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Topic: War Messures Act 1970 (FLQ)&(Medal) (Read 1710 times)
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RTWALSH
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At Wolseley Barracks in London the alert message came in on a Saturday afternoon in October (the date escapes me now). B Company, 1 RCR was the rear party for the battalion which was returning from Cyprus, chalk by chalk that very weekend. B Company was recalled on Saturday evening and on arrival at Wolseley Barracks a warning order for a move was passed. There was a festive air in the camp as there were welcome home parties in the messes to greet the troops just getting back from Cyprus. The people in B Company soon knew that something real was in the air as usually hard to get stores were issued freely. Flashlights, batteries and field message pads were handed out generously. The bartender in the officer's mess was summoned to join the company. He reported in a white shirt and bow tie and said he would have to go home to get his gear. He was directed to the QM stores and staggered out carrying a kit bag, combat uniforms, boots and web gear. He went to a barrack block and shucked his bartenders rig and reported for duty within half an hour. At midnight the base commander, Lcol C.D. Simpson and the base sergeant major, MWO Buzz Girden watched as the vehicles of B Company, 1 RCR rolled out. A long convoy move along Highway 401 went on all night and before dawn the trucks rolled into CFB Trenton. The troops were directed to the air force mess hall, not yet open, to get breakfast. At 6 a.m bemused air force types on early shift picked their way over the sleeping bodies of one hundred infantrymen in the foyer of the mess hall. With all ranks awakened the troops of 1 RCR enjoyed a good breakfast. Part one of the story ends here. More later.
R.T. Walsh
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Chris Furlotte
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Ken, I complete agree with you in regards to the establishment of a medal for Canadian Soldiers who served in the FLQ crisis of which was a Terrorist Organization and cased the death of Pierre La Point and the kidnapping of Robert Cross of the British Consulate in Montreal,PQ! Not to mention other bombings in the Montreal area during Quebec's "quiet revulotion"  My Father served during the FLQ crisis and it was a not an honable time in Canada's history but it happened so we most not forget about it's actions nor it's impressions it made on Canada's political establishment!!!! Odd how when it comes to creating a bill(C-514 SSM-DO) to give our soldiers a "possible" medal for domestic opertions on Canadian soil for humaturian reasons but tend to "forget" about other operations that fall under this sceptrum ie FLQ crisis or Oka 1990 comes to mind etc,. My father was in the 1st Battalion RCR during this period and spent 3 weeks in Ottawa region and was on Night patrols etc and were camped at RCAF Station Rockcliffe in Oct 1970! Anyhow, I support your idea of this medal though I doubt it will bare fruit....due to "politically correct" reasons etc  BTW: I was born in Soest West-Germany in 1967 and my dad was stationed at Fort York. Pro Patria! VRI Chris Furlotte RCR Association (Ottawa Branch) |
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Larry Williams
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Didnt Ms`Macdounagh's proposal die? While we are in this vein, howzabout a bar to the NATO gong for those that served as part of the AMF contingent(s). On to other things, any one having stories/reminiscences/pix of the FLQ thing (Oct 16 '70 to aprox 20 Dec '70) and is interesting in sharing, please email them to me and if enough interest exists, I'll try to cobble them together into a logical format. A sort of oral history of events that most Canadians have forgotten or choose to ignore.The govt historical holdings are dry and totally lacking in much beyond some facts. Lets put a face on these events. Yeah, I was there- 10 Coy, 3 RCR for all 3 ops- Essay,Fencer and Ginger. Larry
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Logged
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