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John Carl Murchie (June 7, 1895 – March 5, 1966) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the

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from December 27, 1943, until August 21, 1945.

Military career

Murchie graduated with a Military Qualification certificate from 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 ...

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in 1915 during

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. He served with the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery,

, in France from 1915 to 1917. He remained in the army during the

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, where he attended the

Staff College, Camberley Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army and the presidency armies of British India (later merged to form the Indian Army). It had its origins in the Royal Military College, High Wycombe, founded in 1799, which i ...

from 1929 to 1930. He also served in

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

and became a

General Staff Officer A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military un ...

at National Defence Headquarters in 1939.John Carl Murchie at Generals.dk
/ref> 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

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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,Record Honours List for Canada
The Canberra Times, 2 January 1945 and retired in 1946. He was awarded the CBE in the

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list.

References

. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984 *MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas – Page 657 – Grids M13, M14
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1966 deaths Canadian Anglicans Canadian Companions of the Order of the Bath Knights of the Order of St John Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Canadian military personnel of World War I People from Edmundston Royal Military College of Canada alumni Canadian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Canadian Army generals of World War II Commanders of the Canadian Army Canadian Expeditionary Force officers Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley Canadian generals Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery officers Canadian military personnel from New Brunswick Canadian Militia officers

Military career

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