live4therut
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Hi folks,
I acquired these pistols within the last couple years and after waiting on letters from colt and service records from the govt I decided to share
The top pictured M1911 belonged to Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson born March 27 1892, He joined the Canadian Engineers as an enlisted man, and was given a lieutenant commission in 6th field company. He was promoted to Captain in the 10th field company and 10th CE battalion. He was awarded the military cross for his service. He was gassed near the end, but survived the war just to be Killed in a tragic accident after returning from the war. He was riding a bicycle home from a symphony concert he had attended and was hit by a drunken taxi driver on the Connaught Bridge over False Creek. He suffered a severe head injury and died in hospital a week later.
This is a good piece of info and how he was awarded the military cross
http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=cb1850c3-0c0d-49ab-bc0d-cefc55383874&sponsor=
The book his nephew wrote with Hectors letters that of course I had to grab, I've been trying to get in contact with the author but he never returned my calls.
The bottom pistol belonged to Lieutenant William Forrest Cooke, born Aug 26, 1882. He attempted sted as an Other Ranks solder but was discharged almost right away to receive a commission. When he declared as a Lieutenant on Aug 21, 1915 in the 67th Battalion he was the president of Northern Lumber & Mercantile Co. Ltd. in Prince George B.C. He had previously served as a corporal in the Boer War. During the war he received field promotions to Captain (Oct 23, 1916) and Major (May 12, 1917). He transferred to the 54th Battn for a short time in May 1917, and then transferred to the CFC (167th Battn). He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel Jan 11, 1919, before demobilization. He was awarded the DSO Jan 1, 1918, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches in 1917. He was wounded twice at different times during the war I'm still reading the records to find out.
I acquired these pistols within the last couple years and after waiting on letters from colt and service records from the govt I decided to share
The top pictured M1911 belonged to Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson born March 27 1892, He joined the Canadian Engineers as an enlisted man, and was given a lieutenant commission in 6th field company. He was promoted to Captain in the 10th field company and 10th CE battalion. He was awarded the military cross for his service. He was gassed near the end, but survived the war just to be Killed in a tragic accident after returning from the war. He was riding a bicycle home from a symphony concert he had attended and was hit by a drunken taxi driver on the Connaught Bridge over False Creek. He suffered a severe head injury and died in hospital a week later.
This is a good piece of info and how he was awarded the military cross
http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=cb1850c3-0c0d-49ab-bc0d-cefc55383874&sponsor=
The book his nephew wrote with Hectors letters that of course I had to grab, I've been trying to get in contact with the author but he never returned my calls.
The bottom pistol belonged to Lieutenant William Forrest Cooke, born Aug 26, 1882. He attempted sted as an Other Ranks solder but was discharged almost right away to receive a commission. When he declared as a Lieutenant on Aug 21, 1915 in the 67th Battalion he was the president of Northern Lumber & Mercantile Co. Ltd. in Prince George B.C. He had previously served as a corporal in the Boer War. During the war he received field promotions to Captain (Oct 23, 1916) and Major (May 12, 1917). He transferred to the 54th Battn for a short time in May 1917, and then transferred to the CFC (167th Battn). He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel Jan 11, 1919, before demobilization. He was awarded the DSO Jan 1, 1918, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches in 1917. He was wounded twice at different times during the war I'm still reading the records to find out.
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