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Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Walter Hale, M.C., E.D.
Our series of articles on Regimental Commanding Officers continues with Lieutenant Colonel Walter Hale who served with the 49th Battalion during the First World War and who commanded the newly formed 2nd Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment/The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, in Edmonton, from 1940 to 1945.
Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Walter Hale, M.C., E.D.
Today‚' Loyal Edmonton Regiment traces its lineage back to the formation of the 101st Regiment in 1908. Over time there have been many changes in name, organization and taskings. One interesting thread in all this change is who commanded the regiment. With this article we continue a series looking at those Commanding Officers.
Lieutenant Colonel Walter Hale was the 15th soldier to command The Loyal Edmonton Regiment after its formation in 1920 and the 20th in line since the formation of its predecessor the 101st Regiment (Edmonton Fusiliers) in 1908.
Captain Walter Hale, originally a cavalry officer, served with the 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF, during the First World War and had earned a Military Cross (MC). After the war, he continued part-time service first with the Alberta Regiment and then with The Edmonton Regiment. Then Major Hale was appointed Commanding Officer of the newly formed 2nd Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment, with its formation in June 1940 and continued in that role until June 1945. For more on his story read the article in our latest newsletter at the link below.
Remember 24-2
This is the fortieth in a series of quarterly newsletters originally recognizing 100th anniversary events of the First World War, with emphasis on Edmonton‚' 49th Battalion, and 75th anniversary events of the Second World War, with emphasis on The Edmonton Regiment/The Loyal Edmonton Regiment. These stories came to an end with our 2019-1 and 2020-3 editions respectively. However, there are still many stories to be told about our regiment, past and present, including our newest series of articles on our regimental commanding officers. We will also be expanding our focus on the museum itself with articles related to more current events and with stories about some of the interesting artefacts and archival materials in our collection.
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