Learn about the Canadian soldiers who earned the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Passchendaele #Passchendaele100 The Battle of Passchendaele was one of the most iconic chapters of the entire First World War. Nine Canadians earned the Victoria Cross – our highest award for military valour – during the bitter fighting: Private Tommy Holmes, Captain Christopher O’Kelly, Sergeant George Mullin, Major George Pearkes, Private James Peter Robertson, Corporal Colin Barron, Private Cecil Kinross, Lie