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Regimental Commanding Officers - #15

Lieutenant Colonel Egerton Winnet Day, 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.  

Ted Day was the tenth soldier to command The Edmonton Regiment after its formation in 1920 and the 15th in line since the formation of its predecessor the 101st Regiment (Edmonton Fusiliers) in 1908. He was the fifth commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, The Edmonton Regiment, Canadian Active Service Force (C.A.S.F.) during the Second World War.

Captain Day transferred into The Edmonton Regiment in September of 1939, just as the regiment was mobilizing for active service. His previous service was with the 19th Alberta Dragoons. Major Day was second in command of the battalion when it went into action in Sicily in July of 1943. He succeeded Lt. Col Jefferson as commanding officer in January of 1944. For more on his story read the article in our latest newsletter at the link below.

Remember 23-1

This is the thirty-fifth 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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