William Dillon Otter
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William Dillon Otter was a prominent Canadian soldier and military leader who became the first Canadian-born commanding officer of the Canadian Army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Dillon Otter canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian military officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ military leader ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
ⓘ
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| commanded |
Canadian contingents in the Second Boer War
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Regiment ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
North-West Rebellion ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Province of Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Trinity College School ⓘ |
| familyName | Otter ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Lieutenant-General
ⓘ
Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | professionalization of the Canadian Army ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Dillon ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Canadian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Canadian-born commanding officer of the Canadian Army
ⓘ
reforms of Canadian militia training and organization ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in the Battle of Cut Knife during the North-West Rebellion ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian militia
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Militia
|
| placeOfBirth |
Clinton, Ontario, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Clinton, Canada West
|
| placeOfDeath |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
| positionHeld |
Chief of the General Staff
ⓘ
General Officer Commanding the Canadian Militia ⓘ |
| residence |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
| serviceEntry | joined the Canadian Militia in the 1860s ⓘ |
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