Geoffrey Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August 1909 Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 3 April 1999 (aged 89) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service | Canadian Army / Canadian Forces |
| Years of service | 1930-- |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Royal Canadian Engineers |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order[2] Canadian Forces' Decoration Legion of Merit[3] |
Lieutenant-General Geoffrey Walsh, CBE, DSO, CD (19 August 1909 – 3 April 1999) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1961 – 1964; Walsh was the last officer to hold this appointment as it was eliminated in 1964 as part of the reorganization of Canada's military in the lead-up to the 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces. The most senior army appointment after unification, the Commander of Mobile Command, had a much-reduced scope of authority.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
biowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "No. 36180". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 September 1943. p. 4221.
- ^ "No. 37686". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 August 1946. p. 4106.
- ^ Peter Kasurak, A National Force: The Evolution of Canada's Army, 1950-2000, (Vancouver and Toronto: UBC Press, 2013), pp. 95-99.