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Our series of articles on Regimental Commanding Officers continues with Lieutenant Colonel Kenny Kinnaird who had service with the 49th Battalion during the First World War and who commanded the 2nd Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment during 1945 and 1946.
Lieutenant Colonel George David Kenneth Kinnaird, E.D.
Today’s 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.
Kenny Kinnaird’s military career started when he joined the 101st Edmonton Fusiliers as a private in 1909, remaining until 1912. During the First World War, he went overseas with the 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles, then served with the Fort Garry Horse before being commissioned and joining the 49th Battalion, as a new lieutenant, on 9 April 1917. Between the wars he served with the 1st Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment and then the 19th Alberta Dragoons. During the Second World War, he returned to The Edmonton Regiment as second-in-command of the 2nd Battalion and took command of that battalion on 22 June 1945. For more on his story read the article in our latest newsletter at the link below.
Remember 24-3
This is the forty-first in a series of quarterly newsletters originally recognizing 100th anniversary events of the First World War, with emphasis on Edmonton’s 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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