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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Independent has just answered my question, todays issue the 23rd Aug (the previous posting should have read 21 AUg). Yours, Jock in Sydney Army car cracks ‘not unusual‘ CRACKS in two new armoured personnel carriers for the Defence Forces, worth £1m each, have been...

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Irish Army is in the process of buying LAVIII, from MOWAG in Switzerland. The following Dublin paper has this article: THE INDEPENDENT 23 Aug 2001 Contract bombshell after cracks found in armoured vehicles A MAJOR contract to supply armoured personnel carriers...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am in agreement with the gentleman who has negative feelings on the term "Warrior". I have been involved for the past 40 years (starting from Boys Service in the British Army) with soldiering in one form or the other, and have seen a number of "two way rifle ranges"...

Willie the Recceguy, Thanks very much for this mate, I‘ve flashed off to the suppliers, and asked about ten other books as well. So I will be increasing the Canadian economy by some 500 dollars, the things we Australian‘s do for you bankrupt Canucks!!!!! Cheers Mate, Yours, Jock in a Very...

Ladies and Gentlemen, re the last posting on Canadians shot at dawn, over the past thirty years I have performed a lot of research on the subject on the matter of military executions carried out during the Great War also military discipline in general. This initially from a serving member...

Gentlemen, How do I obtain a copy of this book. Perferably from a reliable book dealer, as I have been screwed twice this year by Canadian dealers for several hundred dollars worth of books, then when you pay the cost to Australia it works out rather expensive. Tahnks in anticipation, Yours...

Sir, My mate who had the file on the Kimmel Park incident returned it this evening. The following is a abridged version of a article I first wrote some 20 years, and which has been updated on a number of occassions, parts of it have been removed and there are no references. It follows on from...

Sir, Between 1916-18 the CEF had twenty five men executed after the due process of law. One for cowardice two for murder twenty two for desertion. None of these were a multi execution. I think that what you are thinking of is the incident at Kimmel Park Camp, outside of Rhyl, North Wales...

Sir, Thanks for the response, but, what I intended was that the 6,400 men of one Bde, is stronger than that strength held by the nine regular bns in the regular army of Canada. No intention was being made in regard to the combat ability to the units of two different eras, that is totally...

Ladies and Gentlemen, The following may be of interest, it being a posting that I made in January of this year to the Cdnregiments discussion list on Yahoo 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group circa 1963 Ladies and Gentlemen, The following found during the weekend in a ancient notebook...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to say the following re this site. I can here a few weeks ago on the recommendation of my eldest son (he being in British Columbia), when I had stated to him it would be good to find a interesting, informative and vibrant military discussion site in North America...

Gentlemen, The C1 turrets were sold to Australia, for use as spare parts. The items remaining were sold here for scrap. Yours, Jock in Sydney

Ladies and Gentlemen, Since I joined this most interesting discussion list a few weeks ago I have (when I have time) pottered throught the various listings. In regard to this one, which has had a fair bit of discussion re the Australian Army I though I would put in my five bob worth. The...

Gentlemen, In regard to this query on 25pdr gun carriages fitted with 105mm barrels for the Lux Army, I have had a response from a mate in Sweden. He looked at the gun on display in the museum in Luxembourg, and states that: 1. The gun barrel would appear to be of a US M2 105mm howitzer. 2...

Gentlemen, Whilst doing some on the web research , I came across a reference in the official Luxembourg site on the National War Museum of Luxembourg. This showing a photograph of a Artillery Battalion gun team , representing the Luxembourg committment to NATO in the 1950‘s. The photograph...

Many thanks for the comments Mr O‘Leary, but, I am afraid that the message got somewhat jumbled in comparison with my original, My overeducated sons inform me it is just one of the idosycies of the net!!!! The comments about urban myths are very true, and you can see it on many of these...

Ladies and Gentlemen, A friend of mine emailed me this discussion. The Infantry Scarlet (not red, purple or whatever colour) Sash is common to all Armies of the British Commonwealth, to be worn by Warrant Officers and Senior NCOs (ie Canadian Sgts, WO, MWOs, but, not CWOs) ie Sgts, Staff Sgts...