Edward Dunlop - Ottawa, Ontario
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The information related to Edward Dunlop who served in the Queen's Own Rifles in World War II, is located on a plaque dedicated to those who served, erected on Wellington Street, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM14B5N
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/03/2021
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Inscription on the plaque:
Edward Dunlop of the Queen's own Rifles was blinded in 1943 while saving others from a grenade explosion, and he received the George Medal for valour. He was later active in the rehabilitation of disabled veterans and was awarded the Order of the British Empire for that work.
"Edward Arunah Dunlop Jr. was born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Edward Arunah Dunlop, and educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto. His father served as an MPP for nearly 20 years and was provincial treasurer in the 1930s. His grandfather, Arunah Dunlop was an MPP in the 1890s and his great uncle was a member in the 1870s. He married Dorothy Joyce Tupper, the granddaughter of Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, in 1944. They had two children, Edward (Ted) and Charlotte. Dunlop served with The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada from 1937 to 1944, reaching the rank of major. He was blinded in 1943 after attempting to dispose of a grenade dropped by another soldier during a training exercise. Dunlop became an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1946.
He went on to serve as director of the Casualty Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He was the first president for the Toronto Sun. Dunlop was also national director for the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society (CARS) and served on the national council for the CNIB. He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1980.
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