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A longer and more detailed version of the 1st Division's departure from the UK, it is to be the next page on my web site: http://dileas.mapleleafup.org/ Journey to Battle When the assault ships left the Clyde, they moved the over near the coast of Ireland, where the fast Assault Convoy was...

Actually Michael the 1st Canadian Division was clear of the UK before the end of June 1943. "On June 28th the Derbyshire weighed anchor and sailed down the Clyde for the open sea." Other units had been sailing from the UK since about the middle of June. There were two convoys, one dubbed SLOW...

Gee, if you were a Jumper, Crumlin was't all that far away.

The Red Patch is an identification patch for the 1st Canadian Division. It was further supplemented by a Brigade patch. I understand that these insignia were used to identify soldiers who could be AWOL or deserters. Visit Michael Durosh's web site for more information...

When speaking of Canadian Special Forces does the RCN's Underwater Demolition Teams count?

Just a guess, George is probably right. The MM would have been issued during the war while the other two would not have been issued till after the war. 12/ High L.I. probably refers to the 12th Bn Highland Light Infantry recruited from the Glasgow area of Scotland.. L.Cpl. is an appointment and...

"When you talk of Military Units, you will find that the smallest is the Section, of which three will add up to make a Platoon.  Three Platoons make a Company.  Three Companies will make a Battalion.  Then you take three Battalions to make a Regiment in the Infantry." George I think you are a...

Guy Lombardo and his brothers actually served in the Band of The Royal Canadian Regiment. Oops I goofed. A little more research produced the fact that the Lombardos did not serve with The RCR Band. "Thanks to exposure on radio - Guy originally had to pay for the air time - the band began to...

They could have been but each unit also had their own DRs. I took my MC training after the war at Pet. The course was run by the RCASC. I was not a DR but all the Sergeants in Support Coy had to learn to ride a bike and direct traffic.

"Chin chin Old Chap" as Michael Caine's character says. The portrayal of Pte. Hook is erroneous, he was a Temperance man and had signed the pledge. His relatives obtained an agreement from the producers of the picture to place a disclaimer to this effect in the movie but I doubt that it was ever...

Hey Tess right on

Michael do some research. A former Prime Minister of Canada walked the downtown streets of Montreal in a Nazi uniform during the war complete with a dummy P38. PET the guy who gave us all the finger and did his pirouette behind the Queen. The left leaning press didn't seem to get upset. I am not...

Here are two Peace Time Awards. AWARD OF MEDAL OF BRAVERY Second Lieutenant Peter Martinis, M.B., 48TH HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA, Toronto, Ont. On September 11, 2001, 2Lt Martinis and MCpl Stibbard risked their lives to help two police officers apprehend an assailant in Toronto, Ontario. The...

Michael I have passed your message on to the Sysop of the Dileas network for distribution. Jack Pickering MC to me is the personafication of the term "Officer and a Gentleman". A most unassuming person he was a school teacher prior to the war and after. In Action it is obvious that he was a Holy...

Good grief I hope you are not bragging about Lester B, that SOD should have been put up against the wall and shot with a ball of hi own S-H-I-T. He is another one of those communists that it is difficult to pin down because the records have been purged. I have been trying for years to link him...

What is the difference? I recall that not long ago there was a discussion about a 6 pdr A/T gun being the first to knock out a Tiger in North Africa. Apparently the tank in question is in the museum at Bovington. The reply I received was that it was a lucky shot. Lucky shot my earhole, that is...

Sound Last Post. Brigadier-General (Retired) James A. Cowan passed away on January 1, 2005 at age 76 after a battle with Lung Cancer. He fought with the same courage and determination that took him so far in life. From humble beginnings as the son of a Toronto Policeman, he grew up during the...

Imagine what the McKenna brothers would do with this story if they got half a chance. It was easier for them go after the Anglos like Billy Bishop and Bomber Harris. Tommy may have had his problems but he was still a good soldier.

I hope Acorn has returned from leave and is reading these comments. There is no way that the present government will do the sensible thing. It is not that long ago that PM Chretin sent the Van Doos from Quebec City to the west coast to form a Guard of Honour for a visiting dignitary because the...

Come on Michael, you live out in the Boondocks of the wild west (you lucky dog). Our current GG is a pure bitch through and through. She is still using her first husbands name, why? They have been divorced for years, she is even estranged from her children, what a great role model. While in...