rNOTE

This is a preliminary narrative and should not be regardedas authoritative. It has not been checked for accuracy inall aspects. and its interpretations are not necessarilythose of the Historical Section as a whole.

Ce texte est pr~liminaire et n'a aucun caract~re afficiel.On n'a pas v~rifie son exactitude et les interpretationsqulil cantient oe sont pas necessa;rement cel1es du Servicehistorique.

Directorate of HistoryNational Defence HeadquartersOttawa, CanadaK1A OK2

July 1986

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DUPLICATEI.R B P 0 R! 10. 78

HIStORICAL OPPICER

CdAnUI IILI'fARY IIIWlQIWl'l'BRS

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Situ.tion at the Canadian lilitarl Parae.in the United llingdOll. S.-r. Ig48 I I.

Reoent Change. in Oo--end. and St.tt••

1. A turther R.port. initi.ting • ne••eriee at periodio.laurve71, 1. pre••nted. ~hll 1•• oontinuation ot No. 66,d.ted ~l Mar 48. and de.l••ith ohange. in ••nior Co...nd.and st.tt .ppoint..nt••ino. th.t d.t••

2. A con.ider.bl. nuaber at taportant ohanse. ha.e t.kenpl... during tha p.riod de.lt .ith. He.dquarter•• Pir.tCan.dian Aral. hal been orsani.ed (.ee Report 10. ag) andthis In It.elt hal cau••d n~.rou. per.onnal ohana•••

~. The .oope and tara at th1. Report are .1allar to tho.eat Ro. ~6. in whioh thi••ubJeot ••• rir.t .1.teaatioallltreated. Reterenc•• 1ft p.renth•••• are to Suppl...nta toCanadian~ Ov.r•••• Routtne ordera, date., unll.1 other­.1•• apeoified, are tho•• on wblob the chang••••ntloDedbec... etrectlve.

HIOHER COlMAIDS

4. Ae noted in Report Ro. 6g. Lt.-oen. 10KlUOBTOI. who hadonll l.tell returned erca ••i.it to Canada ...uaed oommendat Pir.t Cen.dian Ar-r •• or 6 Apr 42 (18881. A. or the ....d.te laJor-Oeneral (.oting Lt.-Oen.) H.D.O. CRERAR••ho hadcontinued to exeroie. t ••porar7 OOsz'nd or 1 Ccln Corp. up tothat date•••• oontir..d in the c......d at the Corp. and inthe rank or Lt. -oen. (1828. 6 Api' 42). The oall ohange in aCan.dian Di.i.ional C....nd h•• oon.i.ted in the taot thatBrig.dier J.B. ROBBR'l'S••ho had been 00 .ading 8 CdD DiY inan .cting capeoitl.... contiraed in the oom..... and p......tecllaJor-oeneral •• at 6 Apr 42 (1828).

5. 1 Ccln Corp•••till in Su..ex. re_in. under the oper.tionalcomaand or Lt.-aen. KORTOOMBRY, c.O.e.-iDeC, South-xaataraCOMMand (••• Report Wo. 65, para. f).

BEADQOAR'l'BRS. PIRSt CARADUI ARIY

6. The orSlni.ation at Headquarter•• Pir.t Canadian Arar. halproce.ded on the 11n•• noted 1ft Report 80. Ie. and 1. now.pproaohing co.plotion. Appoint.entl made have been .. tallow.,Dris.clier O.R. tGRIER. toraerll D.A•• Q.I.O•• 1 CelD Corp••••• appointed D.A•• Q.I.G•• Pir.t Can.dian Arar••ttecti.e6 Apr 42••ith the rani! at "Jor-Oeneral (1928). Col. J.E.

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ctDft.....0 bad b••a Cbbt 11IDal Ottl".r. 1 CU O....p•• be"...Olll.t lienal Ottl••r. par.t Canadlan~••ltb tb. rank "t

".. Brig••ler (18lS. I Apr f.).

