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Regimental Trophies of The
Calgary Highlanders
The Calgary Highlanders have a number of
Trophies, Awards and Competitions which are unique to the Regiment, and in
addition to various Corps, Area and District competitions. The majority
of are presented either by the 10th Battalion Calgary Highlanders
Association during the annual Reunion dinner, or at the Regimental
Birthday reception. Both are annual events taking place in April.
Ensign's
Award
The Ensign's Award recognizes the "Most
Proficient Junior Officer" in the Regiment, and is presented annually at
the St. Julien's Dinner.
Awardees
2006 - Captain R.C.
Palmer
2005 - Lieutenant Beauchamp
2004 - Lieutenant Jason Heller
2003 - Lieutenant R.C. Palmer
2002 - Second Lieutenant Beauchamp
Sergeant
Miller Trophy
This award is competed for annually by the
Master Warrant Officers, Warrant Officers and Sergeants of the unit, and
was named in honour of Sergeant Frank Miller, a signals sergeant with the
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Sergeant Miller was killed during the
summer of 1976 while training with his unit - the Regiment's affiliate
unit in the British Army - at British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS).
The Sergeant Miller Trophy is presented to
the "Most Proficient Master Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer or Sergeant"
serving in the Calgary Highlanders. Selection is made by the Commanding
Officer, RSM, DCO and the OCs of the companies. The awardee has his name
engraved on the trophy and is presented a pewter miniature of an Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders soldier. The presentation is made annually at
the St. Julien's Dinner.
Awardees
2006 - Sergeant Paul
Holland
2005 - Sergeant Chris Tucker
2004 - Sergeant Chris Tucker
2003 - Warrant Officer James R. MacDonald
2002 - Master Warrant Officer Michael McIntee
2000 - Warrant Officer Glenn G Fedoruk
1999 - Sergeant Paul Reaper
1998 - Sergeant Paul Reaper
1997 - Sergeant Martin G Woods
1996 - Sergeant Tyrone R Duncan
1995 - Sergeant Paul Reaper
Waterhouse
Memorial Award
Warrant Officer Bruce Waterhouse
was a long time soldier of the Calgary Highlanders, who served a tour with
the affiliate regiment in Northern Ireland. He was noted for his large
stature and a tough but compassionate personality. He passed away
suddenly and tragically in 1990.
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The Waterhouse Memorial
Award is presented each year on the Regimental Birthday (the
Wednesday night parade closest to 1 April) to the most deserving
member of the Regiment as determined by the Warrant Officers of The
Calgary Highlanders. The soldier shows both personal traits and
military skills which, in the opinion of the Warrant Officers of the
Regiment, represent the best characteristics of a Highland soldier.
The trophy itself is a
wooden plaque in the shape of the Trades Badge for an Infantryman.
The centrepiece of the plaque is the actual FN C1 Bayonet carried by
WO Waterhouse during the Queen's Parade in 1990.
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Awardees
2005 - Master Corporal Cody
Martin
2004 - Corporal Jamie Moreau
2003 - Master Corporal Michael MacKillop
2002 - Master Corporal Avelino
2001 - Sergeant Gerald Downey
2000 - Corporal Peters
1999 - Corporal Wagg
1998 - Master Warrant Officer Byron E Fletcher
1997 - Corporal Rob W Jackson
1996 - Master Corporal George McGeachie
1995 - Corporal Simon Savage |
Master Corporal
Cody Martin
2005 |
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Master Corporal MacKillop
2003 |
Master Corporal Avelino
2002 |
Corporal Peters
2000 |
Master Corporal McGeachie
1996 |
Overseas
Battalion Award
This award is presented annually at the St.
Julien's Dinner to the "Best Junior NCO in a Combat Arms Role" and
recognizes proficiency and dedication among the corporals and master
corporals employed in the rifle platoons.
