MUSEUM COMMANDING ASSOCIATION UPDATE OFFICERS RE- NEWS New Panels, LCol PORT Find out Volunteers are Stachen’s medals the latest news needed about the Unit

Blue and Gold A Year in Review

The A summary of the battle PAGE 14

Fort Garry Horse Association Membership PAGE 25 2 President’s Message

EDITOR AMY FRANCK hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday season I and had an opportunity to spend quality time with their families. Everyone has a busy life, but it is important for everyone to take time to pause CONTRIBUTING and enjoy life with your family. After all, that is WRITERS why we do what we do and work as hard as we do, for our families. The Garry family is the same Bod Dolyniuk and our Association works for the betterment Rod Klinck of our family, the Fort Garry Horse. While our Amy Franck Association is not huge in numbers it is large in Gord Askew heart and commitment to our Garry family. Gord Crossley Alexendra Bell We want to continue to contribute our support where and when it is appropriate and needed. If we can we would also like to increase our support and are looking for ways to do so. As you know all that FGH serving members are CONTRIBUTING members of our Association through your FGH PHOTOGRAPHERS Mess. If you have ideas or thoughts on how we can better serve and support the Regiment, Avril Hutton please let us know. Gord Austin Gord Crossley It has been an enjoyable 2 ½ years serving as Shaun Duguay the President of our Association and I look Nidia Jones forward to working with everyone as we move Miguel Moldez forward. Amy Franck Natasha Tersign Sincerely, Bod Dolyniuk 3 CONTENTS

REPORTS

4 Museum report 8 COs report

ASSOCIATION NEWS

6 Association update 21 KitShop 25 Membership

COVER STORY

14 The battle of Cambrai

EVENTS

19 Kids Christmas Party 17 Soldiers appreciation dinner

EQUIPMENT

10 TAPV around town

PHOTO OF THE YEAR

18 Photo of Patty Hutton LCol (ret) William D. Little MC holding the medal group of LCol Harcus Strachan VC MC THE BUILDING Photo Credit: Gord Crossley 10 Renaming the armoury

4

FGH Museum and Thanks to the efforts of our Honorary Colonels and the Canadian War Museum we are also Archives able, in the revamped room, to display the orig- inal medals of LCol Harcus Strachan VC MC. He won his medals for his actions during the First World War (including winning the Victoria Cross at the Battle Of Cambrai in 1917). The museum under the direction of HLCol David Stones and Capt Gord Crossley, as head curator, have a very dedicated team of volun- teers who provide tours of the museum on Tuesday parade nights and during Doors Open weekends as well as to groups and schools upon request. They are also busy digitizing items in the museum. The museum hosted the Organization of The purpose of The Fort Garry Horse Military Museum this past summer with a Mess Museum and Archives is to display the dinner on the parade square to wrap up their history of the Regiment from its origins events. The dinner and the Armoury were given to the present time through use of arti- high praises by those in attendance. facts, photographs and archival mate- rial. The museum is accredited with the The future goals for the museum are to con- Directorate of History and Heritage, tinue the work of photographing and digitiz- Department of National Defence (DND). ing the collections and seek out funding to upgrade the remainder of the rooms with new The third floor museum has had a dra- panels similar to those in the First World War matic change in the latter months of room. 2018. After extensive planning, dedi- cated research work by Capt Crossley, and Normal posted Museum hours are 1930-2200 funding from DHH and other sources the hrs on Tuesday nights. The museum can be First World War Room has had a major opened at other times by prior arrangement if reworking of displays. volunteers are available to accommodate visi- tors. Admission is free to individuals, however The new vibrant panels make it easier to a $2 per person fee is requested for school and review the history of the Fort Garry Horse other larger groups. There is a donation box at at its formation, during the war years and the door, which generates about $300 annually. their return to Canada Lt Butterfield’s Medal group. He won the Military Cross for actions on the Amiens-Roye road on 10 August 1918. He was shot through the leg in Visit the Museum website at www. 2019. The museum had a portable this action. His citation reads: fortgarryhorse.ca. The website display for one day at the For conspicuous gallantry in contains information about the Highland Gathering. action. He led the advance regiment today, a brief history, a guard of his squadron and current list of honours and awards skillfully negotiated trench to members of the regiment, and STAFF crossings through wire in a contact information for unit recruit- very difficult country under ing and for historical research. Thanks to Chairman David Stones, heavy fire. By his coolness and Stephane Guindon, Gord Askew, good leadership he set a fine Drew Christianson, Sheldon example to his men, whose COMING SOON Friesen, Ted Lightly, Capt Cam numbers had been greatly Scott and Gord Crossley. reduced, until he was subse- Two new weapons - a Sterling sub- quently wounded. (London machine gun and a Lee Enfield Gazette – 15 October 1918) Carbine (as used by Militia and Regular cavalry prior to 1905) TOP RIGHT Panoramic photo showing A new descriptive sign explaining panels covering the period from the new name of the Armoury 1912 to 1914-15. Photo Credit The Fort Garry Horse Museum & Rare and out-of-print documents Archives such as the regimental magazine ``Blue and Gold`` from the 1930s, TOP CENTER 40s, and 1950s Group photo of LCol (ret) William D. Little MC holding the medals Traveling displays on different set of LCol Strachan. themes, used for outreach activities Photo Credit Gord Crossley