7. n.a the orlUlloUon ot~ B..dquarter. ... ._._t.d"UlO.d. Briga.ler B.O.I. BIlQIIJIPIBLIl.....0 .. ot • Apr fI ..beea ,,0D1'~ in tb. appoln_, ot o.O •••O.A. wIlloll he ..held In an aotln& oapa"ltJ In tile ._••ao. ot Brie..l obert••... appolnt" Brie..l .....C.A•• par., O.....lan~ .tt th.Ilf JIm fI (1... Il108). IQIlltUl_1r. Brie..ler ••••1.PIlIIIIAQ. "a"atln& tho appoln_, ot Briga41.... Oener&l It&ttat C•••B.Q. ...~ tile appoln....., a' ...d.......ter••par.t CanadlUl~ (Il108 JIm fI).

S. n.a H.adquarter•• P1r.t C.....1Ul~ .......lglnal1JorIUlla.d. on. tar.t-gr". appolntll_t to tile CIon.rel It&ttBrUlob J G.P. BBiWIiUO. (••••C.) beln& appolnt..G.I.O.I (Ope.) and pr t .. A"tln& Lt.-oo1. wbllat .0 _loJ"(liIU. 11 Apr fa). Another tar.t-gra•• appolntll_t ... aatual1J_d•• that ot RaJor II.L IlABWD. II.C •••• to be G.I.O.I (S.D•• '.).1tb til. aotln& r&JIk ot Lt.-oo1. (leu. 11 Apr fI) lnat tor ._t1ae till. Ottl••r .orked at C•••••Q•• a. aot•• In R.port 10. II••• baa DOW _".. to t.r•• par.t Cana41_ ~.

I. At a ..._••q...at .t ot 4....10_at Lt.-oo1. I.nder.onr.11nq..lab.d til. appoln t ot G.S.O.I (Op•• ) tor tbat otG.S.O.I (Int.). and ... repla".4 In til. to_ bJ Lt.-oo1. '.G.GIIIIOI. II. W.... • U. (11". 11 JIm fa). At tile _ t1ae RaJor••11. IAWYD. R.C ........0 ba4 latelJ arrh" tr_ Canada and ......107.4 .. G.I.O.II (0••• ) at O••••• Q•••a. appolnt.4 G.I.O.I(C ••• ) at Beadquarter•• par.t Cana41.a AraJ dtb tb. aot1ngrUlll: ot Lt.-oo1. (1l1IS. 11 JIm fll). Lt.-oo1. laWJer. _ • .,....baa aontinued to work at O••• I.Q.

10. Otb.r appolnt••at.....1"b .bo..14 b. aot.4 .t •••4quart.r••Plr.t Cana41an Arrq. are a. tollo... Lt. -001•••••II1lILL(to~rlJ A••• I ••t ••Q. 1 CU Corp.) to b" A•••S. (.1na•• 1t.r.d to A.A.G. (••1.) ) at H•••quart.r•• par.t CanadlUl~(leu, I Apr f.), "Jor II••• G. GII0YBII. II.C. 11&•• to b. G.I.O.I(Ilg.1 Ul4 ••tln& Lt.-ool. (1881. lS Apr ta), Lt.-oo1. (a.tln&001.) A.'. ""LBlI••.C.V.D' l to be 001. and C.R.C.B•• par.,Canadlan Arrq troop. R.C.E. 1101. 1& Apr fill £t.-oo1. I.A•••lEI.lft to b" D.D.O.I••1th til" ranlr ot Col. (11101. 1 JIm fillCol•••G. TBOIP80I. D.F.e., B.D. to b" D.D.O.I. (E) (a1". aaJIm 48), .aJor ••1. ZIEGLER, 1I.0.A•• to b" G.S.O.I (R.O.A.).1th til. ranlr ot Lt. -001. (aaOS, S Jll1 fa).

11. It 1••ortll ...,Uonln& tbat .. ot • Apr fa Lt. (••tln& O.pt.)C.I••ALLACK. '01'. I"ot••• (B.G.) ••a••ppolnt.. t" b" hbl1.lI.latlon. Ottlcer .t •••4q.....t ..... par.t Cana4lan~••1'b tile.ctln& rank ot RaJor wIlllat .0 _loJ" (18lS).

