For these services he was promoted to the rank of general, and after the war was raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Byng of Vimy and Thorpe-le-Soken, in Essex, on 7 October 1919.
It was watched closely by both the Canadian and British governments, and led directly to the redefinition of the role of Governor General, the Balfour Declaration 1926, and the Statute of Westminster 1931.
British general in World War I, commanding troops in Turkey and France, where, after a victory at Vimy Ridge, he took command of the Third Army.
He was governor general of Canada 1921–26, and was made a field marshal 1932.
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Following his term as Governor General, Lord and Lady Byng returned to England where he was raised in the peerage as Viscount.
Lord Byng framed her answer, "Yes, please return immediately", and kept it on his desk for the rest of his life.
For these services he was promoted to the rank of general, and after the war was raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Byng of Vimy of Thorpe-le-Soken, in Essex, on October 7, 1919.
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Lord Byng's appointment was less controversial than that of his predecessor, the Duke of Devonshire.
The most notable issue during Lord Byng's term of office was the "King-Byng Affair" — a political crisis that arose between the Governor General and Prime Minister Mackenzie King.
Following the victory at Vimy Ridge, Lord Byng took command of the 3rd British Army where he conducted the first surprise attack using tanks at Cambrai, considered a turning point in the war.
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