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    • Sir Arthur Currie

    King George V (left), with Victoria-born Canadian Corps commander Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Currie (centre) and Gen. Henry Horne, surveys Vimy Ridge (The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

    He led Canada to victory in the Great War. Why did the troops dislike him?

    Arthur Currie is widely considered one of Canada’s greatest military leaders. But soldiers felt differently.