February 2013 Volume 24, Number 1 Topics of Interest:

 Connections p.1

 Murmansk Sailors Honoured p.6

 150th Anniversary of Black Connections by Doug Rowland Watch, p.7

In an Edmonton church there is a memori- grave in the Canadian cemetery at Brette- al stained glass window made of shards of ville-sur-Laize. Also, through the assis- glass collected by two close friends, a mil- tance of local residents, they were able to itary chaplain and an army doctor, as their determine and visit the very spot in the vil- unit moved through the war-devastated lage of Clare Tizon where Captain Ma- towns and villages of Normandy. rantz fell and had been buried temporarily, pending relocation to his permanent burial Denis Marantz never had a chance to site. know his father well. He was only a child when his father enlisted in the Royal Ca- But his most remarkable find was com- nadian Army Medical Corps and was post- pletely unexpected. On the 22nd of April ed overseas during World War II. 2012, Denis was in his home in Tyne Val- ley, PEI, sipping a glass of wine and Denis writes: checking his email and he opened this message: “My father, Captain Harry Marantz, was felled by a German .88 on August 14th “Dear reader, 1944 in the fighting to cross the bridge at Clare Tizon in Normandy, one of the “Can you forward this e-mail to Mr. Denis many battles to close on Falaise. As a Marantz who is Board Member of the doctor, he was detached from the Royal Stewart Memorial Hospital in Tyne Valley, Canadian Army Medical Corps to the PEI? I do not have his mail address. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Winnipeg.” “Dear Mr. Marantz,

In his desire to know more about his fa- “Let me introduce myself to you first: My ther, Denis has tracked down his military name is Leo Mackenbach of Jagerskreek service records, contacted old comrades 49, 3206 HJ Spijkenisse - The Nether- and, searched news archives. He has lands. I am 60 years of age and happily made such discoveries as the recording of married to my wife Liesbeth. a report, from Matthew Halton of the CBC, Last weekend we had a big flee (sic) mar- broadcast from south of Caen on August ket in our city in favour of our church. My 3, 1944 in which Halton described Captain wife and I were attending the booth with Marantz's unit as “the most advanced reg- curiosities. Amongst these curiosities we imental aid post on this front”. found a (suit)case which left unsold. Nor- mally all unsold items vanish in the gar- Denis discovered that his father, a Jew, bage, but this case had "something" and had formed a close friendship with the we purchased it just for fun. regiment's Protestant Chaplain, Tom Da- Inside the case we found the name: H. vies, and had tended to the Chaplain's Marantz R.C.A.M.C. wounds immediately before being killed himself. Search on the internet produced a Cap- tain H. Marantz who fell in the 2nd World When Denis retired, he and his wife, Ka- War on the 14th of August 1944 and who ren travelled to France to visit his father's (Continued on page 3) Page 2

The Friends of the President’s Message Canadian War Museum Douglas Rowland

1 Vimy Place Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8 While in Sault The Museum's plans for the Tel: 819.776-8618 Ste Marie re- marking of the sixtieth anni- Fax: 819.776-8623 cently, I visited versary of the Korean armi- www.friends-amis.org some of the stice are well advanced. E-mail: [email protected] city's attrac- They include special events Patron tions. The city and upgrades to the perma- His Excellency the Right Honourable Museum has nent exhibits on Korea. The David Johnston C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D. consecrated one of its galler- Friends have set aside fund- Governor General of Canada ies to the military history of ing to assist the Museum the Algoma region. On dis- with its plans. Honorary Director play are artefacts and photo- Gen (Ret’d) Ramsey Withers graphs from World War I and The CWM hopes to strength- President II, brief histories of the regi- en its collection of Korean Douglas Rowland ments of the area and me- conflict artefacts. If you have Vice-President morials to some of the re- items that might fill in some BGen (Ret’d) Linda Colwell Secretary gion's most decorated sol- gaps, let us know. We'll put Mrs. Helen McKiernan diers and airmen. Their you in touch with the right Treasurer three Afghanistan War dead Museum staff. David Parr are also memorialized. Major changes to the LeBre- Directors An exhibition of paintings by ton Gallery's displays are un- Mr. Mike Bedford, Dr. Marvin Blauer, LCdr (Ret’d) Terry Christopher, BGen local artist Doug Bradbury derway. The Museum is re- (Ret’d) Linda Colwell, Maj. (Ret’d) was also on view. It included grouping and repositioning Walter Conrad, Maj. (Ret’d) Thomas some of his works on naval the equipment, organizing it Dent, M. Paul Fortin, Mr. Charles Gru- chy, Col (Ret‘d) Jarrott W. Holtzhauer, subjects. He is represented into coherent themes and M. André Levesque, Mrs. Helen in the CWM collection. As an providing new, more com- McKiernan, Mr. Peter Mills, M. Gilles aside, the Sault's Bushplane plete, more visible, signage. Morin, Maj. (Ret’d) Jim Muckle, Mr. Mark O’Neill, Mr. David Parr, Mr. Museum is first rate. Don't Work should be complete Douglas Rowland, Maj. (Ret’d) Wil- miss it if you pass that way. around the end of March. liam H. Smith, WO (Ret‘d) Edward Visitors and Friends will be Storey, Marie-Josee Tremblay, Mr. James Whitham, and LCol (Ret‘d) We'd like to hear from you pleased. Brad White. about attractions in your area that would be of interest to The Torch (ISSN 1207-7690) our actual and potential Editor / Layout: Mike Braham members. Send a brief write Photographer: Dennis Feldman -up to us at fcwm- Mailing Team: Pamela Brunt, Tina Creber, Helen Ott, Huguette Thériault [email protected] or to 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa On K1A Printed by: SLAN Printing, 440 Pres- 0M8. We'll place them on our ton St., Ottawa, ON, K1S 4N6 new website when it's up and running. Sault Ste Marie Museum Ce Bulletin est aussi disponible en- Francais Page 3

