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	Alexander Roberts Dunn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexander Roberts Dunn (September 15, 1833 – January 25, 1868) was the first Canadian to win the Victoria Cross.
		Dunn was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 when he was 21 years of age and serving in the British Army's 11th Hussars.
		Dunn later rose to the rank of colonel but was killed in a hunting accident in Abyssinia in 1868.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Roberts_Dunn (218 words)

	Divine Service-VC Dunn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Dunn was a 21 year old Lieutenant (later Colonel) on October 25, 1854, When the 11th galloped into history against Russian guns at Balaclava in the bloody ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade.
		Dunn turned his charger back to rescue the sergeant, who was being pressed by three Russian dragoons, (heavily armed mounted troopers.) The rest of the brigade raced on, leaving Bro.
		Dunn was awarded the British Empire's highest award for heroism and for his courage- the Victoria Cross.
	www.toronto7masons.com /VCDunn.htm (185 words)

	Dunn, Alexander Roberts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Alexander Dunn was the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest medal for bravery in battle.
		Dunn chose a career with the British army and was a lieutenant with the 11th Hussars when he won the medal during the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava in the Crimea (Russia) in October 1854.
		Dunn later commanded the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian Regiment), which he helped to organize.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0002459 (219 words)

	Legion Magazine : Canada And The Victoria Cross
		Dunn was the only officer in the Charge of the Light Brigade to receive the medal and the only cavalry officer in the entire campaign to whom it was awarded.
		Dunn was awarded his VC two years after the actions for which he won it.
		Dunn is said to have dismounted from his horse and sent his valet to a nearby stream for some water.
	www.legionmagazine.com /features/victoriacross/04-01.asp (2436 words)

	Dunn Genealogy
		Clara Elvira Dunn, daughter of Henry Ward Dunn and Etta Flint, was born on 20 Aug 1889 in Ashland, Maine, died on 4 Jul 1961 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age 71, and was buried in Ashland, Maine.
		Henry Ward Dunn, son of Peter G. Dunn and Ellen C. Foster, was born in 1859 in Ashland, Maine, died on 2 Aug 1920 in Ashland, Maine, at age 61, and was buried in Ashland, Maine.
		Peter G. Dunn, son of Peter Dunn and Dorothy Bartlett, was born on 4 May 1817 in Mt. Vernon, Maine and died on 6 Sep 1889 in Ashland, Maine, at age 72.
	www.rglobal.net /user/padagge/dunn_gen.htm (11520 words)

	Roberts
		Ann Roberts 06 bf ____ ___ __ to John Roberts 05 et ux Martha mm ____ ___ __ _ Penrose 06 df at 96.2.12 William Roberts 06 bm ____ ___ __ to John Roberts 05 et ux Martha mf ____ ___ __ dm at 85.
		Elizabeth Roberts 15 bf ____ ___ __ to Samuel H. Roberts 14 et ux Abigail Ann (nee Haines 13) Roberts mf ____ ___ __ Lewis Stokes 15 Lucy Roberts 15 bf ____ ___ __ to Samuel H. Roberts 14 et ux Abigail Ann (nee Haines 13) Roberts df in minority.
		Roberts, a fruit grower, a 1912 graduate of Swarthmore College, was a member of Delta Upslon Fraternity, 25-year member of Moorestown Rotary Club, president of the New Jersey Peach Council, past-president of the Horticulture Society, charter member of the Jersey Fruit Cooperative Association and Moorestown Grange.
	www.cowaro.com /Genealogy/Surname_file/Roberts.html (9507 words)

	Dunn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		On the Dunn side, Sarah was descended as follows; Francis Drake and his wife, Mary, moved from Dover, N., to Middlesex County, N. Their daughter __________Drake, married the Rev. Hugh Dunn, the first lay preacher of the First Baptists Church, of Piscataway, their son, Hugh Dunn Jr., married Elizabeth Martin, daughter of John Martin, Jr.
		Phineas Dunn, father of Sarah, was a son of Hugh Dunn 2nd and his wife Elizabeth Martin.
		Dunn was devoutly pious and as a lay preacher encouraged the pioneers to holy living.
	members.aol.com /ggilb10335/Dunn.html (3320 words)

