Dauphin's Lieutenant Colonel William Barker will be honoured in Toronto today (Wednesday) with the unveiling of a statue.
A ceremonial parade will make its way down Yonge Street before ending at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, where more than 400 veterans' graves will be illuminated.
The ceremony is part of a broader attempt to resurrect appreciation for him and the fighting forces that he represented.
Lieutenant Colonel Barker left home for the First World War in 1914 at age 20, enlisting as a trooper with the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Regiment.
He completed his pilot training by 1917 and became a gunner for the Royal Flying Corps, where he earned the Ace designation for downing more than five aircraft.
He became Canada's Most Decorated Service Member, an honour he still holds today, with his honours including the Victoria Cross, the Distinguished Service Order and bar, the Military Cross and the French Croix de guerre, just to name a few.
The statue was created by sculptor Armando Barbon, and is being unveiled one day after the 132nd anniversary of his birth.
