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An Army is still a crowd, though a highly organized one. It is governed by the same laws, and under the stress of war is ever tending to revert to its crowd form. Our object in peace is so to train it that the reversion will become very slow

- Major-General J.F.C Fuller, "Training soldiers for war" 1914

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Grey & Sim For
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The Grey and Simcoe Foresters


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Today in Military History

June 2



1916:

MOUNT SORREL, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 13 June 16)


1917:

VC won by William Avery Bishop, Royal Flying Corps, near Cambrai, France


1953:

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II




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