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John Weir Foote
John Weir Foote, VC CD (May 5, 1904 – May 2, 1988) was a Canadian military chaplain and politician. He received the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Dieppe Raid in 1942. Foote is the only Canadian chaplain to be awarded the Victoria Cross. After the war he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and served as a Progressive Conservative member from 1948 to 1959. He represented the riding of Durham. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Leslie Frost.
Foote was born in Madoc in eastern Ontario on May 5, 1904. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and at Presbyterian College and McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He entered the Presbyterian ministry in 1934, serving congregations in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec, and Port Hope, Ontario.
In 1934 it is recorded that Rev. John Weir Foote joined the Loyal Orange Association, being initiated into Fraserville Loyal Orange Lodge No. 46, Ontario.
In December 1939, after the outbreak of the Second World War, he enlisted in the Canadian Army. He was posted to The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) (RHLI) as the Regimental Chaplain with the rank of Honorary Captain.
Foote was 38 years old and serving as the padre of the RHLI, when he performed the following deed during the Dieppe Raid for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross:
On August 19, 1942 at Dieppe, France, Honorary Captain Foote during the eight hours of the battle assisted the Regimental Medical Officer and frequently left shelter to administer Morphine, first-aid and to collect the wounded and carry them to safety. His actions saved many lives. Later he carried those injured to the landing craft that was to take them to safety. Padre Foote deliberately stayed behind walked into the German position in order to be taken prisoner so that he could be of help to those men who would be in captivity until May 5, 1945.
His VC award was gazetted after the Second World War on February 14, 1946, the citation read:
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, OTTAWA.
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John Weir Foote
John Weir Foote, VC CD (May 5, 1904 – May 2, 1988) was a Canadian military chaplain and politician. He received the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Dieppe Raid in 1942. Foote is the only Canadian chaplain to be awarded the Victoria Cross. After the war he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and served as a Progressive Conservative member from 1948 to 1959. He represented the riding of Durham. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Leslie Frost.
Foote was born in Madoc in eastern Ontario on May 5, 1904. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and at Presbyterian College and McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He entered the Presbyterian ministry in 1934, serving congregations in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec, and Port Hope, Ontario.
In 1934 it is recorded that Rev. John Weir Foote joined the Loyal Orange Association, being initiated into Fraserville Loyal Orange Lodge No. 46, Ontario.
In December 1939, after the outbreak of the Second World War, he enlisted in the Canadian Army. He was posted to The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) (RHLI) as the Regimental Chaplain with the rank of Honorary Captain.
Foote was 38 years old and serving as the padre of the RHLI, when he performed the following deed during the Dieppe Raid for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross:
On August 19, 1942 at Dieppe, France, Honorary Captain Foote during the eight hours of the battle assisted the Regimental Medical Officer and frequently left shelter to administer Morphine, first-aid and to collect the wounded and carry them to safety. His actions saved many lives. Later he carried those injured to the landing craft that was to take them to safety. Padre Foote deliberately stayed behind walked into the German position in order to be taken prisoner so that he could be of help to those men who would be in captivity until May 5, 1945.
His VC award was gazetted after the Second World War on February 14, 1946, the citation read:
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, OTTAWA.