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Posted by "Ian Edwards" <[email protected]> on Mon, 5 Feb 2001 18:06:21 -0700
Francois, I believe you, but would like to know what evidence you have
about what cap badge they wore. I believe I posted a note recently about
someone I know who wore the QOR badge so am looking for other
information. By coincidence a few days ago I read an autobography book
"The Edge of War" by Jack Donoghue. Ask me direct and I‘ll get you
publishing info.
Donoghue spent 1944-45 as a Conducting Officer driving war
correspondents around NW Europe and then was Adjutant of the subunit
that produced the Maple Leaf newspaper. Interesting for me because he
was a close friend of war photographer Gordon Aikman my younger
brother‘s godfather my mother grew up with his wife as one of her best
friends, etc.
Donoghue was a member of No. 3 Public Relations Group. This organization
handled matters for NW Europe and also not exactly clear in his book
Italy as well in the later stages of that campaign. I‘ve no idea if
there was a 1 or a 2 PR Group.
The unit had 60 cameramen from Sicily to VE Day. Four cameramen and two
drivers KIA, 20 wounded. Seven cameramen or drivers decorated for
bravery, one MBE.
Donoghue states "Among the Sections comprising No. 3 PR Group were the
Publishing Section ..."The Maple Leaf" and the Canadian Army Film and
Photo Unit made up of cameramen and photographers... .. newsreel...
photographs. The Conducting Section [one officer and one driver per jeep
plus one civvy "warco", war correspondent], the Censorship Section...
the Psychological Warfare Section... operated mobile loudspeakers
directed at the enemy.... producion of leaflets fired into enemy
territory... rounded out by a Transportation Section [included dispatch
riders], a Signals Section which transmitted stories, films and
recordings, and a small Administrative Section."
Must have been a real hoot being in the Psychological Warfare Section,
eh.
I suppose correct cap badges were the farthest thing from the minds of
the members of PR Gp 3.
Very intereresting quick read. Donoghue went on to be Director PR
Army in the 1960s. Settled eventually in Calgary.
Francois wrote in part, snip...
As the reference to the other question of what cap badge was worn by
members of The Canadian Film Photo Unit? Not an easy question, but the
fellows in that unit my personal favourite unit for obvious reasons
wore their own regimental hat badge of the general service hat badge. No
Canadian Film Photo Unit hat badge was ever created.
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Francois, I believe you, but would like
to know
what evidence you have about what cap badge they wore. I believe I
posted a note
recently about someone I know who wore the QOR badge so am looking for
other
information. By coincidence a few days ago I read an autobography book
"The Edge
of War" by Jack Donoghue. Ask me direct and I‘ll get you publishing
info.
Donoghue spent 1944-45 as a Conducting
Officer
driving war correspondents around NW Europe and then was Adjutant of the
subunit
that produced the Maple Leaf newspaper. Interesting for me because he
was a
close friend of war photographer Gordon Aikman my younger brother‘s
godfather
my mother grew up with his wife as one of her best friends, etc.
Donoghue was a member of No. 3 Public
Relations
Group. This organization handled matters for NW Europe and also not
exactly
clear in his book Italy as well in the later stages of that campaign.
I‘ve no
idea if there was a 1 or a 2 PR Group.
The unit had 60 cameramen from Sicily
to VE Day.
Four cameramen and two drivers KIA, 20 wounded. Seven cameramen or
drivers
decorated for bravery, one MBE.
Donoghue states "Among the Sections
comprising No.
3 PR Group were the Publishing Section ..."The Maple Leaf" and the
Canadian
Army Film and Photo Unit made up of cameramen and photographers... ..
newsreel... photographs. The Conducting Section [one officer and one
driver per
jeep plus one civvy "warco", war correspondent], the Censorship
Section...
the Psychological Warfare Section...
operated
mobile loudspeakers directed at the enemy.... producion of leaflets
fired into
enemy territory... rounded out by a Transportation Section [included
dispatch
riders], a Signals Section which transmitted stories, films and
recordings, and
a small Administrative Section."
Must have been a real hoot being in the
Psychological Warfare Section, eh.
I suppose correct cap badges were the
farthest
thing from the minds of the members of PR Gp 3.
Very intereresting quick read.
Donoghue went
on to be Director PR Army in the 1960s. Settled eventually in
Calgary.
Francois wrote in part,
snip...
As the reference to the other question
of what
cap badge was worn by members of The Canadian Film amp Photo Unit?
Not an
easy question, but the fellows in that unit my personal favourite
unit for
obvious reasons wore their own regimental hat badge of the general
service
hat badge. No Canadian Film amp Photo Unit hat badge was ever
created.
