Pearkes, George R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984
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George Randolph Pearkes was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England and emigrated to Canada in 1906. In 1911, Pearkes joined the Royal North West Mounted Police and served on detachment duty in the Yukon until the outbreak of World War I. During the war, Pearkes received the Victoria Cross, the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order, being promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. After the war he was appointed to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and stationed in Calgary. In 1925 Pearkes married Constance Blytha Copeman and they had two children. During the 1920s and early 1930s Pearkes served as staff officer in Winnipeg, Calgary and at the Royal Military College in Kingston. From 1936 to 1938 he attended the Imperial Defence College in London, England. In World War II, as Brigadier, Pearkes commanded the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, and in 1942 was appointed general officer of Pacific command, overseeing defences on Canada's West Coast. He retired from the army in 1945 and went into federal politics, winning the Nanaimo riding for the Conservative Party. In 1957, Pearkes became Minister of Defence under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Pearkes resigned from federal politics in 1960 and was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, an office he held until 1968. This fonds was accessioned originally as part of the University of Victoria Social Sciences Research Project. Dr. Reginald Roy completed interviews with Pearkes in 1968 and these tapes later were transferred to the Canadian Military History Oral History Collection. After Pearkes' death in 1985 his family gave Special Collections numerous other accessions of photographs and other memorabilia.
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Armed Forces
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Arras, Battle of, Arras, France
Avro Arrow (Jet fighter plane)
Bomarc (Missile)
Canuck (Jet fighter plane)
Chinese Canadians
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Korean War, 1950-1953
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Mount Sorrel, Battle of, Belgium, 1916
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Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
Somme, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1918
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Victoria Cross
Vimy Ridge, Battle of, France, 1917
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Ypres, 1st Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1914
Ypres, 2nd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1915
Ypres, 3rd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1917
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Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
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