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Sharpshooter: Henry Louis Norwest
Glenbow Archives, Canada.ca — One of the most famous Canadian snipers in the First World War was a Métis marksman who went by the name of Henry Louis Norwest. Norwest was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, of French-Cree ancestry. In his nearly three years of service with the 50th Canadian Infantry Battalion, the lance-corporal achieved a […]
Tireur d’élite : Henry Louis Norwest
Glenbow Archives, Canada.ca — L’un des tireurs d’élite canadiens les plus célèbres de la Première Guerre mondiale était un tireur d’élite métis, Henry Louis Norwest. Norwest est né à Fort Saskatchewan, en Alberta, d’une ascendance française et crie. En près de trois ans de service au sein du 50e bataillon d’infanterie canadien, le caporal suppléant a […]
Tommy Prince, 1915-1977
Canada.ca — Born on St. Peter’s Reserve, Manitoba, into the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Sergeant Thomas (Tommy) George Prince, mm (1915-77), was one of Canada’s most decorated Indigenous non-commissioned officers and war veterans, and a prominent Anishinaabe activist. In 1940, during the Second World War, Prince enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers […]
