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[
"Alfred Edwin McKay",
"family name",
"McKay"
] | Captain Alfred Edwin "Eddie" McKay MC (27 December 1892 – 28 December 1917) was a Canadian flying ace who flew with the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War.Civilian life
The son of William and Mary McKay, he was born on 27 December 1892 in Brussels, Ontario, Canada. He later moved to London, Ontario to enrol... | 10 |
[
"Alfred Edwin McKay",
"educated at",
"Western University"
] | Civilian life
The son of William and Mary McKay, he was born on 27 December 1892 in Brussels, Ontario, Canada. He later moved to London, Ontario to enroll in a Faculty of Arts program at the University of Western Ontario. Once there, McKay excelled in varsity athletics. In particular, his speed was often cited by a ... | 11 |
[
"Arthur Kellam Tylee",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Air Commodore Arthur Kellam Tylee OBE (24 April 1887 – 13 April 1961) was Canadian officer who served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. After the War, Tylee was the first Air Officer Commanding of the Canadian Air Force. | 0 |
[
"Arthur Kellam Tylee",
"conflict",
"World War I"
] | Military career
Tylee enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in August 1915, and was commissioned as a probationary second lieutenant in December of that year; he had previously held the rank of lieutenant in the Canadian Militia. At least some of his junior years in the RFC were spent flying the Martinsyde G.100 on No. 23... | 2 |
[
"Arthur Kellam Tylee",
"occupation",
"military personnel"
] | Air Commodore Arthur Kellam Tylee OBE (24 April 1887 – 13 April 1961) was Canadian officer who served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. After the War, Tylee was the first Air Officer Commanding of the Canadian Air Force.Military career
Tylee enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in August 1915, and was commiss... | 4 |
[
"Arthur Kellam Tylee",
"military rank",
"air commodore"
] | Air Commodore Arthur Kellam Tylee OBE (24 April 1887 – 13 April 1961) was Canadian officer who served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. After the War, Tylee was the first Air Officer Commanding of the Canadian Air Force. | 7 |
[
"Arthur Kellam Tylee",
"award received",
"Officer of the Order of the British Empire"
] | Air Commodore Arthur Kellam Tylee OBE (24 April 1887 – 13 April 1961) was Canadian officer who served in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. After the War, Tylee was the first Air Officer Commanding of the Canadian Air Force.Military career
Tylee enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in August 1915, and was commiss... | 10 |
[
"Arthur Lorne James",
"military branch",
"Royal Canadian Air Force"
] | Air Vice Marshal A.L. James, Royal Canadian Air Force, performed exceptionally meritorious service from November 1942 to December 1943. He served with marked distinction as Senior Air Staff Officer at Canadian Joint Staff Headquarters, Washington. His vital interest in all matters relating to cooperation between the ... | 4 |
[
"Arthur Lorne James",
"award received",
"Commander of the Order of the British Empire"
] | Air Vice-Marshal Arthur Lorne James CBE (September 1903 – 1964) was a Canadian air force officer who was instrumental in the evolution of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and the early years of the Cold War, leading to its close cooperation with the United States Air Force in the defence of North Americ... | 9 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Arthur Mignault, MD (29 September 1865 – 26 April 1937) was a French Canadian pharmaceutical entrepreneur, physician and colonel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, serving in the First World War. He is the founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, today the largest regiment of the Canadian Army.Early life
Mignault was... | 0 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"country of citizenship",
"Canada"
] | Arthur Mignault, MD (29 September 1865 – 26 April 1937) was a French Canadian pharmaceutical entrepreneur, physician and colonel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, serving in the First World War. He is the founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, today the largest regiment of the Canadian Army.Early life
Mignault was... | 1 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"place of death",
"Montreal"
] | Arthur Mignault, MD (29 September 1865 – 26 April 1937) was a French Canadian pharmaceutical entrepreneur, physician and colonel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, serving in the First World War. He is the founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, today the largest regiment of the Canadian Army.Later life
Despite his ... | 3 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"given name",
"Arthur"
] | Arthur Mignault, MD (29 September 1865 – 26 April 1937) was a French Canadian pharmaceutical entrepreneur, physician and colonel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, serving in the First World War. He is the founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, today the largest regiment of the Canadian Army.Early life
Mignault was... | 4 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"conflict",
"World War I"
] | Arthur Mignault, MD (29 September 1865 – 26 April 1937) was a French Canadian pharmaceutical entrepreneur, physician and colonel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, serving in the First World War. He is the founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, today the largest regiment of the Canadian Army. | 5 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"sex or gender",
"male"
] | Arthur Mignault, MD (29 September 1865 – 26 April 1937) was a French Canadian pharmaceutical entrepreneur, physician and colonel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, serving in the First World War. He is the founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, today the largest regiment of the Canadian Army.Early life
Mignault was... | 7 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"place of birth",
"Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu"
] | Early life
Mignault was born in St-Denis, Canada East in 1865.
