Sergeant George "Tommy" Prince, MM

Sergeant Tommy Prince is one of Canada’s most decorated Indigenous war veterans, and he started his military service as a Sapper. Born in 1915 in the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, he enlisted in the Canadian Army in June 1940, during the Second World  War.
Prince was assigned to 10 Field Park Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, where he served as a Sapper for two years. He then volunteered for the 2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion in 1942 and was selected for the 1st Canadian Special Service Battalion.

Op GRANITE II Update 3 April 2026

Published April 1, 2026

Much progress has been made since our last report. Ticket sales are now approaching 200 members of Engineer family and our friends. We have another hundred people who have expressed a strong interest in coming to the event and want to get their tickets to them as soon as we can. If you are coming and haven't bought your tickets yet, please do so sooner rather than later so the planning committee can do their job.  Click here to complete your online ticket purchase. 

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