Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Lionel Frank Page, (December 17, 1884 – April 26, 1944) was a

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officer who served in both world wars.

Biography

Page was born in

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and was educated at

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. After failing the entrance examinations for Sandhurst, he came to Canada in 1903 to work on Berkhamsted Farm in

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, which trained Berkhamsted graduates to homestead on the Prairies. After a year, he acquired land in Red Deer and became a rancher, selling his ranch in 1912 to enter business. On the outbreak of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, Page volunteered for overseas service and was part of the first contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was appointed DSO and received two bars. During

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he served as the first General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 4th Canadian Infantry Division, a post he held from June 1941 until December that year. At the time of his death in April 1944, which was caused by a sudden illness while still in Canada, he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Atlantic Command. His daughter was the artist P. K. Page.{{Cite book , last=Djwa , first=Sandra , title=Journey with No Maps: A Life of P.K. Page , publisher= McGill-Queen's University Press , year=2012 , isbn=9780773540613

References

* https://www.saskatoonlightinfantry.org/major-general-lionel-frank-page-cb-dso.html * https://generals.dk/general/Page/Lionel_Frank/Canada.html 1884 births 1944 deaths English emigrants to Canada Canadian Companions of the Order of the Bath Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Canadian Militia officers Canadian Expeditionary Force officers Lord Strathcona's Horse officers Canadian Army officers Canadian military personnel of World War I Canadian Army generals of World War II Commanders of the Legion of Merit Canadian generals People educated at Berkhamsted School Military personnel from Yorkshire