Award Listing - The Calgary Highlanders 1939-1945

While the awards listing may seem paltry compared to that of the Tenth Battalion in the First World War, some obvious differences can be noted; the Tenth was constantly committed to the battle area from February 1915 to November 1918 whereas the Calgary Highlanders saw action only from July 1944 to the beginning of May 1945.  It should also be noted that the Canadian Army was very much "thrifty" in the awarding of decorations for bravery, especially in comparison to the First World War.  Many men who earned gallantry awards several times over went undecorated.  The Canadian Army also had no way of distinguishing between men who fought in the front lines as infantrymen, and those who worked in the supporting arms.   While the German Army awarded the Infanteriesturmabzeichen to combat foot soldiers, and the US Army awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Canadian infantryman was presented with the same service medals after the war as the staff clerks at Corps Headquarters.

Entries in bold indicate posthumous awards.

Rank		Name	Date of Action	Location of Action/Notes
Member of the Order of the British Empire
M10719	Warrant Officer I Class	Bowen, Vincent Oliver	For service in the field as CSM Support Company and RSM
Captain (Acting Major)		Critchley, Harry Ford	For staff duties, Canadian Reinforcement Units and First Canadian Army HQ
Captain		Dore, Charles William	For service as Adjutant from 18 Sep 1944.  Awarded December 1945.
Captain (Acting Major)		Ireland, Robert Arthur	Service at CMHQ, Military Secretary's Section
M11174	Warrant Officer II Class	Kearns, Wilfred James	Service as Chief Clerk, Casualties and Effects Section, Canadian Section, General Headquarters, 2nd Echelon, Canadian Military Forces
Captain		MacDonnell, Angus Joseph Joffre	For service as Quartermaster from Jan 1943.
M10928	Warrant Officer I Class	Stanley, Ernest Victor	For service as Regimental Sergeant Major in Europe, Sep 1940 to 8 Aug 1944.  Also for service with Rocky Mountain Rangers (26 Aug 1944-17 Nov 1944) and RSM as 1 Canadian Infantry Training Regiment.
Captain		Wood, Gordon Bud	For service as Officer Commanding Headquarters Company.
British Empire Medal
M11054	CQMS	Brandon, George	For service in the field as Company Quartermaster Sergeant.  Particularly action south of Ghoesbeck, Holland on 3 Dec 1944.
Distinguished Service Order
Major		Clarke, Francis Herbert ("Knobby")	26 Apr 1945	Gruppen-Bühren, Germany
Lieutenant Colonel		Ellis, Ross	Feb - April 1945	For service as Commanding Officer, especially Wyler 8 Feb 1945.
Lieutenant Colonel		Heyland, William Dalton ("Dalt")	Aug 1944 - Apr 1945	Leadership as company 2 i/c, command commander and battalion CO
Lieutenant Colonel		MacLauchlan, Donald George	13 Aug 1944	Clair Tizon, France
Major		MacKenzie, Bruce	21/22 Sep 1944	Albert Canal, Belgium
Military Cross
Major		Gordon, Robert	Unknown	Unknown (*)
Captain		Keller, Alexander	7 Oct 1944	Hoogerheide, The Netherlands
		(Also won an MM at Dieppe as a Corporal in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada)
M10712	Warrant Officer II Class	Larsen, Harold Omar	27 Feb 1945	Hochwald Forest, Germany
Distinguished Conduct Medal
K2190	Private	Brown, William Cary	23 Oct 1944	Ossendrecht, The Netherlands
M35070	Sergeant	Crockett, Ken	21 Sep 1944	Albert Canal, Belgium
K52168	Sergeant	Laloge, Emile Jean	1 Nov 1944	Walcheren Causeway, The Netherlands
B127987	Lance Corporal	McMahon, Robert Allan	8 Feb 1945	Wyler, Germany
	Sergeant	Reed, T. J.
M105583	Lance Corporal	Rourke, Floyd Orin	26 Apr 1945	Gruppen-Buhren, Germany
	Private	Austin, R. E.
Military Medal
