Gord Reay
Canadian general (1943–2000)
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Lieutenant General Gordon Reay CMM MBE CD (30 May 1943 – 21 December 2000) was the Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces.
Gord Reay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1943 |
| Died | 21 December 2000 (aged 57) |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of the Land Staff |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Member of the Order of the British Empire Canadian Forces' Decoration |
Military career
Educated at High School in Montreal, Reay graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1965.[1] He was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.[1] He served in both Edmonton and Germany.[1]
In 1969 he joined the staff at Mobile Command Headquarters at Saint-Hubert, Quebec and in 1971 he attended the Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College.[1] He then went on an operational tour with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.[1] In 1975 he joined 1st British Corps in Bielefeld[1] and in 1977 he became a senior staff officer with 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group.[1]
He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1979.[1] He went on to become Director of Military Manpower Distribution at National Defence Headquarters in 1981 and, as a Brigadier, he became Special Policy Assistant to the Assistant Deputy Minister (Personnel) there in 1983.[1] In 1987 he was made Commander of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and in 1989 he was promoted to Major-General and appointed Chief of Land Doctrine and Operations.[1] In 1991 he was appointed Deputy Commander of Land Force Command and in 1993 he became Chief of the Land Staff.[1]
In retirement, he was killed in a road accident in December 2000 while on a humanitarian mission in Croatia.[2]
Family
He was married and had one son.[1]