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Harry Crerar

1888 - 1965

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Henry Duncan Graham Crerar, (28 April 1888 – 1 April 1965) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army who became the country's senior field commander in the Second World War as commander of the First Canadian Army in the campaign in North West Europe in 1944–1945, having rapidly risen in rank from brigadier in 1939 to full general in 1944. A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, Crerar was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Non-Permanent Active Militia in 1909, serving with the 4th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, which was based in Hamilton, Ontario. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the artillery. He saw action in the First World War, for which he was mentioned in despatches and made a companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Crerar is the 1,846th most popular military personnel (up from 1,866th in 2024), the 449th most popular biography from Canada (down from 443rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Harry Crerar ranks 1,846 out of 2,058. Before him are Richard Bong, Juan Aldama, Anton Grasser, Andreas Miaoulis, Perseus, and Alexandros Othonaios. After him are Francis Pegahmagabow, Christopher Cradock, Márcio Melo, Olha Ilkiv, John F. Reynolds, and Yevdokiya Bershanskaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Harry Crerar ranks 218. Before him are Paul Peter Ewald, Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Rexhep Mitrovica, Zia ol Din Tabatabaee, Henri Bosco, and Ferdinand Bie. After him are Þórbergur Þórðarson, Joseph Pletincx, Hank Mann, Christian Gitsham, Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, and Arthur Berry. Among people deceased in 1965, Harry Crerar ranks 176. Before him are Sulamith Goldhaber, Lars Hanson, Arnold Luhaäär, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Daniel Frank, and Nancy Carroll. After him are W. T. Cosgrave, John Cregan, Francisco Garza Gutiérrez, Geoffrey de Havilland, Carlos Scarone, and Eric Brook.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Harry Crerar ranks 449 out of 1,622. Before him are Tamara Taylor (1970), Wilfred Lucas (1871), Hilda Cameron (1912), Richard Williams (1933), Anne Murray (1945), and Michel Tremblay (1942). After him are Francis Pegahmagabow (1891), Alannah Myles (1958), Donald Arnold (1935), Katherine DeMille (1911), Daniel Lanois (1951), and Monique Mercure (1930).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Canada

Among military personnels born in Canada, Harry Crerar ranks 3. Before him are Henry Clinton (1730), and George Lawrence Price (1892). After him are Francis Pegahmagabow (1891), and Billy Bishop (1894).

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