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Vol`iDe 6 AUGUsg 1996 188ue 2

Canada Honours Qu®en'sOwn Veteran...

The Regiment iB delightedto learn of the admlEi8ion ofLCOL The HON.Barnett•.I)anEion to the Order ofCanada in the grade ofO£€Lcer,

Barney DanBon was born andeducated ln Toronto and atthe age of 18 enliBted aB aRlfleman in the Q`ieen'8 Cnm.He wag cormiBsioned from the- ranks and was wounded lnNormandy while Serving aa aplatoon commander. E]e laterServed ae the HonoraryLieutenant Colonel of theRegiment and continues to bean active member of theRegimental Senate.

In 1968 he was elected toParliament aB I.iberal lIP forYork North. He was re-elected in 1972 and 1974,Eierving until 1979. He wasParliamentary Secretary toPrime Minister Trudeau whomade him Minister of Statefor Urban Af fairB withadditional reepon8ibilitieefor housing and the NacionalCapital CorrmiaBion.

In this portfolio heServed a8 Chairman of theU.N. Conference on t]u[rianSett lement.8 .

In 1976 he became Ministerof National Defence Servingin that portfolio until1979. It. ia generally feltby the military that. he waEione of the most effective

•- and popular XiniBters ofDefence in decades.

Barney Dangon takes

PEOPLE AND PL.ACES

particular pride ae thefounder of Katimlvik, thenat.ional youth programconsidered by many to be themoat aucceBBful of its kindever tindertaken in Canada.

Since leaving politics,Barney hag Served onnumerous Boards andorganizat.ionB giving freelyof his time to the benef itof mankind.

He ig currently active a8Chairman of The No Price TooHigh Foundat.ion which iBdedicated to eupportifig theproduction of I.V. films andpublications relating toCanadian history.

LCOI, DanBon iB married toleobel Bull, an inspiringconcert pianist, whom he metand married in I,ondon,England. They have four 8onBand eight grandchildren.

Grandchildren Galore...Congratulations to 14AJ

Bill Mountain and his wifeEv on the addition of theirtenth grandchild t.o thefamily circle.

Charity Golf Tournament...The Korean Veterans

Aegociation i8 holding acharity golf tournament inthe Circle Pines Colt Courseat CFB Borden in 13September 1996 to raiBeI undo for the KoreanVeterans Wall of Rememl)ranceto be built in the militarySection of MeadowvaleCemetery Situated 25 milesweBt of Toronto and ten

minutes from the LeBterB. Pearson InternationalAirport.

Per lore infomatlon callDon Wllllaee at (905) 793-6®36 .

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A Message o£ Thanks

LCOI, J.G. B.Strathy,Pre8ident of the RegimentalTruBt Fund, expreBeeB hiEigratitude to those membersof the Regimental family whohave Supported the TrustFund Bo generously. ThiBi3upport hag enabled t.heTrust Fund to I inance theMemorial Program, therefurbishing of the CroBB ofSacrifice, and the operationof the Museum at Ca8a Loma.

Special thanks goes to theQueen'e O`m Rifles LadiesGuild, the Hermant FamilyFoundation, Paul and BevElughes, John and ClaraBender, Dei.rare Malone, I)oryDunlop, Charlie Martin andArt Gay and the FlegimentalBand I or their generousSupport of the Regiment.

In view of the Trust Fund'Bcommitment lo the Regiment

and to the Memorial Program,donations to the Trust Fundare encouraged. The programf3

can only be met with yourgenerosity.

:::I,I:heen:apLeadquarters _ M°Ss pa+kororn|:,u8Lt'a% %u5eAe? RS;reet East Te| (41 6) 362.3946

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Commanding Officers Report

A8 I write, the Queen'B O`m Rifles arepreparing to attend the Area Concentrationat CFB Petawawa from August loth t.o August22nd. Joining the battalion will be threeeectione of British regular troops from ourallied regiments. The 4th Battalion, RoyalGreen .ackets; the loth Battalion of TheParachute F`egiment; and the 5th Battalionof the PrinceB9 of WaleB'8 Royal Regilt`entare each Bending a section each of whichwill be integrated with a dif ferent platoonof The Queen'B O`m Rifles.

