Alexander Dunn Park

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Alexander Dunn was born on September 15, 1833 in York (Toronto) Ontario
but later moved to England with his family after the death of his mother.

In March 1852, Dunn joined the British Army's 11th (Prince Albert's
Own) Hussars and gained the title of Lieutenant the following year.
Standing six feet three inches tall, Dunn required an especially
large horse and sabre. Dunn saw action during the Crimean War
in which his brave actions were recognized with the Victoria
Cross. He saved two comrades during the Charge of the Light
Brigade on October 25, 1854. Dunn was the first Canadian to
receive this highest honour. Queen Victoria pinned his medal
during a ceremony in 1857 at Hyde Park in London. By that
time, Dunn had sold his commission but rejoined the army in
1858 and helped establish the lOath Royal Canadian Regiment
of Foot, a British unit raised in Canada, where he became a
major, stationed in Gibraltar. In 1864, he transferred again, this
time to the 33'" Duke of Wellington's Regiment in India where he
participated in the Abyssinian War before he was killed in a hunting
accident near Senafe in 1868.

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Alexander Dunn est ne le 15 septembre 1833 à York (aujourd'hui Toronto),
en Ontario, mais sa famille est allée s'installer en Angleterre après la mort de
sa mère.

En mars 1852, Dunn s'est joint au 11e Régiment des Hussars (Régiment
du Prince Albert) de I' Armée britannique, obtenant le garde de
lieutenant l`année suivante. Mesurant six pieds et trois pouces,
Dunn nécessitait un cheval et un sabre de taille exceptionnelle. II combattit dans la Guerre de Crimée, ou sa bravoure lui valut
la Croix de Victoria. II sauva deux camarades durant la Charge
de la Brigade légère, le 25 octobre 1854. Dunn fut le premier
Canadien à recevoir cette distinction suprême. La reine Victoria
lui épingla la médaille au cours d'une cérémonie qui se déroula
à Hyde Park, à Londres, en 1857. Dunn avait alors vendu sa
commission mais il s'enrôla de nouveau dans I' armée en 1858
et contribua à I' établissement du l00th Royal Canadian Regiment
of Foot, unité britannique formée au Canada, dont il devint major,
étant cantonné à Gibraltar. En 1864, il changea de nouveau d'unité,
se joignant cette fois au 33rd Duke of Wellington's Regiment en Inde, ou
il participa à la Guerre d'Abyssinie, avant d'être tué dans un accident de chasse
survenu près de Senafe, en 1868.

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(crest of the Royal Canadian Legion/insigne de la Légion Royale Canadienne)

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Colonel Alexander Roberts Dunn, V.C.

Ottawa

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Ottawa

Parc Alexander Dunn
Park

100, prom. Bellrock Dr.