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Citation from The London Gazette, no.36408, 6 March 1944.

"For determined leadership and example.

The capture of the key road junction on the main Ortona-Orsogna lateral was entirely dependent on securing the hamlet of Casa Berardi. Both this and a gully in front of it had been turned by the Germans into formidable strong points defended by infantry and tanks.

On 14th December, 1943, Captain Triquet’s company of the Royal 22e Regiment with the support of a squadron of a Canadian Armoured Regiment was given the task of crossing the gully and securing Casa Berardi. Difficulties were encountered from the outset. The gully was held in strength and on approaching it the force came under extremely heavy fire from machine guns and mortars. All the company officers and 50 per cent of the men were killed or wounded. Showing superb contempt for the enemy Captain Triquet went round reorganizing the remainder and encouraging them with the words ‘Never mind them, they can’t shoot’. Finally when enemy infiltration was observed on all sides shouting ‘There are enemy in front of us, behind us and on our flanks, there is only one safe place – that is on the objective’ he dashed forward and with his men following him, broke through the enemy resistance. In this action four tanks were destroyed and several enemy machine gun posts silenced.

Against the most bitter and determined defence and under heavy fire Captain Triquet and his company, in close co-operation with the tanks forced their way on until a position was reached on the outskirts of Casa Berardi. By this time the strength of the company was reduced to 2 sergeants and 15 men. In expectation of a counter-attack Captain Triquet at once set about organizing his handful of men into a defensive perimeter around the remaining tanks and passed the ‘mot d’ordre. Ils ne passeront pas’.

A fierce German counter-attack supported by tanks developed almost immediately. Captain Triquet, ignoring the heavy fire, was everywhere encouraging his men and directing the defence and by using whatever weapons were to hand personally accounted for several of the enemy. This and subsequent attacks were beaten off with heavy losses and Captain Triquet and his small force held out against overwhelming odds until the remainder of the battalion took Casa Berardi and relieved them the next day.

Throughout the whole of this engagement Captain Triquet showed the most magnificent courage and cheerfulness under heavy fire. Wherever the action was hottest he was to be seen shouting encouragement to his men and organizing the defence. His utter disregard of danger, his cheerfulness and tireless devotion to duty were a constant source of inspiration to them. His tactical skill and superb leadership enabled them, although reduced by casualties to a mere handful, to continue their advance against bitter resistance and to hold their gains against determined counter-attacks. It was due to him that Casa Berardi was captured and the way opened for the attack on the vital road junction."

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Citation from London Gazette, no.29202, 23 June 1915.

"On 23rd April, 1915, in the neighbourhood of St. Julien, he went forward with the machine gun, of which he was in charge, under heavy fire, and most gallantly assisted in covering the retreat of a battery, losing four men of his gun team.

Later, after obtaining four more men, he went forward again to the firing line and was himself killed while bringing his machine gun into action under very heavy fire, in order to cover the advance of supports."

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Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger, VC citation from London Gazette, no.29202, 23 June 1915.

“On the afternoon of 25th April, 1915, in the neighbourhood of Ypres, when in charge of an advanced dressing station in some farm buildings, which were being heavily shelled by the enemy, he directed under heavy fire the removal of the wounded, and he himself carried a severely wounded Officer out of a stable in search of a place of greater safety. When he was unable alone to carry this Officer further, he remained with him under fire till help could be obtained.

During the very heavy fighting between 22nd and 25th April, Captain Scrimger displayed continuously day and night the greatest devotion to his duty among the wounded at the front.”

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Citation from London Gazette, no.37754, 11 October 1946.

"Pilot Officer Mynarski was the mid-upper gunner of a Lancaster aircraft, detailed to attack a target at Cambrai in France, on the night of 12th June, 1944. The aircraft was attacked from below and astern by an enemy fighter and ultimately came down in flames.

As an immediate result of the attack, both port engines failed. Fire broke out between the mid-upper turret and the rear turret, as well as in the port wing. The flames soon became fierce and the captain ordered the crew to abandon the aircraft.

Pilot Officer Mynarski left his turret and went towards the escape hatch. He then saw that the rear gunner was still in his turret and apparently unable to leave it. The turret was, in fact, immovable, since the hydraulic gear had been put out of action when the port engines failed, and the manual gear had been broken by the gunner in his attempts to escape.

Without hesitation, Pilot Officer Mynarski made his way through the flames in an endeavour to reach the rear turret and release the gunner. Whilst so doing, his parachute and his clothing, up to the waist, were set on fire. All his efforts to move the turret and free the gunner were in vain. Eventually the rear gunner clearly indicated to him that there was nothing more he could do and that he should try to save his own life. Pilot Officer Mynarski reluctantly went back through the flames to the escape hatch. There, as a last gesture to the trapper gunner, he turned towards him, stood to attention in his flaming clothing and saluted, before he jumped out of the aircraft. Pilot Officer Mynarski’s descent was seen by French people on the ground. Both his parachute and clothing were on fire. He was found eventually by the French, but was so severely burnt that he died from his injuries.

