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"Fighting George" Pearkes, V, Ce
G. R. PEARKES, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.
In that remarkable chapter of his-
tory which record, the exploits of
Canadian winners of the Victoria
Cross its thelastwar, there is no
titier instance of fighting leadership,
no more inspiring,• illustration of the
kind of courage that endures under
•creat stress over 0 long period of
trine than that of "Fighting George"
Pearkes.
He was a constable on the Yukin
Patrol when war broke +rid at once
derided to trade his scarlet unit for
khaki. He bought his discharge from
the P.C.M.P. in order to better his
position" by joining the Canadian
JIounted Rifle; et Varcailvel' :a,
rir,rt•• in 191.6. tie was :t corporal
rid reached F114noe in the :autumn
land bec11:e ao sergeant in
1e-:1.; enn.t.:eenrletl foe personal brav-
ery and cofnrtti<;ior1 the 1iei.1 73.1‘'1'
won the Milit:vy Cro, , s a lietu.a',-
ant later in the year. Hr wc1 Ther
V1,1101'11. Crean Jlajee in 11'1-
ved th.. 111>.It3ui,11,•d ,
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and tiro. -.1.,• tin. war ;r
nt-ralenel,...----:;r1•i iroreert>,
t ,. annals of I:r'•;sli arrn
Ft 1
new Major-Geraa 11 P.,. t
M.t.,. General Oficer
Commanding 1st Canadian Division
The military- career of 'Fighting
George Pearkes w1..' thus replete -
with incidents which revealed his re-
markable offensive spirit lema before
the course of war's tide brought i..,
:battalion to Passchendaie and Major
Pearkes to the deed whist, won him
the coveted little branze cross with
.he simple ionscription, "For Val-
our."
He reached France in September.
when the units destined •o form Ord
!Canadian Division were beginning. to
assemble on the Messines front. In
March 1916, he was made bombing -
sergeant, and during that month, in
the Ypres Salient. a man of the 2nd
C.M.R.was captured in o surprise
German trench -raid. And it was Ser-
geant Pearkes who rushed the Huns
and rescued him. He was wounded
in that ...co Man's Land incident. com-
mended for bravery and commission-
ed in the field.
He wasagain wounded at Hoose
in May, but was back with his unit
in time to play his usual prominent
part at Mouquet Farm on the
Somme. He had been transferred to
the 5th C.M.R., and was acting; as
company commander when his per-
sonal gallantry and i:ine leadership
won him the Military Cross at Reg-
ina Trench. He had captured a
stretch of that famous fortified line
and held it throughout the night fol-
lowing- the C.3.R.'s attack. though
both his Hank, were in the air and
despite the fact that he was carrying
eight splinters from a Hun grenade
in his body. Refusing to be evacuated
he personally directed a successful
withdrawal from the precarious pos-
ition width the impetuous advance
of his company bad created.
Then came another spell in hospi-
tal, but Captain 1 Actin, Major',
Pearkes returned to his battalion in
time for the memorable assault of
the Canadian Corp, on Vinay Ridge
in April, 1917. During the summer
he was in the stiff fighting in front
of At -ion, at Hill 70 and at Merl-
court—and then carne Passchrn-
elaele.
The action in which Maor Pearkes
wonthe highest honor within the
Dower of His Maesty- the King, to
bestow on British fighting men. was
en epic of resolute leadership and
defiance of hazard its the face of op-
'Iosition 'frons both the stubbornly -
fighting enemy and the persistently
ulcers. weather. Rain and shells had
long., ago transferred the battle
'cone into a hideous morass, told the
going was so atrocious, the condi-
thins so terrible:. that all hopes for
.. spirited assault were abandoned
by the time- the nth C.M.R. took
their turn in attack on shut -held
l'asscitendaele ladg`e.
Despite that foot, the advance by
the company led In Major Pearkes
wes as "dashing" as any in the doing
series of actions in the• 'gird battle
of Ypres. s . That was largely due to
the 'supreme contempt of danger
and wonderful powers of control
and leading hapieye,l i., the eeni-
pany commander.
