Francis Peganhmagabow

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Edward L. Hsiao
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Francis Peganhmagabow

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Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 18 Dec 2016, 06:57

Gentlemen,

I read something on Wikipedia about a Canadian sniper named Francis Peganhmagabow who reportedly had 378 or 420 sniper kills against the Germans during WWI. I think his real score was much lower. I need help finding more about his combat record. I know Peganhmagabow was an excellent shooter but his number of kills was questionable.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

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Re: Francis Peganhmagabow

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Post by Laurence Strong » 18 Dec 2016, 16:21

Hello

Lets start with the correct spelling...."Pegahmagabow"

Here is the gc.ca site with his service record:

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/m ... gabow.aspx

It contains a link to his full service record

Why do you consider his record "questionable"? Do you have evidence to the contrary?



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Re: Francis Peganhmagabow

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Post by Latze » 18 Dec 2016, 16:47

I think one has every reason to be suspicious of these numbers. Hecket-Prichard's "Sniping in France" gives few numbers
but alleges that one whole division (38th from Wales) with a dedicated sniper school had 387 kills over the while war (page 104; London, 1920). The Canadian official history mentions only 200 German prisoners taken at Mount Sorrel. So the source that credits Pegahmagabow with taking 300 prisoners all b himself in that battle seems not to be in accordance with other - much better sourced - books.

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Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 19 Dec 2016, 01:08

Gentlemen,

I don't remember any sniper books that mentioned Francis Pegahmagabow's final confirmed score at all.

Edward L. Hsiao

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Re: Francis Peganhmagabow

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Post by Ken S. » 23 Jan 2018, 10:23

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Laurence Strong wrote:Hello

Lets start with the correct spelling...."Pegahmagabow"

Here is the gc.ca site with his service record:

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/m ... gabow.aspx

It contains a link to his full service record

Why do you consider his record "questionable"? Do you have evidence to the contrary?



Cheers
Larry

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Re: Francis Peganhmagabow

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Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 26 Jan 2018, 06:54

Gentlemen,

I knew for sure that Pegahmagabow's sniper kill score is in dispute all along! So Pegahmagabow boasted about it eh? Shame on him! Boasting will get you nowhere.

Edward L. Hsiao

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