Major-General Louis Lipsett

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Major-General Louis Lipsett was a British-born senior officer who distinguished himself commanding Canadian forces on the Western Front during the First World War.

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instanceOf British Army officer
Canadian Corps general
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
birthDate 1874-06-14
birthPlace Bengal Presidency
British India
burialPlace Cimetière de la Rue-Petillon, Fleurbaix, France
causeOfDeath killed in action
commanded 3rd Canadian Division
8th Infantry Brigade
commissionedInto Royal Irish Regiment
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

Second Boer War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1918-10-14
educatedAt Royal Military College, Sandhurst
familyName Lipsett
fullName Louis James Lipsett
gender male
givenName Louis
laterServedIn Royal Irish Rifles
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Major-General
nationality British
notableFor command of Canadian forces on the Western Front in the First World War
notableWork leadership of the 3rd Canadian Division in World War I
occupation military officer
participatedIn Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle of the Somme
placeOfDeath near Seclin, France
promotedToRank Major-General in 1916
servedDuring Boer Wars
surface form: Boer War

World War I
servedIn British Expeditionary Force
Canadian Corps
serviceNumber British Army officer service (unspecified number)
theatreOfOperations Western Front
yearOfBirth 1874
yearOfDeath 1918

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3rd Canadian Division notableCommander Major-General Louis Lipsett