Frank Vyvyan

Frank Vyvyan. Born on 22 Feb 1891,in Croydon, the youngest son of actor Herbert Vyvyan and his wife Alice. Frank was awarded MM Lfor his actions in September 1916. He was later a regular performer as a member of the Willies, the C Bn concert party. He continued to serve with the Company and later C Bn, for his action at Arras (April 1917) he was awarded the DCM. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the opening of the offensive on April 9 1917, when the officer had been killed, he took charge of his tank and continued to fight it with the greatest boldness and skill. When he could not reach the enemy with his Lewis gun inside the tank, although under heavy fire, he fixed up a Lewis gun on top of the tank, and fired it from there. He thereby greatly assisted the infantry toadvance. Renumbered as 200580, he was promoted Sergeant. On 22 March 1919, was commissioned into the Tank Corps. Frank Vyvyan married Olive Emerton an actress (her 2nd marriage) in Jul to Sep 1920. They emigrated to Canada and settled in Vancouver. Frank married Olive’s sister, Phyllis after Olive died and they had two children. After their divorce, Frank then remarried. He appeared in Canadian productions including Carry On; Don’t Open until Xmas; Repatriated. Theatre Time.December 16, 1941; Scandal. Drama. February 12, 1943; and That Rakish Simon Lovewell at Vancouver on 2 March 1954. CBC productions include the first series of Cariboo Country as a rancher Morton Willoughby and he also appeared in Tidewater Tramp, a CBC children’s series from 1959 to 1962 filmed in Vancouver. He died on his 76th Birthday in Vancouver.