Brigadier Fred Cabeldu
Canadian Scottish Regiment
4th Infantry Brigade

The steadiness and high morale of the 1st Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment can be attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel Cabeldu’s calm handling of every emergency, his tireless devotion to duty and inspiring leadership under the most trying circumstances.

(D.S.O. citation, 31 Aug 1944)

Born in October 1905 in Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England, Frederick Norman Cabeldu grew up in Japan and was educated in Victoria, British Columbia. A partner in an investment firm in civilian life, he was commissioned in the Canadian Scottish Regiment in 1926 and rose to major. He became acting commanding officer in the absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Doug Macbeth in April 1943, and officially took over in August. Ten months later he led the battalion in the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944.

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