55th (New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island) Battalion 1st Canadian Division
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade
13th (Royal Highlanders of Canada) Battalion
Battles/wars
World War I
Western Front
Nivelle Offensive
Battle of Arras
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle of Hill 70
Battle of Passchendaele
Hundred Days Offensive
Battle of Amiens †
Awards
Victoria Cross
Other work
Coal miner
John Bernard Croak VC (May 18, 1892 – August 8, 1918) was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He earned the award for events that occurred during the Battle of Amiens in August 1918. A park and elementary school was named in his memory at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
John Bernard Croak VC (May 18, 1892 – August 8, 1918) was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War and posthumous recipient...
croak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Croak may refer to: Croak, the sound that frogs make Alex Croak (born 1984), Australian athlete James Croak...
belonging to the order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make....
USS Croaker (SS/SSK/AGSS/IXSS-246), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the croaker, any of various fishes...
service) or (uncertain) or in the case of New Zealand born Captain Alfred John Shout of the Australian Army by both (birthplace) and (country of service)...
The Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae and is closely related to the...
from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2011. "John Bernard Croak". National Defence and the Canadian Forces. Archived from the original...
revealed himself to be "The Mover" Miss Deeds, The Mover's assistant JohnCroak, his Second-in-command Cane Broadus, Kal Cutter's partner in crime Telemachus...
yellow croaker, yellow croaker or croceine croaker, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This...
VC – World War I Jeremiah Jones – WW 1 Margaret C. MacDonald – WW1 John Bernard Croak, VC – World War I Sam Gloade – WW1 James Peter Robertson, VC – WWI...
The kathala croaker (Kathala axillaris) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species...
The Angola croaker (Miracorvina angolensis) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This is the...
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and known as Hangard Wood British Cemetery. JohnCroak VC is buried there. Map of Hangard 173rd Infantry Brigade (Great Britain)...
James Croak (born 1951) is a visual artist known for his work in conceptual figuration and sculpture. James Croak was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1951...
There are also 14 French graves in the cemetery. A notable interment is JohnCroak, a Canadian soldier who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for...
Museum, which purchased them in December 2013. Biography portal Private JohnCroak (26 January 1892 – 8 August 1918), also of 13th Battalion, was also awarded...
co-founder (d.1979) May 3 – Jacob Viner, economist (d.1970) May 18 – JohnCroak, VC June 2 – Edward LeRoy Bowerman, politician (d.1977) July 8 – Sir Victor...
Johnius dussumieri, the sin croaker, Dussumier's croaker, Dussumier's silver jewfish, sharptooth hammer croaker or whiskered croaker, is a marine ray-finned...
The blackspotted croaker (Protonibea diacanthus), also known in Australia as the black jewfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the...
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