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The Forty-Niner
Regimental Association Bursary
The Association is awarded funds from the Alberta
Government through the lottery funds. Part of
these funds are returned to the soldiers of the Regiment
and the Association in the form of bursaries
for secondary academic upgrading. This is free
money to the members of the Regiment. In the past
almost everyone who has ever applied has recieved
a cheque for $500.00. Read on to learn how you
can apply.
Background
A bursary to assist serving soldiers, members of the
Regimental family, and the public with post-secondary
tuition and education costs is available from the
Association. The bursaries are funded twice yearly
in an amount of $500 each. Individuals who meet
the eligibility requirements outlined below and are
chosen by the selection committee will receive bursaries.
Each bursary is named after a veteran of the
regiment and the names rotate on a periodic basis.
Persons donating money for bursaries may name
their bursary within those constraints. At present
the bursaries are named for:
Major-General William Griesbach - the regiment’s
first commanding officer, and Edmonton’s
most distinguished soldier
Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Harris - the regiment’s
medical officer throughout the First World
War, who later commanded the militia unit between
the First and Second World Wars
Regimental Sergeant Major Henry Hobbs - the
regiment’s second Regimental Sergeant Major, who
subsequently as an officer won the Military Cross
Sergeant David Barbour - a First World War
member of the regiment awarded the Distinguished
Conduct Medal and the Military Medal, and was
wounded three times
Private Cecil Kerr, VC - a First World War winner
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of the Victoria Cross with the regiment
Private John Kinross, VC - a First World War winner
of the Victoria Cross with the regiment
Brigadier James Curry Jefferson - the regiment’s
commanding officer at the Battle of Ortona
Colonel James Riley Stone - who rose from Private
to Lieutenant Colonel commanding the regiment in
the Second World War, and won the Military Cross
at the Battle of Ortona
Colonel Gordon Armstrong - a Second World War
officer who remained with the militia in the regiment
after the war
Regimental Sergeant Major Ran Bowen - a Regimental
Sergeant Major who won the Military Cross
at the Battle of Ortona
Private William Shaw - a Second World War veteran
who was active after the war in the regimental
association
Private Roland Castagner - a Second World War
veteran who was an active supporter of the regimental
museum after the war
Private Melville McPhee - a Second World War
veteran who was an active supporter of the regimental
museum after the war
Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Stanton - the regiment’s
first commanding officer whose military
service was entirely after the Second World War
Master Corporal Raymond Arndt - a regimental
member killed on duty in Afghanistan in 2006
Captain John Dougan, MC – a Second World War
officer who remains an active support of the Regiment
Lieutenant Alan Johnson – a Second World War
officer and Scout Platoon Commander at Ortona
Sergeant Les Wharton – an active soldier who
died unexpectedly in 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Ed Boyd - a Second World War
officer who remained with the militia in the regiment
after the war