The main building of the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering in CFB Gagetown is named in honour of Coulson Norman Mitchell who is the only Canadian Engineer to have been awarded the Victoria Cross. As a captain with 4th Canadian Engineer Battalion during the First World War, on the night 8/9 October 1918 during the Canadian attack north of Cambrai, he lead an engineer party that disarmed and removed the explosives from the main bridge across the Escaut Canal in the face of the enemy and under fire.
Coulson Norman Mitchell Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
Oromocto, New Brunswick
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Coulson Norman Mitchell Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
Mitchell Building (J-10)
Oromocto
New Brunswick
Coulson Norman Mitchell Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering
Mitchell Building (J-10)
Oromocto
New Brunswick
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.836374
Long. -66.455847
Lat. 45.836374
Long. -66.455847