Officers

We have not attempted to list all officers who served in the 15th battalion through the war. Rather, we provide below a series of “snapshots” for each year of the war. For many years we have a photo (with as many names as possible identified) and a listing showing the organizational structure of the battalion at that time.

Click HERE to see a gallery of some of those who served.

Names in red indicate died/killed. Names in blue indicate taken prisoner.

Panoramic image of the 15th Battalion taken just prior to departure from Valcartier camp September 1914

Valcartier, September 1914

Senior Officers

Lieutenant Colonel JA Currie
Major WR Marshall*
Major W Hendrie
Major AJ MacKenzie

Captains

OH Mabee
G Alexander *
RR McKessock*

RC Darling *
RY Cory*
G Musgrove

KR Marshall
GH McLaren
AN Daniels

AR McGregor*
T Warren *
RLM Donaldson

Lieutenants

RH Davidson
WH Shoenberger
EW Bickle
IMR Sinclair
FW MacDonald
GI Landmuir
WW Jago

W Mavor
EO Bath
J Kay
FJ Smith
HM Wilson
WP Malone
JH Dansereau

PG Campbell
PP Acland
HA Barwick
Bell
EV Jones
J Duguid
EJ Long

AE Muir
CV Fessenden
FM Perry
FM Gibson
WB Lawson
JAM Livingston
HM Scott

Salisbury, UK February 1915

From Left to Right—Top Row: Lt. J.A.M. Livingstone, (W); Lt. W.P. Malone; Lt. L.V. Jones, (G.P.); Lt. H.M. Scott, (G); Lt. G.P. Taylor, (K); Lt. R.H. Davidson; Lt. Q.T. Langmuir,(K); Hon. Capt. Moffat, Chaplain; Lt. H.A. Barwick,(G.P.); Lt. F.M. Gibson,(K).

Second Row Standing: Lt. A.J. Sinclair, (W); Lt. E.W. Bickle, (W.G.); Lt. A.E. Muir, (K); Lt. C.V. Fessenden, (G.P.); Lt. E.O. Bath, (G.P.); Lt. W.B. Lawson; Lt. F.H.C. MacDonald, (G.P.); Lt. F.J. Smith, (G.P.); Lt. J.A. Dansereau (W.G.); Lt. W.W. Jago, (W); Lt. W. Mavor, (G.W. 3); Lt. P.G. Campbell; Lt. P.P. Acland, M.C., (W).

Sitting Down; Capt. Frank Perry; Capt. A.M. Daniels, (K); Capt. C.H. Musgrove, (W); Capt. F.G.M. Alexander, M.C., (G.P.); Surgeon Major A.J. MacKenzie; Lt. Col. Wm. Hendrie, (Divisional Remount Officer); Col. J.A. Currie, M.P., (G), (Commanding Officer); Major W.R. Marshall, D.S.O., (K); Major J.E.K. Osborne, (W.G.P.): Capt. G.H. McLaren, (G.); Capt. A.R. McGregor, (K.); Capt. R.R. McKessock, (G.W.P.).

Battalion Headquarters

Lt Col JA Currie Commanding Officer

Major WR Marshall * Deputy Commanding Officer

Capt RC Darling* Adjutant

Capt JT Duguid Quartermaster

Major AJ MacKenzie Medical Officer

Capt RR McKessock* Machine Gun Officer

Capt OH Mabee Paymaster

Lt JA Dansereau Signals Officer

Lt WW Jago Transport Officer

No 1 Company

Capt AR McGregor
Capt FM Perry
Lt W Mavor
Lt GI Langmuir
Lt GB Taylor

No 2 Company

Capt GM Alexander
Capt RY Cory
Lt HA Barwick
Lt Gibson
Lt EV Jones
Lt EO Bath

Base Company - UK

Capt KR Marshall
Capt Musgrove 17th Bn
Lt WP Malone
Lt WH Davidson
Lt KR Muir*
Lt WB Lawson

Lt P Campbell 17th Bn

Lt J Kay* 17th Bn
Lt HM Wilson*

Lt PP Acland 17th Bn

Lt JAM Livingston 17th Bn

Capt WH Donaldson Staff

Major W Hendrie, Div Remount Offr

17th Bn Officers who joined 28 Apr 1915

Major CE Bent
Capt DW Forbes
Capt LR Cutten
Capt R Smith
Lt TR Wheadon

No 3 Company

Capt GH McLaren
Capt AN Daniels
Lt WH Schoenberger
Lt FJ Smith
Lt HM Scott

No 4 Company

Maj JEK Osborne
Capt T Warren
Lt CV Fessenden
Lt FW MacDonald
Lt EW Bickle
Lt AJ Sinclair

Names in red indicate died/killed. Names in blue indicate taken prisoner.

The Somme October 1916

Top row standing: Futcher, ?, ?, Capt L Moffat, Capt OH Mabee, Lt Shaw ?, ?, Lts T Cowan, EM Haldane, I Cameron & JC Webster

2^nd row seated: ?, ?,Lt W Maybin, Lt G Winnifrith, LtCol Bent, ?, ?, Capt A Ansley, Lt HP Edge

1^st row ground: ?, ?, Maj WP Malone, Capt E Haldenby, Maj W Mavor, ?, ?

Noeux-les-Mines August 1917

Top row standing: Lts DW MacDonald & TM Cowan, Majs A Turnbull & JP Girvan, Lt I Robertson, Capt H Price Lt H McLauglin, Capt Samuel

3^rd row standing: Capts TR Wheadon & Uhlens, Capt HJB Rigby, Lts W Graham & JA Wylie, Capts KB MacLaren, RD Mackenzie & R Morten, Maj D Grant, Lt T McGee, Capt EM Haldane

2^nd row seated: Lts SJ Reeves, GS Winnifrith & HP Edge, Maj JW Forbes, LtCol CE Bent, Capt EW Haldenby, Lts BJ Tait, GT Chisholm & W Proudfoot.

1^st row seated: Lts ACH Andrews & GB Chisholm, Maj W Mavor, Chaplain Canon Scott, Maj DC Sheppard, Lt AG Donald

Near Arras, 1918

Top row: Lts Lester & Snow, Capt Cowan, Lts Miller, D’Esterre, Mackinnin, Robertson & Maxwell-Scott, Capt Murray, Lt Skene, Capt Read

2^nd row seated: Lts Leighton & Albright, Capts Rigby & Mackenzie, Majs Turnbull, Maybin & Forbes, Lt Col Bent, Capt Haldenby, Maj Girvan, Capt Edge, Lts Andrews, Colquhoun, Ferguson & Denton

1^st row ground: Lts Smith, Murphy, Loudon, Fergusson, Malone, HH Donald, Chisholm, AG Donald & Brokenshire

Bas-Oha, Belgium - February 1919

Top row standing: Lts F Cook, D Miller, J Henderson, LM Murray, H Donald, MC Brokenshire& Lt WC Barclay

3^rd row standing: Lt WW Keele, AJ Lester, DD Thompson, J Robertson,WT Uhlens, C Henderson, G Davies, MR Twomey, JE Banton, R Inglis & G Macklin, Capt Williams, Padre Smith, McGregor,

2^nd row seated: Lts Harvey, TM Cowan,& HJS Rigby, Majs W Maybin & JP Girvan, Lt Col CE Bent, Capts EW Haldenby, AC Futcher & FW Grant, Lts D Donald, RSC Webber, Andrews

1^st row ground: Lts FCS French, G Malone & WH Denton, Capt J Robertson