Major-General Lionel Frank Page, (17 December 1884 – 26 April 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

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, Page volunteered for overseas service and was part of the first contingent of the

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. He was appointed

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in January 1917 and received two bars, the first of which was awarded in June 1918. The second bar appeared in ''

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'' in November 1918 and reads as follows: During

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he served as the first

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(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 Patricia Kathleen Page, (23 November 1916 – 14 January 2010) was a Canadian poet,Peter ScowenP.K. Page dies at age 93 ''The Globe and Mail'', 14 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010. though the citation as she was inducted as a Fellow of th ...

References

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