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Francois, I believe you, but would like to know what evidence you have
about what cap badge they wore. I believe I posted a note recently about
someone I know who wore the QOR badge so am looking for other
information. By coincidence a few days ago I read an autobography book
"The Edge of War" by Jack Donoghue. Ask me direct and I‘ll get you
publishing info.
Donoghue spent 1944-45 as a Conducting Officer driving war
correspondents around NW Europe and then was Adjutant of the subunit
that produced the Maple Leaf newspaper. Interesting for me because he
was a close friend of war photographer Gordon Aikman my younger
brother‘s godfather my mother grew up with his wife as one of her best
friends, etc.
Donoghue was a member of No. 3 Public Relations Group. This organization
handled matters for NW Europe and also not exactly clear in his book
Italy as well in the later stages of that campaign. I‘ve no idea if
there was a 1 or a 2 PR Group.
The unit had 60 cameramen from Sicily to VE Day. Four cameramen and two
drivers KIA, 20 wounded. Seven cameramen or drivers decorated for
bravery, one MBE.
Donoghue states "Among the Sections comprising No. 3 PR Group were the
Publishing Section ..."The Maple Leaf" and the Canadian Army Film and
Photo Unit made up of cameramen and photographers... .. newsreel...
photographs. The Conducting Section [one officer and one driver per jeep
plus one civvy "warco", war correspondent], the Censorship Section...
the Psychological Warfare Section... operated mobile loudspeakers
directed at the enemy.... producion of leaflets fired into enemy
territory... rounded out by a Transportation Section [included dispatch
riders], a Signals Section which transmitted stories, films and
recordings, and a small Administrative Section."
Must have been a real hoot being in the Psychological Warfare Section,
eh.
I suppose correct cap badges were the farthest thing from the minds of
the members of PR Gp 3.
Very intereresting quick read. Donoghue went on to be Director PR
Army in the 1960s. Settled eventually in Calgary.
Francois wrote in part, snip...
As the reference to the other question of what cap badge was worn by
members of The Canadian Film Photo Unit? Not an easy question, but the
fellows in that unit my personal favourite unit for obvious reasons
wore their own regimental hat badge of the general service hat badge. No
Canadian Film Photo Unit hat badge was ever created.
http-equiv=3DContent-Type>
Francois, I believe you, but would like
to know
what evidence you have about what cap badge they wore. I believe I
posted a note
recently about someone I know who wore the QOR badge so am looking for
other
information. By coincidence a few days ago I read an autobography book
"The Edge
of War" by Jack Donoghue. Ask me direct and I‘ll get you publishing
info.
Donoghue spent 1944-45 as a Conducting
Officer
driving war correspondents around NW Europe and then was Adjutant of the
subunit
that produced the Maple Leaf newspaper. Interesting for me because he
was a
close friend of war photographer Gordon Aikman my younger brother‘s
godfather
my mother grew up with his wife as one of her best friends, etc.
Donoghue was a member of No. 3 Public
Relations
Group. This organization handled matters for NW Europe and also not
exactly
clear in his book Italy as well in the later stages of that campaign.
I‘ve no
idea if there was a 1 or a 2 PR Group.
The unit had 60 cameramen from Sicily
to VE Day.
Four cameramen and two drivers KIA, 20 wounded. Seven cameramen or
drivers
decorated for bravery, one MBE.
Donoghue states "Among the Sections
comprising No.
3 PR Group were the Publishing Section ..."The Maple Leaf" and the
Canadian
Army Film and Photo Unit made up of cameramen and photographers... ..
newsreel... photographs. The Conducting Section [one officer and one
driver per
jeep plus one civvy "warco", war correspondent], the Censorship
Section...
the Psychological Warfare Section...
operated
mobile loudspeakers directed at the enemy.... producion of leaflets
fired into
enemy territory... rounded out by a Transportation Section [included
dispatch
riders], a Signals Section which transmitted stories, films and
recordings, and
a small Administrative Section."
Must have been a real hoot being in the
Psychological Warfare Section, eh.
I suppose correct cap badges were the
farthest
thing from the minds of the members of PR Gp 3.
Very intereresting quick read.
Donoghue went
on to be Director PR Army in the 1960s. Settled eventually in
Calgary.
Francois wrote in part,
snip...
As the reference to the other question
of what
cap badge was worn by members of The Canadian Film amp Photo Unit?
Not an
easy question, but the fellows in that unit my personal favourite
unit for
obvious reasons wore their own regimental hat badge of the general
service
hat badge. No Canadian Film amp Photo Unit hat badge was ever
created.
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