Triquet Island

Triquet Island (51˚48'00" 128˚15'00" S of Spider I, W of S entrance to Kildidt Sd, S of Bella Bella). Col Paul Triquet, VC (1910–80), was born in Que and joined the Royal 22nd Regiment (the “Van Doos”) in 1927. He was awarded the VC (and the French Légion d’honneur) in Dec 1943 for his actions at Casa Berardi, Italy. A capt at the time, he led his company in capturing and holding a key German strongpoint, despite heavy casualties and a determined enemy counterattack. Triquet left...

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