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	Sir Arthur Currie - LoveToKnow 1911
		He gained the confidence of the English military authorities in the field, and when Lord Byng resigned his command of the Canadian troops Sir Arthur Currie was the one Canadian to whom it was felt by the British Headquarters that the command could be entrusted.
		Currie was given the C.B. in 1915, K.C.M.G. 1918 and G.C.M.G. 1919; he was awarded the French Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre both of France and of Belgium, and was created Grand Officer of the Belgian Ordre de la Couronne.
		In 1920, after Sir Auckland Geddes had finally declined the nomination to the principalship of McGill University, Montreal, on his appointment as British ambassador to Washington, Sir Arthur Currie was elected to the post.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sir_Arthur_Currie (211 words)

	Arthur Currie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		General Sir Arthur William Currie KCMG CB (December 5, 1875 - November 30, 1933) was the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps on the Western Front during World War I and one of the most successful Allied generals of the war and in Canadian history.
		Arthur Currie was born in Napperton, Ontario and attended Strathroy Collegiate Institute in Strathroy, Ontario.
		Currie was often vehemently opposed to General Douglas Haig, the senior British commander who was his superior officer and who had the overall command of the British, Canadian, and other colonial troops.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur_Currie (978 words)

	Arthur Currie Information - TextSheet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Arthur Currie was born in Napperton, Ontario, and became a teacher in nearby Strathroy, Ontario.
		Currie was vehemently opposed to General Douglas Haig, the British commander who was also his superior officer and overall commander of the British, Canadian, and other colonial troops.
		Currie was respected as a competent general by his men, but he was not well-liked, as he was considered to be too arrogant.
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	Arthur Currie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Currie was respected by his soldiers as a competent general who would not waste their lives needlessly, but he was not well-liked as he was considered too arrogant.
		Currie also refused to allow his former friend Garnet Hughes to serve under him, because of what Currie perceived to be incompetence when they fought together in at Ypres in 1915.
		Currie was also involved in a scandal stemming from his time in Victoria just before the war began.
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	Currie, Sir Arthur William
		Currie, Sir Arthur William (changed from Curry in 1887), soldier, educator (b at Strathroy, Ont 5 Dec 1875; d at Montréal, Qué 30 Nov 1933).
		Currie participated in all major actions of the Canadian forces, including PASSCHENDAELE, during the war but is best known for his planning and leadership during the last 100 days, beginning August 8 and lasting until 11 November 1918, perhaps the most successful of all Allied offensives during the war (see VIMY RIDGE).
		Currie served as inspector general of the militia forces in Canada 23 August 1919 to 30 July 1920, and in 1920 became principal and vice-chancellor of McGill, a position he held until his death.
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	Currie, Sir Arthur William
		Currie was one of the most outstanding generals in World War I. He was the first Canadian appointed to command the Canadian Corps.
		Currie determinedly kept the Canadian divisions together, as one corps, rather than having them mixed in with various British units, as the British generals wanted.
		Currie served as inspector general of the militia forces in Canada from 1919 to 1920.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Arthur Currie
		Currie was among the most successful generals of the war; he is still considered one of the finest commanders in Canadian military history.
		Arthur Currie was born in Napperton, Ontario, and attended Strathroy Collegiate Institute in Strathroy, Ontario.
		Currie was knighted in 1917, and also honoured with the British Knight Commander Order of the Bath, Knight GRAND CROSS of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, the French Légion d'honneur and Croix de Guerre, and the U.S. Distinguished Service Medal.
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	Arthur Currie at AllExperts
		Serving under General Sir Julian Byng, Currie was largely responsible for the tactics and careful planning that led to an unexpected triumph by Canadian battalions at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April, 1917.
		Currie was respected by his soldiers as a competent general who would not waste their lives needlessly, but he was not well-liked as he was considered too arrogant.
		Currie sued the newspaper for libel and won the case in a trial held in 1928 in Cobourg, Ontario.
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	peoplearthurcurrie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Arthur Currie, a real estate dealer from Victoria, British Columbia, began the war with no military experience other than that gained in the Militia, where he had served as commander of the 50th Highlanders.
		Sir Arthur Currie was to prove a leader of great courage, coolness, skill and ability, with a fine sense of tactics.
		Currie went on to serve as Inspector General of the Canadian Militia Forces (a post he found disappointing) and later as Vice Chancellor of McGill University, a position which he held with distinction until his death in 1933.
	www.canadahistory.ca /vimy/people/peoplearthurcurrie.htm (321 words)

