Tag: victoria-cross
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Private James Peter Robertson VC in the Great War
Private James Peter Robertson son of Alexander (1852-10 Jul 1913) and Janet Robertson (24 Jan 1858 – 8 Jul 1933), of 656, 5th St., South East, Medicine Hat, Alberta. James posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for several actions during the Second Battle of Passchendaele. Victoria Cross Recipients With his 6 ft 3, Robertson, a locomotive…
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Victoria Cross Recipients of the Great War in 1967
The Right Honorable Daniel Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (1967-1974) with Victoria Cross and George Cross recipients. Photograph Chris Lund (1923-1983). Photo Credit: LAC PA-129803 Victoria Cross Recipients, front row from left to right: Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey, VC, MC, Raphael Louis Zengel, VC, MM George Randolph Pearkes, VC, PC, CB, DSO, MC, CD,…
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Sergeant Walter Leigh Rayfield VC in the Great War
Sergeant Walter Leigh Rayfield VC a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy in the British Empire. His Victoria Cross displayed at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Early Life The 1891 English census shows ten-year-old Walter going by the last name Lee,…
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Private William Johnstone Milne VC in the Great War
Victoria Cross Private William Johnstone Milne VC son of David Milne of 10 Anderson St, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Born 21 December 1892 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. A farmer, William Johnstone Milne emigrated to Canada in 1910 and farmed near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan prior to joining the Canadian Expeditionary Force. As one of The Missing, Private…
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Lieutenant Harcus Mateus Strachan VC MC in the Great War
FACTA NON VERBA Lieutenant Harcus Mateus Strachan rose from the rank of Private to become a Major by the end of the Great War. Later, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Second World War, commanding the 1st Battalion, Edmonton Fusiliers. Serving with the Fort Garry Horse of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, Strachan twice decorated in 1917 when…
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Lieutenant Jean Brillant VC MC in the Great War
J’ai fini. Prenez en charge nos hommes, parce que je sais que je ne serai pas ici longtemps. Lieutenant Jean Brillant VC MC born in Assametquaghan, Quebec. Graduated from St. Joseph University in New Brunswick. In 1915, enlisted for overseas service with the 189th Battalion, which supplied the 22nd (Van Doos) Battalion with troops. Like…
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Captain John MacGregor Victoria Cross in the Great War
Captain John MacGregor, VC, MC and Bar, DCM, ED, spent his post-war years avoiding the fame that comes with a Victoria Cross. Ordered to accept the VC, as a very shy man, ‘Jock’ felt he was only doing his duty. His son, James A. Macgregor continued in his footsteps in the Second World War. A…
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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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8th (90th Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion in the Great War
The Little Black Devils of Canada HOSTI ACIE NOMINATI ‘The Little Black Devils of Canada’, 8th Canadian Infantry Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles). The black devil carries a trident and offers a chalice. Preserves the legend that during the North-West Rebellion soldiers referred to by the opposing forces as ‘little black devils’. Because of their almost…