McNaughton Avenue

McNaughton Avenue is named in honour of General Andrew McNaughton, CH, CB, CMG, DSO, CD, PC, Commander of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division in 1939, Commander of the 1st Canadian Corps upon its formation in 1940 and subsequently Commander of the 1st Canadian Army when the latter was created in 1942. It is located in the Montgomery Place neighbourhood of Saskatoon, and area developed in 1946 to house returning Second World War veterans and their families. Most streets and parks in the area are named for prominent military members, famous battles, military units, and in one case, an aircraft.

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McNaughton Avenue

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General Andrew McNaughton (1877 – 1966). General Andrew McNaughton first attained prominence in the First World War as Brigadier General in command of the Canadian Artillery at the age of 31. By the Second World War he was head of the National Research Council, but returned to the army as commander of the First Canadian Division. He was instrumental in keeping Canadian troops together as one army, rather than distributed amongst British units. He later served as Minister of Defence and as a delegate to the United Nations.

L’avenue McNaughton a été nommée en l’honneur du général Andrew McNaughton, CH, CB, CMG, DSO, CD, PC, commandant de la 1re Division de l’infanterie canadienne en 1939, commandant du 1er Corps d’armée canadien lors de sa mise sur pied en 1940 et, par la suite, commandant de la 1re Armée canadienne lors de sa création en 1942. Elle se trouve dans le quartier Place Montgomery de Saskatoon, qui a été développé en 1946 pour accueillir les anciens combattants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et leurs familles. La plupart des rues et des parcs de ce quartier sont nommés en l’honneur de militaires importants, de batailles célèbres, d’unités militaires et, dans un cas, d’un aéronef.

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