Awardees
2006 - Corporal
Christian Poonwah
2005 - Master Corporal Kenney
2004 - Master Corporal Mike Kotuk
2003 - Master Corporal Kelly Herbert
2002 - Master Corporal Michael MacKillop
2001 - Master Corporal Michael MacKillop
1996 - Corporal Jamie Moreau
Corporal Moreau
1996
Lieutenant
Colonel Spaan "Soldier of Excellence" Award
While serving as Commanding Officer of the
Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Warren Spaan instituted this award for the
most deserving Junior Rank, as selected by private ballot from among their
peers. This award is presented each April at the St. Julien's Dinner.
Awardees
2006 - Corporal
Christian Poonwah
2005 - Corporal Matt Bird
2004 - Corporal Patton
2003 - Private Will Emslie
2002 - Corporal T.J. Toussaint
2001 - Corporal Kris Dodd
Maxim MG08
This trophy,
given out to the top candidate on regimentally run Machine Gun Courses, is
currently situated in the Junior Ranks Mess. The centrepiece of the award
is an actual German Maxim '08 Machine Gun. This gun was captured by a
Calgary battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War,
and returned to the City after the War as a souvenir. It is not known
precisely which Battalion captured the gun, but it was considered a
fitting display piece.
Awardees
Private FW Gillis, Top
Machine Gunner, Qualification Level 4 MG Course 9801
Corporal WS Klein, Top Machine Gunner, Qualification Level 4 MG
Course 9603
Justice
J.V.H. Milvain Cup
This award is presented annually to recognize
the "Most Proficient Junior Rank in a Non-Combat Role" and in years past a
wide variety of soldiers in the Regiment have been eligible, including
those from the Medical Branch (medics), Logistics Branch (storesmen,
finance clerks, Resource Management Support clerks), Administration Branch
(administration clerks), Communications Branch (signallers) and Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers (weapons techs, vehicle techs). Members of the
Pipes and Drums have not been eligible for this award. The presentation is
made annually at the St. Julien's Dinner.
Awardees
2006 - Lance Corporal Beatty
(British Army exchange)
2005 - Corporal Michael A. Dorosh
2004 - Corporal Michael A. Dorosh
2003 - Corporal Michael A. Dorosh
2002 - Corporal T.J. Toussaint
2001 - Corporal Michael A. Dorosh
2000 - Master Corporal Bernadette Myslicki
1999 - Master Corporal Michelle Fernie
1998 - Master Corporal Lisa Schorse
1997 - Master Corporal Wendy G. Kehoe
1996 - Corporal Lee S. Holman
1995 - Private Angie R. Reid
1994 - Master Corporal Steve Dean |
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1993 - Corporal M.E. Hansen
1992 - Corporal Kevin S. Winfield
1991 - Master Corporal Tammy L. Featherstone
1990 - Master Corporal Cindy T. Greenough
1989 - Corporal Tammy L. Featherstone
1988 - Corporal D.J. Szabo
1987 - Corporal Dennis P. ("Denny") Russell
1986 - Corporal R.D.D. Cormack
1985 - Master Corporal C.A. Bonneville
1984 - Corporal L.J. Obermeyer
1983 - Corporal L.G. Glass
1982 - Private L.G. Grimmon |
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Corporal Dorosh
2005 |
Corporal Dorosh
2004 |
Corporal Dorosh
2003 |
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Master Corporal
Schorse
1998 |
Corporal Holman
1996 |
Master Corporal Dean
1994 |
Corporal Winfield
1992 |
Colonel J.F.
Scott Memorial Cup
Named for the first Commanding Officer of the
overseas battalion in World War Two, this trophy - also awarded annually
at the St. Julien's Dinner - recognizes the top athlete in the Regiment.
Awardees
2006 - Lieutenant
Braybrook
2005 - Captain Simon Cox
2004 - Corporal Cody Martin
2003 - Sergeant Chris Tucker
2002 - Private Costin
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Sergeant Tucker
2003 |
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Lieutenant
Colonel P.F. Hughes Cup
Named for the Commanding Officer who
presented the Cup to the Regiment, this award is given annually to the
"Most Dedicated Bandsman" and is eligible to all members of the Regimental
Pipes and Drums. The trophy has been awarded to civilian members of the
Pipes and Drums since 2001, following the reclassification of the band as
a non-publicly funded volunteer organization. The presentation is made
annually at the St. Julien's Dinner.
