Cyrus Wesley Peck

Cyrus Wesley Peck
Colonel Cyrus Peck
Born(1871-04-26)26 April 1871
Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Canada
Died27 September 1956(1956-09-27) (aged 85)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Allegiance Canada
Service/branchCanadian Expeditionary Force
Years of service1914–1925
RankLieutenant-Colonel
Unit16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, CEF
Commands16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), CEF
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsVictoria Cross
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (5)
Other workPolitician

Cyrus Wesley Peck VC, DSO & Bar (26 April 1871 – 27 September 1956) was a Canadian 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. Peck 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 Metcalf, Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, Walter Leigh Rayfield and John Francis Young.