Journal Articles on Courage
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Courage Under Fire: Defining and Recognizing the Act
published in The Canadian Army Journal, Vol. 13.1, pulls together all the thoughts about courage that I wrote in my book Courage Rewarded, and so is a much better discussion of the subject. |
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Courage and Reward in the War of 1812
published in The Canadian Army Journal, Vol 11.3, Fall 2008. Warfare in the age of gunpowder weapons of the 19th century was fearsome but men in battle still found courage in the universal sources. This article describes courage on the frontiers of Upper and Lower Canada, and how this was rewarded. In particular, the Upper Canada Preserved Medal was proposed to reward deserving men of the Upper Canada militia but it was never awarded, and what happened to these medals remains a mystery. |
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Leo Major, DCM and Bar
published in Canadian Military History Magazine, Vol 5, No 1, Spring 1996. Leo Major fought in World War II wtih Le Regiment de la Chaudiere and had the distinction of being the lone liberator the Dutch town of Zwolle, for which the citizens were forever grateful. He then fought with distinction in the Korean War with Le Royal 22e Regiment. For his efforts over this period he had the rare honour of having been awarded the Disinguished Conduct Medal and Bar. |
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Profiles of Valour: Roger Schjelderup
Published in Canadian Military History Magazine, Vol 5, No 2, Autumn 1996. Roger Schjelderup, an officer in the 1st Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment, landed on the beaches of Normandy and fought with them into Holland where he was captured in October 1944. The story of how he escaped from captivity, hid with the Dutch Resistance, and eventual crept across the frozen Neder Rijn River to reach Allied lines is dramatic. He became one of the most decorated soldiers of the war, awraded the Distinguished Service Order, along with the Military Cross and Bar. |
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Profiles of Valour: Ronald Routledge, DCM, CD
Published in Canadian Military History Magazine, Vol 6, No 2, Autumn 1997. Sergeant Ronald Routledge was captured when Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese. He suffered brutal treatment at the hands of his captors, as did all other Canadian POWs. He volunteered to join a clandestine group that was smuggling messages out of the camp, but the network was discovered in July 1943. Routledge was tortured but refused to reveal the names of the other men in his network. When he was liberated in 1945, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his courage. |
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The Canadian Nursing Service and the British War Office: The Debate over Awarding the Military Cross, 1918
Published in Canadian Military History Magazine, Vol 14, No 4, Autumn 2005. In May 1918, German aircraft bombed several Canadian hospitals near Boulogne, France, causing a great deal of destruction and many casualties. Several Canadian nurses were recommended for award of the Military Cross for their courage under enemy fire. This resulted in a debate whether they were eligible for such an award. In the end, seven Canadian nursing sisters and one matron received the Military Medal for their courage. |
The Scale of Gallantry Awards - a comparison between World Wars I and II
Published in The Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society, Volume 37, No. 3, Autumn 1998.
This article is a short statistical analysis that shows the scale of British gallantry decorations awarded to Canadian fighting formations was greater in the First World War than in the Second World War.
Published in The Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society, Volume 37, No. 3, Autumn 1998.
This article is a short statistical analysis that shows the scale of British gallantry decorations awarded to Canadian fighting formations was greater in the First World War than in the Second World War.