William Kirby Lye

Brigadier General William Kirby Lye OBE was a Canadian soldier.

William Kirby Lye
Nickname(s)Bill
Born1918
Ottawa, Ontario
Died2009
Ottawa, Ontario
AllegianceCanada
Service/branchCanadian Forces.
Years of service1936-1973
RankBrigadier General
Commands heldRMC
AwardsMBE CD, ADC
Other workeducator

Education

Lye was the officer commanding the 11th Reserve Field Regiment and former mayor of Guelph, Ontario.

Career

He went overseas during the Second World War with 16th Field Company. He was later Second-in-Command of 1st Field Company. In England, he served as Chief Instructor of the Engineer Reinforcement Unit. In 1944, he served as Staff Officer Royal Engineers, Headquarters 2 Canadian Corps. BGen Lye's post-war appointments include: Deputy Commander, Canadian Forces Base Units, Middle East (United Nations Emergency Force); Commander, Camp Chilliwack and Commandant, Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering; Commander Canadian Base Units (Europe); Commander, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Area; Chief of Staff, Administration, at Headquarters Mobile Command; Senior Assistant Adjutant General and Director General Ordnance Systems and Director General Land Operations in Canadian Forces Headquarters. BGen Lye retired in 1973 after his assignment as Commandant RMC in Kingston.

Honours

He was Mentioned in Despatches and appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his distinguished service in 1944 as Staff Officer Royal Engineers, Headquarters 2 Canadian Corps.

Lake Lye in the Chilcotin Training Area near Williams Lake, British Columbia is named in his honour.

References


    Academic offices
    Preceded by
    William W. Turner
    Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada
    1970-1973
    Succeeded by
    Commodore W.P. Hayes
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