under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Henry Bell. The 31st Battalion mobilized at Calgary, recruited in Edmonton, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, Youngstown, Claresholm and also Pincher Creek. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Henry Bell Arthur Henry Bell a professional soldier and veteran of the Boer War.…
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Corporal Francis Pegahmagabow MM & two Bars in the Great War
Introduction Corporal Francis Pegahmagabow 6846 one of the most highly decorated Indigenous soldiers of the Great War. An Ojibwa from the Perry Island Band in Ontario, awarded the Military Medal plus two bars for acts of bravery in Belgium and France. Pegahmagabow one of only 39 members of the CEF who received two bars in…
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Private Clifford Moss MM in the Great War
Private Clifford Moss MM 477609 was born in Yorkshire, England on 1 January 1894. His widowed mother is Mrs. Maud Ross, of 52 Lillian Street, Wolsely Road, Leeds, England. She is now living in Belwood, Ontario. His sister Mrs. W.G. Campbell also resides in Belwood. Clifford is a Farmer. Clifford enlists on 23 April 1915,…