Background
Born at Hamilton, Ontario, he was the son of John Cape (1841–1908) and Margaret Kittson (1843–1887), daughter of William Henry Kittson (1810–1882), Collector of Customs at Hamilton.
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Edmund Cape
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Educated at Hamilton and McGill University (Bachelor of Science, 1898).
Career
He raised and commanded the 3rd Battery, Canadian Siege Artillery, and was later appointed Commanding Officer of the 2nd Medium Brigade, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. His home on Redpath Crescent was one of the last houses put up in the Golden Square Mademoiselle (Miss) He started his career as the Assistant Engineer of the Lake Superior Power Company at Sault Ste.
Marie.
He was promoted to Chief Engineer during the construction of the Canada Carolina Company, and afterwards practised for some years as a Civil Engineer at Montreal. In 1908, he founded East.G.M., Engineers and Contractors of Montreal, which still exists today with the head office at Toronto. He retired as Chairman of the Board in 1958.
He was a Governor of the Montreal General Hospital and the Western General Hospital.
In the autumn of 1915, Major Cape of the 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery raised and commanded 3rd Battery, Canadian Siege Artillery and took them to Europe. After further training in England, in June 1916, Cape accompanied the Battery to France.
Cape fought in the Battle of the Somme and was wounded at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. He was awarded the Doctorate.S.O. In 1920, upon reorganization of the Canadian Militia, Lieutenant-Colonel Cape was appointed Commanding Officer of the 2nd Medium Brigade, Montreal.
In 1908, Cape married Lillian Guest Smith of Montreal.
Brigadier-General John Meredith Cape (1910–2005), M.B.E., of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. Educated at Selwyn House School, Trinity College School, McGill University and the Royal Military College of Canada. Margaret Meredith Cape.
Her husband was a brother-in-law of Hartland Molson.
Edmund Vimy Meredith Cape (1919–1938). Educated at Trinity College School and in Switzerland.
He drowned in icy waters after a canoe accident while fishing in Quebec. In September 1962, Colonel Cape died after a short illness at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal.
Membership
He was a member of the Engineering Institute of Canada and of the Montreal Board of Trade. Cape was a member of the Saint James"son Mount Royal; Forest and Stream.
Montreal Hunt.
Montreal Racquet. Montreal Indoor Tennis. Royal Montreal Golf and Royal Saint Lawrence Yacht clubs.
