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The Regimental family of the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada is mourning the loss of a great man; the last commanding officer of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada (the units predecessor), the first commanding officer of the Highland Fusiliers of Canada, and a thrice-wounded veteran of WW2, Colonel Douglas Barrie.
Article LinkDoug Barrie, a decorated military veteran who devoted his life to telling the stories of Waterloo Region’s Highland Light Infantry, has died.
Barrie, 87, died Saturday night of a heart attack following a presentation to members of the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada, the regiment’s modern incarnation. He was surrounded by family and about 170 guests at the Feast of St. Andrew dinner at the Cambridge armoury, where he was given a standing ovation.
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The last I spoke to Col. Barrie was at the Kitchener Rangers hockey game, the Saturday before remembrance day, where he and the remaining HLI of C veterans received commemorative jerseys from the Kitchener Rangers bearing the HLI of C crest and their names. They were treated to refreshments, as well as the game, from the Kitchener Rangers booth. It was good to see them all together and being treated so well.
Col. Barrie will be missed by all who knew him.