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DAIlQUAIIHIlS. 1ft OARADUI CORPS

18. fb. t_Uon ot ••adquart.r.. par.t Oana.lan ~. In• .,ltab1J1.4 to lapor....t chang". at I ...quar'..... 1 CU Corp.. Brl..41erG.G. IIIIOIIDlI. _"er. r_ola" .. Br11.d1_. CIoneral Statt.un'll 1a JIll fl. .....a he .,.".t.. till. ....lOJ111at to _.eno".pec1a1 d..tJ (1117). (fbl. dlltJ 1. under.tood t" conalat otdar.cting • O_dian Llal..... Ottla• ....loll he. b••a ••t ..p .tIlxp..1Uon&rJ , dqII&J'ter. In LOBDOB.) ole ot lS Jll1 48Lt.-oo1. C.O. al C.A.C. (toraar1J G.S.O.I. a CU Dl,,) b."...Brlgadbr and II.G.I. CIon.ra1 turnar (para. I ••bo".) ...

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,I..uoo••d.d a. D.A•• Q•••O., 1 CdD Corp. b7 Lt.-Col. A.I.WALFORD, •••• , I.D. (appoint_nt and prOlOOt1on to Brlgadler,l88a, 1 Apr .a). Col. l.L. MELVILLE, I.C., I.D., b.o...Cblet Engin••r, 1 CdD Corp., .1tb tb. rank ot Brlgadler (l88a,1 Apr .8l; and Lt.-Col. W.L. LAllJlIB, R.C. Slg., beo... CbletSlgnal Ottlcer .1th tbe rank ot col. (1888, 1 Apr .a).

111. On Br1gadler Browntl.ld'. d.partur. tor ....7 Boadquart.r.(para. '1. abo....) be w.a nae••da••• C.C.R.C.A., 1 edn Corp,b7 Brlgadler G.A. IIoOAIlft:Il, t_rlr .' _ .n4ing 1 CU A.A. 84.(aaOS, a. JUn .a).

PIIIS1' CARADUI DIVISIOI

U. Tbar. bave be.n warl..... obange. in 0__• and .tottappoin_n". in 1 CdD Dh. Brlg.dler A.I, PO"_ rolinqulobadthe 00 _ en4 at a CdD Int 84e, on appointJIant to 0 _...and 1 CdDDh .1th tbe rank ot "Jor_neral (a1ll6, 111 "7 .a). He ..lucc••dad 10 the co eM b1 Lt.-Col. C. VODI. R.e.B., to l1G.S.O.I, 1 CdD Dl. (appoin_n' and pr_ot1on to Brlgadler,28OS, a. JUn 48). Brlgadler H.I. OAIOIG bae .tallerlr rolinqul.bedoo...a"" ot 1I CdD Int 84. on appoint_, to 0_n4 a CdD Dl.,but tbe obange 1ft 00 ·nd, and h1e au.a••,orle ~. ba•• not7e" been publl.bed in Gr4er••

15. Brigadier Vok..... lucc••dad •• O.S.O.I. b1 Lt.-Col•••••BOSTOCK, R.C.I., toraer17 A.A•• Q•••G. ot the Dl.l.10nl andLt.-Col. B.B. WILSOI, to....erlr oorr"'dlng th. EDIORTOI RIlOIIIBJIT,beo... A.A•• Q.I.O. (820a, 811 lun .8).

SECOID CAIADUI DIVISIOI

11. Th.r. ha•• b••n no ohang•• in Brlgad. Co..-od. ln 8 CdD Dl.,and a .uoo•••or "0 Brlgadler alII a. O.S.O.I. (para. la abo.e)ba. not 7et be.n gaaett.d.

THIRD CARADIAR DIVISIOI

17. Ther. ba.e been no obang•• in Brlgad. C.-..od. ln 1I CdD Dl••Lt.-Col. I.C. PLDI baa b.en appointed C.R.C.A. tor the Dl.l.lonin .uoo•••lon to Brlgadler Browntl.ld (aboy., para. 7. and .e.Report 10. iii, para. all (appoint.ent, and pr_ot1on to Br1gadlar,1888, 6 Apr .8).