	Currie Sir Arthur William - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Currie, Sir Arthur William (1875-1933), Canadian military leader and educator, born in Strathroy, Ontario.
		Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck (1836-1911), English playwright and librettist, born in London, and educated principally at the University of London....
		Compton, Arthur Holly (1892-1962), American physicist and Nobel laureate, whose studies of X-rays led to his discovery in 1922 of the so-called...
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	General Arthur W. Currie - www.canadiansoldiers.com
		He was assigned by the commander of the Canadian Corps, Lieutenant General Sir Julian Byng, to study lessons that the French army learned at the Battle of Verdun.
		He invoked the privilege of a national commander to ensure that the Corps was well prepared and trained in advance of their actual employment at Passchendaele in the fall of 1917, and he led the Corps to a series of victories at Amiens and the Last Hundred Days of the war beginning in Aug 1918.
		Currie is recognized as one of the best operational commanders on the Western Front during the war; his success, and that of the Canadian Corps, is said to have earned Canada a place at the Versailles Peace Negotiations, and ultimately political autonomy as expressed by the Statute of Westiminster.
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=General_Arthur_W._Currie (472 words)

	Arthur Currie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		General Sir Arthur William Currie (December 5, 1875 - November 30, 1933) was the first CanadaCanadian commander of the Canadian Corps on the Western frontWestern Front during World War I and one of the most successful Allied#World_War_IAllied generals of the war and in Canadian history/.
		Arthur Currie was born in Napperton, Ontario, attended Strathroy District Collegiate InstituteStrathroy Collegiate Institute in Strathroy, Ontario.
		Currie was often vehemently opposed to General Douglas Haig, the senior BritainBritish commander who was his superior officer and who had the overall command of the British, Canadian, and other colonial troops.
	www.infothis.com /find/Arthur_Currie (912 words)

	Who's Who - Passchendaele
		Sir Robert Borden was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1896 as a Conservative party member and became leader of the Conservative opposition in 1901.
		Sir Arthur Currie was the first Canadian commander of Canada's overseas forces in World War I. While Currie did not look the part of a professional soldier, he is generally thought by historians to be the best military commander that Canada has produced.
		Curries was given command of a battalion in the first Canadian contingent sent to assist Britain in 1914, in spite of his then minimum experience.
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	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Currie Sir Arthur William
		Currie, Sir Arthur William (1875-1933), Canadian military leader and educator, born in Strathroy, Ontario.
		Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck (1836-1911), English playwright and librettist, born in London, and educated principally at the University of London....
		Compton, Arthur Holly (1892-1962), American physicist and Nobel laureate, whose studies of X-rays led to his discovery in 1922 of the so-called...
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	Currie
		Arthur Currie General Sir Arthur William Currie (World War I and one of the most successful Allied generals of the war.
		Austin Currie was born in County 1974 he became chief whip of the SD...
		Currie, Minnesota Currie is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 225.
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	Arthur Currie Summary
		Sir Arthur William Currie (1875-1933) was the leader of the Canadian Corps during World War I, the first native Canadian to head his country's forces in France and Flanders.
		Arthur Currie was born at Napperton, Ontario, on Dec. 5, 1875, and he was educated in the public schools of Strathroy.
		General Sir Arthur William Currie, GCMG, KCB (December 5, 1875 – November 30, 1933) was the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (a corps of four divisions) on the Western Front during World War I.
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	Sir Arthur Currie
		General Sir Arthur William Currie (December 5, 1875 - November 30, 1933) was the commander of the Canadian army during World War I. Arthur Currie was born in Napperton, Ontario, and became a teacher in nearby Strathroy, Ontario.
		Currie was respected as a competent general by his men, but he was not well-liked, as he was considered to be too arrogant.
		Currie also refused to allow his former friend Garnet Hughes to serve under him, because of what Currie perceived to be incompetence when they fought together in at Ypres in 1915.
	www.world-war-1.info /figures/sir-arthur-currie.php (611 words)

