Charles Philip Fenwick
Charles Philip Fenwick | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1891 |
| Died | March 20, 1954 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Major-General Charles Philip Fenwick CB,[1] CBE,[2] MC,[3] ED, MD (10 July 1891 – 20 March 1954) was the 14th Canadian Surgeon General.
Military career
[edit]Born in St. John's, Colony of Newfoundland, Charles Philip was educated at the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a Medical Degree in 1916.[4]
Following graduation, Fenwick joined the Canadian Army and was placed in the Canadian Army Medical Corps.[5] In 1917, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was [appointed] the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Field Ambulance.[5] Two years later, he was awarded the Military Cross for "his actions at the Battle of Amiens."[5]
At the end of the war, Fenwick took up practice in Niagara Falls, Ontario from 1920 to 1923 before settling in Toronto.[5]
With the outbreak of World War II, Fenwick re-enlisted in the military, and was sent overseas in 1939 "with the [1st Division] and his subsequent career saw him in all Canadian theatres of World War II."[4]
In 1943, he was appointed Deputy Director Medical Services (Army)[5] and in 1945, Director General Medical Services (Army). He remained in the latter position until his retirement from the military in 1946.
Following his retirement, Fenwick became the chief of medical services for the Canadian Pacific Railway.[4] He was also the president of the Defence Medical Association from 1946 to 1947.[4]
Major-General Fenwick died 20 March 1954 at the age of 62.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 37408". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1945. p. 133.
- ^ "No. 36545". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1944. p. 2654.
- ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 52.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituaires". CMAJ. 70 (6): 701–702. 1954. PMC 1825431.
- ^ a b c d e "Charles Philip Fenwick". Canadian Orange Historical Site. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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[edit]- 1891 births
- 1954 deaths
- Surgeons General of Canada
- Canadian military personnel of World War I
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- Recipients of the Military Cross
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- University of Toronto alumni
- Canadian Pacific Railway people
- Canadian Army generals of World War II
- Canadian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps officers
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