Our company, under the corrmand o£ CAPTJohn Fotheringhafri, will be one of the fourdianounted light infantry companies undermy command as the Commanding Off icer of thelBt Toronto Light Infantry Battalion duringExercise Trilli`rm Phoenix. A Squadron ofCougars, a reconnaiBBance platoon and amortar platoon have also been allocated tothe battalion. Or:her composite battalionsare being Bent f ron the Ottawa and Londonareas. A conpoBite armoured regiment igalso being thrown into the fray. ZL live

enemy fez. the final exercise ig beingprovided by troops from the Regular Force.

The defenBive phase of war is theConcentration' a objective this eu[rmer andtraining before the final training exerci8ewill conBi8t of "Btandg" organized byRegular Force units Stationed at CFBPetawawa.

The Queen'a ctrn Rifles nave beenallocated 66 parachute positions in the re-organized airboz.ne component of the RegularForce. It would appear that we are the onlyReBerve Force unit with parachute poBitionBhaving been allocated about 10% of theparachute positions in the Canadian Forces.Finally I am pleased to report thatToronto District hag embarked on a plan torecruit and train a Bignif icant number ofnew BoldierB in the coming year. IhiB willrequire the allocation of quite a number ofNCO8 to the District Battle School.Although a worthwhile project, thig willlimit our ability to conduct collectivetraining within the unit.

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Deputy Commanding Officers Report

A nation-wide review of Militia armouriesiB underway with a view to reducingoverhead coBtB. MOEiB Park Amoury ie high6n the "hit" list. A move would be welcomeif the new location and facilities wereSuitable,

With the reduction of CFB Toronto tonominal BtatuB, the unit acq`iired manyfinancial reBponBibilitieg. We have beenallocated a budget of $485,000 for thecurrent fiscal year to cover travel,allowances, reserve pay, full-time

complement to our Regular Force cadre,meals, bu8eg, office BupplieB, NPF grants,etc. ThuE], the amount left for reBerve paywill be a great deal le8g than in theprevious year unleBB Toronto District igable to come up with additional funds.

We were ranked near the top of unite inToronto District in our administrative andequipment in8pection8 this year which iBdue, to a large extent, to our full-timeStaff (Regular and Reserve) and a fewdedicated volunteers.

****************************cAil sou HELE.?I.iated belowr are f ive names which appear on tomb stones in various Canadian cemeteries inNorthwest Europe. Bach one Bhowg that they `rere members of The Queen'g O`m RifleE) b`it theyare not list.ed in The Queen'8 0`m Rifles official hiBt.ory nor are they listed in the newmemorial plaques at WonB, Holland and MOBf3 Park Armoury.

RFN Burns,E.J. C27670 6 June 1944RRFN Carbutt,I.L. 825719 8 June 1944RREN I.aroche,H.S. 81670 9 July 1944RFN Reichelt,A.J. 8166052 19 July 1944I.I Hailey,J.O.T. 27 October 1944

If anyone has any knowledge of these persons, please forward the information to CAPT CraigCameron, Padre, Queen'e Corn rifles, llos8 Park Armoury, 130 Queen Street East, Toronto,oontario, M5A IR9

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QUEEN'S OWN ASSOCIATION TORONTO

CWO (RSX) Brlan Budden, ElreE]ident of TheQueen'e O`m AB8ociation in Toronto haBprovided -rAo Po]rdaz. J7ozB- wit.h thefollowing news.

Members of the association extend toCharlie Martin their beat wiehee for aSpeedy recovery following his recentillneBa. With hiB indomitable Spirit., weare certain that he will be back to hisusual E)elf ln double quick time.

