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2nd Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton)
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This section contains two photos pertaining to change of command ceremonies in the autumn of 1989.
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Change of Command Ceremony
2nd Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton)
Victoria Park, Sydney, NS
Autumn, 1989
On the far left is Lt-Col. Howard John Allen, the incoming commanding officer of the battalion. He was in command from 1989 to 1992.
In the centre is Col. Ian Duncan Curry Macintyre, commander, Cape Breton Militia District. He was a former commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) from 1975 to 1979.
On the far right is Lt-Col. Mark Hugh Johnstone, the outgoing commanding officer of the battalion. He commanded the unit from 1985 to 1989.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 23-2 (9.2)
Image Information: Scan of original photo
Source: Ian Macintyre 2023
Change of Command Ceremony
2nd Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton)
Victoria Park, Sydney, NS
Autumn, 1989
An inspection party of officers and an RSM inspect soldiers of the 2nd Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton). The inspection party has been identified as follows:
On the far left holding a sword is a company commander, Major Michael Louis Alteen. He later commanded the battalion from 2000 to 2003.
Behind Major Alteen is believed to be Lt-Col. Mark Hugh Johnstone, the outgoing commanding officer of the battalion. He commanded the unit from 1985 to 1989.
To Major Alteen’s left, in the centre of the photo, is Colonel Ian Duncan Curry Macintyre, Commander, Cape Breton Militia District. He was former commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) from 1975 to 1979.
Behind Col. Macintyre is the District Regimental Sergeant Major, CWO Frank Currie.
Behind CWO Currie is Second World War Cape Breton Highlander veteran Ted Slaney. He served as Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 2nd Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) and as Honorary Colonel of the Nova Scotia Highlanders.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 0-1 (10-42,2)
Image Information: Scan of original photo
Source: Cape Breton Highlanders Military Museum CBHMM-P0052