Major-General Arthur Currie

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major-General_Arthur_Currie
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle_(Serbia)
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1875-12-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nappertown,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Royal_Cemetery
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Canadian_Corps
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:deathDate 1933-11-30
gptkbp:deathPlace Montreal, Quebec, Canada
gptkbp:education gptkb:Strathroy_District_Collegiate_Institute
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Arthur_William_Currie
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major-General Arthur Currie
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for Canadian autonomy in military affairs
first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps
innovative tactics in World War I
leadership at Vimy Ridge
gptkbp:memorial Currie Hall, Royal Military College of Canada
Statue at National War Memorial, Ottawa
Currie Gymnasium, McGill University
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
Major-General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Hundred_Days_Offensive
gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens
gptkb:Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai_(1918)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
gptkb:soldier
gptkbp:postRetirementRole Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University
gptkbp:predecessor Lieutenant-General Julian Byng
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucy_Sophia_Chaworth-Musters
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
historical studies
gptkbp:successor Lieutenant-General Sir David Watson
gptkbp:title gptkb:General_Sir_Arthur_Currie
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1st_Canadian_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7