VICTORIA CROSS HOLDERS BURIED IN ALBERTA

Warrant Officer II Alexander Brereton VC - 8th Bn ( 90th Winnipeg Rifles ), Canadian Expeditionary Force

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN : ALBERTA - CANADA

Name Alexander Picton,
BRERETON Frederick Maurice Watson,
HARVEY Cecil John,
KINROSS Raphael Louis,
ZENGEL

Rank Warrant Officer II Brigadier Private Sergeant

Force 8th Bn ( 90th Winnipeg Rifles ), CEF Lord Strathcona's Horse 49th Bn ( Edmonton Regiment ), CEF 5th Bn ( Western Cavalry ), CEF

VC won Aubrecourt, France,
9 August 1918 Guyencourt, France,
27 March 1917 Passchendaele, Belgium,
28 October - 1 November 1917 Warvillers, France,
9 August 1918

London Gaz 27 September 1918 8 June 1917 11 January 1918 27 September 1918

Born Oak River, Manitoba,
13 November 1892 Athboy, Co Meath, Ireland,
1 September 1888 Harefield, Middlesex, England,
17 February 1896 Fairbault, Minnesota, USA,
11 November 1894

Died 11 June 1976,
Three Hills 24 August 1980,
Calgary 21 June 1957,
Lougheed 27 February 1977,
Errington, Vancouver Island

Grave Elnora Cemetery, Elnora, Alberta Union Cemetery, Ford McLeod, Alberta Lougheed Cemetery, Alberta Pine Grove Cemetery, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
( Image courtesy William Mullen )

Location
of VC Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, London Lord Strathcona's Horse Museum, Calgary The Mayor's Office, Edmonton City Hall, Alberta Royal Canadian Legion, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Remarks None MC None MM

Name	Alexander Picton, BRERETON	Frederick Maurice Watson, HARVEY	Cecil John, KINROSS	Raphael Louis, ZENGEL
Rank	Warrant Officer II	Brigadier	Private	Sergeant
Force	8th Bn ( 90th Winnipeg Rifles ), CEF	Lord Strathcona's Horse	49th Bn ( Edmonton Regiment ), CEF	5th Bn ( Western Cavalry ), CEF
VC won	Aubrecourt, France, 9 August 1918	Guyencourt, France, 27 March 1917	Passchendaele, Belgium, 28 October - 1 November 1917	Warvillers, France, 9 August 1918
London Gaz	27 September 1918	8 June 1917	11 January 1918	27 September 1918
Born	Oak River, Manitoba, 13 November 1892	Athboy, Co Meath, Ireland, 1 September 1888	Harefield, Middlesex, England, 17 February 1896	Fairbault, Minnesota, USA, 11 November 1894
Died	11 June 1976, Three Hills	24 August 1980, Calgary	21 June 1957, Lougheed	27 February 1977, Errington, Vancouver Island
Grave	Elnora Cemetery, Elnora, Alberta	Union Cemetery, Ford McLeod, Alberta	Lougheed Cemetery, Alberta	Pine Grove Cemetery, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta ( Image courtesy William Mullen )
Location of VC	Lord Ashcroft Gallery Imperial War Museum, London	Lord Strathcona's Horse Museum, Calgary	The Mayor's Office, Edmonton City Hall, Alberta	Royal Canadian Legion, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
Remarks	None	MC	None	MM

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