Cyrus Wesley Peck
Cyrus Wesley Peck VC | |
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Colonel Cyrus Peck | |
| Born | 26 April 1871 Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 27 September 1956 (aged 85) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Militia Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Years of service | 1880s – 1918 1942 – 1945 |
| Rank | Private Sergeant Major Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | 5th British Columbia Garrison Artillery (1880s) 43rd Ottawa and Carleton Rifles (1894-96) 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles (1900) 30th Battalion, CEF (1914) 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, CEF (1915-18) |
| Commands | 68th Earl Grey’s Own Rifles (1914) 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), CEF (1916-18) Vancouver Division, Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (1942-45) |
| Battles / wars | |
| 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.