Major-General Louis Lipsett

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Major-General Louis Lipsett was a British-born senior officer who distinguished himself commanding Canadian forces on the Western Front during the First World War.

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Major-General Louis Lipsett canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
Canadian Corps general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
birthDate 1874-06-14 ⓘ
birthPlace Bengal Presidency ⓘ
British India ⓘ
burialPlace Cimetière de la Rue-Petillon, Fleurbaix, France ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
commanded 3rd Canadian Division ⓘ
8th Infantry Brigade ⓘ
commissionedInto Royal Irish Regiment ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second Boer War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1918-10-14 ⓘ
educatedAt Royal Military College, Sandhurst ⓘ
familyName Lipsett ⓘ
fullName Louis James Lipsett ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Louis ⓘ
laterServedIn Royal Irish Rifles ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank Major-General ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor command of Canadian forces on the Western Front in the First World War ⓘ
notableWork leadership of the 3rd Canadian Division in World War I ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Passchendaele ⓘ
Battle of Vimy Ridge ⓘ
Battle of the Somme ⓘ
placeOfDeath near Seclin, France ⓘ
promotedToRank Major-General in 1916 ⓘ
servedDuring Boer War ⓘ
linked to: Boer Wars

World War I ⓘ
servedIn British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
Canadian Corps ⓘ
serviceNumber British Army officer service (unspecified number) ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Western Front ⓘ
yearOfBirth 1874 ⓘ
yearOfDeath 1918 ⓘ

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3rd Canadian Division → notableCommander → Major-General Louis Lipsett ⓘ