| 词条 | Denis Whitaker |
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|name=William Denis Whitaker |image= |caption= |rank= Brigadier |branch= Canadian Army |commands=1st Battalion, The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) |family= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|Canada}} |birth_date={{Birth date|1915|02|27}} |death_date={{Death date and age|2001|05|30|1915|02|27}} |birth_place=Calgary, Alberta, Canada |death_place= |placeofburial= |serviceyears= |laterwork= Business man, and author. |awards= DSO and Bar, CM, ED, CD Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Order of Canada; Legion of Honor. }}{{Infobox CFL player |name=Denis "Dinny" Whitaker |image= |Position=Quarterback |number= |College=University of Toronto Schools & Royal Military College of Canada |birth_date= |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |Height_ft= |Height_in= |Weight_lbs= |playing_years1=1937–39 |playing_team1=Hamilton Tigers |playing_years2=1945–46 |playing_team2=Hamilton Tigers }} Brigadier William Denis Whitaker, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|DSO1|ED|CD}} (February 27, 1915 – May 30, 2001) was a Canadian athlete, soldier, businessman, and author. Early lifeBorn in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Whitaker was educated at the University of Toronto Schools and later at the Royal Military College of Canada, student # 2357 in Kingston, Ontario. He graduated in 1933. He was a quarterback for the Hamilton Tigers of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. He joined the Canadian Army and accepted a commission, as a second lieutenant with The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) in 1937. Military careerDuring the Second World War, Whitaker was awarded the Distinguished Service Order at the rank of captain for his achievement in the Battle of Dieppe in August 1942. He was the only one of the 100 officers who landed on the beach to fight his way into town and escape unwounded. As a lieutenant colonel, Whitaker commanded the 1st Battalion, The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry– Canadian Army Active from February 17, 1944 until July 17, 1944 and from September 15, 1944 until March 29, 1945, throughout most of the fighting in northwest Europe. On 16 October 1944, during the Battle of the Schedlt Whitaker took the village of Woensdrecht, which presented particular problems for the Canadians in their advance by the banks of the river Schedlt.[1] He won a second Distinguished Service Order in February 1945 for leadership in the Battle of Goch-Calcar Road during Operation Veritable . At the end of the war, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier. Whitaker left the army in 1951, but returned as Honorary Colonel of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry from 1972 to 1992. Business careerAfter his military service, he was a commercial manager of radio station CHML. In 1962, he was named vice-president of O'Keefe Brewing Co. and soon became the president. He was also the president of Major Market Advertising and a financial consultant with Nesbitt Burns. Sports careerWhitaker's sports career was equally illustrious, beginning with captaincy of the Royal Military College of Canada ice hockey and Canadian football teams. He led the Hamilton Tigers in 1938. He was named to the Canadian Forces Sports Honour Roll and was a national senior squash champion. He chaired the Canadian Equestrian Team for 20 years, and under his guidance the team won two Olympics, 15 Pan-American Games and two World Championship gold medals. He was also chef-de-mission for the 1980 Canadian Olympic Team in Moscow, which the Canadians eventually boycotted, along with the Americans due to the Soviets invading Afghanistan. He was a founder and member of the Olympic Trust of Canada. In 1990, he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Denis was one of the founding members of the Hamilton Hunt Club, started in 1958 in Caledonia, Ontario. He was a Master of Foxhounds and rode with the club from 1958-1973. Decorations and honours
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References{{Commons}}1. ^Copp, Terry & Vogel, Robert, Maple Leaf Route: Scheldt, Alma: Maple Leaf Route, 1985 page 34 2. ^Denis Whitaker{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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