http://www.veterans.gc.ca/pdf/remembrance/information-for/educators/last100/Hometown_Braves_ENG.pdf
You are being assigned one of the Victorian Cross recipients from the Last 100 Days from World War I.
Go to the link and learn all you can about the soldier.
Take a Postcard and put the following information on the back-
Name (full
name)
|
Date of
birth
|
Military
rank and unit
|
Date died
|
Family
information
|
List
information about life before going into the military.
|
Which war
(or wars) did they participate in?
|
If they
died in battle,
which cemetery can you find their gravestone? |
Why did
this soldier receive the Victoria Cross?
Summarize the citation. |
Find a
picture of them and add it to your postcard.
|
These websites will assist you in learning about your soldier.
Veterans Affairs Canada: Canadian Virtual War Memorialhttp://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/orders-decorations/canadian-victoria-cross-recipients
Veterans Affairs Canada: Canadian Virtual War Memorialhttp://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/orders-decorations/canadian-victoria-cross-recipients
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/gal/vcg-gcv/index-eng.asp?gal=2#vcg-gcv
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