Ernest William Sansom, C. B. , D. S. O. (18 December 1890 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian Lieutenant-General who was the 3rd ranking commander of Canadian troops in Europe in 1944 during World War II. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Please see " Lieutenant General " for other countries which use this rank In the Canadian World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
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World I military career
Born in Stanley, New Brunswick, he joined the 71st York Regiment of the Canadian Militia in 1906 and was appointed a Lieutenant in 1907. Stanley (2006 pop 550 is a Canadian village in York County, New Brunswick. The Military history of Canada comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing During World War I, he fought in the 12th Infantry Battalion and with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the group of Canadian military units formed for service overseas in the First World War. He would command the 1st Battalion of the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. The Canadian Machine Gun Corps (CMGC was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1919. The Distinguished Service Order ( DSO) is a Military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other Commonwealth countries awarded for
After the war, in 1920, he joined the Permanent Force and went to the Army Staff College in England from 1924 to 1925. He would hold various staff positions in Canada and eventually was promoted to the rank of Colonel.
World War II military career
At the start of World War II, in 1939, he was the Director of Military Training. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including From 1939 to 1940, he was Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General for the 1st Canadian Infantry Division in England. The 1st Canadian Infantry Division was a formation mobilized on 1 September, 1939 for service in the Second World War. After being promoted to Major-General in 1940, he commanded the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries History The formation of the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division was authorized on 17 May 1940. In 1941, he commanded the 5th Armoured Division. In 1943, he was promoted to Lieutenant-General and commanded the 2nd Canadian Corps. This article is about a military unit For alternative meanings see Corps (disambiguation. In 1944, he returned to Canada for medical reasons. In 1945, he was appointed Inspector General, Canadian Army Overseas. He was made a Companion of Order of the Bath in 1945. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George He retired in 1945.
Post war
After the war, he worked for various fund-raising organizations, including the Canadian March of Dimes and the Combined Appeal for the Handicapped. March of Dimes is the name of a United States health charity, whose mission is to improve the health of babies.
In the 1945 election, he ran unsuccessfully as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the Canadian House of Commons in the New Brunswick riding of York—Sunbury. The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Fredericton (formerly Fredericton—York—Sunbury) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented He lost again in a 1947 by-election. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant [1]
He died in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1982. Fredericton (pronounced ˈfrɛdrɨktɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial
References
- Ernest William Sansom fonds. Library and Archives Canada. Library and Archives Canada (in French: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is a Canadian federal government department responsible for the collection
- "Ernest William Sansom", The Globe and Mail, October 19, 1982. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities
- Attestation paper. Library and Archives Canada. Library and Archives Canada (in French: Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is a Canadian federal government department responsible for the collection
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