Currie, Arthur William "Guts and Gaiters"
- Date of birth:
- December 5th, 1875 (Napperton/Ontario, Canada)
- Date of death:
- November 30th, 1933 (Montreal/Quebec, Canada)
- Buried on:
- Grave Memorial General Arthur Currie
- Nationality:
- Canadian
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Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Awarded on:
- September 10th, 1915
Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG/DCMG)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major-General
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major-General
- Awarded on:
- June 4th, 1917
King George V conferring the honour of knighthood on Currie on 12 July 1917.
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-General
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1918
Grootofficier in de Kroonorde
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-General
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-General
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1919
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-general
- Awarded on:
- July 12th, 1919
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Lieutenant-General
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1919
With palm
Sources
- Photo 1: Library and Archives Canada under the reproduction reference number PA-001370 (Public Domain)
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31451/supplement/8938/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30450/supplement/1/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30568/supplement/3094/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30111/supplement/5458/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31615/supplement/13007/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29290/page/8987/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31092/supplement/3
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