PIFTH CAJADUI (ARIOllJlED) DIVISIOI

18. ?her. ba•• been no chang•• 1n Brigade or aqul••1ant co...n 4.in 5 CdD (AM04) Dly .ince Report Wo. iii .a. wrUten. Lt.-eo1.H.A. Y01l1I0, R.C. Slg., baa how•••r rolinqul.bad the appoin-""or O.S.O.I. on been-lng Brigadier, General Start at C•••B.Q.(8808, a. JUn .a). He .a••uoo••ded .. O.S.O.I. br Lt.-eo1.l.D.B. SMITH, t_rlr o"....nding 1 AM04 C.R. (R.C.D.) (8808,811 Jun .8). Th. Dhlelon 1. now under oo_d ot H.Q., Pir."Canadlan ArIIJ.

PIIIST CAIIADIAR ARIIY TAIIt BRIOADI

Ill. Brlgadl.r WYIIAII r._1ne 10 o.-ad ot 1 CdD ArIIJ 'rk Bd.,

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'. PIRsor OADDIU U'rI-AIROJlAft IIlICW)I

10. 1II'~1.. IIoOAII'IIa (.110"•• , .... 111) baa 11_ .UG•••4H ••0$ s""o.. ot 1 OolD A.A. 114. II, Lt. -001. (aot1Jl& 001.) D••• AO".t_17 oc snot1Jl& '0. 1 0....41... Artlllorr Ro1ntoro_nt 1JIIlt(.ppolAt_nt...4 p.._tlon to 1II'1&.dl.... lII67. 111 .JUl tl). '!lui11I'1104. 1••tl11 unci.. o( sn4 ot O•••••Q,

11. A. notH 011... (poroo. 7 ...4 18). 11I'1&041.. '_10 baa 110..• UOO••4H ••••O.S•• C•••••Q•• 117 11I'1&041" '.A. YOQDI. 1II'1p41...YoUDI ba4 ._.d .t C.....Q, .. O.S.O.I. (S.D.) pr."lou. to ••_­1Jl& lila .ppolD__t .t B.Q, Ii OolD (ArII4) DiY.

12. Otb... appolDaont. lD th. Gen....l Stott 11I'...0" bon b.on ..toll_.. Lt.-ool. P.P. PllLIOII• ••0. 81&••• b.. II.on tuDoUon1Jl&.. S.D. (oroobo) lD oborl. ot tho or._l0.1 Ll.1.on ...II-••oU....ot tb. Stott DIltl.. 800tlo... pon41111 .ppro".l b, I.D.B.Q. ot •tb.t-Vad••ppolD_nt tor tbl. tuDotlon. "Jor (.ot1Jl& Lt.-Col.)R••• CROll, B.C•••• tor-er17 G.I.O.I. at S.Q_! Canadian a.intor•••_nt 1JIIlt•• boo lIoon .ppolDtH O.S.O.I. (••t. (litt. 7 .JUl tI).

n. In "A" lII'anob. tho .ppolD_t ot A.ol.tant Doput, A4JutantOeneral ba. be. or..''', ad Lt.-Col. O.S. 1OOfIi. B.D." (W.L.l.(t.O.) ) boo II..n appolDto4 to It oltb tba rank ot Oolend (1101.3 roll t.). Col. _tb 1'0.....1' b.14 tbe appolD_t ot A.A.O.(,..... ). lA oblob be "0 .UOOOH•• II, copt. (.ot1lll "Jor) r ...IIAftBIWI (.ppolD....t. ond p.._Uon to .0tiDs raDII ot Lt.-Col••1801. 1 .... tI). 001. _tb ...pr••ont. the oanotltu.no, otWInI" 101l'rll lD tho ~lon Bou•• ot Oo_on••

It. 'rh••ppolA t at Lt.-ool•••or ••• BIOD-LDK •• O. 1/0 Rooo..40boo b.on .ontl d (1881. 10 Zan tl).

