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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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The Thunder Bay Military Museum
The Thunder Bay Military Museum is mandated to collect, catalogue,
preserve, display, and interpret the rich military history of Northwestern
Ontario. It houses the Regimental memorabilia of The Lake Superior
Scottish Regiment. In particular, The Museum has the Victoria Cross,
Military Cross, and other medals won by Captain Christopher Patrick John
O'Kelly,VC,MC at Paschendaelle on 26 Oct 1917. Captain O'Kelly was with
the 52nd Battalion. Additional items on display in The Museum include the
scarlet dress uniform of Captain J. Hunter of the 96th Lake Superior
Regiment, the medals of RSM James Morrison, 52nd Battalion, and much more.
The Museum is open Monday to Friday, 10:00h to 16:00h, Tuesday nights
20:00h to 22:00h. Other times upon request. The Public is welcome,
admission is FREE. (807) 343-5175
For more information, please contact pennym@ai
r.on.ca.
President: Lieutenant-Colonel/Doctor T.M.S. Kaipio,CD,PhD
Curator: Lieutenant Myles G. Penny,CD,BA,BEd
Go back to the LSSR page.
Go back to the Infantry Regiments page.
Go back to the Army home page.
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September 21
1866: Sherbrooke Hussars: In Hoc Signo Vinces
1917: Three successive attacks on a German strongpoint by a company of the British Columbia Regiment failed, with heavy casualties, including all the officers. Company Sergeant-Major Hanna gathered the survivors and organised a successful fourth assault, leading the way through the barbed wire and machine-gun fire. He received the Victoria Cross.
1918: Lieutenant Honey, the only surviving officer, took command of a company of the Manitoba Regiment and led it in a series of successful attacks at Bourlon Wood in France. He twice went ahead alone to eliminate troublesome machine-gun nests, and finally fell mortally wounded. Elsewhere on the front, Lance-Corporal Lewis, Northamptonshire Regiment, who had previously distinguished himself in the destruction of a machine-gun post, also fell mortally wounded leading from the front in an attack on another formidable German position. Both Honey and Lewis were awarded a posthumous Victoria Cros.
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