Military Service
Age: 59
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Army General List
Honours and Awards:
Companion of the Bath
Lionel was a a veteran of both the First and the Second World Wars. In 1913, he was commissioned as an officer with the militia's new 35 Central Alberta Horse.
When WW I broke out, Page volunteered for overseas service and became a member of the First Contingent of the CEF. He became part of 5th Infantry Battalion and saw service at the Battle of St. Julien in Apr 1915, where poison gas was used as a weapon for the first time. He distinguished himself for his composure in battle and was quickly promoted, first to Captain and then Major. In Mar 1917, he became a Lieutenant Colonel and the commanding officer of the 50 Battalion.
On New Year's Day, 1917, Lionel was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for conduct under fire. He was later awarded two bars to his D.S.O. and was wounded twice in action.
After the war, he returned to Red Deer with his family, but then moved to Calgary where he re-enlisted with the Lord Strathcona's Horse. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and became the L.S.H.'s commanding officer in 1929.
When WW II broke out, he was promoted to Brigadier General. In 1941, he was placed in command of the Canadian forces in Iceland and named the Major General with the 4 Canadian Armoured Division. In July 1943, he was named the Commander in Chief of the Canadian Army's Atlantic Command. He was also made a Companion of the Order of Bath (CB), the fourth-most senior rank of the British Orders of Chivalry.
Lionel passed away from the effects of the gas attack he endured in WWI, on Aug. 26, 1944 at the age of 59.
Son of Henry James Page and of Augusta E. (nee Jones) Page; husband of Rose Laura (nee Whitehouse) Page, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. His daughter Patricia later became famous as one of Canada's leading literary figures and poets, writing under the name P.K. Page.
Age: 59
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Army General List
Honours and Awards:
Companion of the Bath
Lionel was a a veteran of both the First and the Second World Wars. In 1913, he was commissioned as an officer with the militia's new 35 Central Alberta Horse.
When WW I broke out, Page volunteered for overseas service and became a member of the First Contingent of the CEF. He became part of 5th Infantry Battalion and saw service at the Battle of St. Julien in Apr 1915, where poison gas was used as a weapon for the first time. He distinguished himself for his composure in battle and was quickly promoted, first to Captain and then Major. In Mar 1917, he became a Lieutenant Colonel and the commanding officer of the 50 Battalion.
On New Year's Day, 1917, Lionel was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for conduct under fire. He was later awarded two bars to his D.S.O. and was wounded twice in action.
After the war, he returned to Red Deer with his family, but then moved to Calgary where he re-enlisted with the Lord Strathcona's Horse. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and became the L.S.H.'s commanding officer in 1929.
When WW II broke out, he was promoted to Brigadier General. In 1941, he was placed in command of the Canadian forces in Iceland and named the Major General with the 4 Canadian Armoured Division. In July 1943, he was named the Commander in Chief of the Canadian Army's Atlantic Command. He was also made a Companion of the Order of Bath (CB), the fourth-most senior rank of the British Orders of Chivalry.
Lionel passed away from the effects of the gas attack he endured in WWI, on Aug. 26, 1944 at the age of 59.
Son of Henry James Page and of Augusta E. (nee Jones) Page; husband of Rose Laura (nee Whitehouse) Page, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. His daughter Patricia later became famous as one of Canada's leading literary figures and poets, writing under the name P.K. Page.
Military Service
Age: 59
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Army General List
Honours and Awards:
Companion of the Bath
Lionel was a a veteran of both the First and the Second World Wars. In 1913, he was commissioned as an officer with the militia's new 35 Central Alberta Horse.
When WW I broke out, Page volunteered for overseas service and became a member of the First Contingent of the CEF. He became part of 5th Infantry Battalion and saw service at the Battle of St. Julien in Apr 1915, where poison gas was used as a weapon for the first time. He distinguished himself for his composure in battle and was quickly promoted, first to Captain and then Major. In Mar 1917, he became a Lieutenant Colonel and the commanding officer of the 50 Battalion.
On New Year's Day, 1917, Lionel was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for conduct under fire. He was later awarded two bars to his D.S.O. and was wounded twice in action.
After the war, he returned to Red Deer with his family, but then moved to Calgary where he re-enlisted with the Lord Strathcona's Horse. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and became the L.S.H.'s commanding officer in 1929.
When WW II broke out, he was promoted to Brigadier General. In 1941, he was placed in command of the Canadian forces in Iceland and named the Major General with the 4 Canadian Armoured Division. In July 1943, he was named the Commander in Chief of the Canadian Army's Atlantic Command. He was also made a Companion of the Order of Bath (CB), the fourth-most senior rank of the British Orders of Chivalry.
Lionel passed away from the effects of the gas attack he endured in WWI, on Aug. 26, 1944 at the age of 59.
Son of Henry James Page and of Augusta E. (nee Jones) Page; husband of Rose Laura (nee Whitehouse) Page, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. His daughter Patricia later became famous as one of Canada's leading literary figures and poets, writing under the name P.K. Page.
Age: 59
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Army General List
Honours and Awards:
Companion of the Bath
Lionel was a a veteran of both the First and the Second World Wars. In 1913, he was commissioned as an officer with the militia's new 35 Central Alberta Horse.
When WW I broke out, Page volunteered for overseas service and became a member of the First Contingent of the CEF. He became part of 5th Infantry Battalion and saw service at the Battle of St. Julien in Apr 1915, where poison gas was used as a weapon for the first time. He distinguished himself for his composure in battle and was quickly promoted, first to Captain and then Major. In Mar 1917, he became a Lieutenant Colonel and the commanding officer of the 50 Battalion.
On New Year's Day, 1917, Lionel was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for conduct under fire. He was later awarded two bars to his D.S.O. and was wounded twice in action.
After the war, he returned to Red Deer with his family, but then moved to Calgary where he re-enlisted with the Lord Strathcona's Horse. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and became the L.S.H.'s commanding officer in 1929.
When WW II broke out, he was promoted to Brigadier General. In 1941, he was placed in command of the Canadian forces in Iceland and named the Major General with the 4 Canadian Armoured Division. In July 1943, he was named the Commander in Chief of the Canadian Army's Atlantic Command. He was also made a Companion of the Order of Bath (CB), the fourth-most senior rank of the British Orders of Chivalry.
Lionel passed away from the effects of the gas attack he endured in WWI, on Aug. 26, 1944 at the age of 59.
Son of Henry James Page and of Augusta E. (nee Jones) Page; husband of Rose Laura (nee Whitehouse) Page, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. His daughter Patricia later became famous as one of Canada's leading literary figures and poets, writing under the name P.K. Page.
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DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF ROSE PAGE AND FATHER OF PATRICIA AND MICHAEL
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