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« on: February 22, 2007, 03:09:39 PM »


Graduation Amiens platoon 1960
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1964-1965 RCR Depot North West Canada Pl,
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1965-1968 B Coy 2 RCR Fort York Germany,
Promoted to Cpl 68.
1968-1973 D Coy 1 RCR London,
Promoted M\Cpl 69
1970 Cyprus
Promoted to Sgt 73
Took my release in Sep 1973 Rank Sgt
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2007, 03:24:30 PM »

Hi Rick

F R #1-?, #2 Cpl McGean, #3- Joe Ross, #4-?, #5- Phil Arsenault

2nd Row #1- Ray Cluette, #7- Helmut Pichler

3rd Row #5- Myles

4th Row #4 Rick Rankin

Jim
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1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2007, 03:52:05 PM »

To add to Jim's #1 row 3 Ray Kearney, front row #1 look like a young George Perzil (spelling)
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A Coy 2 RCR London
1965-1968 B Coy 2 RCR Fort York Germany,
Promoted to Cpl 68.
1968-1973 D Coy 1 RCR London,
Promoted M\Cpl 69
1970 Cyprus
Promoted to Sgt 73
Took my release in Sep 1973 Rank Sgt
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« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2007, 05:42:44 AM »


Front row..George Purcell,John McGean,Joe Ross, Lt RD Cuthbert,Phil Arsenault, Len Fleet.
2Nd row..Ray Cluett,Nickerson, Eddie McPhee,Gord Chafe,McLean,Mike Campbell, Helmut Pichler.
3rd row..Yogi Kearney,Chief Powis,cant remember next two,Larry Miles,Glen Sudsbury,Harry Grieves.
4th row..Leo Byrnes, cant remember,Freddie Newell,Rick Rankine, cant remember last one.
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« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2007, 11:42:32 AM »

Hi Rick

Lt RD Cuthbert, did he have a black dog......and would drive his little car with the dog in the right hand seat and his girlfreind in the back.

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1962-1965 Germany B-C-D-A Coy (Revecated Nov 64)
1965-1967 Sigs Pl Cyprus Prom CPL 'til xmas and C of Drums
1967-1973 Cpl, MCpl, Sgt, Sigs, D Coy
1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
1977-1982 UEO, Sigs, Pl WO RECCE, CSM B&A Coy,
1982-1984 SIT School
1984-1988 Career Manager (Prom CWO 1986)
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« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2007, 01:50:59 PM »

Right on, and the last guy in the front row was Bud Freeman
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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2007, 01:14:46 PM »

Just remembered the last guy in the top row ..his name was Tobin.
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« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2007, 09:05:45 PM »

Rick, 2nd row Ray Cluett, Eddy McPhee, Herr Pichler,
3rd row, Harry Greeves, Miles,  yourself back row.  I know at least another five but can't put names to them.
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