Great Canadian Profiles / Portraits d'éminents canadiens
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023
1. Henry Duncan Graham Crerar Marker
Inscription.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Crerar joined the Canadian military in 1910, and was responsible for designing the largest and most successful creeping barrage of world war one, earning him the Distinguished Service Order. At the outbreak of world war two, he was promoted to brigadier general and later became Chief of the General Staff. And in 1941, was named the commanding officer of the Canadian I Corps. In March 1944, he assumed command of the First Canadian Army and went on to become the first Canadian to gain the rank of full general while still in active service at the front.,
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Crerar joined the Canadian military in 1910, and was
responsible for designing the largest and most successful creeping barrage of
WWI, earning him the Distinguished Service Order. At the outbreak of WWII, he was
promoted to brigadier general and later became Chief of the General Staff. And
in 1941, was named the commanding officer of the Canadian I Corps. In March 1944,
he assumed command of the First Canadian Army and went on to become the first
Canadian to gain the rank of full general while still in active service at the front.
Né à Hamilton, en Ontario, Crerar s'enrôle dans l'armée canadienne en 1910 et il
est chargé de la conception du barrage roulant le plus important et le plus réussi
de la première guerre mondiale, ce qui lui vaut l'ordre du service distingué. Au début
de la deuxième guerre mondiale, il est promu brigadier général et plus tard chef
d'état-major général. En 1941, il est nommé commandant du 1er corps canadien. Enmars 1944, il assume le commandement de la première armée canadienne et devient le premier
canadien à obtenir le grade de général à part entière alors qu'il est encore en
service actif au front.
Location. 45° 26.841′ N, 75° 39.516′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. It can be reached from Saint Laurent Boulevard. Marker is in the Veterans Section (Section 27) of Beechwood, The National Cemetery of Canada. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 402 St Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa ON K1L 8A6, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
