https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/642abd119e0871e8d7a039ad0f716e69.pdf 06f02c10dad4a2098cc6e46cef3858e9 PDF Text Text {. Board since itz inception, and at- sector of the Western F.i:ont ·h e ld by tended an arduous annual meeting the Canadian troops and was also lastirg four days. After th!s mee�- guest of. the British Fleet. during ing, allhough tired out, he immed1- manoeuvres and battle p.fcactice hi ately went 011 a 200-mile motor the Nort� Sea. Later in 1918 11.e trip to choose a site for a memor- was appointed Director . of the Jlis­ ial cairn to some soldiers killed· in toric a l Section of the National De.; the• wa r with the United States in fence Headq uarters , Ott av•:a, •;;tn d . '. · On that trip h e cac1ght whilst holding this positior:· he 1812-15. piled and published h\•o vo (he cold that proved fatal. ' o General Cruikshank was son f of a histo ry of the Canadian of tia. the late Alexander Cruikshank . . . . !' Peterhead, Scotlan·d, and Margaret 1 Genera l Cruikshank was·· best · Milne Cruikshank, of Aberdeei�. known as a military historian, and., ·A. Scotland. He was born in 1852 in was genernlly regarded as a mooii� . pil,�l,i, th� tow:nsh�p of ·Bertie, near Fort accurate and painstaking com odier-Genero I E . Ene. Ontano, and was educated :lt of documents and author of tr . nada, ,.. C ,f. 0 · n nk, , . · k.,La with .. '·r••"i . M . ...., military '"' the St. Thomas Grammar School 'dealing and Upper Canada College, In! He vvas a prolific \\.Titer, a well Known 1916 he was made an honorac·y gl·eatest work was a history LL.D. of Alberta University, In his campaigns on the Niagara In Jamaica early career he was correspor:dent during the war between to several American newspapers and the United States in ' 1 LIFE OF and also entered public life, in This monumental work· fill s which he held several posts for a volumes, He also prod u ce d HENRY MORGAN good many years, notably Treas- ber of other treatises on nrer and afterwards Reeve of Fort celebrated battles. He Jan1aica's winter tourist season, l Erie, member of the County cularly it:terested in� tbe · such as it is or w ill be in time of Council of Welland, Ontario and the .Southern Confederate I . wat,,. is now dtte to commeccc; but I Police Magistrale for the City of l Robert E. Lee and Stonew i«:nne; perhaps many, of our regu- 1 Niagara Falls and adjacent districts, :3on in the war between the lar ·�stay-over'' vi:>itors of former Durmg this pei-iod ne was \·ery I can States in 1862-66, a,nct�a w ill not come. Jn at least active in the affairs of the Ca1�adian j years ago visited .. some of c.ase death v,·m have been the militia, and became Culonel of the mous battlefields of that w e, and that is so of a distin- 44th Infantry Militia Regiment in WROTE MO.R�AN'S LIFE� cl Canadian soldier who until 1899. H e he ld other high military Until a few years<ago G�e · adew years ago had been accus- posts and was promoted to the .Cruikshank was accusto totn.cd lo spend the winter in Ja- rank of full Colonel in 1913 and spend each winter in. Jamai maic.,a, who was well knowr in the Brigadier General in 1915. it is especially interesti� island and greatly esteemed by a that while residing here .he SOLDIER-HISTORIAN. wide circle of friends and acquainDuring the early years of the ued. his historical rese. ar, t;i.nces. Great War of 1914-18 Gen e ra l £rmt was an excellent:.,:· Hp w�1s Brigadier General Ernest Cruikshank did much valuable of Sir Henry Morgan, ·.r t\ lexa. _nder Cru.i�shank, who died in work i1� .r e ci' u i tin g ::ind tra ini n g colourful and cel_ebrat. ed.. . . Otta\\ a some time ago at the npe •um ts for overseas service, and was Governor, of which a. oll'.l' age: of eight'.>'-:>even years, after I among the prominent figures of doubt is in the lipxary. o>fi . I a thre:; we.. eks' .ill n.ess from ylemof . Jamaica� lhe Canadian A�rny. J::Ie <;ame �o 'I h e �enc ra l, it m a y fa trly be 1 Otta wa for speci al service 111 191 1 . o ught. to .be. T m hm·_ne�s as a milita ry i an d earl y in 19�8 was . on e o f a por ta::it lrnk b . to whi ch wor k he had I group of Canadian officers who' Jamawa, and h•i;; · years de\oted himself. H e went on a special mission to Eng- regretted by his Chairman of the Canadian lard ;md France. 