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Sir Arthur William Currie

December 5, 1875 - November 30, 1933General, Sir Arthur Wm. Currie, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., etc., commanded the First Canadian Corps in France in the War of 1914-18 from June 1917 to the signing of the Armistice. In August 1919 he was appointed Inspector-General in Canada and took over his duties in December of the same year. He resigned the appointment in July 1920 and in August of the same year was appointed Principal aud Vice-Chancellor of McGill University. His khaki-trimmed Master Mason apron is in the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa. Initiated : 1898/08/03Worshipful Master: 1904 Vancouver and Quadra Lodge No. 2 District Deputy Grand Master Victoria District Source: Grand Lodge records.