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The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war, most combat was centred in Italy, [1] Northwestern Europe, [2] and the North Atlantic.
Such deaths have most often been from natural causes, but there are also cases of assassination, execution, suicide, accident and even death in battle. The list is in chronological order. The name is listed first, followed by the year of death, the country, the name of the office the person held at the time of death, the location of the death ...
The following is a chronological list of notable heads of governments and heads of state deaths that have resulted from assassination or execution. This list considers only the incumbent head of state or government. Heads of state or government assassinated or executed after they left office (e.g. Aldo Moro, Saddam Hussein and Shinzo Abe) are ...
Pages in category "Canadian military personnel killed in World War II" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts in and involving Canada in chronological order, from the 11th century to the 21st century. It is divided into two main sections. The first section outlines conflicts that happened in what is now Canada before its confederation in 1867 .
John Kelburne Lawson (27 December 1886 – 19 December 1941) was a Canadian military officer who served as commander of the West Brigade during the Battle of Hong Kong. A brigadier, he was the most senior officer to be killed in action during the battle.
Date of death Order of Office Cause of death Age at Death Lifespan after office Place of death Place of burial Image 1 John A. Macdonald: June 6, 1891 1 Stroke: 75 years, 330 days 0 days Ottawa, Ontario. Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario. 2 Alexander Mackenzie: April 17, 1892 2 Stroke from a fall hitting his head 70 years, 80 days
General Henry Duncan Graham Crerar CH, CB, , DSO, CD, PC (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 that of a full general in 1944.