He graduated from medical school at the Université de Montréal in 1888, leaving shortly thereafter to practice in Maine.
Upon returning to Montreal in 1896, Mignault started a career in the pharmaceutics business. He made his fortune by selling what he mar... | 9 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"occupation",
"military physician"
] | Arthur Mignault, MD (29 September 1865 – 26 April 1937) was a French Canadian pharmaceutical entrepreneur, physician and colonel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, serving in the First World War. He is the founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, today the largest regiment of the Canadian Army. | 10 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"military branch",
"Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps"
] | Arthur Mignault, MD (29 September 1865 – 26 April 1937) was a French Canadian pharmaceutical entrepreneur, physician and colonel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, serving in the First World War. He is the founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, today the largest regiment of the Canadian Army. | 11 |
[
"Arthur Mignault",
"family name",
"Mignault"
] | Arthur Mignault, MD (29 September 1865 – 26 April 1937) was a French Canadian pharmaceutical entrepreneur, physician and colonel of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, serving in the First World War. He is the founder of the Royal 22e Régiment, today the largest regiment of the Canadian Army.Early life
Mignault was... | 12 |
[
"Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams",
"country of citizenship",
"Canada"
] | Biography
Born at Penryn Park, Port Hope in Upper Canada in 1837, a member of the Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose. He was the eldest son of John Tucker Williams and his wife Sarah, daughter of Judge Thomas Ward (1770–1861) of Port Hope. He studied at Upper Canada College and the University of Edinburgh before... | 1 |
[
"Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams",
"place of death",
"North Saskatchewan River"
] | Biography
Born at Penryn Park, Port Hope in Upper Canada in 1837, a member of the Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose. He was the eldest son of John Tucker Williams and his wife Sarah, daughter of Judge Thomas Ward (1770–1861) of Port Hope. He studied at Upper Canada College and the University of Edinburgh before... | 5 |
[
"Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams",
"conflict",
"North-West Rebellion"
] | Biography
Born at Penryn Park, Port Hope in Upper Canada in 1837, a member of the Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose. He was the eldest son of John Tucker Williams and his wife Sarah, daughter of Judge Thomas Ward (1770–1861) of Port Hope. He studied at Upper Canada College and the University of Edinburgh before... | 14 |
[
"Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams",
"father",
"John Tucker Williams"
] | Biography
Born at Penryn Park, Port Hope in Upper Canada in 1837, a member of the Williams family of Caerhays and Burncoose. He was the eldest son of John Tucker Williams and his wife Sarah, daughter of Judge Thomas Ward (1770–1861) of Port Hope. He studied at Upper Canada College and the University of Edinburgh before... | 24 |
[
"Aubrey Cosens",
"allegiance",
"Canada"
] | Military service
Aubrey Cosens was born in Latchford, Ontario on May 21, 1921, the only son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cosens. Shortly afterwards his family moved near Porquis Junction and this is where Cosens remained until he left school at 17 and went to work as a section hand on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario R... | 2 |
[
"Aubrey Cosens",
"conflict",
"World War II"
] | Military service
Aubrey Cosens was born in Latchford, Ontario on May 21, 1921, the only son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cosens. Shortly afterwards his family moved near Porquis Junction and this is where Cosens remained until he left school at 17 and went to work as a section hand on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario R... | 3 |
[
"Aubrey Cosens",
"military branch",
"Canadian Army"
] | Military service
Aubrey Cosens was born in Latchford, Ontario on May 21, 1921, the only son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cosens. Shortly afterwards his family moved near Porquis Junction and this is where Cosens remained until he left school at 17 and went to work as a section hand on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario R... | 4 |
[
"Aubrey Cosens",
"military rank",
"sergeant"
] | Military service
Aubrey Cosens was born in Latchford, Ontario on May 21, 1921, the only son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cosens. Shortly afterwards his family moved near Porquis Junction and this is where Cosens remained until he left school at 17 and went to work as a section hand on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario R... | 7 |
[
"Aubrey Cosens",
"award received",
"Victoria Cross"
] | Aubrey Cosens VC (21 May 1921 – 26 February 1945) was a Canadian posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Military service
Aubrey Cosens was born in Latchford, Ontario on May 21, 1921,... | 8 |
[
"Aubrey Cosens",
"place of birth",
"Latchford"
] | Military service
Aubrey Cosens was born in Latchford, Ontario on May 21, 1921, the only son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cosens. Shortly afterwards his family moved near Porquis Junction and this is where Cosens remained until he left school at 17 and went to work as a section hand on the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario R... | 10 |
[
"Aubrey Cosens",
"family name",
"Cosens"
] | Aubrey Cosens VC (21 May 1921 – 26 February 1945) was a Canadian posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. | 12 |
[
"Aylesworth Bowen Perry",
"place of death",
"Ottawa"
] | The force controlled postwar unrest. Perry was a principal adviser to the government during the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919.
After the war, he reorganized the force as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. By modernizing the force's equipment and methods, he transformed the frontier police to a modern national police... | 3 |
[
"Aylesworth Bowen Perry",
"educated at",
"Royal Military College of Canada"
] | Honours
In 1909, he was awarded the Order of St. Michael and St. George. In 1920 he was given the title "Honorary Aide-de-camp to His Excellency The Governor General". Upon his retirement, he was awarded the rank of Major-General by the Canadian Militia.
In 1948, he was the only member of the "Old Eighteen" to be pres... | 5 |
[
"Aylesworth Bowen Perry",
"family name",
"Perry"
] | Early life
Aylesworth Perry was born at Violet, near Napanee, Ontario, on August 21, 1860. His father William Perry was a Justice of the Peace, deputy-reeve, and member of the Lennox and Addington County Council. William Perry operated a flour mill and sawmill on Mill Creek in Violet and approximately half of his acres... | 7 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"country of citizenship",
"Canada"
] | Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD, (August 9, 1913 – January 21, 1999) was a Major General in the Canadian Forces. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC in Kingston, Ontario in 1935 (student #2253). | 1 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"allegiance",
"Canada"
] | Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD, (August 9, 1913 – January 21, 1999) was a Major General in the Canadian Forces. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC in Kingston, Ontario in 1935 (student #2253).Career
On the outbreak of war in 1939, he was serving on atta... | 2 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"conflict",
"Korean War"
] | Career
On the outbreak of war in 1939, he was serving on attachment to the British Army. He rejoined Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1940 as a Major and was appointed second in command in 1941. He led the battalion in the invasion of Italy and in all operations up to the end of the Battle of Liri Valley ... | 3 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"occupation",
"military personnel"
] | Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD, (August 9, 1913 – January 21, 1999) was a Major General in the Canadian Forces. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC in Kingston, Ontario in 1935 (student #2253).Career
On the outbreak of war in 1939, he was serving on atta... | 5 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"military rank",
"major general"
] | Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD, (August 9, 1913 – January 21, 1999) was a Major General in the Canadian Forces. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC in Kingston, Ontario in 1935 (student #2253).Career
On the outbreak of war in 1939, he was serving on atta... | 6 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"given name",
"Cameron"
] | Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD, (August 9, 1913 – January 21, 1999) was a Major General in the Canadian Forces. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC in Kingston, Ontario in 1935 (student #2253). | 8 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"military branch",
"Canadian Armed Forces"
] | Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD, (August 9, 1913 – January 21, 1999) was a Major General in the Canadian Forces. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC in Kingston, Ontario in 1935 (student #2253).Career
On the outbreak of war in 1939, he was serving on atta... | 9 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"educated at",
"Royal Military College of Canada"
] | Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD, (August 9, 1913 – January 21, 1999) was a Major General in the Canadian Forces. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC in Kingston, Ontario in 1935 (student #2253). | 10 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"award received",
"Canadian Forces Decoration"
] | Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD, (August 9, 1913 – January 21, 1999) was a Major General in the Canadian Forces. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC in Kingston, Ontario in 1935 (student #2253). | 11 |
[
"Cameron Bethel Ware",
"sex or gender",
"male"
] | Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD, (August 9, 1913 – January 21, 1999) was a Major General in the Canadian Forces. He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC in Kingston, Ontario in 1935 (student #2253).Career
On the outbreak of war in 1939, he was serving on atta... | 12 |
[
"Charles Carroll Wood",
"father",
"John Taylor Wood"
] | Lieutenant Charles Carroll Wood (born 19 March 1876 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – died 11 November 1899 in Belmont, Orange Free State) was the first Canadian Officer to die in the Second Boer War. As a member of a family that had distinguished itself in America, his great grandfather being Zachary Taylor, 12th Pre... | 13 |
[
"Colin W. G. Gibson",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Colin William George Gibson, (February 16, 1891 – July 3, 1974) was a Canadian politician, land surveyor and lawyer.Career
He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1911 (cadet # 805), where Kenneth Stuart, a future Commander of the Canadian Army, was a fellow cadet. He served with... | 0 |
[
"Colin W. G. Gibson",
"occupation",
"judge"
] | Career
He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1911 (cadet # 805), where Kenneth Stuart, a future Commander of the Canadian Army, was a fellow cadet. He served with the Royal Fusiliers of the British Army in 1914 and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1915 where he was a ... | 6 |
[
"Colin W. G. Gibson",
"occupation",
"lawyer"
] | Colin William George Gibson, (February 16, 1891 – July 3, 1974) was a Canadian politician, land surveyor and lawyer.Career
He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1911 (cadet # 805), where Kenneth Stuart, a future Commander of the Canadian Army, was a fellow cadet. He served with... | 7 |
[
"Colin W. G. Gibson",
"occupation",
"politician"
] | Colin William George Gibson, (February 16, 1891 – July 3, 1974) was a Canadian politician, land surveyor and lawyer.Career
He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1911 (cadet # 805), where Kenneth Stuart, a future Commander of the Canadian Army, was a fellow cadet. He served with... | 8 |
[
"Colin W. G. Gibson",
"educated at",
"Royal Military College of Canada"
] | Career
He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1911 (cadet # 805), where Kenneth Stuart, a future Commander of the Canadian Army, was a fellow cadet. He served with the Royal Fusiliers of the British Army in 1914 and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1915 where he was a ... | 10 |
[
"Colin W. G. Gibson",
"position held",
"Minister of National Defence for Air"
] | Career
He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1911 (cadet # 805), where Kenneth Stuart, a future Commander of the Canadian Army, was a fellow cadet. He served with the Royal Fusiliers of the British Army in 1914 and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1915 where he was a ... | 14 |
[
"Colin W. G. Gibson",
"military branch",
"Royal Fusiliers"
] | Career
He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1911 (cadet # 805), where Kenneth Stuart, a future Commander of the Canadian Army, was a fellow cadet. He served with the Royal Fusiliers of the British Army in 1914 and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1915 where he was a ... | 16 |
[
"David Ernest Hornell",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Early life
David "Bud" Hornell was born on Toronto Island and spent his later childhood and adolescence in the Toronto suburb of Mimico. He attended Mimico High School, having obtained the Fred Werden scholarship, given in memory of the son of Mimico's postmaster, who was killed in the First World War.Second World War
... | 0 |
[
"David Ernest Hornell",
"conflict",
"World War II"
] | Early life
David "Bud" Hornell was born on Toronto Island and spent his later childhood and adolescence in the Toronto suburb of Mimico. He attended Mimico High School, having obtained the Fred Werden scholarship, given in memory of the son of Mimico's postmaster, who was killed in the First World War.Second World War
... | 4 |
[
"David Ernest Hornell",
"military branch",
"Royal Canadian Air Force"
] | David Ernest Hornell VC (26 January 1910 – 24 June 1944) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Second World War
He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in January 1941, and ... | 5 |
[
"David Ernest Hornell",
"educated at",
"Mimico High School"
] | Early life
David "Bud" Hornell was born on Toronto Island and spent his later childhood and adolescence in the Toronto suburb of Mimico. He attended Mimico High School, having obtained the Fred Werden scholarship, given in memory of the son of Mimico's postmaster, who was killed in the First World War. | 12 |
[
"David Ernest Hornell",
"given name",
"David"
] | Early life
David "Bud" Hornell was born on Toronto Island and spent his later childhood and adolescence in the Toronto suburb of Mimico. He attended Mimico High School, having obtained the Fred Werden scholarship, given in memory of the son of Mimico's postmaster, who was killed in the First World War. | 13 |
[
"David Ernest Hornell",
"family name",
"Hornell"
] | Early life
David "Bud" Hornell was born on Toronto Island and spent his later childhood and adolescence in the Toronto suburb of Mimico. He attended Mimico High School, having obtained the Fred Werden scholarship, given in memory of the son of Mimico's postmaster, who was killed in the First World War. | 14 |
[
"David Fraser (military officer)",
"allegiance",
"Canada"
] | David Allison Fraser is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as a major-general in Land Force Command. The country’s first general officer to command American troops in combat since the Second World War, Fraser's most noteworthy role was as brigadier-general during Operation Medusa, which took place in Afghani... | 1 |
[
"David Fraser (military officer)",
"military branch",
"Canadian Army"
] | David Allison Fraser is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as a major-general in Land Force Command. The country’s first general officer to command American troops in combat since the Second World War, Fraser's most noteworthy role was as brigadier-general during Operation Medusa, which took place in Afghani... | 2 |
[
"David Fraser (military officer)",
"occupation",
"military personnel"
] | David Allison Fraser is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as a major-general in Land Force Command. The country’s first general officer to command American troops in combat since the Second World War, Fraser's most noteworthy role was as brigadier-general during Operation Medusa, which took place in Afghani... | 3 |
[
"David Fraser (military officer)",
"military rank",
"general"
] | David Allison Fraser is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as a major-general in Land Force Command. The country’s first general officer to command American troops in combat since the Second World War, Fraser's most noteworthy role was as brigadier-general during Operation Medusa, which took place in Afghani... | 4 |
[
"David Fraser (military officer)",
"family name",
"Fraser"
] | David Allison Fraser is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as a major-general in Land Force Command. The country’s first general officer to command American troops in combat since the Second World War, Fraser's most noteworthy role was as brigadier-general during Operation Medusa, which took place in Afghani... | 5 |
[
"David Fraser (military officer)",
"sex or gender",
"male"
] | David Allison Fraser is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as a major-general in Land Force Command. The country’s first general officer to command American troops in combat since the Second World War, Fraser's most noteworthy role was as brigadier-general during Operation Medusa, which took place in Afghani... | 6 |
[
"David Fraser (military officer)",
"given name",
"David"
] | David Allison Fraser is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as a major-general in Land Force Command. The country’s first general officer to command American troops in combat since the Second World War, Fraser's most noteworthy role was as brigadier-general during Operation Medusa, which took place in Afghani... | 7 |
[
"David Vivian Currie",
"place of death",
"Ottawa"
] | Military service
In 1939 he joined the militia, before joining the Regular Army the following year. He was commissioned as a lieutenant shortly afterwards, before being promoted to captain in 1941. By 1944 he had reached the rank of major.
Currie was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in command of a battle gro... | 4 |
[
"David Vivian Currie",
"military branch",
"Canadian Army"
] | Early life
Currie was born in Sutherland, Saskatchewan, the only son and eldest child of David Henry Currie and his wife Mable Brimble. The elder Currie worked as an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. From 1913 to 1939 the family lived in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. D.V. Currie was educated at King George Public ... | 5 |
[
"David Vivian Currie",
"award received",
"Victoria Cross"
] | David Vivian Currie, (July 8, 1912 – June 20, 1986) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. | 7 |
[
"David Vivian Currie",
"place of birth",
"Sutherland"
] | Early life
Currie was born in Sutherland, Saskatchewan, the only son and eldest child of David Henry Currie and his wife Mable Brimble. The elder Currie worked as an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. From 1913 to 1939 the family lived in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. D.V. Currie was educated at King George Public ... | 10 |
[
"David Vivian Currie",
"family name",
"Currie"
] | David Vivian Currie, (July 8, 1912 – June 20, 1986) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Early life
Currie was born in Sutherland, Saskatchewan, the only son and eldest child of David Henry Currie... | 11 |
[
"Donald Agnew",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Brigadier-General Donald Robert Agnew, (October 25, 1897 – August 7 1968) was a Canadian general and educator.Family
Agnew was born in Toronto on October 25, 1897 to Major John Agnew and Daisy Edith Stocks. Following the death of Daisy Edith Stocks in 1902, Major John Agnew married Elizabeth Dickenson, of Toronto.
Ma... | 0 |
[
"Donald Agnew",
"allegiance",
"Canada"
] | Family
Agnew was born in Toronto on October 25, 1897 to Major John Agnew and Daisy Edith Stocks. Following the death of Daisy Edith Stocks in 1902, Major John Agnew married Elizabeth Dickenson, of Toronto.
Major John Agnew, 127th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, served overseas in World War I, along with his three sons, ... | 1 |
[
"Donald Agnew",
"military branch",
"Canadian Army"
] | Family
Agnew was born in Toronto on October 25, 1897 to Major John Agnew and Daisy Edith Stocks. Following the death of Daisy Edith Stocks in 1902, Major John Agnew married Elizabeth Dickenson, of Toronto.
Major John Agnew, 127th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, served overseas in World War I, along with his three sons, ... | 2 |
[
"Donald Agnew",
"military rank",
"brigadier general"
] | Brigadier-General Donald Robert Agnew, (October 25, 1897 – August 7 1968) was a Canadian general and educator. | 3 |
[
"Donald Agnew",
"educated at",
"Royal Military College of Canada"
] | Education
Agnew was educated at the University of Toronto Schools. He studied at the RMC, student # 1137 in 1915. | 4 |
[
"Donald Agnew",
"given name",
"Donald"
] | Brigadier-General Donald Robert Agnew, (October 25, 1897 – August 7 1968) was a Canadian general and educator.Family
Agnew was born in Toronto on October 25, 1897 to Major John Agnew and Daisy Edith Stocks. Following the death of Daisy Edith Stocks in 1902, Major John Agnew married Elizabeth Dickenson, of Toronto.
Ma... | 6 |
[
"Donald Agnew",
"family name",
"Agnew"
] | Brigadier-General Donald Robert Agnew, (October 25, 1897 – August 7 1968) was a Canadian general and educator.Family
Agnew was born in Toronto on October 25, 1897 to Major John Agnew and Daisy Edith Stocks. Following the death of Daisy Edith Stocks in 1902, Major John Agnew married Elizabeth Dickenson, of Toronto.
Ma... | 7 |
[
"Donald Agnew",
"educated at",
"University of Toronto Schools"
] | Education
Agnew was educated at the University of Toronto Schools. He studied at the RMC, student # 1137 in 1915. | 8 |
[
"Douglas Bradshaw",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Air Commodore Douglas Bradshaw, DFC, CD, ADC (15 May 1912 – 1 October 1996) was a Canadian Air Commodore and educator. He was the Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada from 1954 to 1957. He was the first president of Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology from March 6, 1967, to 1974.Education... | 0 |
[
"Douglas Bradshaw",
"country of citizenship",
"Canada"
] | Air Commodore Douglas Bradshaw, DFC, CD, ADC (15 May 1912 – 1 October 1996) was a Canadian Air Commodore and educator. He was the Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada from 1954 to 1957. He was the first president of Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology from March 6, 1967, to 1974.Education... | 1 |
[
"Douglas Bradshaw",
"place of birth",
"Ottawa"
] | Education
Douglas Alexander Ransome Bradshaw was born on May 15, 1912, in Ottawa, Ontario (ON). He was educated in London, Ontario. He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, in 1934, student # 2140. | 3 |
[
"Douglas Bradshaw",
"military rank",
"air commodore"
] | Air Commodore Douglas Bradshaw, DFC, CD, ADC (15 May 1912 – 1 October 1996) was a Canadian Air Commodore and educator. He was the Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada from 1954 to 1957. He was the first president of Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology from March 6, 1967, to 1974.Military ... | 5 |
[
"Douglas Bradshaw",
"award received",
"Distinguished Flying Cross"
] | Air Commodore Douglas Bradshaw, DFC, CD, ADC (15 May 1912 – 1 October 1996) was a Canadian Air Commodore and educator. He was the Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada from 1954 to 1957. He was the first president of Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology from March 6, 1967, to 1974. | 7 |
[
"Douglas Bradshaw",
"educated at",
"Royal Military College of Canada"
] | Education
Douglas Alexander Ransome Bradshaw was born on May 15, 1912, in Ottawa, Ontario (ON). He was educated in London, Ontario. He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, in 1934, student # 2140. | 8 |
[
"Douglas Bradshaw",
"sex or gender",
"male"
] | Education
Douglas Alexander Ransome Bradshaw was born on May 15, 1912, in Ottawa, Ontario (ON). He was educated in London, Ontario. He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, in 1934, student # 2140.Military career
He was commissioned in the Royal Canadian Dragoons. He transferred to t... | 9 |
[
"Douglas Bradshaw",
"family name",
"Bradshaw"
] | Air Commodore Douglas Bradshaw, DFC, CD, ADC (15 May 1912 – 1 October 1996) was a Canadian Air Commodore and educator. He was the Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada from 1954 to 1957. He was the first president of Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology from March 6, 1967, to 1974.Education... | 10 |
[
"Duane Beeson",
"conflict",
"World War II"
] | Duane Willard Beeson (July 16, 1921 – February 13, 1947) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II. He scored 22.08 victories, including 17.3 air-to-air kills, 12 of which were scored in the P-47C/D Thunderbolt, and 5.3 of which were scored in the P-51-B Mustang. Beeson was one of ten United States A... | 3 |
[
"Duane Beeson",
"place of birth",
"Boise"
] | Early life and education
Beeson was born on July 16, 1921 in Boise, Idaho. At Boise High School he joined the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program as platoon bugler. Although slight in stature in high school, he was a member of a boxing club and played high school football.
