Education
Diploma, Royal Military College Canada, 1931; student, Nova Scotia Tec. College, 1932; Bachelor in Engineering, McGill University, 1933; postgraduate, School Military Engineering, England, 1935-1936.
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Alan B. Connelly
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Commissioned Lieutenant, R.C.E., 1931; advanced through the grades to honorary colonel, R.C.E., since 1990; works officer, assistant, Dack Mountain Forestry Headquarters, R.C.E., 1933-1935; attached, Royal Engineers, R.C.E., England, 1935-1936; commander, First Field Company, R.C.E., 1937; acting commander, School Military Engineering, Halifax, Nova Scoti, 1937; appointed district engineer officer, R.C.E., 1937-1938; camp. engineer, R.C.E., Petawawa, 1937-1939; appointed distribution engineer officer, R.C.E., Kingston, 1939; appointed adjunct commander, R.C.E., 1939; appointed adjutant, C.R.E., R.C.E., 1940; engineer, defense building Belgian border, C.R.E., R.C.E., Belgian, 1940; major, First Canada Infantry Division, R.C.E., 1940; from staff officer to chief engineers VII corporations, R.C.E., 1940; appointed engineer instructor, First Army Staff Course, R.C.E., England, 1940; promoted lieutenant colonel, appointed commander, First Canada Infantry Division, R.C.E., 1941; appointed commander, Fourth Canada Armes Division, R.C.E., 1942; promoted brigadier, appointed chief engineer, First Canada Corps., R.C.E., 1943; engineer Italian campaign, R.C.E., 1943-1944; appointed commander reinforcement B group, R.C.E., 1944-1945; appointed commander, Canada Repatriations Units, R.C.E., 1946; commander, Canada Troops N.W. Europe, R.C.E., 1946; deputy chief staff, C.M. Hdgs., R.C.E., England, 1946; appointed deputy chief adjutant general, Army Hdgs, R.C.E., Ottawa, Canada, 1946; appointed commander, chief engineer, N.W. Highway System., R.C.E., 1948-1950; appointed commander, R.C.E., Saskatshewan, 1950; appointed, G.O.C., R.C.E., Winnipeg, 1951; appointed commander, Canada Common for East, R.C.E., Tokyo, Japan, 1951-1952; served supplementary reserve, R.C.E., 1953-1968; honorary lieutenant colonel, Third Field Engineer Regiment, R.C.E., 1979-1989. Vice president Mannix Construction, 1955. Advisory Ministry of Financial and Planning, Burma, 1974-1975.
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Membership
Member Engineering Institute Canada (executive chairman, 1980-1981. John B. Stirling Medal, 1991), Association Professional Engrs of Ontario (chairman Ottawa chapter 1961-1962).