Creation of a war graves database TOP LEFT Gravestone - H26411 hosted publicly on the website. The list of horses assigned to 1 Sgt William J H McLean, Photograph of the grave and or a Troop, C Squadron. It includes Age 24, Son of James R. memorial for each FGH casualty of the horse’s number, colour, age, and Anne H. McLean, the First and Second World Wars. height and identifying marks. of McCreary, Manitoba. Photo Credit The Fort Garry Middle-weight Boxing Horse Museum & Archives Champion, 5th Cana- EVENTS dian Armd. Div., 1942 Submitted by Ken Rush- The museum will be open for forth’s (dad took it) Doors Open 25-26 May

6 THE FGH

ASSOCIATION

The Fort Garry Horse Regimental Association Garry Horse and the Museum. On page 25 was originally formed in February 1919 to wel- please find information about membership come home members who had served in the and donation options. First World War. Its membership comprises all ranks who once served or were attached to the Militia, Reserve, Cadet or Active Forces of The Fort Garry Horse. The Association’s mandate is The Fort Garry Horse Foundation to support all members of the Regiment, the Museum, and overseas associates by assisting Part of the Fort Garry Horse Regimental Fam- them with funding, Guards of Honour, Federal ily, exists the Foundation, which was created in and Provincial contacts (DVA, Last Post, etc). order to maintain the Regiment’s success and ensure the future survival of the Regiment and Over the past years the Association has hosted it’s family, the Fort Garry Horse Foundation was the unit’s welcome back BBQ. September 9, established in 2001. The Foundation is a contin- 2018, Association members Patti Barritt-Cleary, uation of the FGH Benevolent fund established Brain Peternaik, Stan Butterfield, Rod Klinck in 1967. The Foundation serves to ensure the and Bob Dolyniuk had the pleasure of cooking long term viability of all constituent parts of the and serving the members at the BBQ. Presi- Regimental family, i.e., the Regiment itself, the dent Bob Dolyniuk, hoped everyone enjoyed Senate, the Association and the Museum. The their lunch, “We did our best not to burn the purpose of this fund is to: hotdogs this year” he also highlighted an im- provement from the year before “that this year • Perpetuate the memory of the Regiment and we had the correct hotdogs and not those little its members past; ones.” • Support the Regimental Museum; • Promote the interest in and ensure the effi- The FGHRA was additionally pleased that the ciency, welfare and well-being of the Regi- members of the 31 Engineer Squadron were ment; able to join. The mutual feeling was that no • Assure the future of the Regiment. one went home hungry that day. All contributions to the Fund are welcome and The Association funds many unit initiatives, greatly appreciated and a tax deductible, chari- however the greatest need is volunteers. Our table receipt will be provided to anyone making aging association needs more assistance to a contribution in excess of ten dollars. continue to support the soldiers of the Fort Bob Dolyniuk, Arthur S. Butterworth, Rod Klinck, Patty Patti Barritt-Cleary are (missing Brain Peternaik) getting the buns ready for the Welcome back BBQ Photo Credit: Gord Austin 8 All right! Command. Whether you CO’S REPORT like it or not, you are now ‘they’. “They made the decision.” “They The Regiment began don’t know what they’re talking the training year on Tuesday, 28 Aug. First about.” Welcome to ‘they.’ Take ownership, take training weekend of 8-9 September focused control, you represent the institution, and to on the completion of annual administra- most of your subordinates you are the tion and mandatory briefings. institution. That’s what you are. You guys, the The main focus of the command team, you are the institution” 18-19 training year will to increase our trained Commander Lieutenant-General J.M.M. Hainse. effective strength in order to meet future augmentation require- COMMAND TEAMS ments for domes- tic and expeditionary operations The echoing sentiment through- out the Commander’s statement: of the mission and unity of the unit Commanding Officer’s you are now ‘they’, exemplifies depends on the leadership’s ability Intent: My intent is to the transition from subordinate to to instill, demonstrate and police continue to grow the leader; uniquely encouraging, and the values and beliefs of the army unit and develop its a welcoming challenge at the same ethos; failure to do so will cost sol- leadership with a goal time—rise to the occasion junior diers their certainty they require of 3% above attrition officer, NCM, you make the decisions. to know what “right” looks like. by the end of FY18/19 Thus, commanders must create a Often, decisions are abstract to healthy ethical environment, one subordinates, meaning the decision- that encourages soldiers to speak making processes mostly happens up, to identify problems and seek with minimal input or involvement solutions. from them. Therefore, the success Amy Franck