ali. It 10 wo..th, Dr notl0. thot ..Jor .1.1. BUBPBRBr. I.C •• V.D••boo ".o.tod th••ppolDtaont at Aso1.t...t Db.oto.. at Awc1l1orJa..,,10••• O•••••Q•• ODd boo boon .uo•••••4 II, Copt. (.ot1Jl& "Jor)P.l. PHILPott, I.C., D.C •••• saak. L.I. (I.O_j_ ' ...orar11r40t.l1.4 to.. tbl••ppolAt_nt (Illlli. 8 ZUD tI •

al. In "Q" Branoh. Col. I... "oDOIlAUl boo ...llDqul0b0d thop..o"l.loDOl .ppolDt_nt ot Dll'ooto.. at Q.I.O. a_lao. on ...tUI'D­iDs to C....40 tor 4ut, .t I.D.B.Q. (..... 1IO zua .11I ODd baaII••n .uooood.d 117 Lt.-ool. (aotiDs Col.) O•••R. s.1th. t .......17oC'_·""lDs 1 Cona41an A.S.C. Ro1Dtoro_t 1JIIlt (I.... 1 ZU1 tI).'!lui .ppolDtMDt at Col. B. a. DDLIIIIIDS •• Dbootor of O....n.no.S "l ttH .tt.otl". II ,.11 tI (111I).

CAJW)U11 REIRPORCIlIID'r UlItI

17. At B••dquart.... C....dl.n Ro1DtO"OOMnt unlt•• "Jor I.L.IBIO'rIO'. '.D••••B.O•• baa 1100_ t .........., O.S.O.I•• I'Op1oll1lllLt.-Col. 0.._. (.ppolDt_nt an4 pr..otlon to oot1Ds ..ank .tLt. -Col.. au. 7 ZU1 tl).

II. lb.... bo". Han n. 1'urtbOI' oboDso. lD O...up Com..".. "'B.Q, "I" 0....... baa II0.n 0......la.4 ODd "'1. orou, 1. 00 eMH ""001. S.A. LIB. I.e. (1801. III .... tI).

al. Lt.-ool. c.w. OIi,al, IA••••• (I.C.), a.c. 0....... Canacl1aatr.lDiDs SOhool. boe II.on pr_te4 Oolon.l (11M. 1 Zan U).

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C4JlADU. FORESTRY CORPS

:50. A nUllb.l' or .t.rr cbans" ha•• t.ken pl.c. in til. C....e11.nPor••'rl Corp.. Col. O.K. SIROIO, D.S.O., baa ••oated lb•• ppoint..nt ot ••conel in co .nel anel Dil'.ctol' ot TlabeP Opep.­tlon. on l'.tul'ning to Connel. (B844. 1 Jun 48) anel hal b••n.ucc••e1.e1 by Lt.-Col. C.I.F. JO..a. to.....l' A••l.tant Dil'.ctopor T1IIb1P Op...tlo>n. (.ppoint_nt. ancI pp-.>t1011 to Col., 11161,A .., 48). Col. .TOIl.. hal b.1D .ucc••dacl .. A..l.tant Dil'.otopor T1Uel' OpIp.u..... b, Lt.-Col. B.P. 1IUIlCIII!'f, r_l,COR l.ncI1ng .0. 6 FoP..tp, Diltplct (81", 811 .., d). .0. 6FoP..tPJ Dl.tplct 1. n_ 0' ndacl II)' Lt.-Col•••a. PDOUIO.(8161, 811 .., d).

