Cyrus Wesley Peck
Military Person
1871 – 1956
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Who was Cyrus Wesley Peck?
Cyrus Wesley Peck VC DSO and Bar was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Peck was one of seven Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 2 September 1918. The other six Victoria Cross recipients were Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, William Metcalf, John Francis Young, Walter Leigh Rayfield, Bellenden Hutcheson and Arthur George Knight.
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- Born
- Apr 26, 1871
Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick - Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- Sep 27, 1956
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on July 23, 2013
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