Great Gunners

John McCrae was born in Guelph, Ontario, on 30 November 1872.  He studied medicine at the University of Toronto, served as the residence house officer at Toronto General Hospital and at Baltimore’s John Hopkins Hospital. Strongly influenced by his father Lieutenant-Colonel, David McCrae, he became keenly interested in military matters.  As a schoolboy, he was […]

General A.G.L. McNaughton was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, on 25 February 1887.  He studied at McGill University.  In May 1909, the military commissioned him a Provisional Lieutenant.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree at McGill University in 1910.  That same year, he was appointed Lieutenant in the 3rd Montreal Battery, Canadian Field Artillery.

Major-General “Dinky” Morrison was a leader in both civilian and military life.  For a significant portion of his life, he served both worlds as “Citizen-Soldier.” He was born in London, Ontario, on 6 July 1867.  He was a journalist by profession.  For sixteen years, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the “Ottawa Citizen.”  He devoted a

Chief Warrant Officer (Master Gunner) Errol Eric Patrick CD was born in Montreal, Quebec, on 27 April 1930. He grew up in Trinidad under the care of his grandfather before returning to Canada at age sixteen to Surrey, British Columbia, where he graduated from Queen Elizabeth Secondary School in 1949. In August 1950, against his

Major-General Henri Alexandre Panet was born in Quebec City, 24 July 1869.  He graduated from the Royal Military College in the summer of 1891, qualifying as a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Artillery, 2 May 1894. In October 1899, he was in the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment.  He was dispatched, as part