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Topic: Who is this 68 ? From Germany 1962-1965 (Read 497 times)
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Jim Hickson
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
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)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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Al Meecham
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Believe this to be Sgt.Olyuik (spelling).Dental Corp.I think he was a B.C. native and loved to make salmon lures in his quarters,he proudly showed me his collection one time.Another good one.
Al
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rtwalshrcr
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Yes, Al, that is Sgt Olly Olynyk (the Drill Sergeant). He worked for an officer known as the Mad Dentist of Fort York. All the best, RT
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Al Meecham
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Thanks for the update on this one R.T. Been a long time,but brings back memories.
Al
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Rick Rankine
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The mad dentist was Major Easton, because he didnt get many volunteering for his services he used to approach platoons on parade armed with his dental pick and order people to his office. It was interesting to see platoons suddenly break into double time when his white smock appeared on the horizon and disappear behind the nearest shack.
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RCN 55 to 60, Hmcs Magnificent,Crusader, Thunder, Bonaventure. transferred to RCR depot 1960 Amiens platoon..1961 Jnr NCO course..Delta Coy, Ipperwash,
promoted Cpl..1961..Det Comd/A/Tank..C coy Germany 1962, 1963-66 Int Sec Germany..1967 Int sec Cyprus..1968..Jungle Warfare School ..69-70 PMC Jnr Ranks Club..70-73 Cornwallis..74-Cyprus. to Borden CFR to Lt-Borden..Captain..CFLA 75 to 80..Adjt RCR Battle School 80-81, RSS HF of C
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RTWALSHRCR
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Hello Rick and Everyone: We were all scared of that dentist. The only treatment he knew was to pull teeth and then pull some more. After a couple of months in the Battalion he was lonelier than a Maytag repairman. No one would go on dental parade. The local German dentists did great business with our 1 RCR soldiers who were happy to pay lots of DMarks to avoid unit dental parade. The dentist would prowl the platoon locations during the day and catch soldiers and order them to open up for inspection, no matter if they were at the QM counter or sitting in a jeep outside Bn HQ. He would order them on dental parade which would always end up in pull, pull, pull! One Saturday morning he paraded 25 drivers from Tpt Pl and pulled 37 teeth. Cpl George Smethurst was the NCO IC the parade and he kept tabs, even while he donated two of own to the dentist. If this sounds unbelievable to the troops of today I am sure no soldier of 1 RCR 1962-1965 will disagree with this story. Regards to all, RT
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Gerry Connors
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Must have been related to the dental O we had in London in the early / mid 80's; didn't beleive much in anesthetic...
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119 AD Bty medic, CFB Chatham '90 - '95
2RCR medic '95 - '00; SFOR Bosnia, 2RCR Roto 4 '99;
42 Hlth Svc Gagetown '00 - '02
CFRC Gagetown / Fredericton '02 - '06; 'retired' Aug '06
HMCS Jolliet, Sept-Iles QC, medical staff / 'tiffy' (reserves)
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Jim Hickson
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Hi Guys
I have my own story about this. One day on Bn Pde we were told that the Dentist would be looking at us right behind the CO. Well he did with a another guy that was taking names. All of a sudden he was in front of me saying "Open" and he told me to report to the dental office tomorrow at 0900 hrs. He carried on right through the Bn. Next day I was on Company Orderly Sergeant (COS) and required to form up Coy orders Pde at 0830 hrs which I did. I told the CSM (NS Horne) I was on Dental Pde at 0900 hrs so he said go. There I was in the chair and the Dentist came in and said OPEN. He then put the needle in my mouth and froze the right side of my mouth. He left the room and returned about 5 min later and said OPEN. He pushed on the LEFT side with a pic and said "Can you feel that"? I said yes and he said to his assistant "I'll come back". He came back about 5 min later and tried to pull the tooth on the left side. Well you know I was screaming and Holy Faulk, did it really hurt. He let go and I started to swear and reached up for my face, to feel the spot where the pain was. The assistant came to my rescue and I got back in the chair and the Dentist came back and never said anything to me but OPEN. He then reached inside and pulled the tooth on the right side. Well I never went back instead I went to the German Dentist like everyone else.
Jim
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
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)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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Mike Blais
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Oh Gerry, I know the dude you are talking about, had hands the size of hams. He did one of my wisdom teeth, holy crap, took over week to heal and, when I left the clinic, the corners of my lips were cracked open and bleeding. He was rough. Fortunately, I lied and told him the freezing had'nt taken effect so he double dosed me. Freaking side of my head was numb of most of th day, which was a good thing.
Heard he ended up north working for Indian affairs. No wonder they love us so... snicker
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1RCR 1977-79 Depot (Italy PL), B Coy, Mortars, Pioneers, D Coy (CFB London)
3RCR 1979-82 M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
1RCR 1982-88 Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
1992 Medical release. God Bless you all!
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yeah, Mike I had my uppers out by the same..... Pretty much told him the same thing ( on recommendations from other troops). He refroze (again). He went to work; didn't fell a thing, but felt like a construction worker was demolishing the inside of my yap with all the hardware, grunting, pulling, twisitng, turning, crunching, bashing. Ended up too as a drooling idjit for the rest of the day. 
