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South Alberta Light Horse Change of Command Ceremony Held in Medicine Hat Followed a Long and Honorable History That Has Placed Alberta on the World Map Fall 2017 Newsletter No. 17 Prairie Motor Brigade Maintaining Military History 1 Contents Upcoming Events 3 Recent Events Calgary Militaria Show 4 The Prairie Motor Brigade is the The South Alberta Light Horse 5 Alberta and Saskatchewan affiliate of the MVPA South Alberta Light Horse, 8 Change of Command - Medicine Hat A Tale of Two Tanks 10 Notable Regimental Soldier 12 41 Service Battalion, 16 Change of Command - Calgary Tech Tips 19 Contacts 25 Cover Photo: South Alberta Light Horse, Membership Information 26 Change of Command in Medicine Hat Photo Credits: Jim Hodgson, Arlon Bauer, Steve Johnson Members are encouraged to submit pictures and articles for inclusion in upcoming issues of this newsletter. This newsletter is published quarterly, please forward all submissions or inquiries to the editor: Jim Hodgson [email protected] 2 Upcoming Events World of Wheels February 2018 BMO Centre, Calgary Contact: Jim Hodgson [email protected] Monthly Meeting Usually held on the second Saturday of the month at 9:30 am at Cam Clark Ford in Airdrie. Some members meet at Smitty’s for breakfast at 8:30 am. Watch your email for updates Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/PMBvintageMV/ TOC 3 Recent Events Calgary Militaria Show By Steve Johnson On October 07 2017 the Prairie Motor Brigade attended and displayed vehicles at the Calgary Militaria show at the Hillhurst Community center. On display were Wayne Anderson’sxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1953 Canadian Dodge M37 and Steve Johnson’s 1986 Canadian Armstrong MT500xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dispatch riders motorcycle. The day started off Chilly and though the sun came out for most of the day there were times when some white flakes fell. The PMB also had an information table set up and manned throughout the day by Stu Geekie, Jim Mercer, and Wayne Anderson. Shane Mackay also dropped by to help out. The show was quite busy with many interesting items on display and for sale. Wayne Anderson’s 1953 Canadian Dodge M37 Steve Johnson’s 1986 Canadian Armstrong MT500 TOC 4 TSALH The South Alberta Light Horse By: Wes Krause The recent South Alberta Light Horse Change of command ceremony held in Medicine Hat followed a long and honorable history that has placed Alberta on the world map. The history of “Alberta’s Regiment” nearly spans the institution of Alberta as a province itself. As one of the oldest and most revered Canadian Army Reserve units, it stands as a testament to Alberta’s character as a true western province. In order to truly do justice to this home-grown Alberta Regiment it would take a Sherman tank full of books and an endless supply of printing press ink and paper. At this point I will mention that there are two incredibly books dedicated to the history of the Regiment, “Century of Service” and “The South Albertas”. Additionally, I will not bore you with all the smallest details of hoof prints and tank tracks but will highlight the some of the key units that the South Alberta Light Horse (SALH) perpetuates. The majority of what follows is available on the SALH website as well as the Canadian Government Website. The South Alberta Light Horse (SALH) can trace its earliest beginnings to the period of the Riel Rebellion of 1885. During this conflict the Rocky Mountain Rangers of Ft. MacLeod, with 150 officers and men, were tasked with the protection of the area ranging from the U.S. Border to High River and from the Rockies to Medicine Hat. The RMR was an irregular Cavalry unit that was in existence for only a short time, yet is the genesis of the SALH. Following these early beginnings, the 15th Light Horse was born in Calgary on July 3, 1905. From this point in time until the mid- 1950s the history of the SALH can be described as a series of complicated amalgamations and re- designations of Alberta militia units of all arms until the Regiment, as it is now, was formed in Calgary in 1954. The unit's active participation in World War 1 came with the involvement of the 12 and 13 Regiments of the Canadian Mounted Rifles Canadian Expedition Force (CEF) which were direct descendants of the 15th Light Horse. Additionally, the 31st (Alberta), 113th (Lethbridge Highlanders), 175th (Medicine Hat) and the 187th (Central Alberta) Overseas Battalions CEF which were created with the advent of the war. Despite its cavalry beginnings, the Regiment fought in the war as infantry and arrived back in Canada at the war’s end with 19 Battle Honors to its credit, including such notable actions as Vimy and Ypres. An interesting note during World One is that the 31st Bn CEF participated in the first tank attack in history at the battle of Coucelette