George Norton Cory General Sir George Norton Cory KBE , CB , DSO was a Canadian born and educated soldier who served with the British Army in India , South Africa and Canada and during the Boer War , World War I and World War II . Education . He was born 26 December 1874 . He was the son of Charles D Cory , of Halifax , Nova Scotia . He entered military life when he enrolled at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston , Ontario in 1891 . Assigned student # 323 , he graduated in 1895 . Military service . He was gazetted to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 28 August 1895 . He become Lieutenant on 5 January 1897 and Captain 24 February 1900 . He served in South Africa in the Boer War of 1899 – 1902 . He was Adjutant , Composite Regiment of Mounted Infantry from 1900 . He participated in operations in Natal , South Africa in 1899 . The operations in 1899 – 1900 included action at Talana , South Africa and Lombard ' s Kop ; Ladysmith , South Africa Colenso , Spion Kop ; Vaal Kranz ; Tugela Heights and at Pieter ' s Hill , South Africa . He participated in operations in Natal , Laing ' s Nek the Transvaal , South Africa and east of Pretoria , South Africa . He served at Dehalla , India in 1903 , at Dehalla . He took part in operations in the interior of the Aden Hinterland in 1903 . Captain Cory was Brigade Major , 7th Brigade . Southern Command , 2 April 1911 to 30 September 1913 . He was promoted to Major in 1913 . He was General Services Officer , 3rd Grade , in the War Office in 1913 – 14 . He served in World War I 1914 – 1918 , as General Services Officer 3 , 3rd Division . He was BEF in 1914 . He was GSO2 , 3rd Division , BEF in 1914 to 4 May 1915 . He was GSO1 , 51st Division , British Armies in France , in 1915 . He was General Services Officer 1 , 27th Division , British Armies in France . He was part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in 1915 . He was Brigadier General , General Staff , 16th Army Corps , Mediterranean Expeditionary Force . He served in the British Salonika Force from 1915 to 1917 . He was promoted to Major General in 1919 . By 1919 , Major - General George Norton Cory had been awarded CB and DSO . He fought against Afghan tribesmen on the Northwest Frontier of India . He served as Deputy Adjutant - General in India from 1921 – 1922 . From 1921 – 1922 , he was Director of Personal Services in India . He served as Deputy Chief General Staff , India from 1922 – 1926 . During World War I , he was a member of the General Staff in France . He became General Officer Commanding 50th Division from 1927 – 1928 . He retired in 1931 . He was recalled to service in 1940 . From 1940 – 1943 , he was Inspector & Chief Liaison Officer to Allied Contingents . He retired for a second time in 1943 . Awards and recognition . In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa " . " George Norton Cory , Captain , Royal Dublin Fusiliers was mentioned in Despatches [ London Gazette , 8 February 1901 ( Sir R H Buller , 30 March and 9 November 1900 ) and London Gazette , 10 September 1901 ] . He received the Queen ' s Medal with seven clasps , the King ' s Medal with two clasps . He was created a Companion of the DSO [ London Gazette , 27 September 1901 ] . He was awarded KBE , CB . He was knighted in 1926 by King George V . He was a founding member of the Royal Military College of Canada ex - cadet club in Hamilton , Ontario in 1930 . Legacy . Sir George Norton Cory sat for 5 portraits in the National Portrait Gallery , London .