TAPV COURSES ARMOURED BISON 2019 THE TRANSITION YEARS MAY Four Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicles were received by the unit at the beginning of the summer. We have a plan in place to start transi- tioning over to the new platform. The FGH will host Armoured We kicked off August 2018 running Bison 2019. This is a joint a TAPV drivers course. So far we exercise with the Sask D’s, have trained drivers, gunners, and where we form a joint Ar- The TAPV Drivers course stops by the administrative crew command- moured Recce Squadron. Nob in St Norbert to visit the Lam- ers. The expectation for Fiscal year berts. 2018/19 is to have 14 more trained Photo Credit Josh Lambert drivers, with courses running in- house. Our goal is to have 8 com- Thanks for hosting the Garries! plete crews for the four vehicles in #thenobbar this fiscal year. 9 STRENGTHS EVENTS OF THE FGH PAST AND FUTURE

• Continued growth, 4-5 new Army Open House was held on soldiers in last year. 29 Sept. 3-4 persons indicated • Morale is high, TAPV has gen- interesting in joining. erated a lot of interest. • Training is planned as Ex Garry Carbine was held at St. progressive Charles range, with qualifications • Retention is high in part from on C7 Rifle and pistol. use of 2 Troop in A Squadron to retain untrained troops in In October, Ex Prairie Chasseur was the unit. held in Shilo in conjunction with 31 • Messes have good Engineer Squadron. attendance On 18 October, members attended Jets Military appreciation night, thanks to HCol Williams and INFRASTRUCTURE friends. BUILDING The CO, RSM and 2IC attended the MANAGEMENT RCAC Conference in Ottawa Photo Credit: Bob Bova A new Facilities Management Ex Garry Guardian was held in Contract is in place for all armoury Shilo, 18 soldiers in attendance. FGH Sqn Cmd Gord Kitchen and grounds maintenance. Black Rear Area Security tasks. greets Tp Ldrs Doug Taylor, & McDonald are now contracted Clive Addy, Bob Bova arriving in to care for the building. So far, the The CO and RSM attended the Cyprus on 1 Oct 1966. service has been very good, with presentation of the new Guidon for many long-standing repairs being the Sask D in Moose Jaw completed DEPLOYMENTS! The unit sent Cpl Suggitt for duty Old garage removed, a new in France from 1-14 November to It’s the talk of the western enlarged 4-bay garage has been commemorate the end of the First units, where are we going to designed, we are just waiting for World War. deploy? We should expect it to be built. It will be put in the to hear more information location of Building 5, and can Capt Franck and Cpl Lambert, over the coming months. hold 4 of the large MSVS trucks, traveled to England for a 2-day or 4 TAPVs or 8 G-Wagons, or any event at the National Army Soldiers! If you are inter- combination. Museum, highlighting painter ested, ensure your paper- Alfred Munnings. work is up to date, you are North compound paving complete current in the big 4 and you – East compound will be paved Keep an eye out for future are in good standing with after garage is built. opportunities to send a significant the unit. amount of soldiers to Normandy in Plan for re-vamped Martin Park June 2019, as part of a 3 Canadian in NE corner of armoury property Division event to commemorate under way. the 75th anniversary of D-Day LAV III monument vehicle to commemorate the service of Canadians has been delivered, and will be placed in park when park is

Sir Alfred Munnings’ “Fort Garrys on the March II”

10

L to R: MCpl Clegg, Sgt Hatton, Sgt Duguay and MCpl Sgt Rak and WO Troop pose for a picture in front of a Jundunas crew the first TAPV to hit the Armoury gate. TAPV with Rowena Ocquendo, one of the event orga- Photo Credit 38 CBG nizers of the Manitoba Filipino Street Festival. Photo Credit Cpl Moldez

ITS BIGGER, IT’S HEAVILY ARMED, ITS THE TEXTRON TAPV (TACTICAL ARMOURED PATROL VEHICLE).

