Date of birth:

December 13th, 1920 (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Date of death:

October 29th, 1943 (Slough, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain)

Buried on:

Brookwood Military Cemetery
Plot: 47. Row: D. Grave: 8.

Nationality:

Canadian

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Sergeant

Unit:

D Company, 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's), Canadian Army

Awarded on:

May 26th, 1944

"For an instinctive, selfless act of heroism. On October 29, 1943, he was supervising a grenade-throwing exercise near Riddlesworth when a live grenade fell back into the trench. Rennie pushed one of his men aside and tried to throw the grenade clear. At that moment it exploded. His body shielded others from harm, but he died of his injuries."

Posthumously awarded

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

With "Overseas" clasp

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo: George Cross Database
• - John Rennie - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada
  - John "Jock" Rennie GC - victoriacross
  

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