Connections (continued from p.1)

War on the 14th of August 1944 Heart thumping, Denis telephoned Recently, the search has led to a and who was buried in Bretteville Mr. Mackenbach in Spijkenisse. It meeting with the children of his fa- -sur-laize (Calvados) France. was indeed his father’s medical ther's great friend, Tom Davies, case, and Mr. Machenback Chaplain of the Camerons and the I also found part of a newspaper agreed to send it to him. How it force behind that memorial article by Denis Marantz giving got from Clare Tizon in Normandy stained glass window. details about the burial of his fa- to a town in the Netherlands, 68 ther. (Is this you?) Your picture years later, nobody knew – most What stories the artefacts in this on the site of the Stewart Memo- probably the unit had taken the Museum have to tell us! rial Hospital gives us the impres- case and its contents with them as sion that you are this person. it moved through France and into Belgium and the Netherlands. Another newspaper article showed the number of Marantz's The medical case, and the fruits of from Flin Flon, Manitoba who Denis' research into his father's went into war, quite impressive! wartime experience have now been offered to the Canadian War As the date of the death of H. Ma- Museum by Denis and his sister rantz is over 60 years ago, I as- Denise Wilson. sume that - when looking at your photograph - you have less recol- Denis continues his quest to know lection of Capt. H. Marantz. more about the man who gave (Provided it is your father)....” him life and who gave up his own in the service of Canada. Change of Command by Howard Mansfield

At the Canadian War Museum in military honours, and inspected a Ottawa on 29 October His Excel- 50-member Canadian Forces lency the Right Honourable David guard of honour accompanied by Johnston, Governor General and out-going CDS, General Walt Commander-in-Chief of Canada, Natynczyk. He then presented presided over a ceremony mark- the Chief of Defence Staff pen- ing the Change of Command of nant to the newly appointed Chief. the Canadian Forces from Gen- eral Walt Natynczyk to General General Lawson, a former fighter Tom Lawson. pilot, served most recently as (l. to r.) Gen. Lawson, Governor Gen- Deputy Commander, North Ameri- eral Johnston, Gen. Natynczyk To the sound of a 21-gun salute, can Aerospace Defence Com- the Governor General received full mand, in Colorado. Group Friends Normally we list our Group friends we now have so many that it is no rated the listing of Group Friends in each edition of the Torch. longer possible. on to our web site and will only note the addition of new members However, I am pleased to say that Instead, we have now incorpo- in the Torch. Page 4

