LCol. David V. Currie Armoury

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LIEUTENANT COLONEL
DV CURRIE VC
ARMOURY

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ON JUNE 12, 1988
THIS BUILDING WAS RENAMED THE
LCOL. DAVID V. CURRIE
ARMOURY
HONOURING MOOSE JAWS ONLY
SECOND WORLD WAR
VICTORIA CROSS WINNER

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APPRECIATION IS EXPRESSED
TO THE MANY INDIVIDUALS AND TO THE
FOLLOWING DONORS WHOSE SUPPORT
MADE THIS PLAQUE POSSIBLE
CITY OF MOOSE JAW
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #59
ARMY, NAVY & AIR FORCE VETERANS ASSOC.
77TH BATTERY ASSOC.
SASKATCHEWAN DRAGOONS REGTL ASSOC.
8TH RECCE ASSOC.

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MAJOR DAVID VIVIAN CURRIE, VC
BORN IN SUTHERLAND, SASKATCHEWAN, IN 1912.
AS AN OFFICER IN THE 28TH CANADIAN ARMOURED RECON-
NAISSANCE REGIMENT (THE SOUTH ALBERTA REGIMENT). HE
COMMANDED A COMBINED FORCE OF TANKS, ANTI-TANK GUNS
AND INFANTRY IN AN OPERATION NEWAR FALAISE IN AUGUST,
1944. FOR HIS INSPIRED LEADERSHIP AND COURAGEOUS DEDI-
CATION HE WAS PERSONALLY AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS
BY KING GEORGE VI.
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LE MAJOR DAVID VIVIAN CURRIE, VC
NÉ À SUTHERLAND EN SASKATCHEWAN EN 1912.
À TITRE D'OFFICIER DU 29TH CANADIAN ARMOURED RE-
CONNAISSAINCE REGIMENT (LE SOUTH ALBERTA REGIMENT), IL
A COMMANDÉ UNE TROUPE COMBINÉE DE CHARS, D'ARTIL-LERIE ANTICHAR ET D'INFANTERIE DANS UNE OPÉRATION PRÈS
DE FALAISE, EN AOÛT 1944. EN RECONNAISSANCE DE SES QUAL-
ITÉS DE CHEF INSPIRÉ ET DE SA COURAGEUSE ABNÉGATION, LE
ROI GEORGE VI LUI A PERSONNELLEMENT DÈCERNÉ LA CROIX
DE VICTORIA.