	Victoria Cross - Canadian History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Alexander Roberts Dunn, who distinguished himself in the charge of the bight Brigade at Balaclava in 1856.
		During the South African War the Victoria Cross was awarded to three Canadians, Lieut.
		During World War I the Victoria Cross was awarded to upwards of 30 Canadians, and in World War II upwards of 17 Canadians.
	www2.marianopolis.edu /quebechistory/encyclopedia/VictoriaCross-CanadianHistory.htm (236 words)

	Dunn, Alexander Roberts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Dunn, Alexander Roberts, army officer (b at York, Upper Canada 15 Sept 1833; d near Senufe, Abyssinia 25 Jan 1868).
		Dunn was the first Canadian recipient of the VICTORIA CROSS, won as a lieutenant in the 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Regiment of Hussars at the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava in 1854.
		He helped to organize the 100th (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot, a British unit raised in Canada, and later became its commanding officer in Gibraltar.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002459 (105 words)

	Lynne Roberts
		Lynne was born Theda Mae Roberts in El Paso, Texas, November 22, 1922, the younger of two children born to Hobart K. Roberts, a native of Texas, and his wife, May Dell Holland, who hailed from Kentucky.
		Roberts did secure a suitable position in Los Angeles, and it is said the family left El Paso for Los Angeles when Theda was only nine days old.
		Roberts and the studio thought it prudent to list Lynnâs age as 18 rather than her actual 15, in order that she could play romantic leads without undue criticism.
	www.classicimages.com /1999/august99/roberts.html (5231 words)

	D DATA098 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Alexander Roberts DUNN earned Canada's first for his part in the charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War shortly after the Queen instituted the award in 1856.
		Dear father of Margaret DUNN and her husband Philip of Manitoba; Donald MUIR and his wife Irene of Markham; Elizabeth "Libby" HARMER and her husband Barry; and Peter MUIR and his wife Eileen, all of Woodstock.
		DUNN was born in the city of York (now Toronto) in 1833.
	www.ogs.on.ca /ogspi/200od/2004d098.htm (16081 words)

	victoria cross
		The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 by Queen Victoria, but was made retroactive to the autumn of 1854 to cover the period of the Crimean War.
		In fact one of the fist Victoria Crosses Awarded was to a Canadian, Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn, who won his Victoria Cross during the charge of the Light Brigade on 25 October 1854 at Balaclava.
		It takes precedence over every other honor in the British empire including such illustrious orders of knighthood and chivalry such as the Order of the Garter, Order of the Thistle, Order of St. Patrick, etc.
	usfighter.tripod.com /victoria.htm (836 words)

	Canadian Born VC's
		A/Corporal Alexander Picton BRERETON on 13th November 1892 at Oak River, Manitoba.
		Lieutenant Alexander Roberts DUNN on 15th September 1833 at Dunstable York.
		T/Lieutenant Robert Hampton GRAY on 2nd November 1917 at Trail, British Columbia.
	www.victoriacross.co.uk /canadian.html (681 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - William Bishop
		Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for the remarkable feat of scoring 25 'kills' within just 12 days as leader of the so-called 'Flying Foxes', he was earlier awarded the Victoria Cross for a single-handed offensive against the German aerodrome at Arras on 2 June 1917.
		Bishop was the ninth Canadian to receive the VC (the first being Alexander Roberts Dunn in 1854).
		Some years after the war (from 1982 onwards) questions were raised concerning the verifiability of Bishop's feats that day and a Senate enquiry was held (he was cleared of any wrongdoing).
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/bishop.htm (462 words)

	Page 15
		They named their camp after Colonel Alexander Roberts Dunn, who was born in Canada.
		He was awarded the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Balaklava and died, and was buried near Senafe after a hunting accident in 1868.
		A farewell party attended by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Legwaila Joseph Legwaila and Force Commander Major-General Robert Gordon was held on 28 May. The UNMO Chief Operations Officer, Lt Col Tom Zsolnay, in his farewell speech said" I speak on behalf of the six Canadian Observers that we are leaving with mixed emotions.
	www.un.org /depts/dpko/unmee/june03/page_15.htm (719 words)

