Major General Sir James Howden MacBrien KCB CMG DSO CStJ (30 June 1878 – 5 March 1938) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Militia (renamed the Canadian Army in 1940) from 1920 until 1927.
Sir James MacBrien | |
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 Sir James MacBrien | |
| Born | 30 June 1878 near Myrtle, Ontario |
| Died | 5 March 1938 (aged 59) Toronto, Ontario |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service | Canadian Militia |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Order of St. John |
Military career
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Educated in Port Perry (Port Perry High School),[1] MacBrien initially joined the Canadian Militia with the 34th Ontario Regiment but then transferred to the North-West Mounted Police and, during the Second Boer War, to the South African Constabulary.[1][2] Returning to Canada he was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Dragoons.[1]
He also served in World War I as a general staff officer and then, from 1916, as commanding officer of 12th Infantry Brigade.[2]
After the war he was appointed Chief of the General Staff.[2]
He also served as the eighth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from August 1, 1931 to March 5, 1938.[1] MacBrien died in Toronto.
Family
editIn 1907 he married Nellie Louise Ross and in 1928 he married Emily Emely Hartridge.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Port Perry / Scugog Township Heritage Gallery". Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ a b c McAndrew, William J. (7 October 2014). "James Howden MacBrien". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada.
Bibliography
edit- Davies, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (2014) [1995]. Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-78346-237-7.
External links
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