Major-General
* 17th of March 1908
† 16th of January 1999
Nickname: Pat
| 1945-04-07 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-07-15 | Reverts to the rank of Colonel at his own request |
| 1948-08-24 | Brigadier |
| 1942-03-20 | – | 1943-01-17 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion West Nova Scotia Regiment |
| 1943-01-18 | – | 1943-03-24 | General Staff Officer 1, II Canadian Corps |
| 1943-03-25 | – | 1943-06-11 | General Staff Officer 1, Canadian Military Headquarters [England] |
| 1943-06-12 | – | 1943-12-12 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion West Nova Scotia Regiment |
| 1944-02-23 | – | 1944-04-25 | Colonel General Staff, Canadian Military Headquarters [England] |
| 1944-04-26 | – | 1944-10-06 | General Staff Officer 1, 1st Canadian Infantry Division |
| 1944-10-07 | – | 1945-06-04 | Commanding Officer 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade |
| – | 1946-03-30 | Commanding Officer 2nd/8th Canadian Infantry Brigade | |
| 1946-07-16 | – | District Officer Commanding 3rd Military District | |
| 1948-09-01 | – | 1950-08-27 | Commanding Officer British Columbia Area |
| 1951-08-26 | – | Director-General of Military Training, National Defence Headquarters | |
| General Officer Commanding Eastern Command |