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General Sir Arthur William Currie GCMG, KCB (5 December 1875 – 30 November 1933) was a Canadian military commander during World War I. He had the unique distinction of starting his military career on the very bottom rung as a pre-war militia gunner before rising through the ranks to become the first Canadian commander of the four divisions of the unified Canadian Corps of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was the first Canadian to attain the rank of full general.

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rdfs:comment	General Sir Arthur William Currie GCMG, KCB (5 December 1875 – 30 November 1933) was a Canadian military commander during World War I. He had the unique distinction of starting his military career on the very bottom rung as a pre-war militia gunner before rising through the ranks to become the first Canadian commander of the four divisions of the unified Canadian Corps of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was the first Canadian to attain the rank of full general.
foaf:name	Currie, Arthur Sir Arthur William Currie
foaf:nick	"Guts and Gaiters"
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dc:description	Canadian general
allegiance	Canada
award	dbpedia:Croix_de_guerre_(Belgium) dbpedia:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army) dbpedia:Croix_de_guerre_1914–1918_(France) dbpedia:Legion_of_Honour dbpedia:Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George dbpedia:Order_of_the_Bath dbpedia:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)
battle	Second Battle of Ypres Battle of Canal du Nord Second Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Vimy Ridge Western Front Battle of Amiens dbpedia:World_War_I
birth date	1875-12-05(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Strathroy-Caradoc
birth year	1875-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1933-11-30(xsd:dateTime)
death place	dbpedia:Quebec Montréal
death year	1933-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military branch	Canadian Corps
military command	1st Canadian Division Canadian Corps
occupation	Khaki University McGill University
resting place	dbpedia:Mount_Royal_Cemetery dbpedia:Quebec Montréal
service end year	1920-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
service start year	1894-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ArthurCurrie.jpg?width=300
is commander of	Battle of the Somme (1918) Battle of Hill 70 Canada's Hundred Days – 1918 Second Battle of Ypres Battle of Arras Hundred Days Offensive, 1918 Battle of the Lys Second Battle of Passchendaele Battle of the Scarpe (1918) Battle of Amiens Battle of Kitcheners' Wood
is notable commander of	1st Canadian Division
is predecessor of	Arthur Eustace Morgan
is third commander of	Canadian Corps

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