Awards

Bank of Commerce Employees

Awards given to employees of the Canadian Bank of Commerce who enlisted in various forces during the Great War. A "+" beside the name indicates that the employee died during the war.

Summary

The following summarizes the awards given to the Canadian Bank of Commerce employees.

Victoria Cross

+De Wind, E, Second Lieutenant  

Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George

Hamilton, A L, Colonel

Distinguished Service Order

Bowerbank, G S S , Major, MC
Cockeram, A, Captain
Maginn, F J, Lieutenant
Mathias, F M, Captain, (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel)
Mordy, A G, Major

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Emerson, G M, Captain
Hill, H V B, Major
Lobley, O R, Lieutenant-Colonel
Still, J, Captain

Member of the Order of the British Empire

Legh-Jones, G, Lieutenant
McGill, T C, Captain

Military Cross and Bar

Morkill, A B, Captain, MC
Peirson, F , Captain, MC

Military Cross

Adams, F S J, Captain
+Aitchison, A W, Lieutenant
Apperson, J M, Lieutenant
Barnes, C H, Lieutenant
Barnum, H G, Captain
+Bell, D H, Captain,
+Bell, J M G, Lieutenant
Black, J, Captain
Bowerbank, G S S , Major, DSO
Carmichael, C, Lieutenant
Carnwith, W R, Lieutenant
+Child, J M, Captain,
Croft, A T, Captain
Curran, V, Captain
Currie, M, Major
Dalton, N D, Lieutenant
Daniel, E H, Captain
Darcus, R• J, Lieutenant
David, J A,  Lieutenant
Egan, N J, Lieutenant
Falconer, I C, Lieutenant
Falle, T de C, Captain
Floyd, T C,  Major
Forster, W B  , Major
Gibson, A J E, Lieutenant
Gibson, R B, Lieutenant, MM
Golden, A D, Lieutenant
Gossage, B F,  Lieutenant
Harvie, A K, Captain
Heaslip, R E, Captain
Hicks-Lyne, R T E, Captain
Hogg, R J , Lieutenant
Holmes, R J , Lieutenant
+Ibbotson, E, Second Lieutenant
Jarvis, J E, Lieutenant
Johnstone, E M, Lieutenant
Jones, C B F, Captain
Kinnear, A M, Captain, A F C
Kress, G H, Lieutenant
Lamont, F, Lieutenant
Leader, W K M , Captain
Leather, E R , Captain
Leggat, W, Lieutenant-Colonel
+Llwyd, C D, Captain,
Lovett, J H, Lieutenant-Colonel
Mackenzie, T P  , Major
+MacMillan, A P, Lieutenant
+MacRae, M, Lieutenant
Matheson, F A, Lieutenant
Matheson, J C, Major
+Miles, R D, Second Lieutenant
Milligan, A, Captain
Morkill, A B , Captain
Munro, J, Second Lieutenant
McConkey, T W, Lieutenant
McGregor, J , Lieutenant, MM
Oliver, R R , Lieutenant
Parsons, A M ,  Lieutenant
Peirson, F R, Captain
Quinton, S, Lieutenant
Rose, H E, Major
Ross, F M, Captain
Savage, I B, Lieutenant
Say, S R , Captain
Scott, A C, Lieutenant
Scroggie, G E, Captain
Spankie, H V, Captain
Stairs, H M, Lieutenant
Steele, T, Lieutenant
Vidler, A G, Captain
Walcot, H C , Captain
Wilcox, E, C, Major
Williams, H P, Captain
Wynne, W D, Lieutenant

Distinguished Flying Cross

Corey, I B Lieutenant

Air Force Cross

Carroll, R S, Captain
Kinnear, A M, Captain, MC

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Adams, W P, Sergeant, MM
Elliott, G T, Corporal
Gilbert, W A, Cadet
Read, P C, Lance-Corporal

Meritorious Service Medal

Baston, J P,  Regimental Sergeant-Major
Boyle, A F, Sergeant
Brice, J A, Cadet (Sergeant)
Leighton, J M, Staff Sergeant
Mutch, T W L, Sergeant
Nesbitt, P H, Sergeant
Stevens, F S, Regimental Sergeant-Major
Winning, J P, Sergeant