The rear gunner had a miraculous escape when the aircraft crashed. He subsequently testified that, had Pilot Officer Mynarski not attempted to save his comrade’s life, he could have left the aircraft in safety and would, doubtless, have escaped death.

Pilot Officer Mynarski must have been fully aware that in trying to free the rear gunner he was almost certain to lose his own life. Despite this, with outstanding courage and complete disregard for his own safety, he went to the rescue. Willingly accepting the danger, Pilot Officer Mynarski lost his life by a most conspicuous act of heroism which called for valour of the highest order."

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2nd Lieutenant Alan Arnett McLeod, VC, citation from The London Gazette, dated May 1, 1918.

"While flying with his observer, Lieutenant A. W. Hammond, M.C., attacking hostile formations by bombs and machine gun fire, he was assailed at a height of 5,000 feet by eight enemy triplanes which dived at him from all directions, firing from their front guns. By skilful manoeuvring he enabled his observer to fire bursts at each machine in turn, shooting three of them down out of control. By this time Lieutenant McLeod had received five wounds, and while continuing the engagement a bullet penetrated his petrol tank and set the machine on fire.

He then climbed out on to the left bottom plane, controlling his machine from the side of the fusilage, and by sideslipping steeply kept the flames to one side, thus enabling the observer to continue firing until the ground was reached.

The observer had been wounded six times when the machine crashed in "No Man's Land" and 2nd Lieutenant McLeod, notwithstanding his own wounds, dragged him away from the burning wreckage at great personal risk from heavy machine-gun fire from the enemy's lines. This very gallant pilot was again wounded by a bomb whilst engaged in this act of rescue, but he persevered until he had placed Lieutenant Hammond in comparative safety, before falling himself from exhaustion and loss of blood."

CANADA

1914              1918
LOYOLA COLLEGE
TO COMMEMORATE THE HEROIC SACRIFICE OF THOSE
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"

TO HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED

AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM
DONATED BY THE STUDENTS 1921-1922 ON THE OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF COLLEGE

IN MEMORY
OF OUR VETERANS

A LA MEMOIRE
DE NOS VETERANS

WORLD WAR I - PREMIERE GUERRE MONDIALE
1914 - 1918

WORLD WAR II - SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE
1939 - 1945

KOREA CORÉE
1950 - 1953

HONOUR AND VALOUR
(MAY 1987)

HONNEUR ET BRAVOURE
(MAI 1987)

ROND-POINT
DE SALABERRY
CIRCLE

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A LA GLOIRE DE DIEU

A LA MEMOIRE DU
GENERAL SIR ARTHUR CURRIE
COMMANDANT DE L'ARMÉE CANADIENNE
EN FRANCE ET DANS LES FLANDRES
ET
A NOS FRERES D'ARMES DISPARUS
"VOUS NE MOURREZ PAS, VOUS ENTREREZ DANS
L'IMMORTALITÉ."

24 MAI 1934

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TO THE GLORY OF GOD

IN MEMORY OF
GENERAL SIR ARTHUR CURRIE
COMMANDER OF THE CANADIAN CORPS
IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS
AND
OUR WARRIOR DEAD

"YOU WILL NOT DIE, BUT STEP INTO IMMORTALITY."

ERECTED MAY 24TH 1934

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CETTE PLAQUE FUT ERIGEE PAR LE CONSEIL DE VILLE
DE DURBAN DE LA PROVINCE DE NATAL, REPUBLIQUE
DE L'AFRIQUE DU SUD, EN L'HONNEUR DE LA MEMOIRE
DE SIR BENJAMIN DURBAN, APRES QUI LA VILLE FUT NOMMEE EN 1835, LORSQU'IL ETAIT GOUVERNEUR
DE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. DURBAN EST LE PREMIER
FORT DU CONTINENT AFRICAIN ET LA PORTE DE
LA REGION LA PLUS PROGRESSIVE EN AFRIQUE.

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HERE REST

THE MORTAL REMAINS OF
OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES OF
THE BRITISH NAVY & ARMY
AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES
WHO DIED AND WERE BURIED IN
PAPINEAU AVE. MILITARY CEMETERY
DURING THE YEARS 1814 TO 1869
AND TRANSFERRED TO THIS
FIELD OF HONOUR IN 1944

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[The wording on the plaque is not clear in the phot./Le texte de la plaque n’est pas clair sur la photo.]