April 2, 1989(1989-04-02) (aged 76) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Buried
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Allegiance
Canada
Service/branch
Canadian Army
Years of service
1932−1946
Rank
Major General
Unit
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Commands held
1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade 3rd Canadian Infantry Division
Battles/wars
Sicily Italy Normandy Boulogne Scheldt Rhineland
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire[1] Distinguished Service Order[2] Canadian Forces' Decoration
Other work
Chief Executive Commissioner of the Scout Movement in Canada
Major General Daniel Charles Spry CBE DSO CD (February 4, 1913 – April 2, 1989) was a senior Canadian Army officer who commanded the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division during Operation Veritable in World War II.[3]
^"No. 37408". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1945. p. 134.
^"No. 36668". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 August 1944. p. 3924.
^"Major-General D.C. Spry". Canada in WWII. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
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could threaten Boulogne-bound shipping and bombard Dover and inland targets. Spry devised a plan similar to Operation Wellhit, the capture of Boulogne, earlier...
across the Allied front: 3rd Canadian Infantry Division (Major-General DanielSpry) 2nd Canadian Infantry Division (Major-General Albert Bruce Matthews)...
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threatened the sea approaches to Boulogne. The plan devised by General DanielSpry was to bombard them from land, sea and air to "soften up" the defenders...
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of the Boy Scouts of Japan in April 1922; General Commissioner 4 1956 DanielSpry Canada 5 1957 Olave Baden-Powell United Kingdom 6 1957 Peter Baden-Powell...
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the season as members of the Ohio State League, playing under manager DanielSpry. In 1908, Portsmouth resumed minor league play, when the city gained...
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Global Information
Canada