1st Canadian Parachute Battalion - Decorations
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:58 pm
Of 60 officers and men of 6 Airborne Div decorated in the field by General (later Field-Marshal) Sir Bernard Montgomery shortly after D-Day, five were members of 1 Cdn Para Bn. Two officers, Capt. (later Major) J.P. Hanson and Capt. (later Major) P.R. Griffin, received the Military Cross. Three N.C.Os., Sgt. G.H. Morgan, Cpl. Wm. Novel and L/Cpl R.A. Geddes, were awarded the Military Medal. (The Canadian Press News, 22 Jul 44, p.2).
Cpl. Wm. Novel
L/Cpl R.A. Geddes
Sgt. G.H. Morgan
Capt. (later Major) P.R. Griffin
Capt. (later Major) J.P. Hanson
Sgt. G.H. Morgan, Cpl. Wm. Novel and L/Cpl R.A. Geddes
Cpl. Wm. Novel
L/Cpl R.A. Geddes
Sgt. G.H. Morgan
Capt. (later Major) P.R. Griffin
Capt. (later Major) J.P. Hanson
Sgt. G.H. Morgan, Cpl. Wm. Novel and L/Cpl R.A. Geddes