Lieutenant-Colonel Dick Danby
Carleton and York Regiment

Throughout the entire operation although stalked by snipers and under continuous mortar fire Major (A/Lieutenant Colonel) Danby led his unit with the utmost gallantry and dash. His personal example steadied and encouraged his men and contributed greatly to the success of their attack.

(D.S.O. citation, 16 Nov 1944)

Born in Vancouver on 20 December 1915, Ernest Deighton “Dick” Danby was a young lieutenant with the Seaforth Highlanders when he was selected to be aide-de-camp by General R.G. Pearkes of the 1st Canadian Division in 1940. He attended the War Staff College at Camberley, England and served as a general staff officer with the division during the Sicily campaign. In August 1943, when Lieutenant-Colonel J.E.C. Pangman took charge of the Carleton and York Regiment, Danby became the new second-in-command.

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