Medals,
Honours and Awards
Each
individual that served during World War Two was
entitled to receive service medals, appropriate to the time and place
he/she
served. These medals were normally noted on the individual’s
discharge papers.
In addition, an individual may have earned honours and/or
awards for
bravery or service with distinction. These may or may not have appeared
on the
individual’s discharge papers.
This page lists the most common service medals as well as honours and awards received by Cape Bretoners.
In my database I have identified 208 individuals from Cape Breton that received additional honours and/or awards during World War Two The following list identifies those I currently have in my databse. If anyone can add to this list please contact me.Honours and Awards
presented to Cape Bretoners during World War
Two, in order of merit:
A/M
Harold
(Gus)
Edwards
Royal
Canadian Air Force
Commander, Order of
the British Empire
G/C Clarence R. (Larry) Dunlap Royal Canadian Air Force
H/Brig.
Ronald
Cameron[Rev. Fr.]
MacGillivray
Canadian
Chaplain Services
S/L Colin Francis
Campbell
Royal Air Force
A/Lt.
Col. Donald Frederick
Forbes
North
Nova Scotia Highlanders
Cmdr.
Harry
(The Horse)
Freeland
Royal
Canadian Navy Reserve
Lt.
Col.
Sylvester
(Syl)
MacKinnon
Cape
Breton Highlanders
Lt.
Col.
Robert
Boyd
Somerville
Cape
Breton Highlanders
Officer, Order of the
British Empire
Lt.
Col.
Thomas
Edward
Guy
Canadian
Provost Corps
Lt.
Col.
James
Arnold Noble
Royal
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Member, Order of the
British Empire
Capt.
St.
Clair
Allen
Canadian
Merchant Navy
Maj.
Clarence Melville [Dr.]
Bethune
Royal Canadian Army
Medical Corps
WO
I
John
Butterworth
RQMS
Henry
Cantwell
Cape
Breton Highlanders
QMS
WO I Harold Robbins
Cotton
Royal
Canadian Artillery
A/Lt.
Col. Michael Reginald
Dare
4th
Canadian Armoured Division
Maj.
Edgar
Fortune Cape Breton Highlanders
Maj.
John
Foxe
Canadian
Postal Corps
Maj.
Archibald
A. MacDonald
Royal
Canadian Artillery
CSM
James
Bernard
MacInnis Royal Canadian
Artillery
Lt.
Col.
Bernard
Francis [Dr.]
Miller
Royal
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Maj.
Max
Morris Corps of Royal
Canadian Engineers
Philip
D.
Townsend
Canadian
Merchant Navy
Member, Order of the
British Empire (Civil
Divison)
Suprv.
Wensley
Ritchie
MacCoy
Canadian
Auxiliary Services
Royal Red Cross
Award, 1st Class
Maj.
Hilda
Mae
Boutilier
Royal
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Capt.
Mary
Belle
MacNeill
Royal
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Lt.
Cdr.
James
Philip
Fraser
Royal
Canadian Navy Reserve
Lt.
David
Lloyd
Miller
Royal
Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Maj. Perry Lewis
Cadegan
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Capt. Donald Alexander Campbell
Cape Breton Highlanders
Capt. David
Gaum
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Capt. Rhindress Ian Grant
Royal Canadian Artillery
Pte. Walter Harris MacLeod
Canadian Scottish Regiment
Maj. Gordon Leo French MacNeil
West Nova Scotia Regiment
Lt. Arthur Bruce McDonald
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Lt. Colin Douglas Nickerson
Princess Louise Fusiliers
F/O
Norman
Thomas
Adams Royal Canadian Air
Force
P/O
Hubert
George (Bertie)
Bishop
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
Ralph
E.
Britten Royal
Canadian Air Force
S/L Colin Francis
Campbell
Royal
Air Force
F/O
Michael
John
Campbell Royal Canadian Air
Force
F/L
Loran
Wendell
Farris
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
Leo
Alton
Fownes
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
William
Alexander (Bill)
Gardiner
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/O
Edgar
William (Gill)
Gillis
Royal Canadian Air
Force
F/O
W.E.
Gillis
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
Aaron
E.
Glustein
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/O
Harold
Harvie
Harding
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
James
Thomas (Tommy)
Head
Royal
Canadian Air Force
P/O
Francis
Albert
Kay
Royal
Canadian Air Force
S/L
James
Cameron (Jim)
Lovelace
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
Allan
Charles
MacDonald Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
Harry
Burns
MacDonald Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
Howard
(Bud)
MacDonald Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/O
Arthur
James
MacLeod Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/O
Daniel
Thomas (Dan T.)
