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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. 

Honours and Awards presented to Cape Bretoners during World War Two, in order of merit:

Commander, Order of the Bath

  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

Distinguished Service Order

  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

Distinguished Service Cross

  Lt. Cdr.       James Philip                           Fraser                                          Royal Canadian Navy Reserve

  Lt.             David Lloyd                           Miller                                          Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Military Cross

  
  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

Distinguished Flying Cross

  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

Air Force Cross

  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

Distinguished Conduct Medal

  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    

Military Medal

  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

Miltary Medal + Bar

  L/Cpl.         Charles Joseph                        Harte                                          Cape Breton Highlanders

Distinguished Flying Medal

  WO2          Nolan                                   Butts                                          Royal Canadian Air Force

  Sgt.            Robert Francis                        Cromarty                                     Royal Canadian Air Force

  P/O            Ronald                                  MacLeod                                      Royal Canadian Air Force

British Empire Medal

  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