Cyrus Wesley Peck
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Cyrus Wesley Peck & Bar was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Colonel Cyrus Peck
Memorial plaque dedicated to Cyrus Wesley Peck in Sidney, British Columbia
The Canadian Scottish Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Cyrus Wesley Peck
…as Colonel of the regiment. He went overseas in 1914 as a Major in the 30th Battalion. Then in May 1915 Peck joined as a lieutenant colonel in the 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was 44 years old. He became the commanding officer of the Regiment during the Battle of the Somme (1916). Peck was…
Cap badge of The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Currie in Highlands dress of the 50th Regiment
William Johnstone Milne, VC