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Encyclopedia > Chief of the General Staff (Canada)

The Chief of the General Staff was the most senior member of the Canadian Army from 1904 until Unification in 1964. Previously, the position was held by the General Officer Commanding the Forces (Canada). After Unification,the position was replaced by the Commander, Mobile Command and eventually by the Chief of the Land Staff. Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of Canada. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Chief of the Land Staff is the head of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command, the Canadian army. ...


List of Chiefs of the General Staff:

Name and rank Date Appointed
Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Henry Noel Lake 1904
General Sir William Dillon Otter 1 April 1908
Major-General Sir Colin John Mackenzie 1910
Lieutenant-General Sir Willoughby Garnons Gwatkin 1913
Major-General Sir James Howden MacBrien 1 January 1923
Major-General Herbert Cyril Thacker 1927
General The Hon. Andrew George Latta McNaughton 1929
Lieutenant-General Ernest Charles Ashton 1935
Major-General Thomas Victor Anderson 21 November 1938
General Henry Duncan Graham Crerar 6 July 1940
Lieutenant-General Kenneth Stuart 24 December 1941
Lieutenant-General John Carl Murchie 27 December 1943
Name and Rank Unknown 3 May 1944
General Charles Foulkes 21 August 1945
General Guy Granville Simonds February 1951
Lieutenant-General Howard Douglas Graham 1955
Lieutenant-General Samuel Findlay Clark 1958
Lieutenant-General Frank James Fleury 1961

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See Also

The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of Canada. ... The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the senior member of the Canadian Forces and reports directly to the Minister of National Defence. ...

References

Commanders in Chief, North America


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IEEE - Andrew G. L. McNaughton, 1887 - 1966 (694 words)
General the Honorable Andrew G. McNaughton was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada on 25 February 1887.
He was Chief of the General Staff in Canada with rank of Major General from 1929-35.
From 1935-44 he was President of the National Research Council of Canada but on outbreak of war in 1939 he was appointed General Officer Commanding the First Canadian Division, promoted to Lieutenant-General and later General, and appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the First Canadian Army overseas.
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