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Canada. A Dso Group To Major George Alton Cline Mid, Officer Commanding Of Canadian Corps Headquarters Signal Company
Canada. A Dso Group To Major George Alton Cline Mid, Officer Commanding Of Canadian Corps Headquarters Signal Company
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Distinguished Service Order, George V (in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 41.5 mm in diameter, original ribbon suspended from a hanger with pinback, intact enamels, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "D. S. O." on the lid, maker marked "GARRARD & Co Ltd" on the inside lid, blue velvet recessed medal bed); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration, George V (in silver gilt, engraved "LT. COL / G.A. CLINE D.S.O. / 2 ND. BN / C.C. OF S" on the reverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 65.3 mm (h), original ribbon suspended from a hanger with pinback, scattered silvering wear, in its hardshelled case of issue, label affixed to the bottom inscribed "Lt. Col. G.A. Cline, DSO / 2nd Bn., C.C. of S.", violet velvet medal bed); and France, Third Republic: Legion of Honour, Knight's Cross (Légion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier) (in silver with red, white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, hallmarked with a boar's head on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse, measuring 40.7 mm (w) x 59 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally-pierced ball suspension, original ribbon with pinback, chipping evident in the white enamels on the arms at 7 and 10 o'clock on both the obverse and reverse, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "LEGION D'HONNEUR / CHEVALIER" on the lid, wear evident in the fabric overlying the hinged area).
Accompanied by a Miniature Group of Six: Distinguished Service Order, George V (in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 19.7 mm in diameter, intact enamels); 1914-15 Star (in bronze, measuring 23.7 mm (w) x 28.5 mm (h)); British War Medal (in silver, measuring 18 mm in diameter, dark patina); Victory Medal with MID Oak Leaf (in bronze, measuring 18 mm in diameter); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration, George V (in silver gilt, measuring 15.8 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)); and France, Third Republic: Legion of Honour, Knight's Cross (Légion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier) (in silver gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, measuring 22.5 mm (w) x 32.7 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally-pierced ball suspension, chipping evident in the white enamels on the reverse of the arm at 10 o'clock, scattered gilt wear on the centrepieces, mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, original ribbons, in their hardshelled presentation case, blue velvet medal bed). Near extremely fine.
Footnote: George Alton Cline was born on July 19, 1888 in Nelson Township, Alton County, Ontario (now part of Burlington, Ontario), the son of Miles B. Cline (September 24, 1858 - November 29, 1915, age 57) and Sarah Catharine (nee Alton) Cline (July 2, 1860 - March 4, 1940, age 79). He had Scarlet Fever, Measles and Chicken Pox during his childhood. Cline earned a Bachelor of Arts (Victoria) in 1909, which was followed by a Masters of Arts in 1910 at the University of Toronto. After he received his Education Certificate in 1911, he was an Instructor at the University of Toronto Schools. The University of Toronto Schools on Bloor Street in Toronto was affiliated with the University, but covered High School grades.
Upon enlisting for overseas service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, an article about Captain Cline was published in the August 19, 1914 edition of the Burlington Gazette: "Mr. George A. Cline, of Appleby, who is an expert wireless operator, returned home from Ottawa on Thursday, and left with the Halton contingent for the front. Mr. Cline will likely be assigned with the signal section of the Canadian contingent. Mr. Cline has always taken a deep interest in the 20th and military matters, and was quite ready for active service." Cline signed his Attestation Paper as a Captain with the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company, on September 23, 1914 at Valcartier Camp, at the age of 26, naming his next-of-kin as his father, Miles B. Cline c/o Appleby Post Office, stating that he was with an Active Militia, having served eight years with the 20th Regiment (CM = Canada Militia, likely the Halton Rifles), that he was not married, that his religion was Methodist and that his trade was that of Instructor (at the University of Toronto Schools).
