Donald Agnew
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Donald Agnew | |
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| Born | October 25, 1897 Toronto, Canada |
| Died | August 7, 1968 (aged 70) |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Royal Military College of Canada 7th Military District 1st Canadian Anti-Aircraft Brigade No. 1 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit |
| Conflicts | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire[1] Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Brigadier General Donald Robert Agnew, CB, CBE, CD (October 25, 1897 – August 7, 1968) was a Canadian general and educator.
Agnew was born in Toronto on October 25, 1897, to Major John Agnew and Daisy Edith Stocks. Following the death of Daisy in 1902, John Agnew married Elizabeth Dickenson of Toronto. John Agnew, of the 127th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, served overseas in the First World War, along with his three sons, Lieutenant Donald Agnew, of the Canadian Reserve Artillery, Lieutenant Ellis Agnew, 351 Brigade RFA, and Lieutenant Ronald Agnew, of the Royal Canadian Navy. While her husband and sons were overseas during the war, Elizabeth Agnew moved temporarily to Hamilton, Ontario.
Agnew was educated at the University of Toronto Schools. He studied at the Royal Military College of Canada, student #1137 in 1915.