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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Julian_Byng,_1st_ViscountJulian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy - Wikipedia

    After his viceregal tenure, Byng returned to the UK to be appointed Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and was promoted within the peerage to become Viscount Byng of Vimy. Three years after attaining the rank of field marshal, he died at his home, Thorpe Hall on 6 June 1935.

  2. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleViscount Byng of Vimy | The Canadian Encyclopedia

    Jan 14, 2008 · Field Marshall Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Commander of the Canadian Corps from 1915 to 1917 and Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926 (born 11 September 1862 in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom; died 6 June 1935 in Essex, United Kingdom).

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Julian-H-G-ByngJulian Hedworth George Byng, Viscount Byng of Vimy

    Jun 2, 2024 · Julian Hedworth George Byng, Viscount Byng of Vimy (born Sept. 11, 1862, Wrotham Park, Middlesex, Eng.—died June 6, 1935, Thorpe Hall, Essex) was a British field marshal and a commander in World War I. A career soldier from 1883, Byng was promoted to major general in 1909.

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  4. www.westminster-abbey.org › viscount-byng-of-vimyViscount Byng of Vimy | Westminster Abbey

    Viscount Byng of Vimy. Soldier. Julian Hedworth George Byng, Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862-1935) has a stall plate in the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. He is buried at Beaumont cum Moze in Essex.

  5. www.encyclopedia.com › reference › encyclopediasByng, Julian Hedworth George, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy

    He served in India and South Africa and had several commands in World War I. In Apr., 1917, Canadian troops under his command took Vimy Ridge, in N France. For his distinguished services he was made a baron and, in 1926, a viscount. He was governor-general of Canada from 1921 to 1926.

  6. military-history.fandom.com › wiki › Julian_ByngJulian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy | Military Wiki | Fandom

    After the end of his viceregal tenure, Byng returned to the United Kingdom and there served as the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and was promoted within the peerage to become Viscount Byng of Vimy. Three years after being appointed as a field-marshal, Byng died at his home on 6 June.

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  8. www.wikiwand.com › en › Julian_Byng,_1st_ViscountJulian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy - Wikiwand

    Three years after attaining the rank of field marshal, he died at his home, Thorpe Hall on 6 June 1935. Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy,, was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since the Canadian Confederation.