Francis Pegahmagabow

Francis Pegahmagabow
Francis Pegahmagabow shortly after World War I
Nickname(s)	"Peggy"[1]
Born	(1891-03-09)March 9, 1891 Parry Sound, Ontario
Died	August 5, 1952(1952-08-05) (aged 61) Parry Sound, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service / branch	Canadian Expeditionary Force
Years of service	1914–1919[1]
Rank	Warrant Officer
Battles / wars	First World War Second Battle of Ypres Battle of the Somme  (WIA) Battle of Passchendaele Second Battle of Passchendaele Hundred Days Offensive Second Battle of the Somme Battle of the Scarpe
Awards	Military Medal & Two bars 1914–15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal
Other work	Chief of Wasauksing First Nation (1921–25 and 1942–45) Tribal councillor (1933–36) Supreme chief of the Native Independent Government

Francis Pegahmagabow MM & two bars (/ˌpɛɡəˈmæɡəboʊ/ peg-ə-MAG-ə-boh; March 9, 1891 – August 5, 1952) was an Ojibwe soldier, politician and activist in Canada. He was the most highly decorated Indigenous 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.^[2] Later in life, he served as chief and a councillor for the Wasauksing First Nation, and as an activist and leader in several First Nations organizations. He corresponded with and met other noted aboriginal figures including Fred Loft, Jules Sioui, Andrew Paull and John Tootoosis.