Captain John Kemp MBE: A Master Mariner of the 20th Century

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Published by Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. The Haven Finding Art. Abelard-Schuman Ltd , New York. Fisher and is entitled: Several other merchant navy veterans associations have also been active trying to achieve the same objective; however, not all agreed on what to call that day. Bonwick then reintroduced the Bill at the next session as C The inscription on the wall reads Nulla dies umquam memori vos eximet aevo.

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The project is a collaboration between the Department of Canadian Heritage, the National Capital Commission, and the Valiants Foundation , which is composed of representatives from veterans groups, eminent Canadian military historians, and other notable advisors recognized in their fields. Canada, from its colonial beginnings in the 16th century to its emergence as a modern state in the first half of the 20th century, has passed through five major periods of war. The Valiants Memorial commemorates fourteen men and women of remarkable courage and honours all Canadians who have served their country in war.

In the many wars between France and Britain during these years, the courage and tenacity displayed by inhabitants of Acadia and New France ensured the permanency of French speaking societies in North America. Asked to surrender, he memorably exclaimed: As a great commander, born in Montreal, Iberville fought the English boldly, often against great odds.

This ruthless, bloody conflict, fought along an extended frontier , divided the continent into two entities: A notable Mohawk warrior and statesman, and principal war chief of the Six Nations, he led his people in support of the British. After the war, he brought them to Canada to settle near where Brantford now stands.

Under his command, the Rangers fought from Kentucky to Niagara, where many settled. Fought mainly to resolve Anglo-American quarrels, this war marked the successful resistance of British North America to American expansion. It was followed by lasting peace. Commanding the forces of a deeply defeatist Upper Canada, he turned the tide of the American invasion when he captured Detroit in Later killed in the battle of Queenston Heights, it was his inspiration, energy and skill that saved Upper Canada.

A skillful professional soldier, Salaberry formed the celebrated Voltigeurs canadiens. In , he outwitted and defeated a vastly superior American force at the Battle of Chateauguay, helping to save Lower Canada from invasion. Thanks to Laura Secord, nearly five hundred Americans surrendered at Beaver Dams in, and a British defeat was averted.

She had overheard plans for a surprise attack and struggled alone through miles of dense bush to warn the commander of the British outpost. Canada made huge human and economic sacrifices to support Britain and France in this terrible war.

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The achievements of her national army — the Canadian Corps — won Canada representation at the Paris Peace Conference and recognition of the international stage. A pioneering army nurse, she was the first Canadian awarded the Royal Red Cross for conspicuous service in the field and, in , became the first matron in the Canadian Army Medical Corps. She later returned to the battlefield in in France. A courageous and innovative officer, he helped plan the great victory at Vimy Ridge.

Near Arras, France, with the 22nd French Canadian Battalion in June , the only one of his section unwounded, he leapt to the parapet with his machine gun and single-handedly repulsed some fifty attacking Germans. He was fatally wounded and later awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage. In this epic struggle against fascism, Canada mobilized her economy, and sent large land, sea and air forces into battle. With customary bravery, they contributed to victory in every theatre of war.

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These efforts earned Canada a strong, independent voice in the world. Despite intense enemy fire, he attacked and sank a Japanese destroyer before himself going down in flames. Born in Newfoundland in He served in the merchant navy in the First World War and was thrice torpedoed.

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He was the only merchant navy recipient of the CBE, which he won for his skill in handling his ship while it was being attacked by the Luftwaffe off Ireland on 9 November , in the area where her larger sister-ship Empress of Britain had been torpedoed just two weeks before. He died in Vancouver in Triquet won the Victoria Cross in for capturing Casa Berardi in Italy, a position of great tactical importance.

Surrounded, he told his men: When he dashed forward, the men followed. An air gunner on a burning Lancaster bomber, he made heroic but unsuccessful efforts to save his trapped comrade, the rear gunner. The latter, who finally told Mynarski to save himself and bailout, miraculously survived the crash. Mynarski died of his burns. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Originally, the proposed monument did not recognize a member of the merchant navy; however, determined action by merchant navy associations, including the Company, persuaded the ad hoc planning group, politicians and government agencies to include the merchant navy.

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