The TAPV display set up at Kenora’s Harbour Festival. The TAPV driving through the Armoury gate. Photo Credit Sgt Duguay Photo Credit 38 CBG 11

The first TAPV to roll through the Armoury gate. The TAPV Drivers course stops at the legislative building Photo Credit 38 CBG Photo Credit Sgt Duguay

ITS BIGGER, IT’S HEAVILY ARMED, ITS THE TEXTRON TAPV (TACTICAL ARMOURED PATROL VEHICLE).

Manitoba Moose hockey players had the opportunity to tour the Fort Garry Horse’s (FGH) Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) during their visit to 17 Wing on October 17, 2018. Photo Credit Sgt Duguay

12 Leadership Weekend

By CWO Jones The Fort Garry Horse held its 2nd Annual Leadership Weekend on 25-26 August at WO Taylor Warren’s property 90 km south of Steinbach. The beautifully treed property, with no neighbours to disturb and no cell phone reception to interrupt, provided the ideal setting for planning and professional development for the leadership of the FGH. Specifically, in attendance was the officers and SNCO’s of RHQ, HQ Sqn HQ, A SQN HQ, Troop Leaders, Troop Warrants and Troop Sergeants.

Back row: Capt Amy Franck, WO Taylor War- ren, WO Lionel Packulak, LCol Dave Koltun, MWO David Nuessler (31 ES), Sgt Adam Briggs, WO Phil Trainer, Capt Eric Watters, Sgt Shaun Duguay. Front row: CWO Rob- ert Jones, Capt Gord Crossley, Capt Matthew Bittner, Capt Stuart King (LdSH), WO Larry Troop (LdSH)

Photo Credit Amy Franck The focus of this year’s Leadership Weekend was ‘communication to the sol- diers’, which included the unit’s training plan, individual and troop expec- tations, and commitment to training. The weekend kicked off with an AAR of last year’s training year; where each soldier in attendance provided one example of what his/her organization did well, what needs to improve, what they would like to see happen and one concern for this year. Overall, The success of this led to spirited suggestions for improving and perfecting the training of our soldiers. the weekend After the AAR, officers and SNCO’s divided into groups to discuss and prepare arose from presentations to address questions, such as: what is the CO’s goal, what is my goal and what is our style of leadership—topped off with a morale and the ideas and team building motto for the year. conversations After a solid day of planning, the day’s activities ended with barbecued hamburgers and smokies, a bonfire and many war stories over cold cans of by all who refreshment. The next day, attendees were treated to bacon stuffed crois- sants, instant coffee, and sent on their way home. attended The success of the weekend arose from the ideas and conversations by all who attended, who all volunteered to be there without pay and truly embodied the deeds and the words that will add to the success of this training year. 13 Remembrance Day

TOP Bob and Stan lay the FGHRA wreath on Nov 11th. Photo Credit 2Lt Natasha Tersigni

BOTTOM LEFT Drawn Poppy donated by one of the schools who visited the FGH Museum Photo Credit Gord Crossley

BOTTOM RIGHT A1226 FGH Cadet on Cenotaph sentry for the Remembrance Day ceremony. Photo Credit 2Lt Natasha Tersigni

EMEMBRANCE DAY WAS first name to “Remembrance Day”. The first are sold by the Royal Canadian Legion R observed in 1919 throughout the Remembrance Day was observed on to provide assistance to Veterans. british commonwealth. It was originally November 11, 1931 called “armistice day” to commemorate Some of the 54 Commonwealth armistice agreement that ended the Every year on November 11, member states, such as Canada, first world war on monday, november Canadians pause in a moment of the United Kingdom and 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—On the eleventh silence to honour and remember the Australia, observe the tradition of hour of the eleventh day of the elev- men and women who have served, Remembrance Day on the eleventh enth month. and continue to serve Canada during hour of the eleventh day of the elev- times of war, conflict and peace. We enth month. Other nations observe a From 1921 to 1930, Armistice Day remember the more than 2,300,000 solemn day but at different dates. was held on the Monday of the week Canadians who have served through- in which November 11 fell. In 1931, out our nation’s history and the more www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/ Alan Neil, Member of Parliament for than 118,000 who made the ultimate remembrance Comox–Alberni, introduced a bill sacrifice. to observe Armistice Day only on November 11. Passed by the House of The poppy is the symbol of Commons, the bill also changed the Remembrance Day. Replica poppies

