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Francis A. C. Scrimger

(Scrimger, Francis A. C. (Francis Alexander Carron), 1880-1937)

Portrait of Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger, VC, MD. Worked with 2nd Canadian Field Ambulance unit during 2nd Battle of Ypres, and has been credited with giving the order to urinate on handkerchiefs during chlorine gas attack on Canadian lines ('though it is questionable whether he originated the order). Won a VC on 25 April, 1915, during that battle.

Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger, (February 10, 1880 – February 13, 1937), was a Canadian 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 other Commonwealth forces. (From Wikipedia)

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Francis Scrimger: Beyond the Call of Duty (Toronto and Oxford: Hannah Institute and Dundurn Press, 1991), by Suzanne Kingsmill (PDF with commentary in Canada)

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