Cross of Valour (Canada)

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Cross of Valour
Awarded by Canada
Type	Medal
Awarded for	conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril
Status	Currently awarded
Statistics
Established	1972

The Cross of Valour (official post-nominal letters CV) is the highest ranking of the Canadian Bravery Decorations. Currently, there are 20 recipients of the Cross of Valour. Recipients are recognized by the post-nominal CV. The award was established on May 1, 1972 to replace the Order of Canada's Medal of Courage and first awarded on July 20, 1972.

Before the introduction of the Cross of Valour, the Canadian Government recommended the awarding of the George Cross. There have been ten George Crosses awarded to Canadians: eight military, one Merchant Navy, and one woman.

There is a similar award in Australia also known as the Cross of Valour.

[edit] List of Recipients

• Vaino Olavi Partanen (1973)
• Lewis John Stringer (1973)
• Kenneth Wilfrid Bishop (1976)
• Mary Dohey (1976)
• Jean Swedberg (1977)
• Thomas Hynes (1979)
• François Emeric Gaston Langelier (1979)
• Sergent Amédéo Garrammone (1980)
• Lester Robert Fudge (1981)
• Harold Gilbert Miller (1981)
• Martin Sceviour (1981)
• Anna Ruth Lang (1982)
• Robert Gordon Teather (1983)
• René Marc Jalbert (1984)
• Constable David Gordon Cheverie (1988)
• John Wendell MacLean (1992)
• Douglas Fader (1994)
• Sergeant Keith Paul Mitchell (1998)
• Master Corporal Bryan Keith Pierce (1998)
• First Officer Leslie Arthur Palmer (2006)

[edit] References

• Veterans Affairs Canada website about the Cross of Valour
• Governor General of Canada website with search for recipients Decorations for Bravery