Great Gunners

Arthur Currie was born, 5 December 1875, near Strathroy, Ontario.  At the age of eighteen, he moved to Victoria.  He secured a position as a school teacher, later working in insurance and real estate. He joined the local Militia, serving first in the Artillery and then in the Infantry.  An energetic officer, he quickly rose […]

Lieutenant-General Roméo A. Dallaire was born in Denekamp, Holland, on 25 June 1946.  He enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1964, after four years in the Cadets and the Reserves Force.  Dallaire attended Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean, Québec.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Sciences from Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario.  He also

Robert George Brian Dickson was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, on 25 May 1916.  He later joined Scouts, enjoying the mock courts at camp. After enrolling in Regina, he entered directly into second year Arts at the University of Manitoba.  He left its Law School in 1938, first in his class, earning the Gold Medal.  He

Named for his grandfather, a member of Sir John A. MacDonald’s Confederation Cabinet, George Alexander Drew was born in Guelph, Ontario, 7 May 1894.  His father was a prominent lawyer and president of the South Wellington Conservative Association.  Both his father and grandfather were active in the local militia.  His family raised him in daily

Often referred to as the “Father of Modern Artillery in Canada,” Charles William Drury maintained the interests of Canadian Gunners foremost throughout his life.  He commissioned in January 1874, at eighteen years of age, in the New Brunswick Garrison Artillery Brigade in Saint John.  His aptitude for the technical field artillery work and his ability