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    WHITE FATHER Honoured by Indians of Western Canada in an unrecorded ceremony, Vokes in his own best full regalia and honours in 1952.

    Caught with a button undone by General Montgomery who was a stickler in dress discipline on occasion? No. Vokes gets his DSO.

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The Bronte Bulletin (1953), 20 Apr 1953     ...

Royal Canadian Legion Bronte Branch 486, Legion Bulletin (1962), Apr 1962     ...

    EX-CADET Member of the Old Brigade, Chris Vokes, at a reunion, wearing his monocle just for the hell of it and the famous grin which in other circumstances lulled the lollies.

    CADET VOKES Still a Virgin "in spite of my best efforts". Royal Military College cadet Christopher Vokes, a shade over six feet tall and 190 lbs., at age 20. He starred in track and football, was expert in drills, a near failure in astronomy.

    PLANNING Maj. Peter R. Bingham listens to Vokes' instructions on the coming advance near Assoro, July, 1943

    HASTY P's Vokes addressing members of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, near Agoro in Italy in May 1944, "so they would know me, that rough hairy bastard they work for."

    Tactics being discussed by Vokes, with brigadiers Hoffman and Wyman at the Moro River, just before Christmas 1943.

    POPULAR Saskatchewan Light Infantry cheering General Vokes in the Riccione area, Italy, November 13, 1944

    TOP BRASS Senior officers of the 1st Canadian Army, at the end of the war. Left to right: Brig. T.G. Gibson, Gen. Charles Foulkes, Gen. H.D.G. Crerar, Gen. Chris Vokes, Gen. R.H. Keefler

    DESK BOUND Smiling in 1946 despite being the reluctant Occupation Force commander after being continuously on duty overseas for six and a half years.

    Left to right: Mike Milligan, Jim McDonald, Gene Reed, Pat Donnelly, Art Ramsey

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Royal Canadian Legion Bronte Branch 486, Bronte Bugle (1968), Nov 1970     ...

Royal Canadian Legion Bronte Branch 486, Bronte Bugle (1968), Feb 1970     ...