Volunteer Profile

Mike Bedford was born in Oakland California in work, volunteering, with the Friends of the Canadi- 1946 and immigrated to Canada an War Museum. As FCWM Volunteer Coordinator with his parents in Montreal in he led the development of new systems to support 1960. After graduating (M.B.A) the Friends’ recruiting of CWM volunteers. from McGill University Mike In 2005 Mike joined the FCWM Membership Com- joined Bell Canada. His career mittee and worked on modernizing the FCWM with Bell spanned a variety of membership database. The Membership Commit- middle management assignments in Engineering, tee is now exploring on-line options for enabling Marketing, Public Affairs, Regulatory Affairs and Friends to update their contact information and re- Human Resources. He moved with his family to Ot- newing their memberships. Encouraging greater tawa in 1978, From 1984 to 1986 Mike worked in engagement of Canadian youths and young fami- Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province as an advisor to lies is also a priority for the Membership Commit- the Saudi Telecom Expansion Project. tee. Mike has served on the FCWM Board of Di- rectors since 2007. Mike’s early volunteer activities were in support of Habitat for Humanity, Sustainable Ottawa, the Otta- When not volunteering at the CWM, Mike enjoys wa Carleton School Board and the Stewardship photography, woodworking and spending time with Committee of his local church. his adult children and four grandchildren.

Mike retired from Bell Canada in 2001 and went to

Adopt-a-Book 2012 Final Report by Bill Smith

The 2012 Campaign was again a In all, forty-eight (48) were adopt- Michael Kosh, Liliane Lafleur, Mi- crowning success and achieved a ed by twenty-eight (28) Friends. chael Lambert, Terence Moore, total of forty-eight titles being They are: Pat Barnhouse, Serge The Royal Canadian Legion adopted this year. Friends, you Bernier, Pamela Brunt, Larry Cap- Branch 262 (ON), Reg Rednap, have done it again, and once stick, Mai-yu Chan, John Clarry, William Reed, William Smith, Roy more you have earned a Bravo Ross Conners, Walter Conrad, Thomas, Richard Thorman, Zulu for your wonderful effort. Well Ernest Creber, John Friedlander, Rollande Vézina and Ramsey Done Friends. Eveline Goodall, John Grainger, Withers. Charles Gruchy, Ralph Hennessy, Jarrott Holtzhauer, Donald Hook,

Former Gunter Award Winner Donates New Book to Museum

Brett Clifton of Lethbridge Alberta other book entitled, “Dear Mom based upon the sixty plus letters was the 2008 Colonel Douglas and Pop: the Overseas Letters of that Pte. Brander wrote home de- Gunther Award winner for his Private Penny” which explores tailing her experiences. book, “They Never Came Home the contributions of Canadian – The Lethbridge Cenotaph Pro- women who served during the Mr. Clifton has donated a copy of ject.” Second World War. It focuses on this book to the Museum’s Mili- Pte. Penny Brander, who was a tary History Research Centre. He has recently completed an- dancer with the Army Show. It is Page 5

In Remembrance – Dr. Helen Mussallem by Howard Mansfield

Dr. Helen Kathleen Mussallem came the first Canadian to obtain Dr. Mussallem was a Companion of C.C., D.St.J., B.N., M.A., Ed.D., master's and PhD degrees in nurs- the Order of Canada, and a Dame of LLD, Dsc., D.U., F. ing. Over the course of a career Grace of the Venerable Order of R.C.N. died peace- spanning more than six decades, Saint John; and was appointed Capi- fully in Ottawa on Helen Mussallem accomplished for lano Herald Extraordinary within the Friday November the nursing profession in Canada Canadian Heraldic Authority. She 9th , 2012 in her what Florence Nightingale did for received honorary degrees from Me- 98th year. Britain. She was responsible for ma- morial University, the University of jor reforms in nursing education in New Brunswick, Queen's University, Dr. Mussallem Canada, moving teaching programs McMaster University, and the Uni- served overseas out of hospitals and into universities, versity of British Columbia. throughout the Sec- and received the highest award of ond World War as a Nursing Sister the International Red Cross, the The Friends of the Canadian War Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Florence Nightingale Medal. She Museum are honoured to have had Army Medical Corps and used her was also the first nurse outside the Helen as a member. since 1996 and veteran's points to obtain a bache- United Kingdom to be honoured as a she will be truly missed. lor's degree in nursing from McGill Fellow of the Royal College of Nurs- University. She subsequently be- ing.

