Edward Whipple Bancroft Morrison

Born in London, Ontario, he worked as a journalist for the Hamilton Spectator and later as editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen.

Major General E.W.B. Morrison with Major L.C. Goodeve (left) and Brigadier General C.H. Maclaren, C.R.A., 4th Canadian Division (19897834791)

Morrison served in the Canadian Militia for many years, joining the 4th Field Battery in Hamilton in May 1897, and the 2nd Field Battery in Ottawa in 1898. In 1899 he volunteered for service with 'D' Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery in South Africa during the Second Boer War, where he fought at Belfast and Leliefontein, receiving the Distinguished Service Order for bravery at the latter battle. He published a book "With the Guns in South Africa", a memoir of his service and the service of the Canadian Artillery during the Boer War.

During the First World War, Morrison served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, commanding the 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery from 1914 until 1916m, including during the Second Battle of Ypres and the Battle of the Somme. In December 1916, he was appointed to command all the artillery of the Canadian Corps, and commanded all the artillery at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. He continued to command the artillery through the Hundred Days' Offensive and was promoted to major-general in 1918. After the war, he continued to serve with the Canadian Army until he retired in 1924.

He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in January 1918 and a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in June 1919.

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online