Cyrus Wesley Peck
| Cyrus Wesley Peck | |
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Colonel Cyrus Peck
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| Born |
26 April 1871 Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 27 September 1956 (aged 85) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Service/branch | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1925 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), CEF |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (5) |
| Other work | Politician |
Cyrus Wesley Peck VC, DSO & Bar (26 April 1871 – 27 September 1956) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Peck was one of the seven Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross for their actions on one single day, 2 September 1918, for actions across the 30 km long Drocourt-Quéant Line near Arras, France. The other six were Bellenden Hutcheson, Arthur George Knight, William Metcalf, Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, Walter Leigh Rayfield and John Francis Young.
Peck was born in Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick to a family that had emigrated from New England in 1763.
Peck was 16 years old when his father moved the family to New Westminster, British Columbia. Peck took military training and crossed the Atlantic to join the British Army then changed his mind. He returned to Canada and would volunteer for the Boer War. He was not accepted for duty. He next moved to Klondike, Yukon. When First World War began he was in Prince Rupert, British Columbia and working in a salmon cannery.
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