The Private Hans Raskesen Military Memorial Bursary was created in 2011.
Hans Raskesen was born in Alslev, Denmark in 1890. While his parents remained in Denmark, he attended Mount Royal College before joining the 50th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Corps, Alberta Regiment. Like fellow Mount Royal student Private James Arnell, he had trained in Alberta with the 191st Battalion. Private Raskesen was killed by enemy shell fire when he was manning a post south of Passchendaele. He was 27 years old.
