Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie was made commander of the Canadian Corps in June 1917. A detailed planner, he refused to send his troops into battle without thorough preparations. The Canadians never lost a battle under Currie's command, even though he lacked charisma and was never popular with his soldiers. After the war, he became principal of McGill University in Montreal.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-444
Canada and the First World War
