Roll of Honour - Victoria Cross Winners |
We record with pride and gratitude the names of members of Our Communities who served their King and Country
Please feel free to submit for inclusion any Alberta Veteran, they need not be of an ancestor but must include the community they lived in at the time they entered into the service.
Victoria Cross Winners
The Victoria Cross was awarded
for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of
valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the
presence of the enemy. There have been 1,351 Victoria Crosses and
3 Bars awarded worldwide, 94 to Canadians (Canadian-born or
serving in the Canadian Army or with a close connection to
Canada).
BAZALGETTE, Ian Willoughby A mountain peak in Jasper National Park is named for this winner of the Victoria Cross. |
HARVEY, Frederick Maurice Watson - Fort MacLeod Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey was born in Athboy, County Meath, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1908 where he worked as a surveyor in northern Alberta and High River. He settled in Fort Macleod ca. 1911. Fred enlisted in the Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1915. He became a lieutenant in 1916 and went overseas, soon transferring to Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians). During the First World War Fred was awarded the Victoria Cross, Military Cross and Croix de Guerre. From 1923 to 1927 he taught physical education at the Royal Military College in Kingston, and in 1938 was promoted to lieutenant colonel and became commanding officer of LdSH(RC) at Currie Barracks in Calgary. In 1940 he was promoted to brigadier and commander of the 13th Alberta Military District. Fred retired in 1946, and was honorary colonel of the LdSH(RC) from 1958 to 1966. He lived in Calgary from 1938 on, was an avid equestrian who took part in horse shows. |
KERR, George Fraser KERR,
John Chipman (1887-1963). Born in Fox River,
Nova Scotia, Kerr was serving with the 49th Battalion,
Canadian Expeditionary Force, at Courcelette, France, on
September 16, 1916. Advancing about thirty yards into an
enemy position Kerr found himself under attack. Although
wounded, Kerr moved along the trench in full view of the
enemy. After tossing grenades and firing his rifle at the
enemy beneath him, Kerr chased his victims into their
dug-out. He took 62 prisoners. Mount Kerr in Jasper National Park is named after this winner of the Victoria Cross. |
KINROSS, Cecil John - Lougheed Excerpt from the Edmonton Journal - Pte. Cecil John
Kinross, 21, a farmer-soldier from Lougheed, 180 km
southeast of Edmonton, answered the call. The
devil-may-care young company runner stipped off all his
equipement except his rifle and bandoleer. Oblivious to
the threat to his personal safety, he charged across the
open ground in broad daylight to flank the enemy
machine-gun. He killed the crew of six with his rifle and
wrecked the enemy gun. For corrected and additional information about Cecil John Kinross click here |
MCKEAN, George Burdon Mount McKean in Jasper Nation Park is named after this winner of the Victoria Cross. |
PATTISON, John George Mount Pattison in Jasper Nation Park is named after this winner of the Victoria Cross. John George Pattison, 1875-1917 |
ROBERTSON, Peter - Medicine Hat Private Peter Robertson was born October 26, 1883, in Nova Scotia. He had moved to Medicine Hat at the age of 16, taking a job with the C.P.R., later attaining the rank of Engineer. In 1915, he enlisted in the 13th Canadian Mounted Rifles. He was killed at the battle near Pashendeale, and for his selfless devotion to commrades and for his heroic efforts in battle, he received the Victoria Cross. |
ZENGEL, Raphael Louis Mount Zengel in Jasper Nation Park is named after this winner of the Victoria Cross. |
Annette Bame Peebles, Alberta Provincial Coordinator
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