-Major Pearkes fought past ob•
rt tl 1. after obstacle, r'a,iche.d his
e-•1),., aye, c,1. i hastily impsoxi911 a
more martial fame.
His great show with the 116th
Battalion was at Amiens in August,
1918, when his masterly bundling of
the unit after it had become ex-
hausted, carried it through to the
objective. 1f itwore needed Amiens
confirmed firme d h -s uurque ability as an
re•fin11 leader. As the Gazette report-
ed early .0 the New Year,: "Hi;
splendid and fearless .s example put
new life into the whole attack ane,
,ptur. a :ivte:011 -/1cUiC 4.43l0 tit' .1..11
n0 to r t n tali9 He
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:dlntb`.1 ohjeetive. lis little
Wit- deep- into German -hold territory
n a packet. but Major Pearkes real-
ized that his precarious position'
• reild be held. So be held it. He beat
oil* 21 aeries of determined counter
attack; and maintained his advance
of 1,040 yards until reinforcements
could reach hint to close rho.,, open
think:, and consolidate hi:, hard-won
ground.
Jlajor Pearkes' pc•rsorlsl :'eat is
enhanced when it. i sewer -obeyed
that prior to the jump-off he had
been wounded itr. the thigh 1.y :o
1,vtchine-gun bullet, Men with less
righting spirit would have reported
at the- 'dressing station, aro{ left the
battlefield before the attack started.
to tesui. it main• -d ; - •:ho head of
the battalion's attacking lin ,o ie---
splr0 and east it t: a nota! , lay's
ahiveteet
A. , result of 1111 w00t.,1 he s,o•w
I +}„ ;, 014'1
1..1'.11 t :4,41 . .1 11 1 ..ld.,
1!,:12 } , . , 1111) p e, : ell t .. V. n n i p r. o . j:,
1027 to Victoria. and in 193% ,
1:0y -:a1 Military (College,Eing. tor. .
.
::here he was general s'a8' officer
and chief instructor. He was later
Director of Military Training at Nia
tionai .Defence Headquarters, and
then attended the Imperial Defence
College- On the Outbreak of war he
was Briglulier. commanding the Al-
berta Military Distriet, and was gi,:-
n command of the end Brigade of
the . Ac tt:•e 1 Canadian Army in
November, 1989.
Erect. square -Set, woll proper-
boned, six feet tall as he stands 14
military boots. he is `Fighting
Georgy." to the ranks of the 1st Can -
than; 111vision. caicli he now cora-
mantle .a good egg" to hi junior
officer.;, a driver of himself and ill.
staff. Hi:, hobby is hard work. and
hi= p:.s=inn is military 31i•.'Ytc0. Keen,.
(ultered. always courteous. and ever.
:affable when off duty, he 11 popular
with i.ien the serviceman and tRe
.avillan.
Ili: soldierly dualities dread,
d another r. a iori in 1i0.),ital- , h...e ha+i f., r. ae'i ing effect on his
and then C:1111, i'ti11 rr,nti1c1 ,111,0D1,1,0:4-00-01 a11.1 th st. I 1,0 doubt the
of unit. 11 111 14 . V t. tilt y5 under h1, ih Til;t Y leadership rship the 1st
..-
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-. ,.4 4.. i 1.,_" 1 { 3134 33 I11.,:,.(e:.f. will add "al.an^...
l- ..:taller on. .. . ,:e7 n ',? • , r. >t'.ee-1: 1 :t. 3, endv.ae1:-
9 ..tion. As I.1., t.,.1. nt-,' i mJ rte l i 1.;i., ?cod I' 9" wh=:
„4111, .v.•at ell b, t:;;;!!;. 1 chic• t t' ..
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About Old Santa Claus,
Children's Patron Saint
The dictionary met'eiv toils y'.vit
that Santa Clan'. i, .i contraction- of
Saint Nichola. (fee Nicholas. Saint,.
