Name/Title
Presentation Cup, William HedgesEntry/Object ID
5095_2026.0018.0001Description
An electroplated nickel silver cup presented to B Company of the 36th Peel Regiment in 1910 by Captain William Hedges.
Inscribed on back "1909" Serg't R McKay"Use
The purpose of the cup is not currently known but was apparently for some form of competition.Context
Captain Hedges was an officer with the Peel Regiment from 1901 until 1931. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Reserve Battalion from the late 1920's until his retirement. During the First World War, he served with the 20th Battalion in France from 1915 until invalided back to Canada as a result of being buried by a shell explosion in a trench he was in. He also had a long connection with the Queens Own Rifles in Toronto. Photographed in situ in the museum gallery.
