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0 Rifleman Timothy O’Hea, VC. PHOTO: http://www.riflebrigadehistory.info/canusa.html The Fenian Raids gave rise to the awarding of a Victoria Cross for a courageous action on Canadian soil. Irish-born Timothy O’Hea, 20, was stationed in Canada in 1866 with the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, The Prince Consort’s...
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1 Learn About Canadians In The Pacific The Military Museums in Calgary presents Ring of Fire: Canadians In The Pacific In The Second World War. The exhibit follows the exploits of three brave Canadians who were awarded the Victoria Cross while fighting in the Far East. It... -
1 German prisoners and Canadian soldiers carry wounded in Cesena, Italy, October 1944. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA173520 After the capture of Rimini, Italy, on Sept. 21, 1944, 1st Canadian Division was withdrawn into 8th Army reserve to rest, reorganize and retrain while absorbing hundreds of...
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2 Governor General Michaëlle Jean invoked the image of crowds lining up on Parliament Hill to pay their respects to Smokey Smith VC as he lay in state in 2005 when she unveiled Canada’s own Victoria Cross on May 16. “The line stretched all the way...
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