Provincial Military Plaque – Toronto

The title of this plaque is Canada’s First Victoria Cross. It is dedicated to Alexander Dunn V.C. It was erected in 1966.

Inscription

CANADA’S FIRST VICTORIA CROSS

Born in 1833 a short distance north of this site, Alexander,
Dunn was educated at Upper Canada College and at Harrow,
England. In 1853 he was commissioned Lieutenant in the
11th Hussars. A participant in the charge of the Light
Brigade at Balaclava on October 25, 1854, he saved the lives
of two of his regiment by cutting down their Russian
attackers, and thus became Canada’s first winner of the
newly-created Victoria Cross. In 1858 Dunn helped to raise the 100th Royal Canadian Regiment, which he later
commanded. In 1864 he transferred to the 33rd(Duke of
Wellington’s) Regiment, and four years later was accidentally
killed while hunting in Abyssinia,

Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario

Cette plaque rappelant la remise de la Croix de Victoria à Alexander Dunn, le premier Canadien à recevoir cet honneur, a été posée en 1966.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.