DPLOYIIIII'i' or Pl!lUlAJIIft PORCI OI'JPICEIlS

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1I1. Att.ntlon hal b••n c.lllel in PI'••loUl R,pOl't. (••••••g.,.0. 1I1. paP.. i) to tha aann.p ln .hlch P.l'Hanant Vbl'c, orrlc.p.aPe b.ing _plo,.e1 in the pl'••ant .aP. It hi. b••n polntlel outthat tha, aPe p.prOPHing the ruDctlon or .upplJing pep.onn.ltop hlghaP .t.rr .ppointH.nt••hlch ••• PlPtOl'H.e1, in g.n'l'.l,rOl' the C....e11an FOl'c•• in til. l ••t "1' bJ til. Brltlah R.gu1aP~. In acIe11tlon, or coUP••• PlPH&Dlnt Fol'c. orrlc.l'. aPetounel in • IIPg. ppopol'tlon ot the ...t 1Hpol'tant <ORR.nel.. It••• not.e1 ln R,pol't Ro. 66 (p.... 84) that Can.e11an ottlc.l'. notor the PIPHIft.nt Fol'c. .'1" b.ginning to .pp••l' in til'.t-gp.e1•• ppolnt..nt.. Tbl. continu•• to be tl'u,! an .xaapl. b.ing thec... ot Lt.-Col. G.P. BElDERSO. (PaP••• " anel i ••bo..). Ing.n.l'.l. h_• .,l'. blghlP .t.tt .ppointH.nt. aPe .tl11 u.u.IIJh.lel bJ P.l'H&n.nt Fol'c, ottlc.p••

liB. In • nUBb.p ot c.... Pll'HInant Fol'c. ottl0.p. ha.. b••nIHplo,.e1 ln OOHalftel ot unlt. not th l ••• paPt ot the pe.c.-t1-. PIP.....nt Fol'o.. An 'aPIJ pl. ot tbl. w. the .ppolnt-HInt ot "JOl' (n_ Bl'lg.e11.p) B.L••• SALMO., I.C., R.C.R•• toCOHHlftel tb. RASTIIGS & PHIICI IDWARD RlGIWIIT (18. 6 F.b 40).A ROl" l'.oant ....pl. 1. the c... ot tb. ROYAL IrRNIPlG RIFLIS."JOl' T.G. GISSO., R.C.R••••• appoint.e1 to c..-nel till. unit(1116 18 Ian 48) ••nel on hl. 1'.....1 to B.Q•• Fil'.t C....e11anAl'RJ l.bo••• p.l'•• i) ... l'.pl.olel bJ anoth.l' ottl0.1' or hl.~ olel 1'.glHlnt. "JOl' I.J. 10001. tOPHIl'lJ Brlg.e1. IIJol' •., CcIn Inr Bel. (81144, 10 .run 48).

SS••••e11••• to ••J. ottlc.l" not or thl P....nent FOl'C' ha••• ho bun .1HllaPIJ .ppointeel to oc>IW.nd unlt••1th .hlch til., ••1'.not pl'••loualJ oonn.ctlel. An .xaaple 11 tb••ppoin_nt otIIJol' O.S••• G08TLRO ot til. ROYAL RIORERT 0.. CAUDA to ooms""the TOROITO SCOTTISB RIOIWIIT (••G.) (1806. li API' 48). Intbl. 0••• an ottic.l' or on. TOROIlTO unit ....ppointlel to 0' endanoth.l'. Lt. -Col. Oo.tling .ee on. or the orrlolP. who toolrtb. til'.t C_e11an Junlol' laP Statt COUP.' in thl. countPJ ('111).Lt.-Col. B.nellP.on (.bo••• p.... Sl) .1.0 took thl. cOUP•• ('111).

34. !h. l.t••t pollcJ .1th l'.t.l'anc. to .terr tp.lning in thlCeneellan~ 0••1'.... 1. .,_..1••e1 in 0..1'.... lout1nll ON.p8101. 4 .run 48 (.up.p••e1ing 0••1'•••• R.O. 1386. 1'.t.PP.e1 to inR.pol't Ro. 511, _ Si).

.. •• AOB LIIlnS FOR COIlUID

ali •. !h. tuJoth... dnelo","""t at the qu••t1on at ilII. 11a1t. and.ult.blllt7 to.. tl.ld 00 .nd (R.po..t Ho. 15. p...... 35-40) 1.r•••r.ed tor tr.atment at a later tt.e.

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(C~P. S~"Jo",81.to..l0.1 Ottlo....

Oanadlan Mlllt"'7 H••dquart.....

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