Captain Charles A. Walker DCM

Charles Addington Walker was born in the Himalayan mountains. At the outbreak of war he was employed with the Hudsons Bay Company in Northern Alberta. Enlisting with the 49th Battalion (E.R.), he served with the transport section overseas. Consistently performing his duties under both meaning and dangerous conditions, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his bravery acts at Regina Trench. This was the highest gallantry awarded during the action. He later became Quartermaster and survived the war. He would continue work with the Hudson Bay Company and later become Indian Agent in Grouard Alberta. Walker passed away in 1950.