Military Medal and Bar

Dow, J C, Corporal
Macdonald, D J, Cadet

Military Medal

Adams, W P, Sergeant, DCM
Annett, J L G, Sergeant
Bowden, I H, Sergeant
Clarke, W L, Sergeant
Cockeram, W, Sapper
Davison, C W, Bombardier
Dorion, R A, Lieutenant
Dow, J C, Corporal
Ford, H A, Lance-Corporal
Gibson, R B, Lieutenant, MC
Graham, F A, Sergeant
Hill, W, Driver
Hilliard, H, Signaller
Macdonald, D J, Cadet
Martin, G, Corporal
Miller, P W, Lance-Corporal
Moffatt, J R C, Battery Sergeant-Major
+Morgan, H P , Lieutenant
Morrison, W M, Sergeant
Murray, F C, Corporal
McClafferty, F S , Cadet
McGregor, J A, Lieutenant, MC
Oag, H, Lieutenant
Rogers, T R , Sergeant
Ronaldson, T S , Sergeant
Sheard, R, Flight Cadet
Smith, H R, Bombardier
Smith, J A H, Cadet
Smyth, R R , Corporal
Stephenson, J, Gunner
Thursby, M H , Lieutenant
Tyrwhitt, J A G  , Corporal
+Wheadon, N A, Lance-Corporal,

Croix de Guerre (France)

Black, J, Captain, MC
Forster, W B,  Major, MC
Shaw, F B, Lieutenant

Parchment Certificate or Honour (France)

Lepper, R H, Conducteur-Sergeant

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)

Baston, J P, Regimental Sergeant-Major, MSM
+Child, J M, , Captain, MC
Elliott, G T, Corporal, DCM
Miller, D K, Sergeant

Order of Leopold (Belgium)

+Child, J M,  Captain, MC

Croce di Guerra and Italian Red Cross (Bronze) - (Italy)

Holmes, S F, Captain

Medal for Merit (Roumania)

Holmes, S F, Captain

Cross of St. George (Russia)

McIver, A R, Staff Sergeant

Order of St. Stanislaus (Russia)

Holmes, S F, Captain
McIver, A R, Staff Sergeant

Parchment Certificate for Gallantry in the Field

Falle, T de C , Captain, MC
+ Kinghan, A E, Lieutenant
Mitchel, V, Lieutenant
McCarthy, C L , Captain
Williams, H P, Captain, MC

Board of Trade Silver Medal

Orr, J C, Lieutenant

Mentioned in Despatches

Barnum, H G, Captain, MC
Blackler, O, Lieutenant
Bowerbank, G S S , Major, DSO, MC
Brawley, G M , Captain
Calder, H M, Lieutenant (twice)
+Child, J M, Captain, MC
Cockeram, A, Captain, DSO
Curran, V, Captain, MC
+De Wind, E, Second Lieutenant, VC
Dunsford, M, Captain
Egan, N J, Lieutenant, MC
Falle, T de C,, Captain, MC
Forster, W B, Major, MC
Fox, C J, Sergeant
Fraser, A , Captain
Gibson, R B, Lieutenant, MC, MM
Hamilton, A L, Colonel, CMG
+Harrison, H W, Second Lieutenant
Harvie, A K, Captain, MC
Heaslip, R E , Captain, MC
+Holland, G K, Lieutenant
Keeping, M F, Lieutenant
Knowlson, W M, Lieutenant
Layton, J G G, Second Lieutenant
Leggat, W   , Lieutenant-Colonel, MC
+Lloyd, St G O, Sergeant
Lobley, O R  , Lieutenant-Colonel, OBE
Maginn, F J , Lieutenant, DSO
Marlow, R H , Captain
Mathias, F M, Captain (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel), DSO
Milligan, A, Captain, MC
Mordy, A G,  Major, DSO (twice)
+Morrison, II, Major
+Murphy, F M, Lieutenant
McGill, T C, Captain, MBE (three times)
McIver, A R, Staff Sergeant
Oliver, R R, Lieutenant, MC
Pritchard, R E , Sergeant
+ Ryerson, J E, Captain,
+ Simpson, S B, Lieutenant
+ Sinclair, N F, Sergeant-Major
Still, J, Captain, OBE
Thomson, D C, Captain
Wells, N L, Captain
Wilcox, E R C, Major, MC
Williams, H P, Captain, MC

Mentioned for Administrative Work in England

Barnum, H G, Captain, MC
Coleman, F C, Lieutenant
Cruickshank, J D., Captain
Darley, D B, Staff Sergeant
Findlay, W H, Second Lieutenant
Fowler, R T, Regimental Sergeant-Major
Harris, A D, Sergeant
Macpherson, J C, Major
Purdy, J R, Captain
Watson, R M, Major
Wilkinson, A B Lieutenant

 


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