Edward Whipple Bancroft Morrison

Sir Edward Whipple Bancroft Morrison KCMG CB DSO
Born	(1867-07-06)July 6, 1867 London, Ontario
Died	May 28, 1925(1925-05-28) (aged 57) Ottawa, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service / branch	Canadian Army
Years of service	1897–1924
Rank	Major general
Unit	4th Field Battery 2nd Field Battery 'D' Battery, Canadian Field Artillery
Commands	1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery Canadian Corps Artillery
Known for	Commanding the artillery at Vimy Ridge
Battles / wars	Second Boer War Battle of Belfast Battle of Leliefontein First World War Second Battle of Ypres Battle of the Somme Battle of Vimy Ridge Battle of Hill 70 Hundred Days Offensive
Awards	Order of St Michael and St George[1] Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Queen's South Africa Medal 1914–15 Star British War Medal Allied Victory Medal 1902 Coronation Medal
Other work	Editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen

Sir Edward Whipple Bancroft Morrison, KCMG CB DSO (6 July 1867 – 28 May 1925) was a Canadian journalist and major general in the Canadian Army during World War I.

Biography

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 1916, 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 July 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[2] and a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in June 1919.

References

1. "No. 13033". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 January 1917. p. 5.
2. "No. 13186". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 January 1918. p. 9.

Sources

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Morrison, Edward (2017). Morrison: The Long-Lost Memoir of Canada's Artillery Commander in the Great War. Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-1-77203-215-4.