BX October 15, 1951

Brantford Born Officer, General Schmidlin Dies

Major General Edward J. Schmidlin, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., former quartermaster-general of the Canadian Army, who was born and educated in Brantford, died at Napanee last night en route from his home at Adolphustown to Kingston.  He was 66 years old.

Major.-Gen Schmidlin attended Central School in this city and the B.C.I.  Following his graduation he went to the Royal Military College at Kingston, where he won a scholarship to Chatham Barracks in England.

Well Respected

He saw service with the British Army in India and with the Royal Canadian Engineers during the First World War.  For exploits performed as a company commander he was awarded the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order.

When he returned to Canada he was appointed professor of engineering at R.M.C.  He later moved to Ottawa as director of engineering services for the army, serving as quartermaster-general between 1940 and 1942.

He was a professor of mechanical engineering at Queen’s University from 1942 until his retirement in 1946.

He is survived by his widow, the former Wilhelmina Moore; a son, Major Lawrence Schmidlin, R.C.E., Ottawa; three sisters, Mrs. W.C. Peirce, Sprague Road, near Paris, Mrs. W.P. McCowan, Toronto, and Miss Bertha Schmidlin, Vancouver, and a half-brother, Col. Frank Schmidlin, Ralston, Alberta.

A cousin, Mr. Thomas Bingle, resides at 6 Lincoln Avenue, Brantford.