Arthur Currie

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Canadian military officer First World War general human

Arthur Currie was a Canadian general who became the first Canadian-born commander of the Canadian Corps during World War I and is widely regarded as one of Canada's most effective military leaders.

Aliases (2)

Sir Arthur Currie ×1
Sir Arthur William Currie ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian military officer → First World War general → human →
allegiance	British Empire → Canada →
awardReceived	Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George → Legion of Honour → Order of Leopold (Belgium) →
battle	Battle of Amiens (1918) → Battle of Cambrai (1918) → Battle of Mons (1918) → Battle of Passchendaele → Battle of Vimy Ridge → Hundred Days Offensive →
burialPlace	Montreal, Quebec → Mount Royal Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	stroke →
commanded	Canadian Corps →
conflict	World War I →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada →
dateOfBirth	1875-12-05 →
dateOfDeath	1933-11-30 →
education	public schools in Ontario →
employer	McGill University →
familyName	Currie →
fullName	Sir Arthur William Currie →
givenName	Arthur →
honorificPrefix	Sir →
middleName	William →
militaryBranch	Canadian Corps → Canadian Expeditionary Force →
militaryRank	General →
notableFor	first Canadian-born commander of the Canadian Corps → leadership of Canadian forces in World War I →
occupation	soldier → university administrator →
placeOfBirth	Adelaide Township, Ontario → Dominion of Canada → Ontario →
placeOfDeath	Canada → Montreal, Quebec → Quebec →
positionHeld	Commander of the Canadian Corps → Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University →
regardedAs	one of Canada's most effective military leaders →
residence	Montreal, Quebec → Victoria, British Columbia →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Vimy Ridge → Canadian Corps → Canadian Expeditionary Force →	commander
Canadian Corps ("Sir Arthur Currie") → Canadian Expeditionary Force →	notableCommander
Arthur Currie ("Sir Arthur William Currie") →	fullName