He sailed from Quebec City, Quebec aboard RMS Andania on October 4, 1914, arriving in England shortly thereafter. After four months training and orientation in England, he received his orders to proceed overseas for service in the French theatre, arriving in France in February of 1915. The following year, he was attached to the 1st Canadian Divisional Headquarters for rations on January 11, 1916. Captain Cline was with the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company, Canadian Engineers when he was awarded the Legion of Honour, Knight's Cross (Légion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier), the announcement of the award appearing in the Fifth Supplement to the London Gazette 29528 of Tuesday, March 28, 1916, on Thursday, March 30, 1916, page 3445. He was transferred to the 2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Company in the field, assuming the role of Temporary Officer Commanding, on August 9, 1916 and by November, was the Substantive Officer Commanding the unit. Cline was promoted to the rank of Temporary Major on February 13, 1917 and was to be Acting Major while commanding the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company on March 15, 1917. The announcement of his promotion from Temporary Major to Acting Major, effective March 15, 1917, appeared in the Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette 30203 of Tuesday, July 24, 1917, on Thursday, July 26, 1917, page 7603. Acting Major Cline was transferred to the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company on March 24, 1917, as its Officer Commanding. He had been scheduled to be transferred back to the 2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Company, to command the unit as of May 8, 1917, but the transfer was cancelled on May 11th. Major Cline was with the Canadian Engineers when he was Mentioned in Despatches from General Sir Douglas Haig, the announcement appearing in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 30448 of Tuesday, December 25, 1917, on Friday, December 28, 1917, page 13570.
In addition, Major Cline was also awarded the Distinguished Service Order, the announcement of the award appearing in the Supplement to the London Gazette 30450 of Friday, December 28, 1917, on Tuesday, January 1, 1918, page 28 and in the Canada Gazette of Saturday, January 26, 1918, page 2490. It was a New Years' award, with no citation. He was posted to the Signals Pool on January 7, 1918, then transferred to England, where he was posted to the Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot at Seaford on January 18, 1918, as the Chief Signals Instructor at the Training Depot. He would return to France three months later, as he was struck off strength of the Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot on proceeding overseas on April 7, 1918, taken on strength at the Signals Pool on the 8th. Major Cline was attached to the Canadian Corps Headquarters Staff on April 10th, as Assistant to the Assistant Director of Signals, until July 19, 1918, then transferred to the Canadian Corps Headquarters Signal Company as Officer Commanding, a post he would hold until the end of the war.
Upon the ceasing of hostilities, Major Cline proceeded to England on May 11, 1919, where he was posted to "R" Wing at the Canadian Corps Camp at Witley on May 12th, for return to Canada, sailing for home on June 6th. Major George Alton Cline, Canadian Engineers was taken on strength at Military District No. 2 in Toronto, where he was discharged upon demobilization on June 16, 1919, credited with having served in Canada, England and France with the 1st Divisional Signal Company Canadian Engineers, the 2nd Divisional Signal Company Canadian Engineers and the Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot, entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class "A". His war record includes actions at the battles of Ypres, Festubert, Givenchy, Ploegsteert, Ypres (1916), Somme, Vimy, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras and Cambrai. At St. Julien (Second Battle of Ypres), Cline was struck by shrapnel but was unharmed, suffering only a lost button and a broken pencil. The University of Toronto Schools booklet stated that Cline was an expert in signalling and field telegraph and telephone work. At the front, he was in charge of the communications of the 1st Brigade at the Battle of St. Julien. For his First World War service, he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Captain George Alton Cline was profiled in a 1916 University of Toronto Schools (UTS) booklet about various former students and Masters (Instructors) who had enlisted for military service. The University of Toronto Schools on Bloor Street was affiliated with the University, but covered High School grades. Captain Cline was educated at the University of Toronto and his biography appeared in their Roll of Service (1921) on page 228 as follows: "CLINE, George Alton; B.A. Victoria 1909, M.A. 1910, Education 1911, Staff; 20th C.E., 1st Div. Sig. Coy., Capt., Aug.1914; France, Feb. 1915; [Reg., Capt. 2nd Can. Div. Sig. Coy, O.C., Aug. 1916; 1st Can. Div. Sig. Coy., O.C., Mar. 1917; Major, Feb.1917; Chief Instr., Signals, T.D., England, Jan. 1918; Can. Corps Headquarters Staff, Asst. to Asst. Dir. Signals, April 1918; Can. Corps Sig. Coy., O.C., July 1918; Ypres, Festubert, Givenchy, Ploegsteert, Ypres (1916), Somme, Vimy, Hil 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras, Cambrai, etc.; Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier, Mar. 1916; D.S.O., Jan. 1, 1918; Despatches Jan. 1, 1918." After the end of the war, he continued to serve in the Militia with 2nd Company, Canadian Corps of Signals, retiring in the rank of Colonel.
