Ian Edwards
Ian Edwards joined The Loyal Edmonton Regiment in 1959. He served in the ranks for ten years. As a sergeant he was a rifle platoon 2ic, company quartermaster sergeant, and battalion orderly room chief clerk. He was a second lieutenant and quartermaster of The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada. As a captain, he commanded army cadet corps of both regiments. Ian graduated from the University of Alberta in 1972 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He has collected Canadian Army insignia...See more
Ian Edwards joined The Loyal Edmonton Regiment in 1959. He served in the ranks for ten years. As a sergeant he was a rifle platoon 2ic, company quartermaster sergeant, and battalion orderly room chief clerk. He was a second lieutenant and quartermaster of The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada. As a captain, he commanded army cadet corps of both regiments. Ian graduated from the University of Alberta in 1972 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He has collected Canadian Army insignia since 1970, and was elected honorary life member of the Military Collectors' Club of Canada in 2018 for his decades of service on the Club's national and local executives. Ian was the editor of the Forty-Niner magazine from 1995 to 1997, and a volunteer at The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum since 1998. Ian was presented with the Canadian Forces Decoration in 1974 and the Alberta Centennial Medal in 2006. See less