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Let's not forget 436 Squadron flying in support of 14th Army. George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman series, served in the Border Regiment in 14th Army in the last year of the war and I highly recommend his memoir of that time, Quartered Safe out Here. His semi-fictional MacAuslan...

That’s when Canadian history starts isn’t it…?

Rather unfair to poor Captain Mainwaring.

Because at the end of the day what the author of that rather strange diatribe doesn't realize is that maybe some honouraries deserve it, and others don't.

For one brief moment I interpreted "TB" as Treasury Board...but that would be "TBS."

There really is a woeful lack of any sort of detailed information about the army in the late 40s and 50s available online.

Which version I wonder. I see there is a frigate, corvette and fast attack corvette although most customers seem to have opted for the frigate.

I've been trying to find historical numbers for the Regular Force. My illustrated history of the Canadian Army tells me that at the end of 1952 the regular army had reached 49,000 while reserves stood at 47,000. Found this link to Stats Can numbers that show what I assume to be Regular Force for...

Happy Canada Day!

I'd been wondering that for a while but figured eventually forage caps would enter the conversation and that would at least bring it back to gunners.... It is army.ca after all. :)

Been listening to a recording of Fireside Al reading The Shepherd on Christmas Eve for close to 50 years.

Here's the link to the news release if it hasn't already been posted: Canada’s new government is rebuilding, rearming, and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces - Canada.ca

As just a civilian with an interest in things military since I saw my first Sentinel in the early 70s, I don't see the harm in doing both. I thought the CAF's participation in the events of Monday and Tuesday demonstrated an impressive ability to do ceremonial on what must have been pretty short...

My bad although in my defence it is as you say peak army.ca…🙄

Great pics! I'm always curious about orders of dress on occasions like this so why is the one captain wearing a Sam Browne, plain shoulder boards and ribbons only? I know this is a version of Blues and have both sets of shoulder boards for my Dad's uniform but wondering why in particular he'd be...

Looking sharp in their Blues as well.

Thanks! That would make sense since I believe he played an Adjutant-General role of some sort as major at Camp Borden.

Been sorting through stuff in my basement and came across this brassard. It was my Grandfather's so Great War or later vintage. I'm guessing Second World War as he had a series of staff jobs during that one. Any help identifying it would be much appreciated.

Was reading George Blackburn's Where The Hell Are The Guns last winter and remember thinking that trilogy would make a great Band of Brothers type TV series about a Canadian soldier from training through to victory. I was also struck by the story of George Browne being captured at Dieppe and...

Great book, read it earlier this year. He really seemed to be the central figure among the hostages. I was struck by how little, if any, training seemed to go into preparing him for the job, even though he was armed. RIP.