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1863 - Eastern Townships Rifle Association, Sherbrooke Club All-Comers Competition Medal won by Captain John Thomas Molson, 1st Regiment Montreal Militia in 1863Description
A gold 3rd Prize award presented by the Eastern Townships Rifle Association, Sherbrooke Club All-Comers Competition Medal won by Captain John Thomas Molson, 1st Regiment Montreal Militia in 1863.
Captain John Thomas Molson (1837-1910) was the son of Lt-Col. John Molson III (October 14, 1787 - July 12, 1860) was a Canadian politician and entrepreneur. Former Director of Molson Bank, President of the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad (Canada's first railway), and President of Montreal General Hospital.
CONNECTION TO McGILL UNIVERSITY
Captain John Thomas Molson was also the father of Percival Molson for which the McGill Percival Molson Stadium is named. In June of 1916, Percival Molson was badly wounded in the Battle of Mount Sorrel at Sanctuary Wood near Hoge, West Flanders in Belgium. After recovering from his wounds, he returned to the front lines and on July 5, 1917, while with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the outskirts of Avion, Pas-de-Calais near Vimy Ridge in France, Captain Percival Molson was killed by a direct hit from a German howitzer.
In Percival Molson's will he left $75,000 to McGill University to help pay most of the costs for the construction of the stadium. Although it was officially dedicated as McGill Graduates' Stadium at an intercollegiate track meet on Oct. 22, 1915, the Board of Governors of the university renamed the facility Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on October 25, 1919, in honour of this fallen hero.Created By
Bertille L. HurelCreate Date
July 5, 2022Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
June 3, 2025
