Toronto, ON

Saturday September 20 2025

Registration time: 0900hrs

Marshalling point: Fort York Armoury

Walk start time: 0930hrs

Start point: Fort York Armoury

End point: HMCS York

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Hans Bathija

Hans Bathija

Hans is an accomplished entrepreneur, businessman, technologist, and community builder with over thirty plus years supporting the Canadian Armed Forces. He is a board director of the NATO Association of Canada, board director with the Crown Society of Canada, board director with the Ontario Historical Society, and former board director of the Royal Canadian Military Institute He is a Foreign Student Liaison with Canadian Forces College, judge with the Warriors’ Day Parade, and member of the City of Toronto Honour Guard. He is the Chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society of Canada Toronto Branch Chair, Fellowship Advisor of St John Ambulance Ontario, Honorary Regional Commissioner of St John Ambulance Toronto, Past Master of the Honourable Company of Freemen of the City of London of North America, Past Co-Chair and member of Toronto Police Service 14 Division Community Police Liaison Committee, and Past President of the Rotary Club of Internet & Innovation London Peace Envoys. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Royal British Legion, Naval Association of Canada, Canadian Forces College Armour Heights Officers’ Mess, Royal Canadian Military Institute, and a Founding member of the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada 1860 Club. He is a member of the Ontario Local Council for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Canada and a past mentor with the The King’s Trust Canada’s Operation Entrepreneur. In 2025 he was admitted as a Member of the Order of St John, in 2024 he was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal, and in 2022 he was given the award of Taisho by the Order of the Scottish Samurai and an Ontario Volunteer Service Award.  In 2018, he was given the Outstanding Asian Canadian Award by Canadian Multicultural Council-Asians in Ontario and in 2022, he was given a Community Recognition Award by M.P.P Chris Clover. He is a Fellow of several learned societies and a graduate of Glendon College, York University. An English and Scottish armiger, he was granted Arms by the College of Arms (London, England) in 2018 (registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority in 2019). Outside of his professional, civic society, heraldic, and philanthropic endeavours, he can be found relaxing with his wife and two children in Toronto, Ontario.

Garrick Ngai

Garrick Ngai

Garrick Ngai combines his passion for the defence industry with marketing to become a communications professional for the aerospace and defence industry. Some of his work includes business-to-government marketing of inertial navigation systems on the Tomahawk missile, “Top Gun” fighter pilot training for the RCAF and Luftwaffe, and a recruitment marketing program for the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM). Garrick also served with the United Nations as head of marketing at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal. Garrick has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and is a fellow at the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing. He is a veteran and is a vice president of the NATO Association of Canada, as well as a member of Treble Victor, which supports veterans-related causes.

George Chabrol

George Chabrol

George is a retired High School Teacher having served forty years with the Toronto District school Board.  He is also a retired Army Reserve Officer with the senior rank of Major in the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps.

He graduated from Willesden Technical College and pursued automotive engineering with the Roots Groups of London, UK.  Subsequently, he was posted to Toronto through the Commonwealth Youth Apprenticeship Programme where he pursued his Mechanical Engineering career in the automotive industry in Toronto, practising this profession for several years.

After university studies, he began his teaching career at the High School level in Toronto.  He completed Graduate Studies at York University and Niagara University, earning five degrees in Social Science, Education and Psychology along the way.  He completed the Ontario High School Principal’s certification programme and was awarded the High School Principal Diploma certification. 

After many years as the Head of the Department of Technology, (Technical Director), he retired from full time teaching.   

For his demonstrated dedication to his profession, his four decades of vocation to teaching and his devotion to his students, he was awarded the HM Queen Elizabeth 11 Diamond Jubilee Medal.

After serving forty years in education, Mr. Chabrol retired from teaching as the Head of the Department of Technology.

Concomitantly, George Chabrol served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves.  He joined the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) and served the Corps for thirty years, before retiring at the rank of Major.

Additionally, he served as Special Investigator with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Special Investigation Branch (SI).  In this capacity, his role included investigating many major national and local criminal activities across Canada. 

Maj Chabrol’s has many social and philanthropic interests and is invested in many Chivalric Orders. ospitel  He is a Past President of the Royal Canadian Legion, Fort York Branch 165.

Major Chabrol is currently enjoying his retirement with his family in Scarborough Ontario, as he continues to pursue his philanthropic, charitable, and social interests.

 

Henry Rego

Henry Rego

Henry Rego works at a major multinational food and beverage company, but his true passion is volunteering and community building.

He is a vice president of the Ossington Community Association (OCA) where he works to bring neighbours together around shared goals of inclusion, community safety and heritage preservation. As an OCA board member he champions open dialogue between residents, local businesses and public officials, ensuring that community concerns are heard and acted upon.

Henry is also a board member of the Toronto Police Service 14 Division Community Police Liaison Committee (CPLC). Through his leadership and advocacy, he has played a key role in shaping strategies that contribute to a safer neighbourhood and a measurable decrease in the local crime rate.

Recently, he joined the Royal Commonwealth Society of Toronto as a board director responsible for recruiting new members.

During major fire emergencies, Henry is a member of Box 12 Association where he plays an essential role helping keep firefighters hydrated, nourished and able to keep working safely.

Henry’s service extends to ceremonial and international circles as a member of the City of Toronto Honour Guard and the Rotary Club Internet & Innovation London Peace Envoys.

In his spare time, he helps rescue animals with the Guardian’s Best Animal Rescue Foundation and enjoys outings with friends and associates at the National Yacht Club and Royal Canadian Military Institute (RCMI).

 

Charles Veale

Charles Veale

Charles Veale, CD is also a 18-year member of the Canadian Armed Forces, serving with The Lorne Scots in the Militia. He is the President of the Rotary Club of Georgetown and an active volunteers with St John Ambulance, Knox Presbyterian Church (Georgetown), Lorne Scots Regimental Association, and the Esquesing Historical Society. He has also been involved with local Army and Air Cadets.  Holding a History Degree from Queen’s University, he has also lectured on military history to local historical societies.