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Topic: Commando Battle School, Wainwright - 1968-1970's. (Read 539 times)
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Buzz Gomes
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Never heard of Billy Willbound,I was in Sigs PL,2 CDO HQ,1969-1971.There was a Allison in the CDO but I can't remember if he was in Echo or Delta coy.Hi Hugh and Ernie,how's it going?
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1964-1968- 2 QOR Calgary, Cyprus
1968-1971- 2 CDO Edmonton
1971-1975- 3 Mech CDO Germany, A Coy Mor
1975-1983- 1 RCR London, Bn Tpt,C Coy, B Coy, Recce
1983-1985- RCR Battle School
1985-1990-1 RCR, B Coy, Dukes, Recce, Cyprus
1990-1992- OMD HQ Ottawa, G3 Trg
1992-1993- LMD HQ London, G3 Trg
1993-2007-4 RCR, RSM
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Ray Elliston
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To Ray Allison, I am Hugh Conway, Recce Pl 2 CDO, 1968 = 1973. Who did you serve with during that time, I can't remember you. ?? Hugh Conway
Hello Hugh, I joined 2 Cdo in APS 73. I was 2IC E Coy initially, then went as 2IC HQ Coy in 74 when we went to Cyprus, back to E Coy as OC, then back to HQ Coy as OC, then to RHQ as Regt Trg Offr. I left the Regt in APS 77. Ex Coelis Ray Elliston |
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Hugh Conway
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AIRBORNE REGIMENT. 1968 - 1973. I was a young NCO back from 3 years with the NZ Army, having spent 4 years prior, with 1 RCR in the early sixties in Ipperewash and Fort York. Arrived in Griesbach Barracks between Christmas and New Year (1969). I'd had my jump course in New Zealand. The Airborne Regiment was just starting, there was no regimental hat badge, just a whole bunch of KEEN SOLDIERS, wearing badges from "The RCR, PPCLI, R22rR, RHI(Black Watch). Cdn Guards, QORC. The organization was Regt HQ, 2 CDO, (D,E,F Coys), 1 Para Bty, 1 Para Fd Sqn, C Coy 1 CDO, and 1 FSSU, in Edmonton, and A , B Coy 1 CDO in BVal Cartier. After an interview with Major Mike "Cold Steel" Barr, I was posted to Recce Pl. Recce Pl was the best group of soldiers I have ever worked with in my carear. The training was very hard and those who didn't hack it were RTU'd, including an individual who had been posted in with a large family, put into a PMQ, couldn't make the physical standard, and was sent back, alone, to shape up. There were no "Super Courses" just hard training, we learned off each other, and leaned on each other. The best soldiering years were spent in late '60's early '70's. IF WE WERE GOOD??
IT'S BECAUSE WE WORKED HARD AND RESPECTED EACH OTHER> Hugh Conway
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1961 RCR Depot, 1 RCR '61 to '65 - Coy Sig & Sect Comd, '65 to '68 NZ Army Int Duties, '68 to '73 Cdn AB Regt Pathfinder, '73 to '75 C Int C 421 Ftr Sqn. '75 to '83 MWO L Edmn R, '83 to '91 commissioned.
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I'd never heard of this before, and I've never really come across much since about this. I can't remember the title of the book or the name of the author, but I found it at "The World's Largest Bookstore" in Toronto down by the Eaton Centre. Now, when Googling to find anything on this, all I found was this obscure reference to a "Commando Battle School" in passing on the Biographical Sketch of one of the original membes of the CAR: 
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