partnered with    The CANADIAN GREAT WAR HOMEPAGE    Canada's Role in World War I    1914 ~ 1918 Find your military ancestors, learn their history, and build your family tree

Spotlight On Trintec.com - great site for WWI & WW II Aviation Enthusiasts

Are you interested in Genealogy or military history? Find your military ancestors in free searchable databases for World War One. Add branches to your family tree as you search your ancestry and build your genealogy. Discover your family origins in military history, military ancestors and genealogy, and family history records.

FIRST NAME LAST NAME Any AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY INTL LOCALITY

Home | Canadian Military Heritage Project | Olive Tree Genealogy

Recommended Genealogy Sites OliveTreeGenealogy.com Ships Passenger Lists, Military Genealogy, Palatine Genealogy and more AncestorsAtRest.com Death Records of Ancestors including coffin plates AllCensusRecords.com Census Records for Canada & USA NaturalizationRecords.com Naturalization & Passport Records for Canada & USA Search! Start your hunt for ancestors Build! Build your family tree Share! Share your genealogy with others Learn! Take the next step in your genealogy research

Victoria Cross Winners Lieutenant-colonel Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger 1880.81~1937 Canadian Army Medical Corps Francis Scrimger was born in Montreal, Quebec on February 7th 1880 or 81. He received his MD. from McGill University in 1905. Captain Scrimger was the medical officer with the 14th Battalion , 3rd Brigade , 1st Canadian Division. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at second battle of Ypres. Citation On the afternoon of 25th April, 1915 in the neighborhood of Ypres, when in charge of an advanced dressing station in farm buildings which were being heavily shelled by the enemy, he directed under heavy fire the removal of wounded, and he himself carried a severely wounded Officer out of a stable in search of a place of greater safety. When he was unable alone to carry this Officer further, he remained with him under fire until help could be obtained. During the very heavy fighting between 22nd and 25th April, Captain Scrimger Displayed continuously day and night the greatest devotion to duty among the wounded at the front. The London Gazette June 22nd 1915.

Statistics  Timeline  Major Battles  Army  Navy  Air Force  Heroes  Soldiers' Biographies Letters Home  Victoria Cross Winners  Women in the War  Famous Canadians  Newfoundland  Other Countries  Life on the Home Front  Guest Authors  Links  Resource Library
Return to The Canadian Great War Homepage	The Canadian Great War Homepage recommends the Canadian Military Heritage Project for more military history and genealogy
These pages were researched and written by Brian Lee Massey & are Copyright © 1997 - 2007. This site may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion without my consent.	Poppy graphic and poppybar graphic designed by Brian L. Massey and may not be used on other sites The Poppy is a ™Trademark of Dominion Command, Royal Canadian Legion, and is used on The Canadian Great War Homepage with their permission
Spotlight On: Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)    Olive Tree Genealogy Military Genealogy & History