14 SUMMARY OF THE

BATTLE OF CAMBRAI

By: Alexandra Bell The attack was successful, and by noon, tanks The following is a summary of the story of the and infantry had infiltrated the town of Mas- Battle of Cambrai as told by Lieutenant-Colonel nieres. The greatest resistance they experienced Harcus Strachan V.C., M.C. knocked out about sixteen tanks. Once the cen- ter of the town had been reached, it was discov- LCol. Strachan V.C. served with the Fort Garry ered that the only bridge across the canal had Horse during WW1 from 1915-1918 and was given way under the weight of a tank. An alter- awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions and native route for the Squadron was found across extraordinary valour during the Battle of Camb- a lock gate to the east, and after crossing there, rai. another challenge presented itself. Camouflage netting was protecting the entirety of the road en decades ago, in the year 1916, tanks and halt was made to cut a way through. From made their first appearance with a de- that point on, the Squadron proceeded in col- Tsign crafted specifically for traveling over umns. rugged terrain while carrying heavy machine guns. Their arrival would have a great impact At one point in the operation, The Squadron was on the outcome of the Battle of Cambrai. confronted by a German artillery battery. They had been specifically ordered not to engage, At that time, the infantry’s numbers were but the opportunity was too good to miss. limited, and no deliberate plan had been con- The battery was successfully overrun, and the structed. The tanks had the job of delivering a Squadron reassembled and continued to the surprise attack — a task previously delivered objective. by massed artillery. On November 20, 1917, the German line would be broken. “B” Squadron of Severe casualties had been suffered, but success the Fort Garry Horse, commanded by Captain was not far out of reach. Although the enemy Duncan Campbell M.C. was ordered to contin- was surrendering on all sides during the early ue independently to German Corps Headquar- part of the engagement, occasionally, additional ters at Escadouvres. Their job was to impound casualties were suffered due to machine gun fire the personnel, destroy records and communi- from both wings and the rear. cation, and rejoin their brigade. Forty - three soldiers returned out of a strength of one hundred and fifty

B Squadron numbers had been reduced from gade HQ first, assuming that all Strachan’s group 150 to about 50. Many remaining horses were had been lost. The smaller force succeeded in wounded and losing strength quickly. There was reaching the eastern periphery of the village of no sign of the troops advancing; an all-around Masnieres, and on November 21st, successfully defence against attacks by German infantry, crossed the canal. Strachan’s group arrived back which were in turn beaten off. at HQ very early on the 21st, having hidden in a basement in Masnieres for a while, to the great By 4:30 p.m., it was obvious the progression of relief of the CO. the brigade had been interrupted and that their strength was inadequate for the fulfillment of 43 soldiers returned out of a strength of 150. the mission. A group of about 40 members with The members of the Squadron that had re- fixed bayonets and orders to attack set out. mained intact were in action again on Decem- The enemy was unaware of their presence and ber 1st at Chapel Crossing and Gauche Wood. purpose. The young Canadians’ performance was a prime One officer was wounded, but many casualties example of ability and endurance in challenging were suffered on the enemy’s side. A body of situations. Although the main objective was not two officers and eight other tanks drove the -en executable, their perseverance was an excep- emy eastward along the road. They were cut off; tional example of how these types of operations the Squadron would be returning in two groups. should be carried out, and it had direct connec- tion to the winning of the War. The larger group was under command of Lt Wil- liam Cowen. The groups had been separated in the dark, and Cowen’s group arrived back at Bri- 16 CAMBRAI DINNER

Cambrai Dinner was held on November 17, 2018. We had the pleasure of 107 members and guests in attendance including HCol Williams, HLCol Stones, and HLCol Webb and their guests. We hope everyone had an enjoyable evening. As usual Canad Inn Fort Garry did a great job on the meal and the serving staff were atten- tive and efficient. Our thanks to the members of the Guidon Party. They also did a great job. We also thank LCol Atwell and HLCol Stones for their presentations after dinner. We (at least some of us) danced to the music provided by James Rigeway of iParty Enter- tainment. I know some people took of the block of rooms reserved at the hotel and we trust you found the rooms comfortable. The Association realized a small profit from the dinner and that will be used in its support of the Unit. Cambrai Dinner for 2019 has been set for November 2, 2019 and we are anticipating another enjoy- able evening.