	King's Royal Hussars Victoria Cross
		The rest of the 11th were passing on, unaware of the death-struggle about to take place in the rear.
		They were the last of the Light Brigade, left in the heart of the enemy's ground; Lt Dunn was a wealthy man, about to retire from the service and the Victoria Cross had not then been instituted: he had nothing to gain.
		In the end he killed them both, and afterwards slew a Russian Hussar who was attacking Private Levitt of the 11th, Lt Dunn lost his horse and escaped on foot to the British lines through the heart-rending debris of the Light Brigade.
	www.army.mod.uk /the_kings_royal_hussars/gallery/victoria_cross.htm (1098 words)

	Heroes, Born or Made?
		Subsequently, their thesis was proved incorrect and Bishop's honour and his Victoria Cross were shown to have been honourably and rightly earned.
		Another Canadian hero and VC winner was Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn for his heroism during the charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava, October 1854.
		Dunn was the first Canadian to be awarded a VC; since then, 93 others, including Bishop, have received this highly respected and much valued military honour.
	www.senioryears.com /bornormade.html (1736 words)

	ipedia.com: Upper Canada College Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Moreover, UCC is the owner of the world's first Victoria Cross awarded in 1854 to Old Boy, Alexander Roberts Dunn.
		Among the real estate holdings of the College is Canada's oldest "out-door" school located in the town of Norval, 80 kilometres minutes north of Toronto.
		Robert Pritchard - CEO of Torstar and former president of the University of Toronto
	www.ipedia.com /upper_canada_college.html (585 words)

	Upper Canada College -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The school houses a large collection of original paintings from the (additional info and facts about Group of Seven) Group of Seven.
		Moreover, UCC is the owner of the world's first (A British military decoration for gallantry) Victoria Cross awarded in 1854 to Old Boy, Alexander Roberts Dunn.
		Among the real estate holdings of the College is Canada's oldest "outdoor" school located in the town of Norval, 50 kilometres north of Toronto.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/up/upper_canada_college.htm (1272 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Alexander
		Alexander, Evan Shelby (c.1767-1809) — of North Carolina.
		Alexander, Henry Porteous (1801-1867) — of New York.
		Son of Sam Alexander and Olga (Bieslauer) Alexander; married to Valeria E. Milferd.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/alexander.html (1731 words)

	Index of Roberts families
		He listed quite a few Roberts family trees from the US and UK but gave only a few sources, many of which were family lore, not hard paper documents.
		Roberts, Charles (MD) in Nov 1755 was named by Mary Wiley as the father of her child (MD court records, 40:400).
		Roberts, John (MD) in Nov 1734 was made exempt from the levy (30:354).
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Plains/3959/Robidx.htm (7088 words)

	collecting stamps and coins - Victoria Cross Memorial Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Introduced by Queen Victoria, the Victoria Cross is awarded for conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy.
		The first Canadian recipient was Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn, who fought at Balaklava during the Crimean War, in the battle made famous by Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade." Amid the withdrawal on October 25, 1854, Dunn deliberately turned his horse back and attacked oncoming Russian riders, allowing a fellow soldier to escape.
		On the 150th anniversary of that action, Canada Post has issued two domestic rate (49¢) stamps to honour all 94 Canadians who have received the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth's highest military decoration for bravery.
	www.downtownstamps.bc.ca /stamps/vc.html (349 words)

	World Time Line at Upper Canada Genealogy
		The Crosses are cast from bronze of cannons captured at Sevastoplol during the the Crimean War.
		The First Canadian born to to earn it was Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn of the the 11th Hussars for his bravery during the the charge of the Light Brigade 1859 Origin of the Species is written by Charles Darwin.
		Winnie the Pooh is written by A.A. Milne 1927 BLACK Friday in Germany 1928 First Woman to fly across the Atlantic Amelia Earhart.
	webhome.idirect.com /~griffish/gene/timeline.html (2143 words)

