Attached file contains the list of known Gunners interred in British Columbia as of 11 November 2023. Lest We Forget.
Gunner Murray Glover Kirkpatrick, MM has been added to our listed of Military Medals. He joined the 130th Battalion, CEF but later transferred to 31st Battery, 9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, CEF where he was awarded the Military medal. His citation reads: For gallantry and devotion to duty before PASSCHENDAELE. On Nov: 10th, 1917 he successfully carried many messages of tactical importance from MOSSELMARKT to the wireless station in PASSCHENDAELE through a heavy barrage of shell and machine gun fire. When the wireless was knocked down he manned his lamp in a shell hole until it was completely destroyed by a shell. I have an artefact in Edmonton that needs to be moved to Vancouver. It's a smallish item approxiametely 24" long x 12" high x 8"wide and weighs about 20 lbs. It has a history with the Regiment but it's identity will remain a secret until it arrives. Is there anybody planning a road trip from Edmonton that could transport it for us? president.vcrgunners@gmail.com
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