Francis Pegahmagabow

Francis Pegahmagabow
Personal Details
Nicknames	Peggy
Born	9 March 1891
Died	5 August 1952
Nationality	Canadian
Military Service
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force
Years of service	1914 - 1919

Francis Pegahmagabow (9 March 1891 – 5 August 1952) was a Canadian First Nations soldier, politician and activist. He was the most highly decorated Native American soldier in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of the First World War. Three times awarded the Military Medal and seriously wounded, he was an expert marksman and scout, credited with killing 378 Germans and capturing 300 more.

Popular Culture

Appearances

Variants

The following list is of explicit appearances of Company Sergeant-Major Pegahmagabow.

Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
2005	"Peggy"	Three Day Road, author Joseph Boyden	Pegahmagabow is mentioned several times, in reverence of his marksmanship, before making a brief appearance to speak with the protagonists.
2017	Francis Pegahmagabow	Group of 7	Pegahmagabow is recruited by John McCrae to go on a secret mission during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, alongside Norman Bethune, Conn Smythe, A.Y. Jackson, Frederick Banting, and Lester Pearson. Pegahmagabow's family was consulted in writing his character.
2017	Francis Pegahmagabow	Canada: The Story of Us, episode "Service and Sacrifice (1916 - 1929)"	Pegahmagabow is portrayed by Garrett Smith. Eric Frank portrayed Wop May, and Jeff Naworynski portrayed Arthur Currie.
2019	Francis Pegahmagabow	The Great War, song "A Ghost in the Trenches", Sabaton	A song about Pegahmagabow, his accomplishments, and his relations with other Canadian soldiers.

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• Francis Pegahmagabow on Wikipedia
• Francis Pegahmagabow on the Canadian Encyclopedia