Funeral procession in Vancouver of Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) R.W. Brock, Commanding Officer, SH of C, August 1935. The procession is in front of New York Furs - A. Hyans. Lt-Col. Reginald Walter Brock assumed command of the Regiment on November 1, 1933. He was Blair's second-in-command, and successor. R.W. Brock was a soldier and scholar who was also the widely respected Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia. Brock and his wife, Mildred Britton Brock were killed in an aeroplane accident on 30 July, 1935. Lt-Col. Lough assumed command after the death of Lt-Col. Brock. Brock Hall at UBC which was built in 1939 was named after him. R.W. Brock was born in Perth, Ontario and he graduated from Queens University with an M.A. in Geology. He worked as a geologist with Dawson Survey of British Columbia (1897), the Chair of Geology at Queens University (1902-1907) and Director of the Geological Survey of Canada (1907-1914). Brock became one of the first four men selected by the University of British Columbia President F.F. Westbrook to form the nucleus of the staff of the new University. In 1914, Brock became Dean of Applied Science although his career was interrupted by Great War service. During the War he served in the 72nd Battalion and the 196th (Western Universities) Battalion, CEF which began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in universities throughout western Canada. After sailing to England in November 1916, the battalion was absorbed into the 19th Reserve Battalion on January 2, 1917. He served in the War Office in England and in Palestine. Brock returned to the University in 1919 and continued as a geology professor and dean until his death on 30 July 1935.