Honors & Awards
Battle Honours
Roll of Honour
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Herbert Lindsay Richardson, V.C.
Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson was born in Liverpool, England in 1873. In 1898 he emigrated to Canada, where he worked on a ranch for some time before joining the North West Mounted Police. At the outbreak of the Boer War,Richardson joined the Strathcona's Horse, and saw action in South Africa, where he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Little is known of Richardson's subsequent activities until his return to England in 1916, where he worked as a labourer in Liverpool for many years. He died in Liverpool on 16 December 1932.
Citation
On 5 July, 1900 at Wolver Spruit about fifteen miles north of Standerton, a party of Lord Strathcona's Horse, only 38 in number, came into contact and was engaged at close quarters, with a force of 80 of the enemy. When the order to retire was given, Sergeant Richardson rode back under heavy crossfire and picked up Cpl McArthur whose horse had been shot and who was wounded in two places and rode with him out of fire. At the time that this act of gallantry was performed, Sergeant Richardson was within 300 yards of the enemy, and was himself riding a wounded horse.
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Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey, V.C., M.C.
Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey was born in Athboy, Ireland, on 1 September 1888. He is also the holder of the Military Cross. The action described in the citation took place in front of the village of Guyencourt, France on 27 March 1917. During the second world war Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey attained the rank of Brigadier and was District Officer Commanding for Alberta. He died in the Colonel Belcher Hospital in Calgary on 21 August 1980 at the age of 92. He was buried in Fort MacLeod on 25 August 1980.
Citation
For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. During an attack by his regiment on a village, a party of the enemy ran forward to a wired trench just in front of the village and opened rapid fire and machine gun fire at a very close range, causing heavy casualties in the leading troop. At this critical moment when the enemy showed no intention of retiring and fire was still intense, Lieutenant Harvey, who was in command of the leading troop, ran forward well ahead of his men and dashed at the trench, still fully manned, jumped the wire, shot the machine gunner and captured the gun. His most courageous act undoubtedly had a decisive effect on the success of the operation. |
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Muriel Flowerdew, V.C. Gordon Muriel Flowerdew was born in Billingsford, Norfolk, England on 2 January 1885. He was educated at Framlingham college, Suffolk. In 1903 he came to Canada, where he lived at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan; Queensbay, Kooteny lake; and Wallachin, British Columbia. In 1914 he enlisted in the 31st British Columbia Horse, later transferring to Lord Strathcona's Horse. The cavalry charge described in the citation took place 30 March 1918, at the Bois de Moreuil in France. Lieutenant Flowerdew died of wounds on the following day. He is buried in Namps-au-Val British cemetery, eleven miles south west of Amiens, France.
Citation
For most conspicuous bravery and dash when in command of a squadron detailed for special service of a very important nature. On reaching the first objective, Lieutenant Flowerdew saw two lines of the enemy, each about sixty strong, with machine guns in the centre and flanks, one line about two hundred yards behind the other. Realizing the critical nature of the operation and how many depended upon it, Lieutenant Flowerdew ordered a troop under Lieutenant Harvey to dismount and carry out a special movement while he led the remaining three troops to the charge. The squadron ( less one troop ) passed over both lines, killing many of the enemy with the sword, and wheeling about galloped at them again. Although the squadron had then lost about 70 percent of its number, killed and wounded, from rifle and machine gun fire directed on it from the front and both flanks, the enemy broke and retired. The survivors then established themselves in a position, where later they were joined, after much hand-to-hand fighting, by Lieutenant Harvey's party. Lieutenant Flowerdew was dangerously wounded through both thighs during the operation, but continued to cheer on his men. There can be no doubt that this officer's great valour was the prime factor in the capture of the position. |
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Battle Honours |
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SOUTH AFRICA
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South Africa 1900-1901 |
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FIRST WORLD WAR
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Festubert 1915, Somme 1916-'18, Bazentin, Pozieres, Fleurs-Courcelette,
Cambrai 1917-'18, St. Quentin, Amiens, Hindenburg Line, St. Quentin Canal, Beaurevoir, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1915-'18. |
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SECOND WORLD WAR |
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Liri Valley, Melfa Crossing, Torrice Crossroads, Gothic Line,
Pozzo Alto
Ridge, Coriano, Lamone Crossing, Missano Ridge, Casale, Naviglio Canal,
Fosso Munio, Italy 1944-45, Ijsselmeer, North West Europe 1945. |
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KOREAN WAR |
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Korea 1951-1953 |
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Battle Honours approved for
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