Lieutenant-Colonel H.E. Molson
B.C. Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own)

In making up and despatching the party for return to Canada, Major Molson was a constant source of irritation and trouble. I have spoken to this officer and in my opinion he is the type who feels he is above the observance of any laws or regulations. In my opinion this officer can never be responsibly employed in any Military Office under the Crown.

(Lt-Col. A.W. Beaumont, adverse report, 7 Jul 1940)

Born on 31 May 1893 in Montreal and raised in England, Harold Elsdale Molson was a barrister, civil servant, and big game hunter. He took a commission in the British Army after graduating from Cambridge in 1914. He served with the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in France where he was wounded in July 1915. He practiced law for two years in England before moving to Vancouver in 1921. He joined the British Columbia Regiment in 1930 and became commanding officer eight years later.

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