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Major-General Georges-Philéas Vanier (April 23, 1888 – March 5, 1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation. Vanier was born and educated in Quebec and, after earning a university degree in law, served in the Canadian army during the First World War; on the European battlefields he lost a limb, but was commended for his actions with a number of decorations from the King. Subsequently, Vanier returned to Canada and remained in the military until the early 1930s, when he was posted to diplomatic missions in Europe. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Vanier once again became active in the military, commanding troops on the home front, until the cessation of hostilities in 1945, whereupon he returned to diplo

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  • Georges Vanier
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  • Major-General Georges-Philéas Vanier (April 23, 1888 – March 5, 1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation. Vanier was born and educated in Quebec and, after earning a university degree in law, served in the Canadian army during the First World War; on the European battlefields he lost a limb, but was commended for his actions with a number of decorations from the King. Subsequently, Vanier returned to Canada and remained in the military until the early 1930s, when he was posted to diplomatic missions in Europe. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Vanier once again became active in the military, commanding troops on the home front, until the cessation of hostilities in 1945, whereupon he returned to diplo
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Office
  • Governor General of Canada
year adopted
  • 1961-11-01(xsd:date)
monarch
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honorific suffix
  • PC DSO MC* CD
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Number
  • 0(xsd:integer)
serviceyears
  • 1914(xsd:integer)
term start
  • 1959-09-15(xsd:date)
dipstyle
  • His Excellency the Right Honourable
  • Son Excellence le très honorable
Birth Date
  • 1888-04-23(xsd:date)
Branch
death place
  • Ottawa, Ontario
escutcheon
  • Or with a Chevron pale Azure and eight bars Gules charged with two swords Or and in chief a tree proper between sinister a Fleur de Lys Azure and dexter a clover proper, in point the gate of La Citadelle of Quebec surmounted by the standard of the Governor General of Canada proper.
symbolism
  • The bell tower of the Church of Honfleur symbolises Vanier's Catholic faith, as well serving as a reminder of the first Governor of New France, Samuel de Champlain, who set sail for the New World from Honfleur. The tree represents knowledge and growth, while the Fleur de Lys recalls Vanier's French Canadian heritage. The swords evoke Vanier's active service in the military, while the gate of La Citadelle stands not only for the Quebec residence of the Governor General, but also the base of the Royal 22e Régiment, which Vanier helped to form and later commanded at La Citadelle. The flag above the gate is the personal standard of the governor general, symbolising that Vanier served as the monarch's viceroy.
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Name
  • Georges Vanier
  • Georges-Philéas Vanier
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  • 160(xsd:integer)
Caption
  • Vanier as an officer in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1918.
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  • 106(xsd:integer)
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  • 39(xsd:integer)
  • 1914(xsd:integer)
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  • Africa Star.gif
  • BWM ribbon.jpg
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  • Defence Medal ribbon.png
  • ElizabethIICoronationRibbon.png
  • France and Germany Star BAR.svg
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  • GeorgeVSilverJubileum-ribbon.png
  • Military cross w bar BAR.svg
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  • VOStJ ribbon.png
  • Victory medal ribbon.png
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  • Sir
  • Monsieur
Birth Place
  • Montreal, Quebec
Crest
  • The tower of the Church of St. Catherine at Honfleur with buttresses all Or.
Title
  • dbkwik:resource/SCfS0T5kxKUfPi3PDaRfYw==
  • Governor General of Canada
  • Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, the Netherlands,
  • Norway, Poland, and Yugoslavia in Exile
  • to the Governments of
  • Canadian Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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