Awardees
2005 - Private Malcolm Odell
2004 - Piper Don Greenough
2003 - Drummer Ian Michaluk
2002 - Drum Major Jim Stewart
2001 - Drummer Melanie Smith
1994 - Warrant Officer Kent Griffiths
1993 - Private Michael McAdam
1992 - Corporal Jody M. Marchuk
1991 - Corporal Robert J. Cater
1990 - Master Corporal Keith A. McFarquhar |
1989 - Private W.E. ("Bill")
Kelso
1988 - Private Michael A. Dorosh
1987 - Private Douglas K. Hamilton
1986 - Private David T. Anderson
1985 - Sergeant Brian S. King
1984 - Sergeant A.J. ("Tony") Northan
1983 - Corporal Lloyd J. Martens
1982 - Master Corporal Ian J.R. Still
1981 - Private Hugh B. Allen
1980 - Warrant Officer Robert W. Henderson |
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Drummer Michaluk
2003 |
Private Dorosh
1988 |
Private Anderson
1986 |
Chief Warrant
Officer Marty McCumber Award
Named in honour of Chief Warrant Officer
Martin McCumber, MMM, CD, this award is presented annually at the St.
Julien's Dinner to recognize "Outstanding Service to the Regiment
(Military or Civilian)."
Awardees
2006 - Mrs. Sharon
Lalonde
2005 - Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Lynn Moffat, OMM, CD
2004 - Maria Emslie
2003 - The Ladies Auxiliary - Deirdre Spaan, Helen McCumber,
Shelley Russell
2002 - Sergeant Dennis Russell
1996 - Drum Major James Stewart
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Commanding Officer Lieutenant RJ Goebel, CD, presents the trophy to
Drum Major James Stewart at the 1997 St. Julien's Dinner. |
Shelley Russell - wife of Sergeant "Denny" Russell - performing one
of the many services the Ladies Auxiliary provide the Regiment;
presenting an education bursary to Corporal Murray Harris,
Remembrance Day 1996. |
Ian Still
Memorial Cup
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Instituted in 1988, this
trophy goes to the "Best Piper", as judged by such criteria as
dedication, attendance, initiative, dress, deportment and musical
ability. The cup is named for piper Ian Still, an engineer from
Scotland who had previously played for the RCEME Regiment Pipe Band
in Lethbridge, Alberta. When the Regiment was reduced, Captain
Still transferred to Calgary and hid his commission when he joined
the Pipes and Drums of the Calgary Highlanders. He retired as a
Master Corporal in 1983, suffering a massive stroke soon after, and
passing away in 1988. This award was presented privately at Pipes
and Drums functions.
Awardees
1993 - Private Ryan Jones
1992 - Private David J. Hongisto
1990 - Private Jody Marchuk
1991 - Master Corporal Keith A. McFarquhar
1989 - Master Corporal Doug K. Hamilton
1988 - Private Jane Dorman |
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Private Jane
Dorman was an accomplished piper from Manchester, England,
and though certainly not the first female piper in the history of
the band, one of the prominent players at a time when female
membership in pipe bands - military or civil - often raised
eyebrows. Among her military accomplishments were graduation from
Basic Military Training and General Military Training in 1988.
Private Dorman left the band after the Queen's Parade in 1990.
Master Corporal Doug Hamilton was a product of the
Canadian Cadet system, and an accomplished player in military bands
in Manitoba. He assumed the position of Pipe Sergeant before the
Queen's Parade in 1990, and subsequently attained the rank of
Sergeant. He transferred to the Nova Scotia Highlanders in the
early 1990s. Sergeant Hamilton was also a prolific composer of
original pipe music.
