Question 685

The Victoria Cross (V.C.) is Canada's highest honour for bravery. Who was the last Canadian to date to receive this award for actions during the Second World War?

  1. ACaptain Paul Triquet
  2. BLieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
  3. CCaptain Billy Bishop
  4. DCorporal Filip Konowal
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Correct answer: B) Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray

Explanation

Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, a navy pilot from Trail, B.C., received the Victoria Cross after being killed while sinking a Japanese warship in August 1945. He is the last Canadian to have received the V.C. to date.

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