	Book Abbreviations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Beveryly Roberts Gaventa and Cynthia L Rigby (eds).
		[HI:BOC] The Birth of the Codex, Roberts and Skeat, Oxford:1983.
		[NT:EITS] Elect in the Son: A Study of the Doctrine of Election, Robert Shank, Bethany:1970/1989.
	www.christian-thinktank.com /bookabs.html (10846 words)

	Canada's Victoria Cross Recipients
		Scottish born Robert Gordon McBEATH, was only 19 years old when he was awarded his Victoria Cross in Cambrai, France during the 1917 battle of the Somme, while serving with his Scottish Seaforth Highlanders Regiment.
		After the war (1921) he came to Canada with his wife, and settled in Vancouver, BC, where he joined the BC Provincial Police, and later the Vancouver City Police.
		But, did you know that of the 3425 MOH recipients, 60 of these heroes were born in Canada.
	members.shaw.ca /kcic1/vcwinners.html (1772 words)

	The Bird Book Supply Service May
		Seabird Populations of Britain and Ireland by Ian Mitchell, Stephen Newton, Norman Ratcliffe and Timothy Dunn.
		The new standard reference, and the first comprehensive modern field guide to the birds of the Philippines, with 320 pages, 72 colour plates illustrating all 556 recorded species, and colour distribution maps.
		Birds of Guyana by Robert Fernandes and Balram Singh.
	www.birdingworld.freeserve.co.uk /Stocklist.htm (13746 words)

	List of important anniversaries
		October : Discovery of the Northwest Passage by Captain Robert McClure.
		Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn (1833-1868), a native of York (now Toronto) in Upper Canada (now Ontario), is the first Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross for his military heroism during the Crimean War of 1854-1856.
		Robert Stanley Weir composes the English words for "O Canada".
	www.pch.gc.ca /progs/cpsc-ccsp/jfa-ha/anniv_e.cfm (4105 words)

	Brave Soldiers, Proud Regiments: Canada's Military Heritage - By Allen Andrews
		The twenty-six chapters commence with the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the stirring story of Loyalist soldiers during the American Revolution.
		It presents the accomplishments of the 19th-century figures Sir Isaac Brock, Light Brigade hero Alexander Roberts Dunn, V.C., Sir John Inglis, whose defence of Lucknow's Residency became a Victorian epic, and British officers Garnet Wolseley and Frederick Middleton, who led expeditions against Riel.
		Great War sketches include the moving story of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and an account of Sir Julian Byng, who led the Canadian Corps to victory at Vimy Ridge.
	www.ronsdalepress.com /catalogue/bravesoldiers.html (263 words)

	Cross Recipients (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The decoration, in the form of a bronze cross whose four arms become much wider as they extend from the center, bears the Royal Crest and the words "For Valour." It is suspended from a dark crimson ribbon.
		Since a Canadian, Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn, won the Victoria Cross in the charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, ninety-three Canadians have received the award, sixty-nine of them in the First World War and sixteen in the Second World War.
		The Victoria Cross could not be awarded to a civilian.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /courage/crossrecipients.html (350 words)

	GUIDES TO PEACE AND JUSTICE GUIDES TO PEACE AND JUSTICE Bibliography
		McNamara, Robert S. and James G. Blight, Wilson's Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century.
		Lifton, Robert Jay, and Eric Markusen, The Genocidal Mentality: Nazi Holocaust and Nuclear Threat.
		Lifton, Robert Jay, and Richard Falk, Indefensible Weapons: The Political and Psychological Case Against Nuclearism.
	san.beck.org /GPJ-Bibliography.html (6899 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Bill Metcalfe of Beaumont, AB to use the Special Event Callsign VC6X to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Lieutenant Alexander Roberts (1833-1868) who is the first to receive the Victoria Cross for his military heroism during the Crimean War of 1854-1856.
		Subject: RAC Bulletin 04-04E - Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn RAC Bulletin 04-04E - Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn We have just been advised that the original authorization letter from Industry Canada omitted the first Victoria Cross recipient's surname which should have been Dunn i.e.
		Robert was the only nominee in the last election cycle and was declared elected.
	rac.eton.ca /RAC-Bulletins.shtml (6510 words)

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