Edward Amy
Edward Amy | |
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| Born | March 28, 1918 Bronze Star . |
Brigadier-General Edward Alfred Charles Amy, DSO, OBE, MC, CD (March 28, 1918 – February 2, 2011) was a Canadian soldier who fought in World War II
. He is one of Canada's most decorated soldiers.
He died on February 2, 2011, in the Camp Hill hospital,
Education
Edward Amy graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1939, student # 2510.
Military service
Amy served as a tank commander. He commanded A Squadron,
Bronze Star.[3]
Amy arrived in
brigadier-general
in 1972.
Recognition
On July 18, 2007, he was awarded the
Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was an advocate for the reactivation of the Halifax Rifles (RCAC)
as a reconnaissance unit, a project which was successfully completed in 2009.
On November 14, 2007, Wilfred Moore, a Canadian senator, congratulated him, thanked him and those who served under his command for their service to Canada.[4]
The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Mayann Francis, presented the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia SAC Award to BGen Ned Amy on 7 November 2007.[5]
On February 10, 2011, Wilfred P. Moore, a Canadian senator gave a tribute in the Senate to the late Brigadier-General Edward "Ned" Amy, DSO, CD. [6]
References
- ^ "Saltwire | Halifax".
- ^ "Edward Alfred Charles Amy: Obituary and death notice on InMemoriam".
- ^ Preston "Canada's RMC: A History of the Royal Military College"
- ^ https://sencanada.ca/en/Content/Sen/chamber/392/debates/011db_2007-11-14-e? Ned Amy recognized by Senator Moore
- ^ http://www.rusi.ca/ns/RemDayMessDin07.htm[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Liberal Senate Forum | Statements & Hansard | the Late Brigadier-General Edward A.C. "Ned" Amy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-18. The late Ned Amy recognized by Senator Moore
- 4237 Dr. Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.
- H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969.
- H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982
- H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876-1918. Volume II: 1919-1984. Royal Military College. [Kingston]. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984