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Canadian War Hero Francis Pegahmagabow
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Francis Pegahmagabow born
Francis Pegahmagabow was born on 9 March 1891. He was born on the Parry Island Band in Ontario as an Ojibwe First Nations. -
Medicine pouch given to Pegahmagabow
Francis Pegahmagabow worked as a firefighter before he went to war. One day he met a medicine man who gave him a medicine pouch to keep. He promised it would keep Francis Pegahmagabow safe. -
Pegahmagabow wins first medal
In 1914 Francis Pegahmagabow received the 1914-1915 star. -
Francis gets Victory Medal
Francis Pegahmagabow recieved his Victory Medal in 1914-1919. -
WW1 Starts
WW1 broke out on the 28 of July, 1914 over the assasination of Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Hungary. This happened while Francis Pegahmagabow was working as a coast firefighter. -
Signs up for the army
Francis Pegahmagabow was one of the first people to sign up for the army: he signed up just over a month after the war started. This was despite the restrictions of Aboriginals in the army. He managed to slip through nevertheless. -
Second battle of Ypres starts
This is another battle that Pegahmagabow fought in. The second battle of Ypres was a part of WW1. -
Second battle of Ypres ends
This is one war that Francis fought in, and the date that it ended. -
Francis wins MM with first bar
In the battle of Mount Sorrel Francis Pegahmagabow supposedly won his first bar in the month of June. This can not be verified however, but it is the most likely version. -
Battle of the Somme begins
Pegahmagabow fought in this segment of WW1. -
Battle of the Somme ends
Francis Pegahmagabow fought bravely in this battle until it ended in November 1916. -
Battle of Passchendaele ends
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Second Battle of Passchendaele starts
There are many different segments in WW1, and Francis Pegahmagabow fought in many of them. These are defined as different battles but are all part of WW1. -
Wins second MM medal bar
Again, there is no possible way to verify but it is said that Francis won the second bar on his MM this time at Amiens. This is the most plausible approach. -
100 days offensive begins
Francis Pegahmagabow fought in the hundred days offensive. -
Hundred days offensive ends
Pegahmagabow fought until the 11 Nov. 1918 when the Hundred days offensive ended. -
Pegahmagabow gets British War Medal
Francis Pegahmagabow won the British War Medal in 1914-1920. He added it onto his coat, soon to be covered in 4 medals. -
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Pegahmagabow passes away
On the fifth of August, 1952, Francis Pegahmagabow passed on. At the end of his life he was credited with 378 kills and over 300 captures. Pegahmagabow lived to be 64. -
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