Regimental Commanding Officers
Brigadier James Curry Jefferson, C.B.E., D.S.O. and Bar, C.D.G., E.D.
Our series of articles on Regimental Commanding Officers continues with the ninth CO of the 1st Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment, Brigadier James Curry Jefferson, C.B.E., D.S.O. and Bar, C.D.G., E.D. He led the Second World War overseas battalion through Sicily and Italy, including the battle of Ortona, and ended the war commanding the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured Division.