E.A. Cruikshank
| Ernest Alexander Cruikshank | |
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| Born |
June 29, 1853 Bertie Township, Canada West |
| Died | June 23, 1939 (aged 85) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Allegiance | Canadian |
| Years of service | 1877 to 1921 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Awards | FRSC |
| Other work | Military historian, Chairman of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada |
Ernest Alexander "E. A." Cruikshank FRSC (29 June 1853 – 23 June 1939), was a Canadian Brigadier General, a historian who specialized in military history and the first Chairman of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Cruikshank was born in Bertie Township, Canada West in 1853, and was educated at St. Thomas Grammar School and Upper Canada College. He worked as a journalist and translator in the United States, before returning to Canada where he served as Reeve of Fort Erie and Warden of Welland County.
Cruikshank enlisted in the 44th Welland Battalion as an ensign in 1877, becoming Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment in 1899. While serving, he wrote a number of books on the history of Ontario, particularly its military history, and in 1908 he was seconded to the Public Archives of Canada as keeper of military documents. He resigned from the Archives in 1911 to become a Colonel on the permanent staff of the active militia. Rising to the rank of brigadier-general in 1915, he commanded Military District 13, which was headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. In 1917, Cruikshank was assigned to the Western Front in France.
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