Francis Pegahmagabow
(1891-1952)
World War I sniper
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Francis Pegahmagabow MM & two bars (March 9, 1891 – August 5, 1952) was a Canadian First Nations soldier, politician and activist. He was the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War. Three times awarded the Military Medal and seriously wounded, he was an expert marksman and scout, credited with killing 378 Germans and capturing 300 more. Later in life, he served as chief and a councillor for the Wasauksing First Nation, and as an activist and leader in several First Nations organizations. He corresponded with and met other noted aboriginal figures including Fred Loft, Jules Sioui, Andrew Paull and John Tootoosis.
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9 March 1891 Parry Island (Wasauksing) Band near Parry Sound, Ontario
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5 August 1952 (aged 61) Parry Sound, Ontario
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