FCWM Projects for 2012/13

During 2012/13 the Friends will have other visual material drawn mainly cordings in the CWM Archives pledged financial support (in paren- from the museum’s own collections, ($5,400) Portrait Wall Refurbishment: theses) to the Canadian War Muse- to be opened in early June 2013 the second and final subsidy of the um for the following important pro- ($25,000). project to install an updated, more jects: flexible hanging system, more de- The Barney Danson Collection: or- tailed captions and enhanced lighting Travelling Exhibits: supporting the ganizing, cataloguing, arranging for for the CWM Portrait Wall ($25,000);. CWM’s efforts to make selected exhi- conservation and creating a finding bitions available to subsidize medium aid for the collection of archival and Continuing grants in support of the and smaller museums across the photographic material donated to the  CWM’s Military History Re- country ($10,000). CWM by the Honorable Barnett Dan- search Centre, son PC, CC ($4,500).  Rare Book Conservation, Korean War Exhibit: subsidizing the  Douglas Gunter History research and mounting of a tempo- Oral History Transcripts: creating Award rary exhibition of photographs and PDF transcripts of the oral history re-

Changes to FCWM Membership Cards by Mike Bedford

Thank you to all readers who have no tangible benefits to members;  A sample of Friends surveyed in responded to our request to renew it was not required for admission the Fall, 2012 supported the pro- their memberships for the 2013 cal- to FCWM events or meetings; posed change endar year. You probably noticed that we have discontinued the policy  There was a financial cost of re- We are currently exploring several of issuing annual Membership Cards. printing the cards each year to (longer lasting) replacement options Several factors led to this change: include the latest membership for the annual membership card. We year (eg "2013"); and will be in touch with you shortly.  The membership card conferred Page 6

Murmansk Run Sailors Honoured by Howard Mansfield

At a ceremony in The award was made to naval ed to sailors for bravery and the Canadian veterans of the 1939-45 war courage displayed in defence War Museum on and the merchant marine sail- of the Soviet Union in naval 27 November ors they escorted on the theatres of military operations. 2012, Canadian “Murmansk Run”. Of the sev- veterans of the enty listed recipients from As reported in the February World War 2 Arc- across Canada, three were 2010 issue of The Torch, a tic Convoys were present at the War Museum to “Victory Medal” had previously presented with receive the honour, among been awarded to Canadian

the Medal of them long-time Friend of the sailors on the Murmansk Run Ushakov by the Ambassador Canadian War Museum, Col and again one of the recipi- of the Russian Federation. (Ret’d) Bob Grogan. ents of that medal was Bob Grogan, who had been an The Medal of Ushakov is a Named in honour of Admiral RCNVR seaman in the Cana- state decoration that was re- Fyodor Ushakov, known as dian detachment on board tained by the Russian Federa- the patron saint of the Russian HMS Sheffield. tion from the awards system of Navy, who was responsible the USSR after the dissolution for the modernization of the th of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russian Navy in the 18 cen- and sanctioned for wearing, by tury, the medal was created by the Canadian Gazette. the USSR in 1944 and award-

Visit of HRH Countess Sophie by Mai-Yu Chan

On September 12, 2012, HRH volunteer interpreters who Sophie, Countess of Wessex, were totally charmed by her visited the Canadian War Mu- smile and personality. She seum and took a tour of the took time to shake hands and War of 1812 Exhibit. talked with every one of them.

She was escorted by Sharon One of the volunteers, Armand Johnstone, the wife of our (Jas) Haley, presented the Governor-General, and Jim Countess with a Lincoln and Witham, Director-General of Welland Regiment shoulder the Colonel-in-Chief of the Lin- the CWM. flash that he had worn during coln and Welland Regiment. his service with the Regiment. She then met with twenty-five The Countess of Wessex is

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150th Anniversary of the Black Watch by Robbie Robertson

2012 was the He outlined many of the bat- time frame were touched up- 150th anniversary tles the British Black Watch on. of the Canadian participated in and how they Black Watch and received the distinctive red Various items of their uniform to mark this hackle vulture feathers which were examined and it was fas- event Robbie they wear in place of a cap cinating to discover their pur- Robertson, a vol- badge in most orders of dress. poses and how they devel- unteer interpreter oped. Some of these uniforms at the Museum for over twenty Before starting a discussion have been depicted on a post- years, gave a presentation on on the 2nd South African War, age stamp commemorating the history, customs and uni- he switched from the history of this 150th anniversary which forms of both the Canadian the British Black Watch to that was issued by Canada Post in and British Black Watch to a of the Canadian Black Watch October. group of Friends. and mentioned how they were first formed in Montreal in Robbie summed up by stating He explained the origins of the 1862. He detailed the Canadi- that all these uniforms, cus- Regiment by pointing out that an Black Watch involvement in toms and traditions and loyalty they were initially a police the First World War and the to a name gives Black Watch force or ‘watch’ in Scotland number of Victoria Crosses soldiers a cohesion, pride and and, as the dark tartan kilts awarded to members of the a reputation that has rarely they wore looked almost black unit in that war. He comment- been equalled but never sur- at a distance, they became ed on the Regiment’s part in passed by any other British or known as the Black Watch. the terrible battles of Verrières Canadian regiment. Ridge, Woensdrecht and the He then described how they Walcheren Causeway in the became a unit of the British Second World War. In the ear- Army which eventually be- ly ‘50s the Black Watch be- came the 42nd Regiment of came a Regular Force unit of Foot. the Canadian Army until 1970 and their activities during that

