Thomas Louis Tremblay

Brigadier-General Thomas-Louis Tremblay, CB, CMG, DSO, ED (May 16, 1886 – March 28, 1951) was a Canadian Army officer and engineer. One of the Army's few senior French-Canadian senior officers, Tremblay held field commands during the First World War and posts at home during the Second World War.

Early life and career Born in Chicoutimi, the son of a sea captain, Tremblay grew up in Quebec City. Attracted to military life, he served in a militia artillery unit, before enrolling in the Royal Military College in 1904, one of only 19 French Canadians who attended the college between 1900 and 1914. He graduated in 1907 with an engineering diploma, the “Best Man at all Arms” award and the Lt.-Col. Ernest F. Wurtele Gymnastic Shield. He instead served as Inspector General for Eastern Canada from 1942 until his resignation in 1946. He also served as Assistant Deputy Director with the National Selection Service.