CANADIAN SPECIAL OPS Blaquiere, Joseph Normand

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  • SURNAME
Blaquiere
  • FORENAME
Joseph Normand
  • UNIT
Canadian Airborne Regiment
  • RANK
Captain
  • NUMBER
  • AWARD
Medal of Bravery
  • PLACE
Cyprus 1974
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Lancaster Park,Alberta
WIA 23.7.1974 Cyprus
 

CITATION:

Medal of Bravery : In July, 1974, when the conflict on Cyprus was most intense, Cpt. Blaquière was constantly at the scene of the heaviest firing, establishing the UN presence and attempting to restore peace. On July 15, when the tank fire was falling in the Turkish enclave, he drew his UN jeep across the tank's line of fire and effectively prevented further destruction and possible loss of life. On July 23, he organized the evacuation of a number of combatant troops who had moved into the UN compound and thus prevented an exchange of fire which would undoubtedly have resulted in casualties among the Canadian contingent. In the course of the evacuation the group came under machine gun fire and several of the combatants were killed and wounded. During this perilous action, Cpt. Blaquière sustained wounds.
  • Awarded on: December 20, 1974
  • Invested on: April 03, 1975

WEB LINKS:

https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/121-57519
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