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    Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, GCB, GCMG, MVO (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935), was a British Army officer who...
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  • Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford (1772–1860), British Army general Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862–1935), British Army general This disambiguation...
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  • Byng High School was an English-language public high school on Saint Urbain Street in Montreal, Quebec, opened by Governor General of Canada Julian Byng...
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    relieved in February 1916 by British XVII Corps (Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng) and transferred to join in the Battle of Verdun. The British soon discovered...
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    Division. Following the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadian Corps commander Julian Byng was promoted to general and Currie, the 1st Canadian Division commander...
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  • Byng may refer to: Byng, Oklahoma, a small town in Pontotoc County Byng Inlet, Ontario, a ghost town in Parry Sound District Manor of Byng, Suffolk, England...
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  • was named in honour of the then Governor General of Canada, Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy. In 2003, the school expanded with the addition of a...
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    Marie Evelyn Byng, Viscountess Byng of Vimy (née Moreton; 11 January 1870 – 20 June 1949), also known as Lady Byng, was the wife of Lord Byng, the 12th Governor...
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    with the Tank Corps, looked for places to use tanks for raids. General Julian Byng, commander of the Third Army, decided to combine both plans. The French...
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    considerations caused command to be passed to Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng. When Byng was promoted to a higher command during the summer of 1917, he was...
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    Another member of the Byng family was the soldier Field Marshal Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy. He was the youngest son of the second Earl of Strafford...
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    Admiral John Byng (baptised 29 October 1704 – 14 March 1757) was a British Royal Navy officer who was court-martialled and executed by firing squad. After...
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    of Canadian Forces in England and was succeeded by Lieutenant-General Julian Byng as commander of the Canadian Corps. On 20 May 1916, the commander of...
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    warranted his replacement after only nine days with Lieutenant-General Julian Byng. During the Gallipoli campaign the corps comprised the following divisions:...
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    commentator Beau Brummell, dandy Guy Burgess, diplomat and spy Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, WWI commander and Governor-General of Canada Alan Clark...
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  • involving the British Third Army (under the command of General Sir Julian Byng) against German troops, including those of the 3rd and 10th Corps, in...
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    list of seniority. Hamilton had requested either Lieutenant-General Julian Byng or Lieutenant-General Henry Rawlinson, both experienced Western Front...
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    plant were named to honor the World War I exploits of British General Julian Byng who commanded the Canadian Corps and was later Governor General of Canada...
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    Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.1060, residence of Julian Byng (born Lafone), son and heir of Lady Elizabeth Byng, eldest daughter and co-heiress of the 6th Earl...
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    was replaced at the head of the Third Army by Lieutenant-General Sir Julian Byng on 9 June 1917 and returned to England. The British War Cabinet was divided...
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    Canadian Expeditionary Force (26 January 1915 – September 1915) General Julian Byng – Commander of the unified Canadian Corps of the Canadian Expeditionary...
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  • Lieutenant-General Edwin Alderson, who was soon replaced by Lieutenant-General Julian Byng, in time to repulse a German attack at Mont Sorrel in the Ypres sector...
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  • the regiment was Major (locally a Lieutenant Colonel) the Honourable Julian Byng (10th Hussars) who would go on to rise to the rank of Field Marshal)...
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    progress. He was quickly replaced on 15 August by Major-General Sir Julian Byng. After almost 50 years of military service, Stopford retired from the...
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  • Corps. He was replaced after the battle of Arras in May 1917, by General Julian Byng. The Fourth Army was formed in February 1916, under the command of General...
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    Butterwick Major-General William John Butterworth Field Marshal Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy General Sir George Cadogan Lieutenant-General William...
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    attack advanced without further resistance. On 5 November, Haig offered Julian Byng and Henry Rawlinson Cavalry Corps to be used in an advance in the direction...
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    on 13 October, the Third Army (General Julian Byng) scheme for an attack in mid-November was discussed. Byng wanted the operations at Ypres continued...
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    secondment to Australian Army, later promoted to Field Marshal) Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, General (later Field Marshal), British Army Sir Winston...
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    Commanding the British Troops in Egypt 1908–1912 Succeeded by Julian Byng Preceded by Julian Byng General Officer Commanding the British Troops in Egypt 1914–1915...
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