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Francis Pegahmagabow was born on 9 March 1891. He was born on the Parry Island Band in Ontario as an Ojibwe First Nations.
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Francis Pegahmagabow worked as a firefighter before he went to war. One day he met a medicine man who gave him a medicine pouch to keep. He promised it would keep Francis Pegahmagabow safe.
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In 1914 Francis Pegahmagabow received the 1914-1915 star.
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Francis Pegahmagabow recieved his Victory Medal in 1914-1919.
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WW1 broke out on the 28 of July, 1914 over the assasination of Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Hungary. This happened while Francis Pegahmagabow was working as a coast firefighter.
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Francis Pegahmagabow was one of the first people to sign up for the army: he signed up just over a month after the war started. This was despite the restrictions of Aboriginals in the army. He managed to slip through nevertheless.
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This is another battle that Pegahmagabow fought in. The second battle of Ypres was a part of WW1.
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This is one war that Francis fought in, and the date that it ended.
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In the battle of Mount Sorrel Francis Pegahmagabow supposedly won his first bar in the month of June. This can not be verified however, but it is the most likely version.
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Pegahmagabow fought in this segment of WW1.
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Francis Pegahmagabow fought bravely in this battle until it ended in November 1916.
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There are many different segments in WW1, and Francis Pegahmagabow fought in many of them. These are defined as different battles but are all part of WW1.
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Again, there is no possible way to verify but it is said that Francis won the second bar on his MM this time at Amiens. This is the most plausible approach.
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Francis Pegahmagabow fought in the hundred days offensive.
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Pegahmagabow fought until the 11 Nov. 1918 when the Hundred days offensive ended.
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Francis Pegahmagabow won the British War Medal in 1914-1920. He added it onto his coat, soon to be covered in 4 medals.
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On the fifth of August, 1952, Francis Pegahmagabow passed on. At the end of his life he was credited with 378 kills and over 300 captures. Pegahmagabow lived to be 64.
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