Gordon Minto Churchill DSO (1898 - 1985)

Born 8 Nov 1898 in Medonte, Simcoe, Ontario

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Died 3 Aug 1985 at age 86 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Gordon Churchill DSO served in the Canadian Army in World War I
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Gordon Churchill DSO served in the Canadian Army in World War II
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Biography

Gordon Minto Churchill was Commanding Officer 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment. Churchill fought in the First World War (1917-1919) and in 1925 was commissioned into the Manitoba Horse. When that regiment was disbanded in 1936, he joined the Fort Garry Horse. Prior to commanding the Kangaroos, his war service included time with the 25th Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment) and the 10th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Fort Garry Horse). During WW II he rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

Following the end of WW II, he served as a member of the Manitoba Legislature for 3 years resigning in 1949 to run for the Canadian House of Commons. He was not succesful in his first campaign but eventually won a seat in a by-election 2 years later.

He was a key advisor to Progressive Conservative Leader John Diefenbaker and served in the Canadian Cabinet with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker from 1957 to 1963.

One has to wonder whether he realized his 5th cousin 2X removed was a Conservative MP at the same time. Dr. Philip Bernard Rynard was the personal physician to Prime Minister Diefenbaker. Rynard's grandmother was a Shier as was Churchill's mother. ^[1]

• Fact: Residence (31 Mar 1901) C, Simcoe (east/est), Ontario, Canada
• Fact: Residence (1906) 4E, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Fact: Residence (1911) Thunder Bay and Rainy River Sub-Districts 31-85, Ontario, Canada
• Fact: Residence (1916) Manitoba, Canada

Sources

1. ↑ http://shiergenealogy.ca/p23.htm#i14508

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Churchill

• http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/churchill_gm.shtml

• http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9376871

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 August 2018, 14:12), entry for Gordon Minto Churchill(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KG39-LQT); contributed by various users.