MacNeil Royal Canadian Air
Force
F/L
John
Joseph
MacNeil Royal
Canadian Air Force
P/O
Malcolm
MacNeil
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
(WOp)
Alfred
John
Miles
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/O
John
Walter
Murray Royal Canadian Air
Force
P/O
John
James
O'Handley
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
Bernard
Harold (Ben)
O'Neil
Royal Canadian Air
Force
S/L Percy
Edwin (Eddie)
Spence
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
Samuel
Thomas
Taylor
Royal
Canadian Air Force
F/L
Gordon
William
Troke
Royal
Canadian Air Force
Distinguished Flying
Cross+ 1 Bar
F/L
Patrick
Crosby (Patsy)
Cadegan
Royal
Canadian Air Force
Distinguished Flying
Cross+ 2 Bars
S/L
George
Urquhart
Hill Royal Canadian Air
Force
WO2
Tom
Lindsay
Royal
Canadian Air Force
W/C
Maurice
Lipton
Royal
Canadian Air Force
S/L
Lewis
Beatteay
Stevenson
Royal
Canadian Air Force
W/C
Edwin
Mountford
(Teddy)
Williams
Royal
Canadian Air Force
Associate Royal Red
Cross Medal
Lt.
(NS)
Mildred
Rose
Pride
Royal
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Lt.
(NS)
Doris
Douglas
Salton
Royal
Canadian Army Medical Corps
CQMS Austin
Bennett
North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
Sgt. John (Jack)
Bewsher
West Nova Scotia Regiment
L/Sgt. Patrick Jerome Jessome
Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers
Sgt. Michael Bernard MacDonald
Cape Breton Highlanders
Sgt. Alexander Ross MacLeod
1st Hussars (6th Armoured)
CSM WO II John Hugh
MacQueen
Cape Breton Highlanders
Maj. Arnel R.
Milburn
Royal Canadian Artillery
CSM Joseph Winston Oldford
Cape Breton Highlanders
CQMS
David
Leo
Bellefontaine
Cape Breton Highlanders
Bdr.
Henry
Courtney
Brewer
Royal
Canadian Artillery
Pte.
Robert
Basil
Crane
48th
Highlanders of Canada
Cpl.
Francis
Archie
Hannigan
Irish
Regiment of Canada
Spr.
John
Henry
Hawkins
Corps
of Royal Canadian Engineers
L/Cpl.
Fraser
Peter
Hutchinson
Corps
of Royal Canadian Engineers
Sgt.
Hezekiah
Daniel
MacCormack
Cape
Breton Highlanders
Pte.
Allan
MacDonald
Royal
Hamilton Light Infantry
Tpr.
George
MacLean
Calgary
Regiment (Tank) (14th Canadian
Pte.
Angus
Donald
MacLeod
Cape
Breton Highlanders
Donald
Angus (Dan)
MacNeil
North
Nova Scotia Highlanders
Sgt.
Philip
MacPhail
Corps
of Royal Canadian Engineers
L/Sgt.
John
Joseph
Martin
North
Nova Scotia Highlanders
L/Sgt.
George
John Lionel
Meadows
Royal
Canadian Regiment
Sgt.
Raymond
Joseph
Noonan
North
Nova Scotia Highlanders
Sgt.
Frank
O'Connell
L/Cpl.
Alexander
(Slugger)
Vingar
West
Nova Scotia Regiment
Cpl.
Henry
Seward
Waye
West
Nova Scotia Regiment
L/Sgt.
Francis
Allister (Allie)
Wood
Cape
Breton Highlanders
L/Cpl.
Charles
Joseph
Harte
Cape
Breton Highlanders
WO2
Nolan
Butts
Royal
Canadian Air Force
Sgt.
Robert
Francis
Cromarty
Royal
Canadian Air Force
P/O
Ronald
MacLeod
Royal
Canadian Air Force
SBPO
Roger
Phillipe
Arsenault
Royal
Canadian Navy Reserve
Sgt.
Bertha
Margaret
Hinkley
Canadian
Women's Army Corps
Cpl
William
James (Bill)
Johnston
Royal
Canadian Air Force
Sgt.
Roy
Everett
LeDrew
Canadian
Provost Corps
QMS
James
Hector (Hec)
MacKay
Royal
Canadian Artillery
Cpl.
Murdoch
Matheson
Canadian
Provost Corps
Pte.
Mary
Lillian
Quinlan Canadian Women's Army
Corps
S/Sgt.
James
William
Ryan
Royal
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Pte.
Alexander
Smith
Royal
Canadian Army Service Corps
Cpl.
Harold
Robert
Stewart
Royal
Canadian Air Force