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Offline Michael OLeary

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The Regimental Colours of the three Battalions, 1962
« on: September 23, 2010, 12:44:58 AM »
Photo number 1: The Regimental Colours of the three battalions of The Royal Canadian Regiment, waiting to be taken on parade during the Trooping of the Colours, 1962.  Can anyone name the three Sergeants?

Photo number 2: The RSMs of the three battalions receiving the Colours to be taken onto the parade. From foreground to background:

  • Parade Regimental Sergeant Major and RSM 1RCR, WO I E.F. Keegan, CD
  • RSM 2RCR, WO I H.W.J. Leask, CD
  • RSM 3RCR, WO I R. Price, BEM


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Offline ed meecham

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Re: The Regimental Colours of the three Battalions, 1962
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2010, 06:43:43 PM »
Sir
      Sgt on the right,1st Bn is Bob Clark,I was on that trooping.as well as 57, 65 Fort York and still have brochures,as well as City of Soest Day (Freedom of the City) 24 May 64,and Queens visit to Cdn Armed Forces brochure 24 May 64 etc.Was with Bob Hvy mortars.I,m sure John Brindle could identify the others
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Re: The Regimental Colours of the three Battalions, 1962
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2010, 08:41:07 PM »
Anyone remember how pink the old TWs became  in the sun after much ironing and spray starch.  HP 42
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Offline Dan Martel

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Re: The Regimental Colours of the three Battalions, 1962
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2010, 07:59:53 PM »
Ed,

Is there any way for you to scan those brochures you mentioned and place them on the site?  I, for one, would be very interested in seeing them.

Cheers,
Dan.
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An officer in The Canadian Guards should at all times, by intelligent study, conscientious application to his work and continual observation, seek to make himself so competent, so confident and so correct in all matters connected with the Profession of Arms that if he were to state in the presence of any military audience that "Pigs have wings", he would at once be both understood and believed. The wise officer, of course, will weigh all his statements carefully before he makes them. (ASAG 1960)

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Re: The Regimental Colours of the three Battalions, 1962
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2010, 02:50:14 PM »
 Dan
         Would do,but don.t have a scanner.Will try and get my son-in law to do this for me,as soon as I see him,however did send all of this to Jim Hickson a year or so ago,and if you ask him I,m sure he wouln,t mind putting them up.If not let me know and I,ll get on it right away.

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Offline Dan Martel

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Re: The Regimental Colours of the three Battalions, 1962
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2010, 07:25:30 PM »
Thanks mate.   :)
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An officer in The Canadian Guards should at all times, by intelligent study, conscientious application to his work and continual observation, seek to make himself so competent, so confident and so correct in all matters connected with the Profession of Arms that if he were to state in the presence of any military audience that "Pigs have wings", he would at once be both understood and believed. The wise officer, of course, will weigh all his statements carefully before he makes them. (ASAG 1960)
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