W. Joseph Aitchison
Colonel of the Regiment of the Royal Canadian Regiment | |
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| In office February 25, 2011 – June 18, 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Fenton |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Children | 3 |
The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment | |
Colonel William Joseph (W.J.) "Joe" Aitchison, OMM, CD
Life
Aitchison attended the Royal Military College of Canada and graduated with the class of 1963. Throughout Aitchison's career he held several command appointments, including being the Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion of The RCR, Commandant of the Canadian Forces School of Infantry and Base Commander of CFB London, ON.
Aitchison has three sons, retired
The Royal Canadian Regiment and also commanded the Infantry School (2009–11),[9]
perhaps the first father-son to command the same unit in the Regiment's, if not Army's, history.
Aitchison became the new Colonel of the
Major-General
(Retired) J.I. Fenton, OMM, CD.
He currently resides in Southern Ontario.
Honours and decorations
Aitchison received the following orders and decorations during his military career:[10]
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Order of Military Merit (OMM) |
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Order of Saint John |
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Special Service Medal |
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Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal | |
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United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus | |
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125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal |
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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) |
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References
- ^ "Jubilee winners go above and beyond for all of us". Intelligencer. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "20 Questions - The Young Officer". Royal Canadian Regiment. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ "W.J. (Joe) Aitchison". OMERS Sponsors Corporation. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ "Disclosure of contracts over $10,000". Public Safety Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ "HCAS Board of Directors present Joe Aitchison the J. J. Kelso Award for 2008 at Society's 101st Annual General Meeting June 25" (PDF). Hastings Children's Aid Society. June 25, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ McVicar, W. Brice (June 24, 2008). "Residents lauded for years of giving back Province recognizes 90 local volunteers". The Intelligencer. Belleville, Ontario. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ "RETIREMENT – MWO ALAN AITCHISON, CD – 00383 SIG OP". Canadian Military Communications and Electronic Network. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Promotions and Seniors Appointments 2020 - General and Flag Officers". Government of Canada. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "The Chair of the RCR Senate". The Royal Canadian Regiment. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Decorations identified via official Colonel of the Regiment Portrait of the RCR, or from the website of the Governor General of Canada
- ^ "The Governor General of Canada > Find a Recipient". gg.ca. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 15 Aug 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Governor General of Canada > Find a Recipient". gg.ca. 11 June 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.