Valour Road is a street in the West End area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Originally called Pine Street, it was renamed Valour Road in 1925 to recognize three young men—Corporal Leo Clarke, Sergeant-Major Frederick William Hall, and Lieutenant Robert Shankland—who all lived in the 700-block and individually received the Victoria Cross for acts of bravery during the First World War.
Shankland was the only one to survive the war; the other two men were awarded the medal posthumously. Shankland attended the ceremony for the renaming of Pine Street to Valour Road.
A one-minute Heritage Minute short film titled "Valour Road" recounted the heroic actions of these three men. Valour Road is also seen in the 2011 film Goon.
References
External links
- Canadian Heritage Minute on Valour Road
Further reading
- Nadler, John. 2014. Valour Road. Viking Canada. ISBN 0670068217.