WW1 - Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Alexander, CMG - The highest-ranking Jewish officer of the Canadian Armed Forces During WW1 (1889-1945)

Object/Artifact

Musée Canadian Grenadier Guards Museum

Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Alexander, CMG - The highest ranking Jewish officer of the Canadian Armed Forces During WW1

Name/Title

WW1 - Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Alexander, CMG - The highest-ranking Jewish officer of the Canadian Armed Forces During WW1 (1889-1945)

Description

For Museum records only - Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection *** FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY - ARTIFACT NOT PART OF MUSEUM COLLECTION *** Among the many Canadian Jewish soldiers of WW1, Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Alexander, CMG of CGG was (with 2 others) The highest ranking Jewish officer of the Canadian Armed Forces at the time. He was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Corps in 1916 and is a multi decorated war hero having been both Mentioned in Dispatches and awarded the Companion to the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) in 1917. LCol Alexander was appointed to the North Eastern Judicial Circuit. In 1922 he was appointed King’s Counsel by the government of Canada. He is memorialized each year with a McGill University Law Scholarship in his name. Sources: Canada's Jews: A Social and Economic Study of Jews in Canada in the 1930s By Louis Rosenberg

Created By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Create Date

December 30, 2021

Updated By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Update Date

May 28, 2025