Having red the book -Caziadiazia...ABdctaJiod at trar- I Strongly recom[rLend thatit be read by every member of our F`egiment.An extremely interesting collection ofmemoirs and experiences by veteran membersof the Regiment, the book forms animportant part of Regimental history.

The Regimental Birthday celebrations inToronto were Bomewhat dif)appointing in thatthe attendance wag well below expectationB.There ia greater need for memberB of theABBociation and the Militia battalion towork together to ensure that these majorevents in the Reglment'B life are wellplarmed and promoted. Let'B I)ee what we can~ do in 1997.

The commemoration of the 130thanniverBaz.y of the Battle of Ridgeway wentextremely well. Events included ablackpowder competition, a battle re-enactment and a Superb performance by theRegimental Band.

The turnout at the D-Day ceremonialService at MOBS Park Armoury in front ofthe Queen'e O`m Memorial Plaque waEiexcellent. The gratitude of the ABgociationiB extended to the Colnmanding Officer, LCOLTony Welsh, for his Support and thebreakfast arrangements in the Officerg`MeBB. The Bugles and Drums of theRegimental Band performed in their uEiualhigh Standard during the Service.

The weekend at Fort Henry ln Klngstonduring 20-21 July was thoroughly enjoyed bythe 25 members of the AaBociatlon whoattended. The trip included a tour ofKingeton and a cruise from Gananoque. Ofcourse, the highlight was the Grand Tattooat Old Fort Henry where the Regimental Bandand the Pioneers and Skirmighera perfor[r`eda memorable Bunget retreat. Thanks go toJohn Sealy, a former Sergeant from the 508and 60g, and Mary KeateB from RCI. Branch344 for their ef forte in making the trip acomplete 8ucceBe. It was good to Eiee Cliff

__ O'Brien, Bill ancl Dorot.hy Roes and MarjNico from Montreal, and members of theAirborne A8Bociation at the ceremony.

Members of the A9sociation are reminded

that the Warrior8' Day Parade at theCanadian National Exhibition will takeplace on Saturday, 17 August 1996. A bugwill leave RCL Branch 344 at 9!30 a.in. forFort York Amoury where the marchers willform up at 10:00 a.in.. DreBg will beblazers, grey trou9erg, beret and medals.If the weather ie hot and humid, BhlrtSleeve order will be the dreaB. Marcherswill be led by the Regimental Band.

The ABBociation'8 Annual Rifle Shoot willtake place at CFB Borden on Saturday, 14September 1996. A bus will depart MOBS ParkArmoury at 10:00 a.in. Sharp. Cost will be$20.00 per person which includeB the costof the return bus trip and lunch. The Shootwill be directed by Rob Grieve who ai=BureBall partlclpantB of a high calibre meet.

Interef)ted ghooterB or those who wouldlike to attend aB Bpectatorf3 Should contactRegimental Headquarters at. (416) 362-3946and leave a meBf]age aE) to their wigheeregarding the Eihoot.

Plane) for the memorial plaqueB at theBemiereB-gur-Her existing pillbox, the"Haieon de Queen'B O`m Rifles" and "Flue deBuck HawkinB'' in Giberville are progre98ingfavourably for cornmie8ioning in 1997.Donations towards this project arerequested I ron every member of ourRegimental family.

The ABBociation hag received a letter ofgratitude from Frances Nunziata, Mayor ofthe City of york, for the participation ofthe Regimental Band and Bugles, theSkizmiBherg, and members of the AB8ociatlonin the June 9th ceremony honouring theWeBtlake Brother8 who were killed in theNormandy campaign.

lllE COIR OF C OFFICEFts' CLUB ICALGARYISpearheaded by Captain I)ave L`ixford, an

adhoc group of retired of f icer8 referred t,oag The QOR OF C OfficerB' Club, hag beenholdiag monthly luncheon meetings in theCF'B Calgary Officerg' lle8B for many years.Among regular attendeea are Doug Williame,Frank lla8cara, Charles Park, Ralph Ridley,F'rank Moad, Fred Swan, Jack Glenn, I,yleSales, Rollie Albrecht, Paul Hughe8, JimTaylor, Barry ABht.on, Jim Hennessy, PierreI.alonde, and Brenda lloore, who Bervee a9the Secretary of t.he group.

Regrettably no mention has been made ofthe greatest teller of war BtorieB in thisgroup.

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QUEEN ' S orm AssoCIATloH cAlk=AR

-ZAo Potdor 4om- editorial Btaf f iograteful to Capt,aim Ralph Ridley forproviding this comprehenEiive report. on theQueen'B O`m Aaf)ociation in Calgary.

Phe Calgary AeBoclatlon celebrated theReglment`0136th Birthday at the CmrrieBarracks SergeantB' XeB8 on the 20th ofApril With 130 members and gueBtB inattendance. The gueE)t of honour wag Hajor-General Barry W.ABhton Who wag accompaniedby hiB wife Carol. Among the out-of-towngueBtB were Elob and Crete Fo8ter, Bill andIrene Calder, Gilbert King and Ron andBetty Wllgon.

The celebration provided an opportunityfor pref)entatlonB to be made by theAOBociation PreBldent, John Cre8Bwell, toWayne Hoddlng who hag been the I).J. at allthe Aeeociation functions over the past tenyearB. Clay and Louise Hodder, who haveserved ref)pectively as the TreaE]urer andSecretary of the ABBociation throughout the8ame period, were presented with wrl8twatches. Ken and June Barett donated agavel to the ABBociation Pre8ident which hewill undoubtedly put to good ui=e at futuremeetings .

John CreBBwell paid a visit to theVictoria AaBoclation where he attended theRegimental Birthday celebrationB on the27th of April. Many former members of theRegular Force battalions were presentincluding Ouch 8talwart8 aB Gerry Venn, I)onMCDonald, Fred Purchase, Ron Chaplan, CordHryhoryBhen, Pat Devlin and Chuck Wedemire.

A recent visitor to Calgaz.y waB Jim

:;:::::8::; :;Bt::t83Si3g :7;p:2:hcadetCamps. He appeared Sporting a fair amountof facial fuzz, however, he waf) otillrecognizable to his friends.

During 23-25 AuguBt 1996, the KoreanVeterans AgBociation o£ Calgary ig hoE`tinga convention at which a good nLimber offormer members of the Regiment who Servedduring the Korean War will be inattendance .

Thle year the Calgary Aeeociation i8marking the loth year of it.8 exiBtance. TheA8Bociation execut.ive, headed by JohnCreeewell, deBerveg much credit for itsdedication to the health of theA8Bociation.

REOIREmAL TRusg FtlHD A»wuALREEII»O

The Annual Meeting of The Q`ieen'e O`mRif lee of Canada Truet fund took place on22 Nay 1996 under the chairmanship of thePresident, LCOL J.C.B.Stra€hy.

The following perBonf) were re-electedTru8teeB for the 1996-1997 year: BernieAaron, Steve mdrunyk, Art Gay, AdamI]ermant, Moore JackBon, John .enning8,Larry Jones, Jack Martin, Charliea Hartln,Herb E'ittB, E>eter Slmundeon, John Strathyand John Whyte. John Sharpe'B departure forCranbrook, a.C. left a vacancy on the Boardof truE)tees which wag I llled by theelection of Paul t]ughee of Calgary.

Been D.A.Pryer, Honorary Colonel, and CWOBrian Budden, President of The Queen`8 0`mAe8oclation Toront.o, all)o Sit on the Boardof TrugteeB in an ex-o££icio capacity.

