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The "X" list was the designation given to identify non-effective personnel.  Examples include soldiers under long term medical care, soldiers under sentence (in military prisons), soldiers who were prisoners of war, soldiers who were missing, etc.  The different categories were identified by a...

So he's a high school teacher (or would be in any other province).  How does that qualify him to use the title Professor?  No mention of him having obtained a PhD. Still, he's written and published more than I have, so I really shouldn't carp about his academic qualifications. Cheers, Dan...

Very interesting points have been made about the reasons for the Dieppe raid in this thread.  From what I've read here, and from the interpretations of the evidence that have been cited, I would have to agree with the theory that there is no secret to Dieppe.  It was simply a raid organized by...

This very interesting piece from today's National Post include a frank discussion on a challenge that plagued most armies in the early years of the war - the dead wood that accumulated in the officers' mess in peace time and rose to the top by seniority. I had heard comments re the CO of the...

What was I hiding from?

Hal, I've done research at DHH and LAC on Canadian Army war establishments from the pre-Second World War era up to about 1975.  Included in this are details on the infantry battalion and it's sub-units.  I've copied a lot of the documents that I've found and think that I can help you with your...

I've really enjoyed his work.  A great writer with a unique insight on the subject of war. Sir John Keegan

An English language news report on the found U-Boat from a German news service. http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120729-44037.html

Larry, From the annual DND publication 'Defence' for 1976 and 1977, I have extracted the following.  All details are those that were in effect as of the end of the Year of the volume. For 1976: "Deliveries of TOW missiles were completed in 1976 and operational and maintenance training for the...

In this photo the two seem to be wearing reversible German camouflaged field jackets.  They also appear to be sporting Royal Horse Artillery cap badges, unless officer's RCA badges were different from the ones worn by OR's. Cheers, Dan.

The first index can be found in the Nov-Dec 1972 issue and covers the first seven years of print (1965-72).  It was then made a feature of the last issue of each calender year thereafter. In 1966 there were two stories that might be of interest to you; 'Divers at Work' in September and 'Army...

Enjoying it, but when does it get to the Valcartier part?  A general time frame would be useful too. Interesting so far, but not necessarily unique. Cheers, Dan.

This exact issue was a topic of debate about thirty years ago in the 'letters to the editor' section of Sentinel magazine.  It actually started with a discussion over the size of Borden vs Gagetown.  Ultimately two things were revealed.  Gagetown was bigger than Borden and Suffield was bigger...

Old Sweat, There are only two types of field batteries in the Canadian Artillery.  Those who have the honour of bearing The RCR cypher on their gun shields, and those who wish they could!  PRO PATRIA! Cheers, Dan.

ANG, Thanks for the site and photographs.  It's too bad that the camp has fallen into such a bad state of repair.  It might as well be plowed under now.  It does look like a fire problem waiting to happen. Does anyone have any shots of the 1950's building site when it was in use?  There must...

There is a statement about Camp Picton on the Canadian Guards site that goes "Early in 1964, the Battalion (ie 1 Cdn Gds) was designated the Standby Battalion for United Nations duty, due in part to its proximity to the Trenton air force base." Now if the Camp was closed circa 1968 due to the...

As there was some interesting discussion taking place about the former site of Camp Picton and it's connections to the wartime RCAF and the post-war Army, I thought it would be of benefit to centralize the postings away from the 'Rivers' thread for those wishing to add further. Below are two...

Mystaround, 11 CBRB stands for the 11th Canadian Base Reinforcement Battalion.  CBRBs were the reinforcement holding units in the active theatres.  In the case of the 11th it was in NW Europe and followed the First Canadian Army until VE Day. Hope this helps. Cheers, Dan.

Jim, I can do no more than to continue to echo the sentiments of everyone here who has posted on this thread before me. Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.     * Winston Churchill Courage is being scared to death—...

Outstanding!  Congratulations to Staff Sergeant Guinta. Three years is a long time to have to decide if the action was of sufficient merit or not.  I'm glad it went his way. Cheers, Dan.