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Ernest Alvia
(Smokey) Smith - Vancouver
![Click on image for full-size version](/web/20061228221056im_/http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/prgs/obc/2002/2002_Smith_sm.jpg) E.
A. (Smokey) Smith is the only surviving Victoria Cross holder in
Canada. He was born in New Westminster in 1914 and served with the
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada during the Second World War. Smith
was awarded the Victoria Cross for exceptional bravery shown in
Italy at the Savio River in 1944. After the war he returned to New
Westminster. At the outbreak of the Korean War he re-enlisted in
the permanent force, from which he retired in 1964. After returning
home from the Korean War, he established the Smith Travel Agency
in Vancouver. In 1995, Smith was appointed to the Order of Canada.
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