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| name = Desmond Smith | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1911|10|02}} | death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1991|10|11|1911|10|02}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | death_place = London, England | placeofburial =Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial_coordinates = {{Coord|45.4472|-75.6625|display=inline,title}}[1] | nickname = "Des" | birth_name = James Desmond Blaise Smith | allegiance = {{flag|Canada|1921}} | branch = Canadian Army | serviceyears = 1933–1962 | rank = Major-General | servicenumber = | unit = The Royal Canadian Dragoons | commands = 5th Canadian Armoured Brigade 1st Canadian Infantry Division Royal Military College of Canada | battles = World War II
| battles_label = | awards = CBE, DSO, CD | relations = | laterwork = | signature = }} Major-General James Desmond Blaise "Des" Smith, CBE, DSO, CD (2 October 1911 – 11 October 1991) was a senior Canadian Army officer active in World War II, fighting in the Italian Campaign and Northwest Europe. Smith was born in Ottawa, Ontario on 2 October 1911.[2] He studied at the Royal Military College of Canada and graduated in 1933.[2] On graduation he was promoted to lieutenant and attached to the Royal Canadian Dragoons.[4] He served in the infantry, and was called overseas in 1940 as a staff officer with the 1st Canadian Infantry Division, then stationed in the United Kingdom.[2] He became a brigadier in 1943 and commanded the 5th Canadian Armoured Brigade in both the Italian and Northwest Europe Campaigns.[6] He returned to Canada in 1945, and took over command of the Royal Military College.[6] During the 1950s, he commanded Canadian forces in Europe as part of NATO. He retired in 1962, to start work in the private sector, eventually moving to England. He retired in 1986, and died in London a few days after his 80th birthday in 1991. World War IICaptain Smith's World War II overseas service began when the Royal Canadian Dragoons were sent to England, as part of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. Smith earned his promotion from captain to major due to breaking the rules.[2] He was ordered to get winter gear for troops that would be deployed in Norway. Finding nothing suitable, he just ordered proper gear from a company named Lilywhite's. Smith was summoned to appear before Major-General McNaughton because of the unauthorised expense; but instead of having to pay personally for the bill, he received a promotion.[2] He ended his wartime career as Brigadier-General of the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade.[2] Post-war military careerBetween 1945 and his military retirement in 1962, Smith held several positions in Canada and the United Kingdom. His first peace time job was at his alma mater the Royal Military College. He commanded the college till 1947. In the period 1958–1962, Smith was Adjutant-General of the Canadian Army in Ottawa. In the meantime he held, amongst others, the position as chairman of the Canadian Joint Staff with the NATO. He was forced to leave the Army on Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's instance, due to an extra-marital affair that became public knowledge.[3] Post-war civil careerSmith moved to England in 1962. After several minor jobs he joined Pillar Holdings in 1964. He was responsible for the engineering branch of that company: Pillar Engineering Limited.[4] In 1986 he retired from his civil job, only to be appointed as the first Canadian member of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[5] PersonalSmith was married twice, first Miriam Blackburn, until her death in 1969, and then to Belle Shenkman, a member of the Order of Canada.[6][7] He had two sons from his first marriage, James and Stephen George Smith.[8] He died in a hospital in London, England on 11 October 1991.[8] There was first a memorial in London, and then a state funeral in Canada's capital city, Ottawa.[8] Senior military positions held
References1. ^{{cite web |last=Byzewski |first=Marty |title=Beechwood Cemetery Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |url=http://www.interment.net/data/canada/ontario/ottawa/beechwood/index.htm |publisher=Interment.net |accessdate=23 November 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/63QLBFfWH?url=http://www.interment.net/data/canada/ontario/ottawa/beechwood/index.htm |archivedate=24 November 2011 |year=2011 |deadurl=yes |df= }} {{S-start}}{{S-aca}}{{Succession box|title=Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada|2. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|last=Granatstein|first=Jack|title=The Generals: the Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War|year=1993|publisher=Stoddard|location=Toronto|isbn=0-7737-2730-2|authorlink=Jack Granatstein|page=53|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vgTaIWgPYm4C&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=%22J.+Desmond+B.+Smith%22&source=bl&ots=iI5BNdzSV6&sig=q-kcvfEVBHZebZ9lM42jvsel518&hl=en&ei=CMzgTcS3McqEhQemhrW4Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22J.%20Desmond%20B.%20Smith%22&f=falseThe }} 3. ^{{cite book | last = Davis | first = David Twiston | title = Canada from Afar: The Daily Telegraph Book of Canadian Obituaries | publisher = Dundurn Press | location = Toronto | year = 1996 | isbn = 1-55002-252-0 | url= https://books.google.com/booksid=YYEUmMn2uJQC&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=%#v=onepage&q&f=false |pages=166–168}} 4. ^Hall of Valour 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite news|last=Edwards |first=Victoria |title=XVIII Commandant RMC: 1945 to 1946 |url=http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/?p=5376 |accessdate=23 November 2011 |newspaper=e-Veritas: The Newsletter of the RMC club of Canada |date=24 February 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310064038/http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/?p=5376 |archivedate=10 March 2012 |location=Kingston, Ontario |deadurl=yes |df= }} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Obituary: Maj.-Gen. Desmond Smith won medal for leadership|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=12 October 1991|location=Toronto|page=A20}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Belle Shenkman-Smith, C.M., LL.B.|url=http://gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=1543&t=12&ln=Shenkman-Smith|work=It's an Honour, The Order of Canada|publisher=Governor General of Canada|accessdate=24 November 2011|location=Ottawa|year=2011}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Obituary: Smith, Major-General James Desmond Blaise|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=12 October 1991|location=Toronto|page=E8}} 9. ^Standing order forewords 10. ^Orders of Battle before=Major General John Whiteley (British Army officer) | after=Brigadier Douglas Gordon Cunningham| years=1945–1946}}{{S-end}} External links
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