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1RCR Duke's Coy '82 - '87; Cyprus '84 / '85
LOTPed medic 1988; CFH Halifax '88 - '90
119 AD Bty medic, CFB Chatham '90 - '95
2RCR medic '95 - '00; SFOR Bosnia, 2RCR Roto 4 '99;
42 Hlth Svc Gagetown '00 - '02
CFRC Gagetown / Fredericton '02 - '06; 'retired' Aug '06
HMCS Jolliet, Sept-Iles QC, medical staff / 'tiffy' (reserves)
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Holy , schmoly, what a dentist.. im sure glad i never ran into him... great stories here guys, thanks for the chuckles.. sorry , but it is funny whebn you think about it , and youre not the one in the chair...my sympathies .. these incidents obviously were very , shall we say , intense, for you to recall them so vividly all these yrs later..ranrad
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Jim Hickson
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Hi Ron
You shoud have met the Dentist in Fort York. He used to show up anywhere there were troops and ORDER you to Dental Pde. I remember his walking cane.....
Jim
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
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)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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Buzz Gomes
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Mike and Gerry
The Mad Dentist we had in London in the 80's,Was Maj Sask,I think the spelling is right.Freddy Lourthers,remusterd and wa his Dental Ass.
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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
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One other about the famous dentist. On exercise in Northern Germany they decided to take the mobile dental lab. It was situated near Bn Hq and BJ Hurley and I were working the Battalion CP. All of a sudden the back door flew open and it was the RSM, Blinky Keegan..who started yelling "Shut the bloody door, get your heads down and shut up."Bernie and I were wondering what was up and locked the door from the inside. Blinky said "keep bloody quiet.' There was a wiggling of the door as we breathlessy waited. After about 5 minutes. Blinky peered out the window and said "Coasts clear". It was Mad Major Easton who had checked the RSM and wanted to try out the Field Clinic. As a result shortly later the Dental van was relocated to B Echelon where could practice on the RCEME and Ordnance types...lol...Pro Patria
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RCN 55 to 60, Hmcs Magnificent,Crusader, Thunder, Bonaventure. transferred to RCR depot 1960 Amiens platoon..1961 Jnr NCO course..Delta Coy, Ipperwash,
promoted Cpl..1961..Det Comd/A/Tank..C coy Germany 1962, 1963-66 Int Sec Germany..1967 Int sec Cyprus..1968..Jungle Warfare School ..69-70 PMC Jnr Ranks Club..70-73 Cornwallis..74-Cyprus. to Borden CFR to Lt-Borden..Captain..CFLA 75 to 80..Adjt RCR Battle School 80-81, RSS HF of C
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Yep, Buzz, name sounds right...ah,the freakin' mo'fo' memories....
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1RCR Duke's Coy '82 - '87; Cyprus '84 / '85
LOTPed medic 1988; CFH Halifax '88 - '90
119 AD Bty medic, CFB Chatham '90 - '95
2RCR medic '95 - '00; SFOR Bosnia, 2RCR Roto 4 '99;
42 Hlth Svc Gagetown '00 - '02
CFRC Gagetown / Fredericton '02 - '06; 'retired' Aug '06
HMCS Jolliet, Sept-Iles QC, medical staff / 'tiffy' (reserves)
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Al Meecham
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Rick
Good story.brings back memories.I remember when Blinky was commisioned and we carried him from thr Sgts. mess to Officers mess Was shocked to hear of his passing so soon after.Another fine Royal gone but not forgotten.(R.I.P. brother).By the way what ever happened to B.J.
Al
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Yes buzz I remember Sass wh an A -hole nobody wanted to go to the dentist with him.
Randy
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Ernie Matchett
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Fellow Royals, Yes I remember Maj Sass, and Freddy Louthers very well. In the late seventies Maj Sass, and Freddy were teaming together and looking after the Dental Care for the Bn and CFB pers. I was with Dukes Company at the time as their Clerk and I belive Bernie Hurley, was the CSM. Freddy had just came off his Dental Tech, course and was Gung Ho, to show off his new found skills and Fred, would call me over to the Dental Office every time he wanted a Ginny Pig, and I remember when they were expermenting with the Ultra Sonic Tool, Fred, ask me to come over and let him practise on me. Dr. Sass, would take a look around the mouth after Fred, had had finished the his Ultra Sonic Tool, and give his approval. To say the least, having a former 031, with a Grade Five Education, and the latest Ultra Sonic Tool, proding your mouth cavity made me a little nervous.
Freddy is an excellent Royal and a dear friend. Pro Patria
Ernie.
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Geez , these all bring back the good ol days memories.. great stuff guys.. keep em coming...ranrad
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