James H. Elmsley
James Harold Elmsley CB , CMG , DSO (* 1859 ; † 1921 ) was a Canadian major general and was in command of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (CSEF) (1918-1919). His troops reached the port of Vladivostok on October 27, 1918 .
Before this mission, Elmsley commanded the Canadian 8th Infantry Brigade of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the fighting in France.
Awards
- British Bathorden (Engl. Order of the Bath )
- British Order of St. Michael and George (Engl. Order of St Michael and St George )
- British War Merit Order (English Distinguished Service Order )
- Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure ( Japanese 瑞宝 章 , Zuihōshō , English Order of the Sacred Treasure )
Web links
- photo
- Gaddis Smith: Canada and the Siberian Intervention, 1918-1919 , The American Historical Review, Vol. 64, no. 4. (Jul., 1959), pp. 866-877. ( Online ), (PDF; 430 KByte)
Individual evidence
- ^ London Gazette (Supplement). No. 32428, HMSO, London, August 19, 1921, p. 6569 ( PDF , accessed October 20, 2013, English).
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| SURNAME | Elmsley, James H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elmsley, James Harold (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian Major General, Commander of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (1918-1919) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1859 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1921 |