TOP Tpr Hunter, Cpl Lambert and Cpl Kessler Photo Credit Cpl Moldez

BOTTOM Head Table Photo Credit Cpl Moldez

Group table shots Photo Credit Cpl Moldez 17 CAMBRAI DINNER Annual Children’s Christmas Party

TOP Reinvigorated by Nidia Jones; when her tummies with snacks and of course FGH Dads, Sgt Cross and Sgt husband took over as RSM. This year received a gift from Santa! Briggs get their face painted marked the 2nd annual kids Christmas During the Kids Christmas Party. Nidia wanted to get involved as Nidia commented “Another successful Party of 2017. Photo Credit the unit is a huge part of their lives. She Kid’s Christmas Party! A special thank you Sgt Briggs recognized that our soldiers are expand- to those who helped with the set up and ing their families and many have young tear down; and to Mrs. Holly King (Adjt’s children, it is an opportunity to build a wife) for her creativity putting the photo BOTTOM community of support for one another booth together. The kids had a great time Happy Holidays! Children and to grow our extended FGH Family. -- bring them out next year!” of the FGH and 31 ES pose with the Christmas charters Parents visited while the kids played Sponsors: FGH Foundation, FGH Photo Credit Nidia Jones games, had their faces painted, ran Association, The Gate Club, WO& Sgt’s about the bouncing castles filled their and Officers mess.

NEW ADDITIONS

Capt Bittner and his wife welcomed a little baby girl in April 2018

Sgt McRae and his wife welcomed a little baby girl in November 2018

WO Trainer and his wife welcomed a little baby girl at the beginning of December 2018

Maj Burch and her husband welcomed a little baby boy beginning of December 2018

MCpl Montgomery and his wife wel- comed a little baby boy in the middle of December 2018

18 Paddy Hutton writing a letter to his then girl friend Isabelle

Photo credit Avril Hutton

20 RENAMING THE ARMOURY

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL HARCUS STRACHAN, VC, MC

One of the finer old buildings in Winnipeg’s North courage of a Fort Garry Horse soldier, LCol End is Lieutenant-Colonel Harcus Strachan, VC, MC Strachan was chosen as the armoury’s name- Armoury (formally McGregor Armoury), at the corner of sake. For his actions during the First World War McGregor Street and Machray Avenue. It was originally in Masinières, France, LCol Harcus Strachan was designated the North Winnipeg Drill Hall and designed awarded the Victoria Cross. Check out page 14 in 1913 by Winnipeg Architect H.E. Matthews, based an to read more about the Battle of Cambrai and a standard plan (Type D Alternate with towers) from of the heroic effort by LCol Strachan. the Department of Militia and Defence. Just prior to the Great War, Canada’s citizen army was being expanded The Renaming of the Armouries comes at great under the direction of Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia. timing as the Canadian War Museum announced the recent acquisition of the Victoria Cross Medal On Tuesday 20 Nov. 2018, there was an eve- Set belonging to Lieutenant-Colonel Harcus ning’s ceremony to recognize the official Strachan. Earned for courage on the Western renaming of Winnipeg’s McGregor Armoury Front, the set includes Strachan’s service medals to The Lieutenant-Colonel Harcus Strachan from both World Wars, photographs and doc- VC. MC Armoury. The occasion was honoured uments. The acquisition was made possible with a parade that included soldiers from the through the support of the Department of Fort Garry Horse and 38 Combat Engineer Canadian Heritage’s Movable Cultural Property Regiments, members of 1226 Fort Garry Royal Program, the Museum’s National Collection Canadian Army Cadet Corps and local and Fund, and the generous support of two private Regimental dignitaries. donors — Honorary Colonel (retired) Brian Hastings and Honorary Colonel Robert Williams. To honour his actions and recognize the