on 15 Sept 1916 while the 19th Dragoons (at that time known as A Sqn, Cdn Light Horse) made one of the last cavalry charges in Canadian history at the battle of Iwuy on 10 October 1918. This means that among the predecessor units of the SALH, one participated in the first military operation involving the tank in September 1916 and another which mounted the last cavalry charge in Canadian history in 1918. TOC 5 The Regiment entered World War 2 in 1939 under the 15th Alberta Light Horse and the 31st Alberta Reconnaissance Battalion. Though their names were later changed, it was these two units that served to perpetuate the lineage. The 15th Alberta Light Horse had recruited for the 31st Alberta Reconnaissance Battalion for active duty and was later incorporated into the unit in 1942 and remained in the Calgary area until 1945. The Alberta Regiment which had changed to the South Alberta Regiment recruited an active force of the same name in the Medicine Hat area in 1940. This infantry unit trained in the area until 1942 when it was re-designated a tank unit and renamed the 29th Armoured Regiment. It was moved to England in August of the same year. The end of the war saw the re-emergence of the South Alberta Regiment(infantry) in Medicine Hat and the 15th Light Horse (armoured) in Calgary. The 15th however, was not to keep its name and it was united with the 22 Field Battery RCA, and renamed 68th Light Anti-Aircraft RCA. This is remained until 1954 when it united with the South Alberta Regiment of Medicine Hat and the 41 Anti-Tank Regiment out of Calgary to become the South Alberta Light Horse (29th Armd) out of Calgary. In 1958 the 29th armoured designation was dropped from the name and two years later, in 1960, the Regiment was moved back to its old HQ in Medicine Hat. The Regiment remained a militia armoured unit until 1968 when it lost its tanks and was retasked as an armoured reconnaissance unit. This is a very simplified description of the South Alberta Light Horse. The SALH, an Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment, is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 41 Canadian Brigade Group. Currently, the Regiment is based out of Medicine Hat, home of Headquarters and “A” Squadron with “B” Squadron based out of Edmonton, as well as 3 Troop, A Squadron detached to Lethbridge. The Motto of the South Alberta Light Horse; Semper Alacer (always alert/ready) March "A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky" Mascot(s) Heine the Pony, Captured by the 31st Battalion Battle Honours North West Rebellion North West Canada, 1885 The Great War Ypres, 1915, '17 Gravenstafel St. Julien Festubert, 1915 Mount Sorrel Somme, 1916, '18 Flers–Courcelette Thiepval Ancre Heights Arras, 1917, '18 TOC 6 Vimy, 1917 Arleux Scarpe, 1917 Hill 70 Passchendaele Amiens Drocourt–Quéant Hindenburg Line Canal du Nord Cambrai, 1918 Pursuit to Mons France and Flanders, 1915–18 Second World War Falaise Falaise Road The Laison St Lambert-sur-Dives Moerbrugge The Scheldt Woensdrecht The Lower Maas Kapelsche Veer The Rhineland The Hochwald Veen Twente Canal Bad Zwischenahn North-West Europe, 1944–1945 War in Afghanistan Afghanistan The lineage of the South Alberta Light Horse chart can be found here; http://www.salh.net/images/lineage_chart.pdf Illustrating all the units which are perpetuated by the Regiment. Regimental photos; https://sites.google.com/site/salhregt/PhotoAlbum TOC 7 South Alberta Light Horse Change of Command Ceremony By: Rick DeBruyn September 9, 2017 a ceremony to install LCol Shawn Thirlwell as the new commanding officer of the South Alberta Light Horse took place in Medicine Hat. Prairie Motor Brigade was honored to be asked by RSM (Chuck) Howie to provide historical military vehicles for the parade procession. Members able to attend were; Donna Geekie with a MB, Stu Geekie with aM38, Wes Krause with a M38, Rick DeBruyn with a ILTIS ambulance and new member and SALH Dave Bergt with his communication ILTIS. Most of the out-of-towners arrived Friday and congregated at the Patterson Armory. The regiment was very accommodating throughout the weekend, starting when Stu and Donna arrived and were provided a location to setup their camper, and a invitation us to a Friday trooper meal. The SALH time and again treated us like family. Later Friday the Regimental Association had a meet and greet at Falaise Mess in the armory, this was a bit of a reunion for retired and serving soldiers as well as attending friends. Prairie Motor Brigade member Wes Krause is the regimental museum curator at the Patterson Armory and has done a amazing job portraying the history of the SALH, he had the museum open on the weekend for casual browsing. He also extended a invitation to view his own collection of military collectables, Wes really has an ability to present a story through artifacts.
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