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First V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. Cecil C. I. Merritt, Vancouver, won the award for his bravery at Dieppe while leading the South Saskatchewan Regiment a(...)
First V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. Cecil C. I. Merritt, Vancouver, won the award for his bravery at Dieppe while leading the South Saskatchewan Regiment a(...)

First V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. Cecil C. I. Merritt, Vancouver, won the award for his bravery at Dieppe while leading the South Saskatchewan Regiment a(...)

Date6/28/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: First V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. Cecil C. I. Merritt, Vancouver, won the award for his bravery at Dieppe while leading the South Saskatchewan Regiment against terrific fire. His wife and family reside in Belleville.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0068144F
This Dieppe hero, Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt of Vancouver, commanded the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Now a prisoner of the Germans, he was the first C(...)
This Dieppe hero, Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt of Vancouver, commanded the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Now a prisoner of the Germans, he was the first C(...)
10/31/1942
Here is Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt, V.C., of Vancouver-hero of Dieppe-at a reception depot in England after being flown there from a German prison camp(...)
Here is Lieut.-Col. Cecil Merritt, V.C., of Vancouver-hero of Dieppe-at a reception depot in England after being flown there from a German prison camp(...)
5/7/1945
Lieut.-Col. Merritt, V.C. Dieppe. Cables and wires have been loaded with the copy of correspondents who went into action with the Canadian task force (...)
Lieut.-Col. Merritt, V.C. Dieppe. Cables and wires have been loaded with the copy of correspondents who went into action with the Canadian task force (...)
10/3/1942
Charming wife of Lieut.-Col. Merritt is the former Grace Bone of Belleville. She is living in her home town for the duration of the war with their two young sons, Cecil left) and Peter
Charming wife of Lieut.-Col. Merritt is the former Grace Bone of Belleville. She is living in her home town for the duration of the war with their two young sons, Cecil left) and Peter
10/2/1942
Seventh V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. David Currie of Moose Jaw and Owen Sound
Seventh V.C. winner, Lieut.-Col. David Currie of Moose Jaw and Owen Sound
5/7/1945
Two Toronto V.C. winners met today at Christie St. hospital. Paratrooper C Toppy Topham, who won his decoration as medical orderly east of the Rhine. (...)
Two Toronto V.C. winners met today at Christie St. hospital. Paratrooper C Toppy Topham, who won his decoration as medical orderly east of the Rhine. (...)
8/4/1945
Fifth V. C. winner, Ftl.-Lieut David (Bud) Hornell, Mimico was the first R.C.A.F. member to win the award in this war.
Fifth V. C. winner, Ftl.-Lieut David (Bud) Hornell, Mimico was the first R.C.A.F. member to win the award in this war.
1941?
Lieut. Col. Chambre & Officers of the 90th Regiment Winnipeg Rifles, present their compliments and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 1905-1906.
Lieut. Col. Chambre & Officers of the 90th Regiment Winnipeg Rifles, present their compliments and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 1905-1906.
1905
Fellow passengers with Maj. John Foote, V.C., right, on his return to Canada aboard the Aquitania was little Scott Murdock, son of Col. W. S. Murdock (...)
Fellow passengers with Maj. John Foote, V.C., right, on his return to Canada aboard the Aquitania was little Scott Murdock, son of Col. W. S. Murdock (...)
5/4/1946
Regal smile: Queen Elizabeth smiles as crowds cheer her at Windsor's Dieppe Park, named in horo of essex Scottish Regiment Soldiers killed in the 1942 Dieppe raid
Regal smile: Queen Elizabeth smiles as crowds cheer her at Windsor's Dieppe Park, named in horo of essex Scottish Regiment Soldiers killed in the 1942 Dieppe raid
10/1/1984
LT.-Col. William G. Heard, former commanding officer of Toronto Irish Regiment,, holds Victoria Cross of Edward Bellew of Vancouver, which was bought at British auction and given to Canadian Military Institute by Stephen Roman.
LT.-Col. William G. Heard, former commanding officer of Toronto Irish Regiment,, holds Victoria Cross of Edward Bellew of Vancouver, which was bought at British auction and given to Canadian Military Institute by Stephen Roman.
11/18/1974
Award winner: Salman Rushdie, who won the Booker Prize for his first novel, Midnight's Children, is savoring the possibility that he may win again for his second book, Shame
Award winner: Salman Rushdie, who won the Booker Prize for his first novel, Midnight's Children, is savoring the possibility that he may win again for his second book, Shame
10/17/1983