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Virginia Hicks named 2026 National Silver Cross Mother

Virginia Hicks Royal Canadian Legion Silver Cross Mother Canadian Armed Forces Remembrance Day

The Royal Canadian Legion has named Virginia Hicks, a veteran from Frankford, Ontario, as the 2026 National Silver Cross Mother. Hicks served in the Royal Canadian Air Force for nearly 29 years in supply and logistics, with deployments to Italy, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan. She also served as a full-time reservist in 2017.

Hicks was selected following the loss of her daughter, Sapper Mariebeth Short, who died in 2002 during a training exercise in Petawawa, Ontario, when a light armoured vehicle rolled over. An investigation attributed the accident to a defect in the vehicle's wheel assembly.

On November 11, Hicks will place a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on behalf of Canadian mothers and families who have lost children in military service. Her role follows a recent tragedy at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, where four soldiers were killed during a training exercise involving a grass fire.

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CFB Wainwright · Mariebeth Short · National War Memorial · Royal Canadian Legion · Virginia Hicks

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Veteran whose daughter died in military training exercise named Silver Cross Mother - National [globalnews.ca]
Veteran who lost daughter in military training exercise named Silver Cross Mother [www.winnipegfreepress.com]
Veteran who lost daughter in military training exercise named Silver Cross Mother [toronto.citynews.ca]
Veteran who lost daughter in military training exercise named Silver Cross Mother [halifax.citynews.ca]
Veteran who lost daughter in military training exercise named Silver Cross Mother [www.brandonsun.com]
Veteran who lost daughter in military training exercise named Silver Cross Mother [winnipeg.citynews.ca]
Veteran who lost daughter in military training exercise named Silver Cross Mother [vancouver.citynews.ca]
Veteran who lost daughter in military training exercise named Silver Cross Mother [kitchener.citynews.ca]
Virginia Hicks selected 2026 National Silver Cross Mother [edmonton.citynews.ca]