Peel 2498 : Davin, Nicholas Flood, Strathcona Horse: Speech by Nicholas Flood Davin at Lansdowne Park, March 7th, A.D. 1900 on the occasion of the first parade of the Strathcona Horse, when a flag from the town of Sudbury was presented by Her Excellency the Countess of Minto (1900)

Author Bio

552: bourrasque La . 1925.: Constantin-Weyer, Maurice (1881-1964.); 1881-1964. From France to Canada and settled in an old-country French settlement, Saint-Claude, Manitoba, 1904; married a Métis, 1910, by whom he had three children; after failing at farming, worked briefly in a store in Morris, on a survey gang, and as a real estate agent at Hudson Bay Junction; returned to France when war broke out, 1914; in First World War received 58 wounds, one of France's most decorated soldiers; became a successful writer, basing most novels on his Canadian experiences; received Prix Goncourt for Un homme se penche sur son passé, 1928; author of 46 novels, 3 plays, and 2 movie scripts (Edmonton Journal, October 19, 1964).