Valour Road

[mordac]

The City of Winnipeg changed the name of Pine Street to Valour Road in 1925 to honour three men who grew up within a block of each other and were awarded the V.C. in the Great War.

Following is a transcription of the plaque:

This Street Has Been Renamed

Valour Road

To Perpetuate The Conspicuous

Bravery Of Three Men Who Won

The Victoria Cross In The

Great War, 1914-1919.

They Lived In One Block In This

Street When They Enlisted In The

Canadian Expeditionary Force.

C.S.M. Frederick William Hall V.C.

8th Battalion (W.R.)

L/Sgt. Leo Clarke V.C.

2nd Battalion

Both Killed In Action

And Capt. Robert Shankland V.C.

43rd Battalion (C.H. Of C.)

Erected By

The Womens Canadian Club Of Winnipeg

1925

Following are the citations for the three men:

C.S.M. Frederick William Hall V.C.

Citation: On 24th April, 1915, in the neighbourhood of Ypres, when a wounded man who was lying some 15 yards from the trench called for help, Company Serjeant-Major Hall endeavoured to reach him in the face of a very heavy enfilade fire which was being poured in by the enemy. The first attempt failed, and a non-commissioned officer and private soldier who were attempting to give assistance were both wounded. Company Serjeant-Major Hall then made a second most gallant attempt, and was in the act of lifting up the wounded man to bring him in when he fell mortally wounded in the head.

L/Sgt. Leo Clarke V.C.

Citation: For most conspicuous bravery. He was detailed with his section of bombers to clear the continuation of a newly-captured trench and cover the construction of a "block." After most of his party had become casualties, he was building a block when about twenty of the enemy with two officers counter-attacked. He boldly advanced against them, emptied his revolver into them and afterwards two enemy rifles which he picked up in the trench. One of the officers then attacked him with the bayonet, wounding him in the leg, but he shot him dead. The enemy then ran away, pursued by Acting Corporal Clarke, who shot four more and captured a fifth.

Capt. Robert Shankland V.C.

Citation: On 26 October 1917 at Passchendael, Belgium, having gained a position, Lieutenant Shankland rallied the remnants of his own platoon and men of other companies, disposed them to command the ground in front and inflicted heavy casualties on the retreating enemy. Later he dispersed a counter-attack and then personally communicated to headquarters an accurate and valuable report as to the position on the brigade frontage. He then rejoined his command and carried on until relieved. His courage and splendid example inspired all ranks.

Garth

[john w.]

Any other streets named after heroes?

John

[Peter Beckett]

In Crib Point, a small town south of Hastings, Victoria, Australia, from where I live, the "flavour" is WW1. The streets are Pozieres, Perone, Bullecourt, Lille, Lens, Bapaume, Ancre, Ostend and Messines. The residential section is adjacent to the north end of HMAS Cerberus, the Royal Australian Navy Training base which was opened in the early 1920's and originally called Flinders Naval Base.

[paul guthrie]

Windsor Ontario also has a series of streets with similar names near a Boer War Memorial which also has a Wellington bomber.

[Guest Hill 60]

Any other streets named after heroes?

Just a few roads etc named after VC winners.

John Ormsby V.C. Way at Shawcross Business Park, Dewsbury.

There are another 2 roads on this estate named after other VC winners but I can't find the reference to them at the moment. The thing about these 3 road signs that annoys me is that the local Mayor managed to get his name included, above the VC winner's name!

Henry Cross Way. Shipdham.

Bell Davies Road (after Richard Bell Davies), Fareham, Hampshire.

Samson Close (after George McKenzie Samson), Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire.

Godley VC Housing Estate (after Sidney Godley), Bexley, Kent.

Ingram Street (after George Mawby Ingram), Canberra.

Ryan Street (after Edward J. F. Ryan), Canberra.

[Julian Whippy]

My good friend had a Great Uncle in Cornwall who was a VC winner named Horace Augustus Curtis.

Late of the 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Died in 1968, won the VC 18th October 1918 at Le Cateau.

He now has a road named after him, i believe it is Curtis place/ Way and it is in Cornwall somewhere and I am trying to clarify where.

Julian

[Michael]

Jack Cornwell Street in East London

Michael