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Lieutenant General Eedson Louis Millard "Tommy" Burns, CC, DSO, OBE, MC, CD (June 17, 1897 – September 13, 1985) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army and a diplomat. He saw active service in both World War I and World War II. He served as the first commander of the first United Nations peacekeeping force in 1956.
Lieutenant-General E.L.M. Burns. Eedson Louis Millard (Tommy) Burns, born in Westmount, Quebec, on June 17th, 1897; died in Manotick, Ontario, on September 13th, 1985. Canadian Army officer and diplomat. At the beginning of WWI, 17-year old Tommy Burns entered the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. He stayed only a short while, long ...
Canadian Army officer and diplomat ”Tommy” Burns is one of the most distinguished generals in Canadian history. After service in both World Wars, he became Deputy Minister of Veterans’ Affairs. He was then transferred.
A Canadian Army Lieutenant-General and diplomat, "Tommy" Burns left RMC in 1914, after only one year, and was commissioned at eighteen in the Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE). He fought in WWI on the Western Front with the RCE from 1916 to 1918.
Apr 19, 2017 · Lt.-Gen. E.L.M Burns, near Rimini, Italy, in September 1944, while leading Canadian troops during the Battle of the Gothic Line. I Canadian Corps commander, Lieutenant-General E.L.M. “Tommy” Burns , planned a two-division operation to crack the Gothic Line.
This memorial is dedicated to Lieutenant-General E.L.M. "Tommy" Burns, CC, DSO, OBE, MC, CD (June 17, 1897 - September 13, 1985). General Burns was born in Westmount, Québec, attended the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), and was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1915.
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Mar 20, 2006 · General Tommy Burns was one of those rare individuals who rose to command a corps in wartime. He had gained valuable combat experience during the First World War, and he had been decorated for gallantry in the field.
