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Sir Rober Borden__The Canadian Corp had 3 commanders - Lieutenant General Sir E.A.H. Alderson until 1916, then Lieutenant General Sir Julian Byng. Byng was promoted and command passed to Sir Arthur Currie in 1917. Currie was the first Canadian to be commander.

FYI: Borden was Prime Minister, not Commander of Canadian Corp.

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The CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force) was organized into four divisions and fought as a part of the British Army as the Canadian Corps.

The original commander was Lieutenant General E. A. H. Alderson, replaced in June 1916 by Lieutenant General Sir Julian Byng (later Viscount Vimy).

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There were many Canadian Generals during WW2. Canada raised a very large army.

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