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The Thunder Bay Military Museum
The Thunder Bay Military Museum is mandated to collect, catalogue,
preserve, display, and interpret the rich military history of Northwestern
Ontario. It houses the Regimental memorabilia of The Lake Superior
Scottish Regiment. In particular, The Museum has the Victoria Cross,
Military Cross, and other medals won by Captain Christopher Patrick John
O'Kelly,VC,MC at Paschendaelle on 26 Oct 1917. Captain O'Kelly was with
the 52nd Battalion. Additional items on display in The Museum include the
scarlet dress uniform of Captain J. Hunter of the 96th Lake Superior
Regiment, the medals of RSM James Morrison, 52nd Battalion, and much more.
The Museum is open Monday to Friday, 10:00h to 16:00h, Tuesday nights
20:00h to 22:00h. Other times upon request. The Public is welcome,
admission is FREE. (807) 343-5175
For more information, please contact pennym@ai
r.on.ca.
President: Lieutenant-Colonel/Doctor T.M.S. Kaipio,CD,PhD
Curator: Lieutenant Myles G. Penny,CD,BA,BEd
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August 9
1918: VC won by A/Cpl Alexander Picton Brereton, 8th Battalion, CEF, Amiens, France
1918: VC won by Cpl Frederick George Coppins, 8th Battalion, CEF, Amiens (Hackey Wood), France
1918: VC won by Lt Jean Brillant, 22nd Battalion, CEF, Meharicourt, France (near Amiens) (posthumous)
1918: VC won by Sgt Raphael Louis Zengel, MM, 5th Battalion, CEF, Amiens, France
1945: Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
1945: VC won by Robert Hampton Gray, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (attached to the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy), Onagawa Wan, Japan (posthumous)
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