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Melville Rysdale Ten Broeke
Lieutenant-Colonel Melville Rysdale Ten Broeke MC & bar (1891 – 1963) was commander of No. 2 Company of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during World War I who ‘fought and led his company with conspicuous gallantry in every important action from the attack on Courcelette to the capture of Jigsaw Wood’ and was later in command of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Regiment between 1927 and 1932.Imperial Vancouver Island: Who Was Who, 1850-1950, By J. F. Bosher. After World War I, Ten Broeke was requested to head a Royal Guard of Honour consisting of 3 officers and 100 men at the wedding ceremony of Princess Patricia of Connaught on 27 February 1919.Imperial Vancouver Island: Who Was Who, 1850-1950, By J. F. Bosher. Life Ten Broeke was born in July 1891 at Simla, Punjab, India. He was the son of James Arnold Ten Broeke who worked in the Indian Civil Service and was educated at Bishop Cotton School in India and Bedford Modern School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melville Rysdale Ten Broeke
Lieutenant-Colonel Melville Rysdale Ten Broeke MC & bar (1891 – 1963) was commander of No. 2 Company of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during World War I who ‘fought and led his company with conspicuous gallantry in every important action from the attack on Courcelette to the capture of Jigsaw Wood’ and was later in command of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Regiment between 1927 and 1932.Imperial Vancouver Island: Who Was Who, 1850-1950, By J. F. Bosher. After World War I, Ten Broeke was requested to head a Royal Guard of Honour consisting of 3 officers and 100 men at the wedding ceremony of Princess Patricia of Connaught on 27 February 1919.Imperial Vancouver Island: Who Was Who, 1850-1950, By J. F. Bosher. Life Ten Broeke was born in July 1891 at Simla, Punjab, India. He was the son of James Arnold Ten Broeke who worked in the Indian Civil Service and was educated at Bishop Cotton School in India and Bedford Modern School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |