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Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, GCB, GCMG, MVO (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935), was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since the Canadian Confederation.
14 de ene. de 2008 · Field Marshall Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Commander of the Canadian Corps from 1915 to 1917 and Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926 (born 11 September 1862 in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom; died 6 June 1935 in Essex, United Kingdom).
As commander of the Canadian Corps from May 1916 to June 1917, Byng transformed the Canadians into a well-trained and effective striking force whose victory at Vimy was one of most spectacular “set-piece” attacks of the war. A Capable, Popular General.
Julian Hedworth George Byng, Viscount Byng of Vimy was a British field marshal and a commander in World War I. A career soldier from 1883, Byng was promoted to major general in 1909. As commander of the Canadian Corps in France (from May 1916), he was responsible for one of the most famous Canadian.
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Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy. (1862-1935), Field Marshal. 20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 15 portraits. Born in Barnet, Hertfordshire and educated at Eton College; an excellent horseman, Byng was gazetted into the 10th Royal Hussars in 1883, the Prince of Wales' own regiment; he first experienced action in 1884 as ...
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, GCB, GCMG, MVO (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935) was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since the Canadian Confederation. Quick Facts 12th Governor General of Canada, Monarch ... Field Marshal The Right Honourable.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (vĬm´ē, vēmē´), 1862–1935, British general. He served in India and South Africa and had several commands in World War I. In Apr., 1917, Canadian troops under his command took Vimy Ridge, in N France.