George Alton Cline died on January 21, 1960, at the age of 71 and is buried in the family plot in Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, along with his parents and other family members.
Distinguished Service Order, George V (in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 41.5 mm in diameter, original ribbon suspended from a hanger with pinback, intact enamels, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "D. S. O." on the lid, maker marked "GARRARD & Co Ltd" on the inside lid, blue velvet recessed medal bed); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration, George V (in silver gilt, engraved "LT. COL / G.A. CLINE D.S.O. / 2 ND. BN / C.C. OF S" on the reverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 65.3 mm (h), original ribbon suspended from a hanger with pinback, scattered silvering wear, in its hardshelled case of issue, label affixed to the bottom inscribed "Lt. Col. G.A. Cline, DSO / 2nd Bn., C.C. of S.", violet velvet medal bed); and France, Third Republic: Legion of Honour, Knight's Cross (Légion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier) (in silver with red, white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, hallmarked with a boar's head on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse, measuring 40.7 mm (w) x 59 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally-pierced ball suspension, original ribbon with pinback, chipping evident in the white enamels on the arms at 7 and 10 o'clock on both the obverse and reverse, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "LEGION D'HONNEUR / CHEVALIER" on the lid, wear evident in the fabric overlying the hinged area).
Accompanied by a Miniature Group of Six: Distinguished Service Order, George V (in silver gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 19.7 mm in diameter, intact enamels); 1914-15 Star (in bronze, measuring 23.7 mm (w) x 28.5 mm (h)); British War Medal (in silver, measuring 18 mm in diameter, dark patina); Victory Medal with MID Oak Leaf (in bronze, measuring 18 mm in diameter); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration, George V (in silver gilt, measuring 15.8 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)); and France, Third Republic: Legion of Honour, Knight's Cross (Légion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier) (in silver gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, measuring 22.5 mm (w) x 32.7 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally-pierced ball suspension, chipping evident in the white enamels on the reverse of the arm at 10 o'clock, scattered gilt wear on the centrepieces, mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, as worn by the veteran, original ribbons, in their hardshelled presentation case, blue velvet medal bed). Near extremely fine.
Footnote: George Alton Cline was born on July 19, 1888 in Nelson Township, Alton County, Ontario (now part of Burlington, Ontario), the son of Miles B. Cline (September 24, 1858 - November 29, 1915, age 57) and Sarah Catharine (nee Alton) Cline (July 2, 1860 - March 4, 1940, age 79). He had Scarlet Fever, Measles and Chicken Pox during his childhood. Cline earned a Bachelor of Arts (Victoria) in 1909, which was followed by a Masters of Arts in 1910 at the University of Toronto. After he received his Education Certificate in 1911, he was an Instructor at the University of Toronto Schools. The University of Toronto Schools on Bloor Street in Toronto was affiliated with the University, but covered High School grades.
Upon enlisting for overseas service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, an article about Captain Cline was published in the August 19, 1914 edition of the Burlington Gazette: "Mr. George A. Cline, of Appleby, who is an expert wireless operator, returned home from Ottawa on Thursday, and left with the Halton contingent for the front. Mr. Cline will likely be assigned with the signal section of the Canadian contingent. Mr. Cline has always taken a deep interest in the 20th and military matters, and was quite ready for active service." Cline signed his Attestation Paper as a Captain with the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company, on September 23, 1914 at Valcartier Camp, at the age of 26, naming his next-of-kin as his father, Miles B. Cline c/o Appleby Post Office, stating that he was with an Active Militia, having served eight years with the 20th Regiment (CM = Canada Militia, likely the Halton Rifles), that he was not married, that his religion was Methodist and that his trade was that of Instructor (at the University of Toronto Schools).
