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Charles Ramsay Stirling Stein (January 5, 1897 – June 3, 1973) was a

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Army officer who commanded the

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during

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Education

He studied at the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

in Kingston, Ontario earning a war certificate in 1915 (College Number 1089).

Career

He served in

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and remained in the army, attending the British Staff College, Camberley. He served in the

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. He returned to RMC from 1936-40 as Lieutenant Colonel staff-adjutant. In May 1939, he announced to the RMC on behalf of the Commandant 816 Brigadier K. Stuart that the present class would not be offered commissions until June 1941. This decision was made because the government had decided that an applicant for a Canadian commission had to be at least 20 years old. Ex-cadets were delighted by this policy. The largest recruit class since

, one hundred cadets, arrived in

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in August 1940. He was promoted to Brigadier, General Staff, army headquarters and Major-General Commanding Officer of the

from January 1943 to October 1943.http://www.generals.dk/general/Stein/Charles_Ramsay_Stirling/Canada.html Major General Stein He was relieved from duty on medical grounds in 1943. After the war, Stein led civil defence work in British Columbia.

Notes

References

*H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969. *H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982

Bibliography

External links

Generals of World War II
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stein, Charles Ramsay Sterling 1897 births Date of death unknown Military history of Canada Royal Military College of Canada alumni Year of death unknown Canadian Army generals of World War II Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley Canadian military personnel of World War I Royal Canadian Engineers officers 1973 deaths Canadian generals