Gunner Reginald John Orde

Gunner (Army). 1914-09-22 ?

Reginald John Orde had been a cadet for 4 years at Asbury College in Ottawa and he graduated in 1913 with a BA from Trinity College of the University of Toronto and received a Law degree from Osgoode Hall the next year.in 1914. R J Orde joined the 1st Brigade of Canadian Field Artillery at Camp Valcartier in September of 1914 and became a Bombadier with the 2nd Battery CFA in January of 1915. He became a Officer in March of 1915 and went to France with the Royal Field Artillery in May 1915. He was invalided out in July 1916 and returned to Canada the next year.

Artillery Officer Reginald Orde now a Captain was an Instructor at the Artillery school in Kingston Ontario from April 1917 until he went overseas in October 1917 with the University of Toronto Field Artillery Battery. Captain Reginald Orde was invalided home to Canada again in May 1918 and he joined the Judge Advocate General Staff in Dec 1918. In 1919 Lawyer Reginald John Orde became a Major with the Assistant Judge Advocate Staff. Reginald John Orde married Dorothy Hazel Cook in 1919. In 1920 R J Orde became a Lieutenant Colonel and the Judge Advocate General and had a temporary promotion on 1 March 1925 to Colonel . In 1931 Reginald John Orde attended the Imperial Defence College in England and was promoted 24 Feb 1945 to Brigadier General and Reginald John Orde BA CBE KC KSTJ CD2 retired in 1950 as the Judge Advocate General after 30 years of Service.