Michael Dare

Lieutenant-General Michael Reginald Dare DSO, OMM, CD (August 1, 1917 – May 22, 1996) was a Canadian Forces officer who became Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada.[1]

Michael Dare
Born	(1917-08-01)August 1, 1917 Montreal, Quebec
Died	May 22, 1996(1996-05-22) (aged 78) Victoria, British Columbia
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Army / Canadian Forces
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Career

Dare joined the Canadian Army as second lieutenant in the Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles in the 1930s.[2] He served in World War II as an infantry officer in The Royal Canadian Regiment, then as a staff officer at Headquarters, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division in Normandy and then, from September 1944, as brigade major, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, before being appointed, in March 1945, assistant adjutant and quartermaster-general at Headquarters, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division.[2] He went on to be Vice Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada in September 1969 before retiring in 1972.[3]

After retiring from the army, Dare succeeded John Starnes as head of the RCMP Security Service in 1973.[4]

He died in 1996 in Victoria, British Columbia.[5][6]

References

1. The Capital List
2. Canada Veterans' Hall of Valour
3. DND Language Reform: Staffing the Bilingualism Programs 1967-1977
4. Sallot, Jeff (1979). Nobody Said No: The Real Story About How the Mounties Always Get Their Man. Toronto: James Lorimer & Company. pp. 15. ISBN 9780888622860. michael dare rcmp general.
5. OBITUARY / Michael Dare General managed FLQ crisis The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 25 May 1996: A.17.
6. Bosher, J. F. (1998). The Gaullist Attack on Canada, 1967-1997. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0773518087.

Military offices
Preceded by Frederick Sharp	Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 1969-1972	Succeeded by Chester Hull