# General Currie — Now It Can Be Told character guide

> General Currie in Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Canadian general commanding the Canadian Corps.

## In the story

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xx)

Mentioned as a Canadian Corps commander who was an estate agent before the war.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii)

Met for the first time in winter 1915–16; praised for common-sense leadership, simplicity, and decisiveness; compared to Oliver Cromwell.

### [The Great Push and the Tragedy of Sanctuary Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xx)

Implied as commander of Canadian forces involved in the battle.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xv)

The gunner-general of the New Zealand Division, a patient in the same ward, who chaffs with the nurses and complains about having to shave.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix)

Seen during the battles around Cambrai, anxious and disheartened by heavy losses.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/characters/general_currie
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/characters