Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney | |
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| Born | 24 December 1892 Hastings, England |
| Died | 18 September 1918 (aged 25) Vis-en-Artois, France |
| Buried | Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, near Aubigny-en-Artois |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/ | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Years of service | 1913–1918 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 38th Battalion, CEF |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Distinguished Conduct Medal Military Medal |
Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney VC, DCM, MM (24 December 1892 – 18 September 1918)[1] was a Canadian soldier. Nunney was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in Hastings in East Sussex, he was sent to Canada as a home child.
Nunney was one of the seven Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross for their actions on one single day, 2 September 1918, for actions across the 30 km long Drocourt-Quéant Line near Arras, France. The other six were Bellenden Hutcheson, Arthur George Knight, William Henry Metcalf, Cyrus Wesley Peck, Walter Leigh Rayfield and John Francis Young.
- ^ "DHH- Victoria Cross – First World War". Retrieved 16 January 2013.