M105247	Private (Acting Sergeant)	Anderson, Carol Edwin	8 Feb 1945	Wyler, Germany
M8988	Private	Austin, Raymond Eugene	Feb 1945	Wyler, Germany
	Sergeant	Clements, W. F.
H101836	Private	Cook, Wifred Matthew Bruce	9 Aug 1944	Bretteville, France
C 121731	Private	Field, Norman George Victor	14 Sep 1944	Dunkerque, France
K52168	Sergeant	Laloge, Emile Jean	8 Feb 1945	Vossendahl, Germany
D167096	Private	Lehman, Leo Edward	26 Apr 1945	Oldenburg, Germany
M10935	Private	Lysne, Kristian Morgan	25-26 Jul 1944	St Andre-sur-Orne, France
F44768	Private (Acting Corporal)	MacDonald, John Russell	14 Sep 1944	Dunkerque, France
M102056	Private (Acting Sergeant)	Melnychanko, Michael	8 Feb 1945	Wyler, Germany
C48723	Private	Packer, Reginald Bruce	26 Apr 1945	Gruppen-Buhren, Germany
M12091	Sergeant	Reed, Thomas James	9 Oct 1944	Hoogerheide, The Netherlands
M56983	Sergeant	Williams, Roland William	27 Feb 1945	Wyler, Germany
M11702	Warrant Officer II Class	Wilson, Roy Lendrum	Jul-Aug 1944	Normandy, France
B97085	Lance Corporal	Wolfe, Richard George	1 Nov 1944	Walcheren Causeway, The Netherlands
Mentioned in Despatches
NA	Major	Tennant, Mark		Awarded as per Canada Gazette dated 9 March 1946 and CARO/6431 dated 8 March 1946.
NA	Lieutenant	Kilpatrick, Vernon Francis	July 1944	Killed In Action July 1944 Award made Feb 1945
NA	Lieutenant	Ross, Robert Whitla		31 Mar 1945
M10712	Warrant Officer II Class	Larsen, Harold Omar		Awarded 23 June 1945
M11342	Sergeant	Lyster, William Leslie ("Bill")	19 Aug 1942	Dieppe, France
M10762	Sergeant	Pittaway, Bertram ("Bert")	19 Aug 1942	Dieppe, France
M11617	Corporal	MacIver, Donald Terry		Awarded 3 Feb 1945
K48240	Private	Kessler, Dewart Bowyer		Awarded 3 Feb 1945
M107139	Private	Middlemiss, Edgar Francis		Listed in one source as a Queen's Own Cameron Highlander.  Award made 3 Feb 1945.  Service number is from Alberta.
M31028	Private	Kublick, Ferdinand		Awarded 23 June 1945
K49288	Private	Patriquin, Clarence Gorley		Awarded 31 March 1945
F32491	Private	Sampson, Alonzo		Awarded March 1946
M12024	Private	Stokke, Einar		Awarded posthumously; Private Stokke was later discovered to be a Prisoner of War in Germany.
Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm (Belgium)
Captain		McKinstry, Frederick John Brown	21 Sep 1944	Albert Canal, Belgium
Captain		Turnbull, Andrew Ross	Sep 1944	Albert Canal, Belgium
M104586	Corporal	Berezay, Laverne Joseph	22 Sep 1944	Albert Canal, Belgium
K49288	Private	Patriquin, Clarence Gorley	30 Sep - 1 Aug 1944	Brecht, Belgium
Bronze Lion (Holland)
M12601	Sergeant	Ferguson, Donald	31 Mar 1945 -1 Apr 1945	Doetinchem, The Netherlands
B138031	Lance Corporal	McVay, Gordon Stanley	Oct 1944	Ossendrecht, The Netherlands
M60703	Corporal	Sherring, William John Henry	1 Apr 1945	Doetinchem, The Netherlands Award made 22 December 1945
Bronze Cross (Holland)
H43089	Private	Gregor, Marvin Martin	25 Oct 1944	Woensdrecht, The Netherlands
K2004	Private	Walton, Joseph Michael	7 Oct  - 31 Oct 1944	South Beveland, The Netherlands
Croix de Guerre avec Etoile d'Argent (France)
Lieutenant		Ross, Robert Whitla	12 Aug 1944	Clair Tizon, France Recommendation cleared First Canadian Army HQ in Jan 1945 and award was made in April 1945.
Croix de Guerre avec Etoile d'Bronze (France)
M11034	Lance Sergeant	Harbut, Sidney Robert	12 Aug 1944	Clair Tizon, France
Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II with Palm
Captain		McKinstry, Frederick John Brown	21 Sep 1944	Albert Canal, Belgium
Captain		Turnbull, Andrew Ross	Sep 1944	Albert Canal, Belgium

(*) The QOR Museum confirms that Major Robert Gordon was awarded a Military Cross during the
Second World War; detailed information has not yet come to light.