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John Croak
John Bernard Croak〔The Newfoundland spelling of the name is "Croke," and that is also how it appears on Pvt. Croak's birth certificate. However, Pvt. Croak enlisted with this spelling, which remains on many of his official documents.〕 VC (May 18, 1892 – August 8, 1918) was a soldier in the Canadian Army during the First World War and recipient of the Victoria Cross.
==Details==
Croak was born in Little Bay, Newfoundland, on May 18, 1892 to James and Cecelia Croak.〔(Croak, John Bernard ), Commonwealth War Graves Commission〕 The family moved to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia when Croak was two years old. He attended school there and then began work as a coal miner.
Croak enlisted in the Canadian military in August 1915. He was a private in the 13th (Royal Highlanders of Canada) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. On August 8, 1918 at Amiens, France, Croak performed a deed which earned him the Victoria Cross. He was wounded in the act, and died shortly thereafter at the age of only 26.
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