Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Henderson
Canadian Scottish Regiment

But, philosophical as he was, Major Henderson never accepted Canada’s Maple Leaf flag and wouldn’t attend any function where it was flown. To the end he stayed with the Canadian Ensign.

(Times Colonist, 4 Jan 1969, 3)

Born on 4 May 1898 in Vernon, British Columbia, Eric Arthur Henderson was long-time employee of the Bank of Montreal, a First World War veteran, and commanding officer of the Canadian Scottish Regiment since 1938. He had enlisted in the 88th Battalion as a lieutenant in December 1916 and served five months on the front with the 7th Battalion until he was wounded in September 1918.

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