Julian Byng

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Julian Byng was a British Army officer and First World War general who later served as Governor General of Canada.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
First World War general
Governor General of Canada
human
allegiance United Kingdom
associatedWith Canada
Canadian Corps
Third Army (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom
conflict First World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
familyName Byng
givenName Julian
honorificTitle 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
militaryBranch British Army
militaryConflict World War I
militaryRank General
nobleTitle Viscount Byng of Vimy
notableEvent Battle of Cambrai (1917)
Battle of Vimy Ridge
notableFor leadership of Canadian forces at Vimy Ridge
service as Governor General of Canada
notableWork Command of the Canadian Corps at the Battle of Vimy Ridge
occupation soldier
viceroy
officeContinent North America
positionHeld Commander of the Canadian Corps
Commander of the Third Army
Governor General of Canada
servedAs representative of the British monarch in Canada

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