Elected to the Executive Co[nmlttee WereJohn Strathy aB PreEiident; Herb Pitts aBVice-PreE]ident; Hoore Jackgon af] Trea8urer;Steve Andrunyk aB Secretaryj and CharlieMartin and Art Gay aB memberB.

The Trust Fund received S47,203 indonationB and other receiptB in 1995 and itexpended $48,213 leaving a balance o£$26,600 at year'. end.

The following allocation of fundB wasapproved by the TrueteeEi during the currentyear Subject to the ability of the TruBtFund to raise Buff icient fundB to coverthese anticipated cogt8.Regimental Headquarters - $ 2,600Regimental xueeum - $ 3,600The Rifleman - $10, 000The powder Horn - S 2,400Insurance premium - $ 3,600Memorial Program 1996 - $ 5,000Memorial program 1997 - $ 6,000Battalion support - S14. 000Total S45, 000

The Trustees also approved a one-timegrant of S2,400 to the Korean Veterans Wallof Remembrance in memory of the Six menberaof the Regiment who died while Serving inKorea ,

The TruBteeB expreBE)ed the hope thatevery member of our Regimental family willSupport the Trust Fund by lt`aking a generousdonation before I)ecenber 1996 Bo that theTrust Fund'g comitmento can be met.

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N'S 0" RIFLES N TOUR - 1

CWO Brian Budden, travel co-ordinat.or for The Queeli'g O`m RiflesNormandy Tour in 1997, hag made tentative arrangements with SEAF`STRAVEI. SERVICE (Trafalger Tours) for tl`i8 excursion. Coat will be$1,800.00 plus insurance. Interested perBonB Should contact KarenFoster, Travel Consultant, at t`elephone Number (905) 276-6385 orFax Number (905) 276-5983.

Tentative itinerary i8 aB follows:

4 June -5 June -

6 June

Departure I ron TorontoArrival in Paris and travel to Caenwhich will Serve ag the baBe for the tour.Berniereg-Our-Her in the morningI,e He8nil-Patry in the afternoonFree DayAniety and GibervilleFree DayAuguernyFree DayI)eparture f or Toronto

Duz.ing free dayB, tripe are planned to Caen XuBeum, Vimy Ridge,Falaige and Montormel.

For anBwerB to your que8tionB contact CWO Brian Budden, Telephone(416) 266-0342.

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These are some of the voices of Canadiansoldiers in Wwll. They were the secondgeneration in our century to volunteer foroverseas duty. And they continue as the firstand the last - the first to see their continentmotorized and then paved, the first to see theirworld networked, by both wire and wireless,and the last who saw and survived thecentury's six year convulsive horror of war,holocaust and despair. These are their stories,in unassuming tones and without added colour,personal memoirs of those who did much.Their crusade helped to provide for others theculture and life of Canada today, a prize to berecognized and cherished as the centurcloses.

Some of the Queen's Own voices recalling the yesterdays of Wwll:

Alox Adair

Bill Adams .

David Arksey

Bill BB,,ridoo

Stanley BigosIra BowmanWally Br®w8I

Ed "Coiky" Claik..Bcb Cunbcr

0„ill® Cook

Aubi®y Cos8ns

Bamott DansonBen DunklenranHank El'io'

Oavo FlotchorHarry f oxFraiik Galnos

Alex 8.Sol

Ress HahnDone HesterGeoipe Hyslop

Rolph JeeksonNick Kalyniuk

David Kiilgslon

Jim Les'ieSlo,o Lotta;.I Lewin

Nem Mannard

Charl®s Martin

Jack MartinFluss MccallunTom MCKenzie

Archie McouadeI]ick Medland

Jorin MissonsJ. P. Moa'oFraii; MunbbisonAllen Nickson

• First Hussars, .. Black Watch Regimnt ,... Royal Canadian Engincors

Bob Nicol

Lomo Pott''Douglas OatwayTed O'Halloran

Bill Ross

Kenneth ScottNom SelbyJock SpraggeJe.ty SykusJack Yoats...

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