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Wynn Bagnall
Captain Wynn Bagnall MC (1890–1931) was a British-born artillery officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. He was decorated for bravery and became the model for the memorial statue of a Canadian Officer by James Earle Fraser commissioned by the Bank of Montreal which stands in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
== Early Life ==
Wynn Bagnall was born on the 10th February, 1890 in Northumberland, England and was educated at Bedford Modern School.〔''The Eagle'' Vol. XII No. 9 (December, 1915), p. 338.〕 After school he emigrated to Canada and secured a position with the Bank of Montreal. On the outbreak of War he enlisted as a gunner in the 6th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, at Valcartier, Quebec on the September 22nd, 1914, and in 1915 he was sent to France. In a letter to his old school in England he described his initial impressions of trench warfare:
'We are having almost continuous rain, and the firing line is literally a sea of mud. The trenches in many parts are running streams in spite of the splendid efforts of the engineers, and at times, when duty calls, we have to set our jaws a little firmer, and remember the Great Cause for which we are enduring discomforts and hardships, to refrain from uttering epithets of discontent'.〔 ''The Eagle'' Vol. XII no 9 (December, 1915), p. 338.〕
In January 1916 Bagnall was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 23rd Battery, CFA, and was later attached to the 5th Battery. In 1917 he was Orderly Officer and Adjutant in the 2nd. Brigade, CFA, and in 1918 he was promoted to Captain and transferred to the 58th Battery. In October 1918 he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and initiative during the Battle of Cambrai.
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