New Nominal Roll entry

Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Lawrence Debney; Attested in Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force 13 Dec 1915, 32nd Battery Canadian Field Artillery, appointed Provisional Corporal 5 Feb 1916, arrived in England 14 Feb 1916, 9th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery,  confirmed Corporal 10 Sep 1916, transferred to 8th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery 5 May 1917, No 3 Rest Camp 18 Aug 1917, No 7 Canadian General Hospital 30 Aug 1917, discharged 7 Sep 1917, admitted 19 Field Hospital 23 Nov 1917, invalided and posted to Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Depot  2 Dec 1917, transferred to Composite Brigade 12 Jul 1918,  taken on strength 68 Battery 16 Brigade 21 Aug 1918, proceeded overseas to North Russia Expeditionary Force 20 Sep 1918, disembarked Archangel 1 Oct 1918, awarded Military Medal for Bravery in the Field 11 Feb 1919, reverts to Gunner at own request 14 Apr 1919, appointed Acting Bombardier 14 Apr 1919, embarked Archangel for the United Kingdom 18 Jun 1919, to Canada 18 Jul 1919, discharged 8 Aug 1919, taken on strength 1st Battalion Edmonton Regiment, Lieutenant in 1927, Captain on Proficiency in Riding Course Sarcee Alberta 1 Jul 1929, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel and appointed Commanding Officer 1935 to 1939, Assistant City Engineer for the City of Edmonton, took command of 9th Army Transport Company Royal Canadian Engineers, Commander Royal Engineer 4th Canadian Division,  Commander Royal Engineer 6th Canadian Division, Commander Royal Engineer 8th Canadian Division, awarded Canadian Efficiency Decoration 1942, awarded US Legion of Merit degree of Legionnaire 15 Apr 1944, taken on strength 8th Field Engineer Regiment, Commanding Officer 1948 to 1951,  awarded Canadian Forces Decoration 19 Mar 1951, taken on strength as Honorary Colonel 8th Field Engineer Regiment 1974 to 1976, founding member Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, Edmonton armoury named Lieutenant-Colonel Philip L. Debney Armoury.
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