	Arthur Currie biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Under his capable leadership the Canadian Forces, Arthur Currie won a long series of battles, fighting as an independent national command for the first time in a major war and earning a fierce reputation as the shock troops of the British Empire.
		In addition, constant practice and new troop organization in which each platoon member was trained to carry out all platoon responsiblities, briefing of the frontline troops,the use of counter-battery fire measures and constant patolling of the enemy defenses all contributed to the effectiveness of the Canadian army at Vimy and for the restof the War.
		Currie believed in the specialization of troops and as formally organized battalions of combat engineers to move wth the troops.
	arthur-currie.biography.ms (950 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		General Knighthood Sir '''Arthur William Currie''' (December 5, 1875 - November 30, 1933) was the first Canada Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps on the Western front Western Front during World War I and one of the most successful Allied#World_War_I Allied generals of the war and in Canadian history.
		Arthur Currie was born in Napperton, Ontario and attended Strathroy District Collegiate Institute Strathroy Collegiate Institute in Strathroy, Ontario.
		Currie was often vehemently opposed to General Douglas Haig, the senior Britain British commander who was his superior officer and who had the overall command of the British, Canadian, and other colonial troops.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Arthur_Currie.html (1006 words)

	General Sir Arthur Currie - Canadian History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		(1875-1933), soldier and educationist, was born in the village of Napperton, Middlesex county, Ontario, on December 5, 1875, the son of William Garner Currie and Jane Patterson.
		After the battle of St. Julien, in 1915, he was given command of a brigade, with the rank of brigadier-general.
		In 1916 he was placed in command of the First Canadian Division, with the rank of major-general; and in 1917 he succeeded Sir Julian Byng as the commander of the Canadian Corps, with the rank of lieutenant-general.
	www2.marianopolis.edu /quebechistory/encyclopedia/GeneralSirArthurCurrie-CanadianHistory.htm (390 words)

	Orléans resident remembers his war hero grandfather, Sir Arthur Currie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Perhaps Currie's stature in military history is why he received the honour of a full statue while some better known luminaries from our history were there in the form of a bust.
		Sir Currie was born in Ontario and was living in British Columbia when the First World War broke out.
		Currie was the one who convinced military planners to bring together all the Canadians into one place to fight as the Canadian Corp.
	www.eastottawa.ca /article-52578-Orleans-resident-remembers-his-war-hero-grandfather-Sir-Arthur-Currie.html (821 words)

	Arthur Currie
		General Sir Arthur William Currie (December 5, 1875 - November 30, 1933) was the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps on the Western Front during World War I and one of the most successful Allied generals of the war.
		Under his capable leadership the Canadian Forces won a long series of battles, fighting as an independant national command for the first time in a major war and earning a fierce reputation as the shock troops of the British Empire.
		Currie was often vehemently opposed to General Douglas Haig, the senior British commander who was his superior officer and the overall commander of the British, Canadian, and other colonial troops.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/arthur_currie (806 words)

	Sir Arthur W. Currie
		Arthur William Currie was born in Strathroy, Ontario.
		Currie so impressed his peers that in 1914 he was selected by the Minister of Militia, Colonel Sam Hughes, to command an Infantry Brigade in the 1 st Canadian Division.
		Currie was knighted by H.M. King George V in 1917 and was honoured by the Governments of France, Belgium and the United States.
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		Haig insisted on sending wave after wave of men into certain death, and Currie did his best win battles with such a strategy.
		At Canal du Nord in September of 1918, Currie refused to carry out Haig's orders to attack across a canal and into a fortified German trench.
		He defrauded his regiment of $10 000 to buy new uniforms, which came to light in 1917; Prime Minister Robert Laird Borden did not wish to disgrace a war hero, however, and let the matter drop.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/arthur_currie.html (574 words)

	Macdonald Park, Percival Molson Stadium, Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Gymnasium, and McConnell Winter Stadium
		This parcel of land was donated to McGill in 1911 by Sir William Macdonald, one of the University's most charitable friends.
		In 1939, the Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Gymnasium-Armoury was constructed on the north side of Pine Avenue, just east of University Street.
		Sir Arthur Currie, for whom the gym was named, had been a highly-decorated general in World War I, after which he became principal of McGill from 1920 to 1933, the year of his death.
	cac.mcgill.ca /campus/buildings/Gym.html (495 words)

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