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John Carl Murchie

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Years of service
  
1912–1945

Allegiance
  
Canada

Rank
  
Lieutenant general


Service/branch
  
Canadian Army

Name
  
John Murchie

Born
  
June 7, 1895 Edmundston, New Brunswick (
1895-06-07
)

Commands held
  
Chief of the General Staff

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II

Died
  
March 5, 1966, Ottawa, Canada

Awards
  
Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Canadian Forces Decoration

Battles and wars
  
World War I, World War II

Lieutenant General John Carl Murchie (June 7, 1895 – March 5, 1966) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from December 27, 1943 until August 21, 1945.

Military career

Murchie graduated with a Military Qualification certificate from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1915 during World War I. He served with the Canadian Army in France from 1915 to 1917.

He also served in World War II and became a General Staff Officer at National Defence Headquarters in 1939. In 1940 he became Director of Military Operations and in 1941 he was made Director of Military Training & Staff Duties. Later that year he was appointed a Brigadier on the General Staff at Canadian Military Headquarters in England. He then went on to be Vice Chief of the General Staff in 1942. He served as Chief of the General Staff from 1944 until 1945, and retired in 1946.

References

John Carl Murchie Wikipedia