Ernest Alexander "E. A." Cruikshank FRSC (29 June 1853 - 23 June 1939), was a Canadian Brigadier General, a historian who specialized in military history and the first Chairman of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Cruikshank was born in Bertie Township, Canada West in 1853, and was educated at St. Thomas Grammar School and Upper Canada College. He worked as a journalist and translator in the United States, before returning to Canada where he served as Reeve of Fort Erie and Warden of Welland County. Cruikshank enlisted in the 44th Welland Battalion as an ensign in 1877, becoming Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment in 1899.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Blurb
Published: 01/20/2021
ISBN: 9781034080527
Pages: 116
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.28d