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General Sir Arthur William Currie, GCMG, KCB (December 5, 1875 – November 30, 1933) was the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps, succeeding Sir Julian Byng on June 9, 1917 two months after the Battle of Vimy Ridge. To learn more about Currie and Byng, please visit “ Byng and Currie ” on our website, The Road to Vimy Ridge.
In 1933, only a few days before he contracted a fatal case of pneumonia, Sir Arthur Currie reflected on the experience of 1914–18. 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I had the power to make all Canadians see clearly one day of the gas battle in April 1915, or of the Passchendaele Battle of 1917.'. The reason he longed for such an opportunity is quite clear ...
3 de sept. de 2018 · Canadian military accomplishments in the last hundred days of World War I, when the German Army was destroyed, surpassed those of any other army. The Canadia...
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Sir Arthur Currie remains a widely recognized Canadian and one closely linked to Canada’s coming of age during the costly battles of 1914–18. Tim Cook. Sir Arthur William Currie’s papers are spread throughout three institutions, with the largest and most complete collection at LAC in the Arthur William Currie fonds (R7180-0-5).
7 de abr. de 2017 · Sir Arthur William Currie (1875-1933) Sir Arthur Currie, the first and only Canadian to command the Canadian Corps during the First World War, was a pivotal figure in the nation’s war effort. Considered one of the finest generals of the war, Currie led the Canadian Corps to several important victories.
18 de may. de 2018 · Sir Arthur William Currie (1875-1933) was the leader of the Canadian Corps during World War I, the first native Canadian to head his country's forces in France and Flanders. Arthur Currie was born at Napperton, Ontario, on Dec. 5, 1875, and he was educated in the public schools of Strathroy.
A.M.J. Hyatt. University of Toronto Press, Dec 15, 1987 - Biography & Autobiography - 200 pages. The most important Canadian in the First World War, Arthur Currie was an extraordinary successful field commander in a war that produced few successful generals. In this biography A.M.J. Hyatt recalls the military career of a remarkable man.
