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For ValourCommemorating the Sixteen Canadian Servicemen awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery during the Second World War 1939-1945 THE CITATIONSDetails of the individual acts of valour that earned sixteen Canadian Servicemen the Victoria Cross during the Second World War ©Public Works & Government Services Canada Cat. No. V32-68/1996 ISBN 0-662-62281-9
Acknowledgements
Arthur Bishop's book, "Our bravest and Our Best", was the source for much of the historical material herein and Mr. Bishop has kindly assisted us with this project. This publication was produced with the assistance of Veterans Affairs Canada. Care has been taken to trace ownership of the copyright material contained in this text. However, the publishers welcome any information that enables them to rectify any reference or credit in subsequent editions. The CitationsSergeant-Major John Robert OSBORN; Hong Kong, December 19, 1941 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Cecil Ingersoll MERRITT; Dieppe, France, August 19, 1942 Reverend John Weir FOOTE; Dieppe, France, August 19, 1942 Captain Frederick Thornton PETERS; Oran, North Africa, November 8, 1942 Captain Paul TRIQUET; Casa Berardi, Italy, December 14, 1943 Major Charles Ferguson HOEY; Maungdaw, Burma, February 16, 1944 Major John Keefer MAHONY; Melfa River, Italy, May 24, 1944 Pilot Officer Andrew Charles MYNARSKI; Cambrai, France, June 12, 1944 Flight-Lieutenant David Ernest HORNELL; Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, June 24, 1944 Squadron-Leader Ian Willoughby BAZALGETTE; Trossy St. Maximin, France, August 4, 1944 Major David Vivian CURRIE; St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France, August 18, 1944 Private Ernest Alvia SMITH; Savio River, Italy, October 21-22, 1944 Sergeant Aubrey COSENS; Mooshof, Germany, February 25-26, 1945 Major Frederick Albert TILSTON; The Hochwald, Germany, March 1, 1945 Sergeant Frederick George TOPHAM; East of the Rhine, March 24, 1945 Lieutenant Robert Hampton GRAY; Onagawa Wan, Japan, August 9, 1945 BibliographyBISHOP, Arthur. Our Bravest and Our Best: The Stories of Canada's Victoria Cross Winners, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1995 MACHUM, George C. Canada's V.C.'s: The Story of Canadians Who Won The Victoria Cross, McClelland & Stewart, 1956 MELVILLE, Douglas A. Canadians and the Victoria Cross, Vanwell, 1987 MUDDOCK, Joyce Emmerson Preston. For Valour and the V.C., published in 1895 PHILLIPS, C.E. Lucas. Victoria Cross Battles of the Second World War, Heineman, 1973 ROE, Frederic Gordon. The Bronze Cross: A Tribute to Those Who Won the Victoria Cross, P.R. Gawthorne, 1945 SWETTENHAM, John. Valiant Men: Canada's V.C. and George Cross Winners, Hakkert, 1973 ![]() |
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