Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney
In memory of:
Private Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney
September 18, 1918
Military Service
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Army
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
38th Battalion
An extract from the "London Gazette" Supplement (No. 31067) dated December 13, 1918, records the following:
For most conspicuous bravery during the operations against the Drocourt-Queant line on Sept. 1st and 2nd, 1918. On Sept. 1st, when his battalion was in the vicinity of Vis-en-Artois, preparatory to the advance, the enemy laid down a heavy barrage and counter-attacked. Pte. Nunney, who was at this time at company headquarters, immediately on his own initiative proceeded through the barrage to the company outpost lines, going from post to post and encouraging the men by his own fearless example. The enemy were repulsed and a critical situation was saved. During the attack on Sept. 2nd, his dash continually placed him in advance of his companions, and his fearless example undoubtedly helped greatly to carry the company forward to its objectives.
Military Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Victoria Cross
Additional Information
December 24, 1892
Dublin, Ireland
March 8, 1915
Ottawa, Ontario
Brother of Private Alfred Nunney, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment).
Commemorated on the Captain MacDowell and Private Nunney Plaque.
Commemorated on Page 479 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney is a recipient of the Victoria Cross.
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Burial Information
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France
IV. B. 39.
Aubigny Communal Cemetery is south of the village of Aubigny-en-Artois and the Cemetery Extension is behind it. The village of Aubigny-en-Artois is approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Arras on the road to St. Pol. After turning into the village from the N.39 on the D.75, the Cemetery lies south on a road leading from the centre of the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Honour roll – British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll -
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Circumstances of death registers – Circumstances of Death -
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Memorial – Claude Nunney Memorial in Plaque in front of the Lancaster Royal Canadian Legion Branch 544 in Glengarry, Lancaster Township ON. Claude Nunney came to this area as a young immigrant, worked on a farm in Glengarry, and won the hearts of the people who knew him. -
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Memorial – Claude Nunney Memorial in Plaque in front of the Lancaster Royal Canadian Legion Branch 544 in Glengarry, Lancaster Township ON. Claude Nunney came to this area as a British Home Child, and worked on a farm in Glengarry. His enlistment forms said he was born in Ireland, but he was actually born in Hastings, East Sussex. Unfortunately this information was not available until after the plaque was erected. -
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Newspaper clipping – Claude Nunney VC DC MM 'Calls to honour St Leonards soldier from WW1 with New Blue Plaque' From the Hastings & St Leonards Observer_June 8 2018 -
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Memorial – Claude Nunney VC DCM MM On July 19, 2017, what would have been Claude Nunney's 125th birthday, a Blue Plaque was erected at the home of his birth at 447 Bexhill Rd, St Leonards on Sea, a town and seaside resort in the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. In 1892, when Claude was born, the house originally carried the number 42 on Bexhill Road. Born Stephen Sargent Claude Nunney, in 1905, at age 12, he travelled to Canada as a ‘British Home Child’ with his brother Alfred,10, who also lost his life in WW1, a month before Claude. Their brother George, came to Canada one year earlier, at age 13. Claude Nunney is a significant and proud part of this town’s history. -
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Memorial – Claude Nunney VC DCM MM On July 19, 2017, what would have been Claude Nunney's 125th birthday, a Blue Plaque was erected at the home of his birth at 447 Bexhill Rd, St Leonards on Sea, a town and seaside resort in the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. In 1892, when Claude was born, the house originally carried the number 42 on Bexhill Road. Born Stephen Sargent Claude Nunney, in 1905, at age 12, he travelled to Canada as a ‘British Home Child’ with his brother Alfred,10, who also lost his life in WW1, a month before Claude. Their brother George, came to Canada one year earlier, at age 13. Claude Nunney is a significant and proud part of this town’s history. -
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Honour roll – Memorial plaque in front of the United Kingdom High Commission in Ottawa to commemorate Canadians who have been awarded the Victoria Cross. -
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War Diary – Extract from 38th Battalion War Diary for September 1918 -
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Service Records (front) – Casualty Form - Active Service -
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Service Records – Casualty Form - Active Service -
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Military Will -
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Photograph – Pte C.J.P. Nunney, V.C. -
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Award Citation – Personal Information Sheet -
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Cenotaph – Barrie Military Park, Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients, Cenotaph -
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Gravemarker – Tombstone in Aubigny communal cemetery near Arras, France.
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