A turning of the page.:- reveals that
Nicholas was Bishop of Myra er
Smyrna in Asia Minor about. xiV, A.D.
He want the patron saint of obi Bes-
sie and wa' bell -eyed to offer .peelai
protection and comfort to "seafaring
tion thiev.a, virgin. and ,'iti.,li'-1,
His atieetion fol' children was based
on the assertion that he brertglif nut's:
to life three schoolboys who had been
neirderrd. An encyclopedia) attributes
the lam) by a'itic-it lie is known 91
America to the early Dutch- settlers
Who callers him San Nicholas.
But it little natters whether he be
known a, Saint Nicholas. Santa Clans
or Kris lK:-inole, or a dozen ether
names. ftlr the; presence of his .Pit's
on this climax holiday of the sea: is
the important shin-,:. It ,>*I1ers «,gory
hntiiet in the fc'ur corners of. Chris ton-
dean and touches the hearts of all the
men and women in them. Mot..ever.
it is e.-wttialt} the spirit_ of child-
hood. the iresline04 .f courage. and
the eagerness of yotmg lives. Saint
Ni,'hi,sas may seem old hitt he has
noneof the fears, regrets or prejud-
ices o:' agt. He and his children stand
on the threshold of the world. Their
banner is gond will and thel: goal is
peace.
So this day, dedicated -to the mem-
ory of the. birth of a child. belongs
to all children, it Is their carols.
their laughter, their happiness which
maker;+ if sweet. And we Gilder folk
ehotil4 c,n this day at least share
their kindliness, their tolerance, their
purity and their Saint Nicholas.
The Christmas Carolers
Are Welcome Everywhere.
"Here come the Carolers."
So it used to be. Young fares press-
ed against the windowpane. straining
to hear the cheerful carols outside.
Perhaps -it was the story of the Christ
u1.. g3 to '''.!14')i401140 i of 10V,,
ti, ..-,11'011,1'1
ie, tb, 1,1)1,,,•-1101(1.,i. invited theta in
for a bite and 41 sols of 4,:,y t1) ate le-
coin or two for their eon4.
Then o 11..• next hons,..to sing
ages; mider mid.the star- ,n rensd 1,•'
hind sifted sibs',
And then in t6.. a'1V'
0:11' ..7:.•441 te '5341" .0.y .l
11 :vas a good old custom, 1..t-: mid-
night minstrelsy. 'n 111,,•a...xn 0t.
4010,1:1111..
1,LIt:1 -•'1 login.
Ling r. Y ,ler i.ie twelve J:ay. before
(at:'1.ansa, flay. small. .,a;.,1., at .....,
hien. w�a til= rounds and in the
mire or can ill, mad o:' „t. 111, titepn•
played th, .1.4 folk 1.111,1 . a ly-f al
1.1 r.tie to In- at,•egt. nay. To some of
the ant.q 1e ballad airs, like "Good
King W3n .'-'.:, u.." thesingerwould
.acid a 941,1ri `111- or two.
'I tried to 'earn swimming from
a book. It is ,.apossibie. i floated on
.. , water, rear the book and follow-
ed the instructions."
actions.
"Sounds ail rizte to me. what
happened:"
"At the bottom ofyhe first page
:t shod. Turn av'.r.' 14i1d so. and
nearly got drownooi."
Mistress ile t:t:r crash in kit-
chen, ---More. dishes, Mary""
Mar, --'"No. n1 'arn. less."
Major General H, D. G. Crerar 1, hear ,ohown behind the sight of ;an 1a1rr,
tank gun glaring an inspection tour at Petaaawa rainutg camp Genera:
rrerar has reeetely 110.111 appointed commander '1 511.' 2nd Canadian Division
overseas. succeeding Maj -.Gen Victor IV. Odium, who becomes Canada's high
commissioner to Auct1131114- Jt.,t. G'•t. Iv 81111 t t . !!,33,.,~.led Caen. C't e•rar x.,
chief of general .stair.