A Special Presentation

Ted Ronberg, a Friend and for- trol. mer air force officer is seen re- ceiving his Jubilee Medal from She now dedicates her time as Jacqueline Gagnon. a volunteer several times a week in the FCWM office. Jackie is a World War II veter- an who served with Bomber Jackie has been a member of Command in operations con- the Friends since 2000. Page 8

Donations: The FCWM thank all of the following who generously donated to the Friends between 1 Oct. - 31 Dec. 2012

McInnes Cooper Lawyers, The Royal Canadian M. Harvey, Maj. (Ret’d) Lorne E. Hemphill, Rafferty, Ms. Margaret Ratcliff, Col. C.P. Rich- Legion Branch 011(ON), Mrs. Maggie A. Mr. Joseph Hlady, Mr. Frank Hlohovsky, ard, Mr. Lloyd Richards, Col. Winston M. Rog- Abrams, MGen. Clive J. Addy, M. Jean-Claude Col. (Ret’d) Jarrott W. Holtzhauer, Mr. Donald ers, Mr. Douglas C. Rowland, Mr. Frederick M. Albert, Maj. Donald G. Allen, Mr. John H.B. G. Hook, Mr. John G. Hooper, Capt. (N) S.E. Russell, S/L Harvey G. Schaan, Anderson, M. Gerald Archambault, Mr. Clifford Hopkins, LCol. Dennis R. Hopper, Mr. Takao BGen. R.B. Screaton, Mr. Edward R. Seal, Maj. F. Arthur, Mr. Louis J. Barker, Mr. Ernest T. Irizawa, Capt. William A. Jacobs, Maj. Frank Kenneth R.T. Seeley, Mr & Mrs Richard Barnes, Mr. Michael Bedford, LGen. Charles H. Jefferies, Mr. & Mrs. Ted and Shirley Johnson, Shantz, Mr. William C.C. Silver, Belzile, Ms. Lynda Betkowski, Mr. James P. Mr. Jon Jennekens, Mr. Gordon P. Johnson, CWO (Ret’d) John G. Smith, BGen. Dean H. Bisiker, Mrs. P. Joyce Bond, Mrs. M. Jean Col. Murray C. Johnston, LCol. Earl G. Jones, Smith, Mr. Ernest H. Smith, Bowie-Reed, Mr. Chris G. Bowman, Col. Donald S. Jones, Mrs Marilyn E. Joseph, Maj. (Ret’d) William H. Smith, Mr. Gordon C. Mr. Charles S. Bradley, Mr. Ronald Bradley, Ms. Teresa Karolewski,Maj. (Ret’d) David E. Smith, Mr. Hugh J.M. Spence, Prof. Robert A. Ms. Betty Brannen, Mr. Arthur G. Buskas, Kilmartin, Mr. John S. Klenavic, Mrs. Margaret Spencer, Dr. David R. Stewart, Mr. George R. BGen. & Mrs. Ronald B. Button, Dr. Kenneth J. O. Kohler-Milledge, Col. Edward E. Lagerquist, Tarasuk, F./L Lester G. Taylor, Mr. Robert G. Calder, Mr. Alan S. Canavan, Mr. Larry M. Capt. (Ret’d) M.E. Lambert, Mr. Edward Law- Tucker, M. Richard Turcotte, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Capstick,,Ms. Jacqueline Carey, Ms. Doreen son, Ms. Karen Leach, LGen. (Ret’d) William Vanderlaan, Mme. Rollande Vezina, M. Carey, Ms. Lorraine J. Carson, C. Leach, Mr. Robert J. Leblanc, Mr. Charles Capt. Francois Vigneault, Mr. & Mrs. W. Harry LGen. (Ret’d) Harold A. Carswell, LCol, Art H. E. Lewis, Maj. (Ret’d) J.A. David Lorente, Watson, MGen. Howard R. Wheatley, Carveth, Mr. Allan V. Castledine, Col. Jacques LGen. (Ret’d) George E.C. Macdonald, LCdr. Donald. R. Whittemore, Mr. John B. Castonguay, Mr. Paul J. Charlebois, M. Gilles Mr. G. Jackson MacKenzie, Wilkes, Mrs. Iris Y. Willard, O. Chretien, Insp. Fred J. Ciszek, Maj. Walter LCol. (Ret’d) Sandy A. Mactaggart, BGen. & Mrs. William J. Yost, L. Conrad, Mr. Robert D. Cook, Maj. John N. Maj. (Ret’d) Howard Mansfield, Mr. Dean W. BGen. (Ret’d) W.A. Douglas Yuill, OMM, CD3 Courtney, MGen. Ernest B. Creber, Mr. Darryl Mario, Mr. Francis R. Matthews, Mr. John Damude, Mrs. June E. Davis, Capt (N) James McLuckie, Mr. Wkilliam D. McQuitty, G. Dean, Maj. (Ret’d) Thomas Dent, Mr. Jacob The Hon. Michael A. Meighen, Mr. Douglas G. Dimitroff, Mr. Joseph D. Donnelly, Mr. James Meredith, LCol. David H. Mitchell, Mr. Terence A. Douglas, Maj. Alan Earnshaw, Mr. David A. R. Moore, Mr. R. Allan Moore, LCol. Leo P. Evans, Ms. Marlyne Feeney, Mr. & Mrs. Wil- Morin, W/C Laurence Motiuk, Maj. (Ret’d) Jim liam J. Ferguson,Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Fish, Muckle, Mr. William D. Murray, MGen. Phillip Ms. Donna A. Fossay, Mr. Christopher R. Gag- A. Neatby, Mr. Robert S. Oliver, Mr. Herbert C. non, Maj. Ian M. Galbraith, Mr. Joseph Gam- Pangborn, CD, Mr. Brian J. Pascas, Mr. W.J.E bin, Mr. Larry F. Gray, Cmdre. (Ret’d) John A. (Ted) Patrick, Mr. Leslie Peate, Mr. Peter Per- Gruber, Mr. Charles G. Gruchy, Capt. (Ret’d) ry, Senator Robert W. Peterson, Mrs. Jetty J.A.S. Haley, Mrs. Vera Hanley, Maj. Eugene Poelstra, RAdm. H.T. Porter, Mr. L. Patrick

