The following is a list of Commanding Officers of the Queen’s Own Rifles Regiment and Battalions:
- 26 Apr 1860 to 15 Nov 1865
Lieutenant Colonel W. S. Durie - 15 Nov 1865 to 28 May 1875
Lieutenant Colonel C. T. Gillmor
(Commanding Officer at the Battle of Ridgeway) - 28 May 1875 to 21 Dec 1883
Lieutenant Colonel W. D. Otter KCB, CVO, VD - 21 Dec 1883 to 04 Feb 1887
Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Miller - 04 Feb 1887 to 30 Aug 1889
Lieutenant Colonel D. H. Allan - 30 Aug 1889 to 26 Mar 1896
Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Hamilton VD - 26 Mar 1896 to 26 Mar 1901
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph M. Delamere - 26 Mar 1901 to 10 Apr 1906 (becomes Colonel Commandant of 2 battalion regiment)
Lieutenant Colonel Sir H. M. Pellatt CVO, VD
The Queen’s Own Rifles Colonel Commandants
From 10 Apr 1906 to 1937, when the regiment consisted of two militia battalions in Toronto, the regimental commander was known as the Colonel Commandant.
- 1 Apr 1906 to 20 Feb 1912 (previously commanding officer of single battalion)
Colonel Sir H. M. Pellatt CVO, VD
(at 12 years, the longest-serving commanding officer) - 20 Feb 1912 to 02 Jun 1916
Lieutenant Colonel (Major General) Malcolm S. Mercer CB
(Killed in action during First World War) - 02 Jun 1916 to 18 Mar 1920
Colonel Robert Rennie CB, CMG, DSO, MVO, VD
Perpetuated Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment)
- Sep 1914 to Nov 1915
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rennie CB, CMG, DSO, MVO - Nov 1915 to Oct 1916
Lieutenant Colonel William D. Allan DSO - Oct 1916 to Apr 1919
Lieutenant Colonel J. Bartlett Rogers CMG, DSO, MC
83rd Battalion (Queen’s Own Rifles)
- 26 Jul 1915 to 7 Jul 1916
Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Pellatt, VD
95th Battalion
- 26 Oct 1915 to 4 Aug 1917
Lieutenant Colonel Rybert Kent (R.K.) Barker VD
166th QOR Battalion
- 5 Aug 1916 to 13 Aug 1917
Lieutenant Colonel W.G. Mitchell VD
198th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Buffs
255th Battalion
- Jul 1916 to 8 Aug 1917
Lieutenant Colonel George Cooper Royce VD
The Queen’s Own Rifles Colonel Commandants continued
- 18 Mar 1920 to 12 Mar 1921
Colonel George Cooper Royce VD - 12 Mar 1921 to 09 Apr 1922
Colonel (later Major General) J. Gunn CMG, DSO, VD - 09 Apr 1922 to 08 Apr 1925
Colonel A. J. E. Kirkpatrick VD - 08 Apr 1925 to 07 Apr 1930
Colonel Reginald Pellat VD - 14 Apr 1930 to 13 Apr 1935
Colonel J. W. Langmuir MBE, VD - 14 Apr 1935 to 15 Dec 1937
Colonel (later Major General) R. B. Gibson CB, CBE, VD
First Battalion (later perpetuating 3rd Battalion CEF)
- 10 Apr 1906 to 1 Feb 1911
Lieutenant Colonel Percival L. Mason - 01 Feb 1911 to 20 Feb 1912
Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm S. Mercer, CB - 21 May 1912 to 27 Sep 1915
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Godfrey Peuchen - 27 Sep 1915 to ?
Lieutenant Colonel R.C. Vesconte
Becomes Acting Commandant while Rennie is overseas. - In Oct 1921 to 09 Apr 1922
Lieutenant Colonel A. J. E. Kirkpatrick VD - 09 Apr 1922 to 01 Feb 1923
Lieutenant Colonel Cuthbert C. Wansbrough, DSO, VD - 01 Feb 1923 to 19 Dec 1927
Lieutenant Colonel Baptist L. Johnston, OBE, VD - 19 Dec 1927 to 07 Dec 1929
Lieutenant Colonel P. N. Alexander, MC, VD - 07 Dec 1929 to 09 Dec 1932
Lieutenant Colonel F. H. Wood, VD - 09 Sep 1932 to 13 Apr 1935
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph B. Gibson CB, CBE, VD - 14 Apr 1935 to 15 Dec 1937
Lieutenant Colonel P. R. Hampton, ED
(Continued See Single Battalion below)
Second Battalion (later perpetuating 83rd Battalion CEF)
- 01 Apr 1906 to 1911
Lieutenant Colonel E.F. Gunther, VD - 03 Mar 1911 to 2 Jun 1916
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rennie, MVO - 01 Mar 1920 to 06 Jan 1921
Lieutenant Colonel William C. Michell - 28 Feb 1921 to 28 Feb 1925
Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Pellatt, VD - 08 Apr 1925 to 10 Jul 1928
Lieutenant Colonel Harold S. Parsons - 28 Sep 1928 to 09 Apr 1930
Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Langmuir MBE, VD - 14 Apr 1930 to at least 1932
Lieutenant Colonel H. E. Rooney, VD - 14 Apr 1934 to at least Oct 1935
Lieutenant Colonel W. J. Rooney, VD
Third (Reserve) Battalion (95th Battalion CEF)
- 06 Jan 1921 to 28 Feb 1927
Lieutenant Colonel William C. Michell, MC, VD
- 19 December 1927 at least Jan 1936
Lieutenant Colonel B. L. Johnston, VD
Fourth (Reserve) Battalion (166th Battalion CEF)
- 12 May 1922 to ?
Lieutenant Colonel Sidney W. Band, VD - 20 Jul 1927 to 07 Dec 1932
Major Charles B. Lindsey, DSO - 09 Dec 1932 to 1 May 1935
Lieutenant Colonel F. H. Wood, VD - At least 1 May 1935 to 1937(?)
Lieutenant Colonel P.N. Alexander, MC, VD
Fifth (Reserve) Battalion (198th Battalion CEF)
- 15 June 1926 to 6 Sep 1930?
Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander Cooper - 6 Sep 1930 to at least Oct 1935
Major E. M. Watts
Sixth (Reserve) Battalion (255th Battalion CEF)
- 12 May 1922 to at least Jul 1932
Lieutenant Colonel Sidney W. Band, VD - October 1935
Lieutenant Colonel H.E. Rooney, VD
Reserve Regimental Depot
It would seem by 1937 all the QOR Reserve Battalions were condensed into the Reserve Regimental Depot.
- 15 Dec 1936 to 1939 at least
- Officer Commanding – Major Charles B. Lindsey, DSO, ED
- Adjutant – Captain J.M. Milne
- Medical Officer – Captain L.S. Barnes, RCAMC
Single Reserve Battalion
(On Dec 15, 1936 the 1st and 2nd Battalions were combined to form a single battalion.)
- 15 Dec 1937 to 13 Apr 1939
Lieutenant Colonel P. R. Hampton ED - 14 Apr 1939 to 1 Jun 1940
Lieutenant Colonel I. M. Macdonell MBE, VD
1st Battalion (Active Service)
- 24 May 1940 to 15 Apr 1942
Colonel H. C. MacKendrick OBE, ED, CD - 16 Apr 1942 to 24 Aug 1944
Lieutenant Colonel (later Brig) J. G. Spragge DSO, OBE, ED - 25 Aug 1944 to 30 Nov 1945
Lieutenant Colonel S. M. Lett DSO
2nd Battalion (Reserves)
- 10 Jul 1940 to 9 May 1945
Lieutenant Colonel B. L. Johnston OBE, VD - 10 May 1945 to 21 Nov 1945)
Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Barnum MC, ED - 22 Nov 1945 to 30 Nov 1945
Lieutenant Colonel F. G. Rolph
3rd Battalion (CASF)
- 21 May 1942 to 15 Aug 1943
Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Sankey, ED, QC
4th Battalion (CAOF)
- 8 Jun 1945 to 25 Dec 1945
Lieutenant Colonel J. N. Medhurst OBE, ED - 26 Dec 1945 to 10 May 1946
Acting Lieutenant Colonel R. A. Gauthier
27th (Reserve) Company Veterans Guard of Canada attached to 2nd Battalion QOR
- 1944 – Officer Commanding – Major John E. Bell
- 1944 – 2nd in Charge – Captain William S. Herbert, MC
Post War Reserve Battalion
- Dec 1, 1945 to May 14, 1946
Lieutenant Colonel F. G. Rolph - May 15, 1946 to May 18, 1947
Colonel J. W. McClain OBE, ED - May 19, 1947 to May 16, 1951
Lieutenant Colonel W. T. Barnard ED, CD - May 17, 1951 to Oct 29, 1952
Lieutenant Colonel H. E. Dalton DSO, CD - Oct 30, 1952 to Oct 15, 1953
Colonel J. N. Gordon DSO, CD (Continued with 3rd Bn)
1st Battalion – Regular Force
- 16 Oct 1953 to 9 Sep 1954
Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Delamere MBE, ED, CD
(While Delamere was nominally in command he was seconded for the period shown and Major McPherson acted as temporary commanding officer.) - 20 Sep 1954 to 4 Aug 1957
Lieutenant Colonel C. P. McPherson CD - 3 Oct 1957 to Aug 1961
Lieutenant Colonel C. H. Lithgow CD - Aug 1961 to 22 Jan 1965
Lieutenant Colonel H.C.F. Elliot CD - 22 Jan 1965 to Jan, 1967
Lieutenant Colonel C. de L. Kirby CD - Jan, 1967 to 1 Apr, 1969
Lieutenant Colonel H. C. Pitts MC, CD - 2 Apr 1969 to 26 Apr, 1970
Lieutenant Colonel T. M. C. Marsaw CD
2nd Battalion – Regular Force
- 16 Oct 1953 to 31 Aug 1956
Lieutenant Colonel W. H. V. Matthews MC, CD - 1 Sep 1956 to 9 Aug 1959
Lieutenant Colonel R. F. MacKay MC, CD - 10 Aug 1959 to Jun 1961