'Vhile .a mem- Ulis jl!llan�;: Sites and As Chairir)an Monuments be1· of this mission lie vislted that ·· �ites a.tid Moriu Cai�a · · enetl.ll · instr time · I 1 '! I Was I .WROTE ., 'SIR I1' I I I\s.titute. 1 tory is s· �HERE were soldiers who .had .to remain in Canada during the Great War service. t'O their whon:gave fine count1·h and one, Brigadier-General . I E. A. Cruik­ shank, died at Ottawa recently. The West should be reminded o:f this soldierly man, whose in:flu­ ence was impressed. on tl1o�andS commissioned or enlisted '.':from ' Alberta. General Cruikshank Wali;,� ·re­ mote, a diffident, persoriii.Uty il'.I a lanky frame imbued .wl..th an instinct for modem soldiering that was not to be belied by the slack rolling of the puttees on his Ibn,g legs. No one worked more•.·ln­ cessantly in cmn:r>s where �fe:\q could' be older than . · .. officers held accounta�le: troops were at :fault. �c.cepted t justness of a ma11tinet wh'ose d himsel( mi pfowl the lines when. the · t slept but was alert when rev sounded. The drenching�·. he at field manoeuvres could ll()t make l}im flinch from completing c1swns 1 were severe. lie on .which . h e lec­ tured afterwards. He · rook a. parade . with martial dignity but• was a glutton· for the true busi.­ i+ess o:f warfare,, He placed utmost reliance in' training ght be expected to }Je a dis(!iple of Sir J.ohn. ; the observations · · instru•tion� talkscto J,'l,'I. N I '- the East, but :far beyond Canada;. Brigadier - .General as he became s'Oon after the :i:;\itbreak o:f the Great Wa:J:,. was recognized as a military .historian� He was authoritative op. Lundy's Lane and· Queenston Heights, and on other engage­ nients whose momenrous conse­ . Crmwhanlt..' quences in. their. own days were overshadowed onIY by war's mod­ ern events. This historic intimacy displayed in some 40 volumes qualified him to be put for a time in charge of the Histori�al se�tion of :the Defence Department after the war ended, and suitably equipped him to be chairman of the Historical Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. A mar­ vell'C:lu§ .ii'ft o:f. languages· allowed .to pass from the study �story in c�a.<la.. �q th� study of the major campaigns 'in'. the 1W1t century in Europe� But long" afterwards credit was given to Grierson and Cruikshank :f\Or being the two most soundly versed and on the German. inten­ :Iar-seeing tions. · • T regret saddening ·c·HiE Cruikshank's. life was . given a command· · "'tr had not been yell owed file in A . Front e ��·th the library of this paper contains Ottawa a press report sent from in the very early. days of the War, saying that. "Colonel E. A. Cruik­ shank is to be appointed to com­ mand of a Canadian infantry brigade at the Front with the rank of ,Brigadier-General." The political fates denied him the com- . mand. He was 61. · The fates may have been kind, though they de- i prived Canada at the Front of a 1 so�dier with a singularly gifted I . 1 mind. It could be \;ritten of shank as it was written of Grier-· "Though strict as ·regards· son· he spared · his troops unnecessary duties by thinking ut· his problems in a<ivance." · Cruik-! trai�ing, >rigadler - General Cruikshank's 'nusu.al military abilities wexe not 'ec0gnized as many believed they h'<mld have been, but his memory s the general officer commanding 'lilitab. District No; 13 during the War will be saluted by' who rose to important com� '\Vere , ],;n:gely because they by �im in the ·· b-f··•"'tl:dn'kin•g out their � https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/790b287d07aa22835558d84a7ce5156e.pdf 65e2b1bc78be35c2ae7cac53d9bc5aab PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper Articles about Ernest Cruikshank Description An account of the resource Listed here are newspaper articles about Ernest Cruikshank, published just after his death. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 3, 1940 1940s Ernest Cruikshank Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection