Robert Moncel

Lieutenant General Robert William Moncel OC DSO OBE CD (9 April 1917 – 10 December 2007) was a senior officer in the Canadian Army.

[1] When World War II broke out, Moncel went to Europe with the Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR).

Soon however, Lieutenant Moncel, who commanded a Bren gun carrier platoon, was ordered to retreat to the French coast.

Here, he was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)[3] and a chevalier of the Legion d'honneur (receiving the Croix de Guerre with Palme in the process).

[2] During this, Moncel won the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his leadership of Tiger Group during the battle of Hochwald Forest, when the II Canadian Corps launched Operation Blockbuster.

[5] He died at the Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on December 10, 2007, in his 90th year.

Senior commanders of the First Canadian Army , May 1945. Seated from the left: Stanisław Maczek (Polish Army), Guy Simonds , Harry Crerar , Charles Foulkes , Bert Hoffmeister . Standing from the left: Ralph Keefler , Bruce Matthews , Harry Foster , Robert Moncel (standing in for Chris Vokes ), Stuart Rawlins (British Army).