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John Ducker and Lt.-Col. (Ret'd) Vic Skaarupabout 3 hours ago
General Sir Arthur Currie never claimed to speak for Canada, yet few leaders in our history ever spoke so clearly for our nation by their actions.
Born on Dec. 5, 1875, Currie rose from being a local schoolteacher, real estate agent, insurance salesman and part-time militia officer to command one of the most formidable fighting forces of the First World War.
He was not a soldier by birth, privilege or lineage, but by intellect, innovation and a fierce sense of responsibility to the men under his command.
This Dec. 5 and 6 — 150 years after he was born — Victoria will mark his legacy when the historic Bay Street Armoury is renamed the General Sir Arthur Currie Armoury, a tribute to a man who not only shaped the Canadian Army but also, in his own quiet way, helped shape Canada itself.
It’s an apt decision that’s been a long time in the making.
Many paintings, photographs and tributes to Currie still adorn the walls within the iconic Armoury, which he himself helped design.
He commanded the forerunners of the regiments that train there to this day. The soldiers who now work there know it’s Sir Arthur’s home.
Renaming the Armoury is not merely symbolic — it’s a full-circle moment linking the young militia officer who drilled his gunners on the muddy fields of Victoria and Esquimalt to the seasoned general who led them to victory in Europe.
Final honour: Victoria armoury to be renamed for wartime leader 150 years after his birth
It’s a tribute to a man who not only shaped the Canadian Army but also, in his own quiet way, helped shape Canada itself.John Ducker and Lt.-Col. (Ret'd) Vic Skaarupabout 3 hours ago
General Sir Arthur Currie never claimed to speak for Canada, yet few leaders in our history ever spoke so clearly for our nation by their actions.
Born on Dec. 5, 1875, Currie rose from being a local schoolteacher, real estate agent, insurance salesman and part-time militia officer to command one of the most formidable fighting forces of the First World War.
He was not a soldier by birth, privilege or lineage, but by intellect, innovation and a fierce sense of responsibility to the men under his command.
This Dec. 5 and 6 — 150 years after he was born — Victoria will mark his legacy when the historic Bay Street Armoury is renamed the General Sir Arthur Currie Armoury, a tribute to a man who not only shaped the Canadian Army but also, in his own quiet way, helped shape Canada itself.
It’s an apt decision that’s been a long time in the making.
Many paintings, photographs and tributes to Currie still adorn the walls within the iconic Armoury, which he himself helped design.
He commanded the forerunners of the regiments that train there to this day. The soldiers who now work there know it’s Sir Arthur’s home.
Renaming the Armoury is not merely symbolic — it’s a full-circle moment linking the young militia officer who drilled his gunners on the muddy fields of Victoria and Esquimalt to the seasoned general who led them to victory in Europe.
