Christopher Vokes

Major General Christopher Vokes CB, CBE, DSO, CD
Brigadier Robert Moncel (left) and Major General Christopher Vokes, 10 April 1945.
Born	(1904-04-13)13 April 1904 Armagh, Northern Ireland
Died	27 March 1985(1985-03-27) (aged 80) Oakville, Ontario
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Army
Rank	Major General
Unit	Royal Canadian Engineers
Commands held	2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade 1st Canadian Infantry Division 4th Canadian Armoured Division
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Husky Battle of Ortona Battle of the Hochwald
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Canadian Forces Decoration
Other work	General Officer Commanding the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Europe

Major General Christopher Vokes CB, CBE, DSO, CD (13 April 1904–27 March 1985) was a senior Canadian Army officer who fought in World War II.

Born in Armagh, Ireland, the son of a British officer, Major Frederick Patrick Vokes and Elizabeth Vokes, who came to Canada in 1910. Major Frederick Patrick Vokes was the engineering officer at the Royal Military College of Canada. The family lived in Married Quarters at Ridout Row, Royal Military College of Canada.

Christopher Vokes' brother, Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Alexander Vokes (RMC 1926–1930, #1940), took a leading part in the assault on Dieppe in August 1942. In early 1944 he was sent to Italy as commanding officer of the 9th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Dragoons). On August 31, 1944, Frederick Alexander Vokes, Royal Canadian Dragoons, was seriously wounded in action and died in a field hospital in Italy after being hit by a German shell while standing beside his tank September 4, 1944.

From 1921 to 1925, he attended the Royal Military College of Canada #1633 and was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Engineers. He then attended McGill University from 1926 to 1927 where he received a Bachelor of Science degree and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society. From 1934 to 1935, he attended Staff College, Camberley in England. In Depression-Era Canada, many military bases were improved by civilians working in relief camps under supervision of professional military officers, including Camp Dundurn. The original engineer drawings for the concrete rifle range butts were signed by Chris Vokes, in that capacity. Barrack Blocks in Dundurn resemble similar buildings constructed at Camp Valcartier in the same time frame.