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'''Sir Edward Whipple Bancroft Morrison''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|KCMG|DSO}} (6 July 1867 – 28 May 1925) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] journalist and [[Major General]] in the [[Canadian Army]] during [[World War I]]. |
'''Sir Edward Whipple Bancroft Morrison''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|KCMG|DSO}} (6 July 1867 – 28 May 1925) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] journalist and [[Major General]] in the [[Canadian Army]] during [[World War I]]. |
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Born in [[London, Ontario]], he worked as a journalist for the ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'' and later as [[editor-in-chief]] of the ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]''. He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery in South Africa during the Boer War, where he received the Distinguished Service Order. Later, in World War I he served with the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] and was promoted to major-general in 1918. Morrison had command of all artillery at the [[battle of Vimy Ridge]]. After the war, he continued to serve with the Canadian Army until he retired in 1924. |
Born in [[London, Ontario]], he worked as a journalist for the ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'' and later as [[editor-in-chief]] of the ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]''. He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery in South Africa during the Boer War, where he received the Distinguished Service Order. Later, in World War I he served with the [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]] and was promoted to major-general in 1918. Morrison had command of all artillery at the [[battle of Vimy Ridge]]. After the war, he continued to serve with the Canadian Army until he retired in 1924. |
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| Born | July 6, 1867 London, Ontario |
| Died | May 28, 1925 (aged 57) Ottawa, Ontario |
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Sir Edward Whipple Bancroft Morrison, KCMG DSO (6 July 1867 – 28 May 1925) was a Canadian journalist and Major General in the Canadian Army during World War I.
Biography
Born in London, Ontario, he worked as a journalist for the Hamilton Spectator and later as editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen. He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery in South Africa during the Boer War, where he received the Distinguished Service Order. Later, in World War I he served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was promoted to major-general in 1918. Morrison had command of all artillery at the battle of Vimy Ridge. After the war, he continued to serve with the Canadian Army until he retired in 1924.
He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in June 1919.
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