In - Memoriam and Special Donations (1 Oct. – 31 Dec. 2012)

Mrs. Maggie Abrams in memory of her hus- Gen. Paul D. Manson in memory of Elaine Ward band Capt. Alan Abrams, CProC Granatstein Col. Arthur H.C. Smith in memory of LCol. Don- M. Dominique Boulais in memory of Georges- Lt.(N) Robert C. Maveety in memory of CSM ald Fitz-Gerald Emile Boulais R.J. Maveety, ED M. Andre Tellier in memory of Lt. Andre H. LCdr, Michael P. Bowen in memory of RAdm. Maj. Harold G. Needham in memory of LCol Tellier, 17th Duke of York Royal Canadian Donald McClure, RCN Angus A. MacMillan, Royal Rifles of Canada Hussars Dr. J.L. Granatstein in memory of Col. Mo BGen. John B. Partington in memory of Col. LGen. (Ret’d) Kenneth J. Thorneycroft in Krause Malcolm Turner, RCE memory of Joan Thorneycroft Mr. R.J. (Sam) Houston in memory of Col. Mr. Joel A. Pinsky in memory of S/L Syd Mrs. Diana Tremain in memory of Edward W.H. Ralph Genest Shulemson, DSO, DFC Tremain Maj. Frank Jefferies in memory of Lillian Jeffer- Mr. John D. Redmond in memory of Pte, Hugh Mr. Lawrence A. Weldon in memory of Bea ies (WD) 1943-1945 McDonald, 16 Bn. CEF Weldon BGen. Peter B. Kilby in memory of Capt. G. Mr. W. Donald Sawyer in memory of Col. W. Gen.(Ret’d) Ramsey M. Withers in memory of Beaveridge Reg Sawyer OBE, G.S.O 1, !st Cdn Army, Alison Withers Maj. Richard K. Malott in memory of his late WWII wife, Dorothy Grace Malott Col. Ben Shapiro in memory of LCol. George

New Friends: The FCWM welcome the following who joined between (1 Oct. - 31 Dec. 2012)

M. Paul Fortin Mr. Rod McLeod Mr. Dean W. Mario Mr. Steve MacKenzie LCol. Douglas Martin M. Gilles Morin