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Private Jody Marchuk was also a
product of the Cadet system, receiving his initial music
training in 2137 (Calgary Highlanders) Royal Canadian Army
Cadet Corps. He finished all six levels of trades training in
the Canadian Forces music system in extremely short order,
transferring to the Canadian Military Engineers as a Master
Corporal when the Pipes and Drums were reduced to Volunteer
status in 1994. Marchuk was later appointed Pipe Major during
a brief return to the Regiment in 2002.
Master Corporal Keith
McFarquhar began life as a young piper with the 78th
Fraser Highlanders system, qualifying upon entry into the
Militia as both a piper and an infantryman. He assumed many
responsibilities within the Pipes and Drums such as section
leader as well as Band Quartermaster. After the reduction of
the band to volunteer status, he returned to the Regiment as a
Weapons Technician in Administration Company. He was awarded
the Canadian Forces Decoration recognizing twelve years of
service with the Canadian Forces, as well as being accepted
into the Clan of the Gallant Canadians, both as a Clansman and
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McFarquhar |
Private David Hongisto
was an experienced piper with many years of service in various pipe
bands before joining the Calgary Highlanders. In the years since
his retirement he has remained part of the Regimental Family by his
work with the Honourable Guard of the Museum of the Regiments, and
most especially through his considerable talents as Regimental
Tailor.
Of Welsh descent, Private Ryan Jones was an avid
piper and student of music, gaining mastery of several traditional
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Stewart-MacGregor Memorial Cup
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The inspiration for the naming of the
Stewart-MacGregor Memorial Cup is unclear at present (thought the
webmaster recalls stories of "the good old days" when this
double-barreled last name was used as the alter ego of many
Regimental drummers bent on minor acts of mischief). What is more
clear are the criteria for this award; like the Ian Still Memorial
Cup, the trophy (also instituted in 1988) was awarded to the "Best
Drummer", judged by such criteria as dedication, attendance,
initiative, dress, deportment and musical ability. The award was
presented privately at Pipes and Drums functions.
Awardees
1993 - Private Peter Hendrickson
1992 - Corporal Lloyd J. Martens
1991 - Corporal Robert J. Cater
1990 - Corporal Lloyd J. Martens
1989 - Private Rob Nederlof
1988 - Private John Pietrovito |
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a snare drummer, was an extremely skilled and fiercly
competitive solo performer, as well as a composer of many
regimental drum scores. |
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Private Rob Nederlof was, like Jody Marchuk
and Robert Cater, a product of the newly revived 2137 Cadet
Pipes and Drums which were re-activated in 1986. Nederlof, a
tenor drummer, was an enthusiastic and dedicated member of the
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Corporal Lloyd J.
Martens had belonged to the 2137 Cadet Pipes and
Drums in the 1960s and held the position of Drum Sergeant in
the Regimental Pipes and Drums at various times in the 1970s.
After a hiatus, he returned to the Regiment as a Corporal in
the late 1980s and remained the senior side drummer until the
pipe band was reduced to Volunteer status in 1994. An
accomplished side drummer, Martens was immensely popular with
all members of the band, acting as mentor for young drummers
in both regimental and cadet bands, and often setting the
standard for musical performance and dress. After leaving the
Calgary Highlanders, he became a prominent member of Alberta
Caledonia Pipe Band, becoming an award-winning bass drummer in
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No more avid snare drummer has ever picked up a drum than
Private Peter Hendrickson, who gained mastery
of his craft at a very early age. His dedication to drumming
has not been matched since and probably not before, in the
history of the band. Hendrickson has done well for himself as
a competitor and instructor, and after leaving the Pipes and
Drums after the switch to Voluntary status in 1994, has gone
on to become the Lead Drummer for world class competitive pipe
band Alberta Caledonia. At right, Private Hendrickson
photographed at the Canmore Highland Games in Canmore, Alberta
on 6 September 1992, showing some the typical results of a day
of competition for him.
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