John Dougall Carmichael, who died of injuries incurred as a field ambulance driver in France on April 20,1918, and Nursing Sister Rachel Dougall Carmichael.
11 Facts About Dougall Carmichael
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In 1928, Bessie was injured and remained bedridden, leading Dougall Carmichael to sell his farm and move their family to Ottawa, where he became a civil servant, and later a Colonel in a military training facility in Brockville.
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Dougall Carmichael served in the Canadian Militia for ten years in 35th Simcoe Foresters, before enlisting into the 58th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, in 1915.
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Dougall Carmichael attained the rank of Major, and became second in command of the 58th.
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Dougall Carmichael had many raids to his credit, and showed up well in all battles.
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When Colonel George Pearkes was wounded in September 1918, Dougall Carmichael took over his command of the 116th Battalion and faced violent opposition at Cambrai.
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Dougall Carmichael was given the responsibility of being the government representative on the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, and specifically with keeping its chairman Adam Beck in line.
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Dougall Carmichael continued to be Commissioner until the following year.
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Dougall Carmichael retained his seat in the 1923 general election, in contrast to the fortunes of many of his UFO colleagues, and returned to his farm.
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Dougall Carmichael contested the federal 1925 election in Grey North as a Progressive candidate, but lost to the incumbent Matthew Robert Duncan.
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In 1930, Dougall Carmichael was appointed as a member of the War Veterans Allowance Board.