The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum

Remember Newsletter 2020-4 The latest edition of the LER Military Museum's quarterly newsletter is now available. In this issue we highlight the service of Lt. Col. George Waters MacLeod, DSO, 49th Battalion, and Captain Isaac John Mooney, MC, and his link to the Yukon Field Force and the 49th Battalion. To read or download this and earlier editions of the newsletter go to our website at www.lermuseum.org.

Captain Isaac John Mooney, MC, and the YFF In an article submitted by Tim Popp, he tells the story of Captain Isaac John Mooney, MC, and his link to the Yukon Field Force and the 49th Battalion. For more on this see the featured article on our website at www.lermuseum.org.

Regimental Commanding Officers - #6 Lt. Col. George Waters MacLeod, DSO 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. MacLeod was never a CO of a unit in our lineage, but his service and galla...ntry was so remarkable that regimental historian G.R. Stevens included MacLeod in an eleven line summary, Biographical Details of Commanding Officers, 49th Battalion C.E.F., in his 1964 history of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, A City Goes to War. For more on this see the featured article on our website at www.lermuseum.org.

The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum's office and galleries are now open, but with restrictions. Go to our website at lermuseum.org for details.

Covid-19 Closing Update Although stage 2 openings included museums, we feel that we are not yet in a position to be able to open our galleries to the public. This is due to our limited ability to meet all the requirements to do so. Currently, our office is still open weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm. However, there may be some exceptions as staffing circumstances dictate. Because we cannot guarantee that someone will always be in the office, and also as a necessary Covid-19 pr...ecaution, visits to the office are by appointment only. Contact us by phone (780-421-9943) during office hours or by email ([email protected]) to make an appointment or for other inquiries. For updated information on our status, go to our website (lermuseum.org) or contact our office.

World War 2 Remembered 1945 July to September The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Returns Home At the beginning of July 1945, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Canadian Active Service Force, was stationed in Bilthoven, Holland, a village between Utrecht and Amersfoort. The war in Europe had been over for almost two months and the battalion had been stripped of all their weapons and most of their transport. Everyone was ready to go home, but it would still be a three month wait.... For more on this see the featured article on our website at www.lermuseum.org.