About: Wynn Bagnall

Captain Wynn Bagnall MC (10 February 1890 – 7 March 1931), was a Canadian soldier who distinguished himself in World War I. His obituary in The New York Times described him as a Canadian War Hero. As a recipient of the Military Cross for gallantry, Bagnall's specific war record was the inspiration behind a statue in Winnipeg, Canada by James Earle Fraser, designed to honour the heroism of Canadians who had fought and often died. Bagnall was the model for the statue which was dedicated in December 1923 and 'inspired memory and reverence for lost Canadian soldiers in all the years it has stood'. The statue was also described as 'one of the finest memorials yet produced' and won a gold medal for sculpture in New York City in 1925.