Stan Butterworth helps unveil the new armoury sign FGH members leading the parade Photo Credit 2Lt Natasha Tersigni Photo Credit 2Lt Natasha Tersigni 21

www.fortgarryhorse.ca/FGHKitShop

The FGH KitShop, you know that little room by the front a. A platform to raise funds for the Association activi- door where people hang around that little counter and ties, which is to support the Regiment, talk to Rod or Stan, has gone electronic. b. Improved KitShop website with more items, better No longer do you need to stand in line hoping to pick up descriptions and pictures and easier payment methods, buttons and pips and T-shirts and challenge coins then scramble in your pocket or wallet to find money to pay c. Provide an information & communication resource for your purchases. You can go to the web page, order for the FGH family and its organizations, what you want and pay for it with interac e-transfers. d. Provide support for the Association Facebook page, Don’t want to stand in line or don’t live in Winnipeg – you can have the items shipped to you. e. Provide the family members a means to gain finan- cial support for their worthwhile projects. For those of you who enjoy visiting with Stan or Rod or Bryn please come by and say hello as they will be happy Please check in often. We would love your feedback for to see you again and again! what we have created.

At the beginning of 2018, the FGHRA had some lofty Facta Non Verba goals to move the KitShop to the 21st century, and there Kit Shop Manager is still work to be done, but so far the KitShop has been launched and now can provide the following:

22

HCol David Stones hands out unit bursaries to deserving members of the FGH L to R: OCdt Heibert, Tpr Stoler, 2Lt Bellisle, 2Lt Smith, Cpl Suggit, Tpr Jansen, Cpl Remilard Photo Credit Cpl Moldez

DECEMBER 15TH 2018 SOLDIERS APPRECIATION An annual custom in the is a dinner where roles are reversed and the junior members are served by their superiors. This dinner is an occasion for the officers, warrant officers, and senior non-commissioned members to show their appreciation to their sailors, soldiers, and aviators for their hard work in the past year. 34th At this dinner, it was customary for the offi- cers, warrant officers, and senior non-com- missioned members to serve the corporals Parcel and privates. Although the origins of the custom cannot be traced to any specific event or even time period, it has however CENTER: FGH and 31ES become a ‘standard’ practice from at least Push Soldiers Appreciation Dinner the 18th century. Set Up. Photo Credit Cpl Moldez Before the introduction of mechanization and sophisticated systems of logistics in Members of Fort Garry Horse (FGH) and BOTTOM LEFT: FGH Army the 20th century, enlisted personnel occu- 38 Combat Engineer Regiment (38 CER) Cadets help with the delivery pied much of their time in tedious routine. prepare Christmas hampers for delivery of hampers. Photo Credit In an effort to boost morale, and to show during the annual holiday initiative. Exercise Army Cadets general appreciation for junior ranks, of- PARCEL PUSH is an annual holiday tradi- ficers took it upon themselves to organize tion where the Fort Garry Horse, along with BOTOM RIGHT: FGH and 31 celebrations for the enlisted ranks. We Army cadets deliver Christmas hampers on ES soldiers sort out the loads continue this practice of role reversal in behalf of Winnipeg’s Christmas Cheer Board of hampers. Photo Credit 2Lt terms of minor privileges and in the spirit to less-fortunate families in the community. Natasha Tersigni of good cheer. 23

24 25 Membership

Your dues and participation are critical to helping us keep in touch and promote the story of our reg- iment and its members in the following ways: · Cambrai Dinner: Our famous annual dinner scheduled for November 2019; · Normandy Dinner: Together with other Units who fought in Normandy, held in June 2019; · Monuments: Permanent memorials such as those in Assiniboine Park and Masnières, France; · Care Packages: Sending some small comforts of home when our soldiers deploy overseas; · Newsletter: Our yearly publication; · Operating the FGH Kit Shop for the benefit of unit members and former members. We have meetings for the executive and any interested members, usually held in the W.O.s’ & Sergeants’ Mess at McGregor Armoury at 1530 hrs one Sunday per month. Please check our Facebook group for meeting dates and timings. To renew your membership please visit the FGH KitShop (www.fortgarryhorse.ca/FGHKitShop/) 1. Select Shop 2. Select number 1 category (Fort Garry Horse Regiment Assn.) 3. Select your membership or donation option 4. Select Add to Cart 5. Go to Check Out and place order

Cpl Remilard unpacking the G-Wagon in the leaguer during Armoured Bision 2018 in CFB Dundurn Photo Credit Cpl Prevost