Francis Pegahmagabow
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Job / Known for: Soldier, Politician, Activist
Left traces: Military Medals
Born
Date: 1891-03-09
Location: CA Shawanaga First Nation, Nobel, Ontario
Died
Date: 1952-08-05 (aged 61)
Resting place: CA Wasauksing First Nation, Parry Sound, Ontario
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Parent(s): Michael Pegahmagabow, Mary Contin
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Francis Pegahmagabow, an Ojibwe of the Caribou clan, was born on March 9, 1891, in Shawanaga First Nation, Nobel, Ontario. He was the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War. He was awarded the Military Medal and two bars for bravery. After the war, he served as chief and a councillor for the Wasauksing First Nation, and as an activist and leader in several First Nations organizations. He passed away on August 5, 1952, in Parry Sound, Ontario.
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