Canadian Army General. He commanded two Canadian army divisions during World War II, serving in in both the Pacific and European Theatres. The son of a World War I Canadian Army general, he received his education a various schools, including Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec, the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, and King's College at Windsor, Nova Scotia as a cadet. In July 1924 he withdrew from the Royal Military College to receive the King's commission and a posting to the Permanent Force with Lord Strathcona's Horse, an armored regiment of the Canadian Army. By 1934 he held the rank of captain. He attended the Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, England from 1937 until 1939 and was promoted to major and posted as brigade major of 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade at the outbreak of World War II. In 1941 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and became commander of the newly activated 4th Reconnaissance Battalion (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards), assigned to 1st Canadian Infantry Division in England. In 1942, he was appointed commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry of Canada. In 1943 he led Canadian troops in the Kiska campaign on the Aleutian Islands of Alaska (Operation Cottage), for which he was awarded the American Legion of Merit. Unknown to the Allies, the Japanese had withdrawn three weeks before the attack. In 1944 he was promoted to the rank of major general and assumed command of the 4th Canadian (Armored) Division in Normandy, where he participated in the D-Day landing (June 6) on Juno Beach. On September 12, 1944, his forces entered the historic city of Bruges, Belgium and the liberation of this medieval town was done successfully, without fight or damage. He later traded commands with Canadian Major General Chris Vokes and led the 1st Canadian Infantry Division in Italy, then returned with this division to North-West Europe as part of Operation Goldflake. After the war, he presided over the court martial of Canada's top prisoner of war, German SS General Kurt Meyer. The trial was a showcase for Canada, the first time that the country had conducted an international prosecution of this sort. In 1946 he organized and commanded Eastern Army Command from 1946 and upon retirement in 1952 he took the civilian appointment of chief administrator of the Central European District, Imperial War Graves Commission. Among his military decorations and awards include Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Distinguished Service Order, the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star, the France – Germany Star, the Defense Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, the War Medal (1939-1945) with oak leaf, the Silver Star US), the Officer of the Legion of Merit, the Officier de Légion d'Honneur (France), and the Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France). In 1959 he was appointed honorary Aide-de-Camp to Canadian Governor General Georges Vanier. He died at the age of 62.