Well said.  

As a Vancouver kid in the early 1930s, my father's biggest hero wasn't someone who did heroic deeds on the Somme or at Passchendaele or even Billy Barker, the Canadian aviation ace. It was a teenager on a British Cruiser at the Battle of Jutland. "The forward 5.5 inch gun position was hit four times, killing or badly wounding all the gun crew apart from the sight setter, Boy (1st Class) John Travers (Jack) Cornwell. The badly wounded boy sailor remained at his post awaiting orders until medical assistance reached him." (Imperial War Museum). Another reason Jack became a hero? 

"Although Cornwell survived long enough to reach hospital in Grimsby, he died of his wounds on 2 June."  That clinched it. Clouston died, too, but not ON the beach, nor during the main evacuation. Sadly, in his case--and likely others--history had already moved on.

More to the point: Most Canadians don't care much for their history--so remain ignorant of its many fascinating personalities.