Lieutenant Colonel R. J. Wilkinson MC, CD - Jun 1961 to Apr 1963
Lieutenant Colonel D. N. Osborne CD - Apr 1963 to Sep, 1964
Lieutenant Colonel E. D. Price CD - Sep 1964 to Feb 1966
Lieutenant Colonel S. F. Andrunyk, OMM, CStJ, CD - Mar 1966 to Aug 1968
Lieutenant Colonel N. A. Robinson CD, ADC
Regimental Depot – Regular Force (Calgary)
- 1 Mar 1954 to 15 Oct 1955
Major C. D. Rehill CD - 16 Oct 1955 to 31 May 1957
Major C. J. Doerkson CD - 1 Jun 1957 to 29 Aug 1962
Major D. M. Creighton CD - 30 Aug 1962 to 2 Dec 1968
Major J. L. McCulloch CD
3rd Battalion – Reserves
- 16 Oct 1953 to 1 May 1954
Colonel J. N. Gordon DSO, CD (continued from single battalion) - 2 May 1954 to 24 Oct 1956
Lieutenant Colonel J. I. Mills CD - 25 Oct 1956 to 7 Jun 1960
Lieutenant Colonel R. L. Bickford CD - 8 Jun 1960 to 14 May 1963
Lieutenant Colonel M. G. McIver CD - 15 May 1963 to 2 Nov 1965
Lieutenant Colonel M. I. Jackson CD - 3 Nov 1965 to 10 Oct 1967
Lieutenant Colonel C. L. Jones CD - 11 Oct 1967 to 8 Oct 1969
Lieutenant Colonel Frank P. J. Mulrooney CD - 9 Oct 1969 to 16 Feb 1972
Lieutenant Colonel John G. B. Strathy CD - 17 Feb 1972 to 7 Jun 1975
Lieutenant Colonel Donald A. Pryer CD - 8 Jun 1975 to 23 Apr 1978
Lieutenant Colonel John J. J. Power, CD - 24 Apr 1978 to 12 Jan 1981
Lieutenant Colonel William S. Wilson, CD - 13 Jan 1981 to 29 Apr 1984
Lieutenant Colonel William J. Barnard, CD - 30 Apr 1984 to 27 Sep 1987
Lieutenant Colonel B. G. Baskerville, CD - 28 Sep 1987 to 29 Apr 1990
Lieutenant Colonel C. E. Rayment, CD - 29 Apr 1990 to 19 Dec 1992
Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Campbell, CD - 19 Dec 1992 to 17 Sep 1995
Lieutenant Colonel Steve D. Brand, CD - 17 Sep 1995 to 30 Sep 1998
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony R. Welsh, CD - 30 Sep 1998 to 10 Jun 2001
Lieutenant Colonel Bruce G. McEachern, CD - 10 Jun 2001 to 26 Sep 2004
Lieutenant Colonel John M. Fotheringham, CD - 26 Sep 2004 to Jun 2008
Lieutenant Colonel Martin J. Delaney, CD - Jun 2008 to Dec 2008
Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Zeidler, CD - Dec 2008 to 24 Sep, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel John M. Fotheringham, CD - 24 Sep 2011 to 14 Sep 2014
Lieutenant Colonel Peter M. R. St. Denis, MSC, CD - 14 Sep 2014 to 23 Sep 2017
Lieutenant Colonel Sandi Banerjee, CD - 23 Sep 2017 to 20 Sep 2020
Lieutenant Colonel Frank D. Lamie, CD - 20 Sep 2020 to 17 Sep 2023
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Moody, CD - 17 Sep 2023 to Present
Lieutenant Colonel Chris Boileau, CD
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archive 
I was with, Colonel Neville Arthur Robinson, in 1966 1967 in Calgary ,and I consider that he was the BEST CO that I ever had during my 35 years of services in the Canadian Armed Forces. I was the only Postal Clerk with the batallion then, approximitely 900 mens and he use to say, Cpl Lavigne I know your the only one of your trade but if someone gives you a hard time my door his alway’s open just come in.
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Not sure this is the right place to be but I was at Ridgeway today and wanted to commend the unit for the exemplary showing they performed.
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