Commanding Officers, Regimental Sgt Majors and Honorary Colonels
Front row: LCol Gibson, LCol Haylock, LCol McKenna, LCol MacGillivary. Middle row: LCol Brazill, LCol Downs. Upper row: LCol Mowatt, LCol Mikkola, LCol MacDonald, LCol Sherman. Top: LCol Hubel.
LEDGER OF HISTORIC APPOINTMENTS OF THE MODERN REGIMENT
The Captain-General of the Regiment
1965-2022 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada
The Commanding Officers of the 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA
1965-1966 Lieutenant-Colonel L.F. (Leo) ATKINS, CD
1966-1969 Lieutenant-Colonel D.A. (Dennis) REED, CD
1969-1972 Lieutenant-Colonel J.C. (John) McKENNA, CD
1972-1975 Lieutenant-Colonel B.S. (Brian) MacDONALD, CD
1975-1979 Lieutenant-Colonel J.R.M. (Jim) HUBEL, CD, AdeC
1979-1982 Lieutenant-Colonel G.E. (George) HAYLOCK, CD
1982-1985 Lieutenant-Colonel C.R. (Colin) MOUATT, CD
1985-1988 Lieutenant-Colonel J.D. (John) GIBSON, CD, AdeC
1988-1992 Lieutenant-Colonel B.R. (Barry) DOWNS, CD
1992-1993 Lieutenant-Colonel J.R.M (Jim) HUBEL, CD, AdeC
1993-1996 Lieutenant-Colonel D.J. (Don) MacGILLIVARY, CD
1996-2000 Lieutenant-Colonel B.D. (Brian) SHERMAN, CD
2000-2002 Lieutenant-Colonel R.H. (Ray) MIKKOLA, CD
2002-2005 Lieutenant-Colonel J.L. (Jim) BRAZILL, CD
2005-2009 Lieutenant-Colonel B. (Bill) KALOGERAKIS, CD
2009-2012 Lieutenant-Colonel M. (Mike) GOMES, CD
2012-2015 Lieutenant-Colonel P.A. (Paul) SZABUNIO, CD
2015-2018 Lieutenant -Colonel R.D. (Ryan) SMID, MMM, MB, CD
2018-2021 Lieutenant-Colonel N.S. (Nav) GREWAL, CD
2021- pres Lieutenant-Colonel J.W. (John) DEAN, CD, AdeC
Commanding Officers Special Guest Night 2017 Top Row L-R LCol Mikkola, LCol Gomes, LCol MacGillivary, LCol Szabunio, Col Kalogerakis Front Row L-R HLCol Clearihue, LCol Brazill, LCol Sherman, LCol Smid, Col Hubel, Col Downs, HCol BGen (ret’d) Beno
The Regimental Sergeant Majors of 7 Toronto, RCA
1965-1969 Chief Warrant Officer R.G. JOHNSON, CD
1969-1973 Chief Warrant Officer S.J.(Stu) BOAR, CD
1973-1977 Chief Warrant Officer W. (Wolf) MAYDELL, CD
1977-1982 Chief Warrant Officer N.G. (Neil) MACEACHERN, CD
1982-1983 Master Warrant Officer J.M (John) MAHON, CD
1983-1988 Chief Warrant Officer R.S. (Ron) PATERSON, MMM, CD
1988-1990 Chief Warrant Officer S.E. (Steve) ZURBRIGG, CD
1990-1994 Chief Warrant Officer J.M (John) MAHON, CD
1994-1996 Chief Warrant Officer K. (Kevin) LIGHTFOOT, CD
1998-2002 Chief Warrant Officer S. CLARK, CD
2002-2006 Chief Warrant Officer R. (Roger) NOKE, CD
2006-2010 Chief Warrant Officer P.E. (Pedro) ROSA, MMM, CD
2010-2010 Master Warrant Officer P.M (Mardie) REYES, CD
2010-2012 Chief Warrant Officer R.A. (Ross) ATKINSON, CD
2012-2017 Master Warrant Officer P.M. (Mardie) REYES, CD
2017-2018 Chief Warrant Officer (Mr Gnr) D. (Dave) ROBINSON, MMM, CD
2018-2021 Chief Warrant Officer T. (Tim) COOKE, CD
2021- pres Chief Warrant Officer M.I (Mike) BECHMANIS, CD
HCol LGen Simonds laying wreath at Stanley Barracks. Remembrance Day 1965.
The Honorary Colonels and Lieutenant-Colonels of the Regiment (listed with their highest rank attained while active)
1965-1966 Lieutenant-General G.G. (Guy) SIMONDS, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD
1965-1968 Lieutenant-Colonel E.A. ROYCE, ED
1966-1972 Lieutenant-Colonel D.H. JUPP, OBE, CD
1968-1977 Lieutenant-Colonel J.D. CAMBRIDGE, CD
1972-1983 Lieutenant-Colonel L.F. (Leo) ATKINS, CD
1977-1989 Colonel D. (Don) PYPER, MC, CD
1983-1986 Colonel A. (Tony) SOSNKOWSKI, CD
1986-1991 Brigadier-General H.E. (Ted) BROWN, OBE, ED, CD
1989-1999 Colonel J.C. (John) MCKENNA, CD
1991-1994 Lieutenant-Colonel B. (Bobby) HERRIOT, CD
1994-2005 The Honorable R. (Roy) McLAREN, PC
1999-2009 Colonel J.M. (Jim) HUBEL, CD, AdeC
2005-2010 Major-General B.E. (Brian) STEPHENSON, CD
2009-2013 Colonel J.R. (James) BREITHAUPT, CD
2011-2015 Mr. T.J. (Tom) BITOVE, O.Ont
2013- 2017 Brigadier-General E. (Ernie) BENO, OMM, CD
2017-2020 Lieutenant-Colonel B. R. (Barry) Downs, CD
2016- pres Mr. M. (Mark) CLEARIHUE
2020-present Captain (ret’d) J. (Jeannette) CHAU