He sailed from Quebec City, Quebec aboard RMS Andania on October 4, 1914, arriving in England shortly thereafter. After four months training and orientation in England, he received his orders to proceed overseas for service in the French theatre, arriving in France in February of 1915. The following year, he was attached to the 1st Canadian Divisional Headquarters for rations on January 11, 1916. Captain Cline was with the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company, Canadian Engineers when he was awarded the Legion of Honour, Knight's Cross (Légion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier), the announcement of the award appearing in the Fifth Supplement to the London Gazette 29528 of Tuesday, March 28, 1916, on Thursday, March 30, 1916, page 3445. He was transferred to the 2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Company in the field, assuming the role of Temporary Officer Commanding, on August 9, 1916 and by November, was the Substantive Officer Commanding the unit. Cline was promoted to the rank of Temporary Major on February 13, 1917 and was to be Acting Major while commanding the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company on March 15, 1917. The announcement of his promotion from Temporary Major to Acting Major, effective March 15, 1917, appeared in the Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette 30203 of Tuesday, July 24, 1917, on Thursday, July 26, 1917, page 7603. Acting Major Cline was transferred to the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company on March 24, 1917, as its Officer Commanding. He had been scheduled to be transferred back to the 2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Company, to command the unit as of May 8, 1917, but the transfer was cancelled on May 11th. Major Cline was with the Canadian Engineers when he was Mentioned in Despatches from General Sir Douglas Haig, the announcement appearing in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 30448 of Tuesday, December 25, 1917, on Friday, December 28, 1917, page 13570.
In addition, Major Cline was also awarded the Distinguished Service Order, the announcement of the award appearing in the Supplement to the London Gazette 30450 of Friday, December 28, 1917, on Tuesday, January 1, 1918, page 28 and in the Canada Gazette of Saturday, January 26, 1918, page 2490. It was a New Years' award, with no citation. He was posted to the Signals Pool on January 7, 1918, then transferred to England, where he was posted to the Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot at Seaford on January 18, 1918, as the Chief Signals Instructor at the Training Depot. He would return to France three months later, as he was struck off strength of the Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot on proceeding overseas on April 7, 1918, taken on strength at the Signals Pool on the 8th. Major Cline was attached to the Canadian Corps Headquarters Staff on April 10th, as Assistant to the Assistant Director of Signals, until July 19, 1918, then transferred to the Canadian Corps Headquarters Signal Company as Officer Commanding, a post he would hold until the end of the war.
Upon the ceasing of hostilities, Major Cline proceeded to England on May 11, 1919, where he was posted to "R" Wing at the Canadian Corps Camp at Witley on May 12th, for return to Canada, sailing for home on June 6th. Major George Alton Cline, Canadian Engineers was taken on strength at Military District No. 2 in Toronto, where he was discharged upon demobilization on June 16, 1919, credited with having served in Canada, England and France with the 1st Divisional Signal Company Canadian Engineers, the 2nd Divisional Signal Company Canadian Engineers and the Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot, entitled to wear the War Service Badge, Class "A". His war record includes actions at the battles of Ypres, Festubert, Givenchy, Ploegsteert, Ypres (1916), Somme, Vimy, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras and Cambrai. At St. Julien (Second Battle of Ypres), Cline was struck by shrapnel but was unharmed, suffering only a lost button and a broken pencil. The University of Toronto Schools booklet stated that Cline was an expert in signalling and field telegraph and telephone work. At the front, he was in charge of the communications of the 1st Brigade at the Battle of St. Julien. For his First World War service, he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Captain George Alton Cline was profiled in a 1916 University of Toronto Schools (UTS) booklet about various former students and Masters (Instructors) who had enlisted for military service. The University of Toronto Schools on Bloor Street was affiliated with the University, but covered High School grades. Captain Cline was educated at the University of Toronto and his biography appeared in their Roll of Service (1921) on page 228 as follows: "CLINE, George Alton; B.A. Victoria 1909, M.A. 1910, Education 1911, Staff; 20th C.E., 1st Div. Sig. Coy., Capt., Aug.1914; France, Feb. 1915; [Reg., Capt. 2nd Can. Div. Sig. Coy, O.C., Aug. 1916; 1st Can. Div. Sig. Coy., O.C., Mar. 1917; Major, Feb.1917; Chief Instr., Signals, T.D., England, Jan. 1918; Can. Corps Headquarters Staff, Asst. to Asst. Dir. Signals, April 1918; Can. Corps Sig. Coy., O.C., July 1918; Ypres, Festubert, Givenchy, Ploegsteert, Ypres (1916), Somme, Vimy, Hil 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras, Cambrai, etc.; Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Chevalier, Mar. 1916; D.S.O., Jan. 1, 1918; Despatches Jan. 1, 1918." After the end of the war, he continued to serve in the Militia with 2nd Company, Canadian Corps of Signals, retiring in the rank of Colonel.
George Alton Cline died on January 21, 1960, at the age of 71 and is buried in the family plot in Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, along with his parents and other family members.
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