By the spring of 1939 Beeson plann... | 5 |
[
"Duane Beeson",
"place of burial",
"Arlington National Cemetery"
] | Duane Willard Beeson (July 16, 1921 – February 13, 1947) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II. He scored 22.08 victories, including 17.3 air-to-air kills, 12 of which were scored in the P-47C/D Thunderbolt, and 5.3 of which were scored in the P-51-B Mustang. Beeson was one of ten United States A... | 6 |
[
"Duane Beeson",
"place of death",
"Walter Reed Army Medical Center"
] | Post war
He returned to Boise in June 1945 and made every effort to get reassigned to the Pacific theatre, but the Pacific War soon ended. Beeson was reassigned to Sarasota, Florida, where he met his future wife, Tracy Waters. They married in Baltimore in January 1946. Soon afterward Beeson became violently ill. Doctor... | 9 |
[
"Duane Beeson",
"educated at",
"Boise High School"
] | Early life and education
Beeson was born on July 16, 1921 in Boise, Idaho. At Boise High School he joined the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program as platoon bugler. Although slight in stature in high school, he was a member of a boxing club and played high school football.
By the spring of 1939 Beeson plann... | 13 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"instance of",
"human"
] | Early life and career
Arthur Dwight Ross was born 18 March 1907, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1928 (student # 1815), he took a commission in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Ross received his pilot's wings at Camp Borden in February 1929. | 0 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"allegiance",
"Canada"
] | Air Commodore Arthur Dwight Ross (18 March 1907 – 27 September 1981) was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Base Commander of No. 62 Base, No. 6 Group RCAF in Yorkshire, England during the Second World War. Ross received the George Cross for his actions on the night of 27/28 June 1944 at RAF Tholthorpe.Early life and c... | 2 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"conflict",
"World War II"
] | Second World War
After a few years of aerial surveying and staffing work, Ross was appointed commander of No. 5 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron on Canada's east coast in 1939 where he flew on anti-submarine and convoy escort operations.
From August 1940 to March 1942, he worked with the British Commonwealth Air Traini... | 3 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"place of birth",
"Winnipeg"
] | Early life and career
Arthur Dwight Ross was born 18 March 1907, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1928 (student # 1815), he took a commission in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Ross received his pilot's wings at Camp Borden in February 1929. | 4 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"military branch",
"Royal Canadian Air Force"
] | Air Commodore Arthur Dwight Ross (18 March 1907 – 27 September 1981) was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Base Commander of No. 62 Base, No. 6 Group RCAF in Yorkshire, England during the Second World War. Ross received the George Cross for his actions on the night of 27/28 June 1944 at RAF Tholthorpe.Early life and c... | 5 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"occupation",
"military personnel"
] | Early life and career
Arthur Dwight Ross was born 18 March 1907, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1928 (student # 1815), he took a commission in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Ross received his pilot's wings at Camp Borden in February 1929. | 6 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"military rank",
"air commodore"
] | Air Commodore Arthur Dwight Ross (18 March 1907 – 27 September 1981) was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Base Commander of No. 62 Base, No. 6 Group RCAF in Yorkshire, England during the Second World War. Ross received the George Cross for his actions on the night of 27/28 June 1944 at RAF Tholthorpe. | 8 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"family name",
"Ross"
] | Air Commodore Arthur Dwight Ross (18 March 1907 – 27 September 1981) was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Base Commander of No. 62 Base, No. 6 Group RCAF in Yorkshire, England during the Second World War. Ross received the George Cross for his actions on the night of 27/28 June 1944 at RAF Tholthorpe.Early life and c... | 9 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"educated at",
"Royal Military College of Canada"
] | Early life and career
Arthur Dwight Ross was born 18 March 1907, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1928 (student # 1815), he took a commission in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Ross received his pilot's wings at Camp Borden in February 1929. | 10 |
[
"Dwight Ross",
"sex or gender",
"male"
] | Early life and career
Arthur Dwight Ross was born 18 March 1907, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. After graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1928 (student # 1815), he took a commission in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Ross received his pilot's wings at Camp Borden in February 1929. | 11 |
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