Lt. Bruce Beaton, 1979

Captain Bruce Beaton

Bruce Beaton joined the 48th Highlanders of Canada in 1978 as a 2nd Lt, continuing a family tradition. His father, William Beaton, was a Sergeant with the battalion in the Second World War. Bruce rose to Captain until he resigned in 1978, due to the onset of MS. Captain Beaton promptly joined the Department of National Defence as a civil servant, serving there until 2011. Captain Beaton died at Sunnybrook Hospital in the veterans’ wing on 1 November, 2025 at the age of 68.

Era(s)
  • 1946 - 1999 Late 20th C.  / 
  • 2000 - 21st C.
Unit(s)
Militia / Reserve Bn
Date Taken on Strength
1978
Date struck off strength
2007
Fate
Released
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