www.nb.legion.ca 55 NEWBRUNSWICKCOMMANDThe Royal Canadian Legion LégionRoyale CanadienneDIRECTIONNOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK Intermediate Essay/Rédaction intermédiaire Ragad Alhamdu, Grade 8 student/élève de la 8e année - St. Stephen Middle School Why do we hold a Two-Minute silence? The First two-minute silence in Britain was held on November 11th, 1919, When King George V asked the public to observe a silence at 11am. This was one year after the end of world war one. He made the request so “the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on a reverent remembrance of the glorious dead.” Most well-known Canadian soldier that fought in World War One … Billy Bishop was Canada’s top flying ace of the First World War and was officially credited with 72 victories. During the Second World War, he played a significant role in recruiting for the Royal Canadian Air Force and in promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Most well-known Canadian soldier that fought in World War Two ... Léo Major DCM (January 23, 1921- October 12, 2008) was a Canadian soldier who was the only Canadian and one of only three soldiers in the British Commonwealth to receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) twice in separate wars. Major earned his first DCM in World War II in 1945 after a successful reconnaissance mission in Zwolle. As he was sent to scout the city with one of his best friends, a firefight broke out in which his friend was killed, yet he continued, after which he found that the city was mostly deserted by the German occupational army. Thanks to his efforts Zwolle was spared from the artillery fire that was planned the next day by the Allies. He received his second DCM during the Korean War for leading the capture of a key hill in 1951. We should always remember the people who fought in the war for the peace we have now!!! (continued from page 53)
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