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International Standard Serial Number ISSN 0701-2918 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Regimental "Family Tree" 2 President's Message - B.C. Association 3-4 B.C. Association - Annual General Meeting & Luncheon 5-6 Edmonton Branch - Annual General Meeting Minutes 7-9 Financial Statement - Edmonton Branch 10 Editor's Page 11 Exercise Total Warrior 12 Exercise Staunch Defender 13-14 Regimental Kit Shop 14 Cambrian Patrol 97 15-16 Chapman Visits Our Soldiers in the Field 17 Lestock Days 17 Christmas Turkey Shoot -1996 17 Exercise Ramblin Recee I 18 San Fortunate Ridge 19-21 Service Records 22 Major David Adamson Petrie, ED 23-24 Sergeants ot the Regiment -1965 24-25 80th Anniversary Trip to Vimy Ridge 26 Citation Returned to the Regiment 27 Cadet Instructor Cadre - Affiliated Cadet Corps 27 Busy Year for Yukon Cadets 28 The Queen's Lancashire Regiment 29 Faith Clifton / Alan Macdonald Memorial Park 30 Schneck - Kokoski 30 Flashback -1967 (Presentation; Guard Mounting Expo 67) 32&37 Picture Potpourri 33-36 PPCLI Association - Capt. Kozar Trophy 38 Pipe Band of The Edmonton Regiment -1920 38 1809 RCACC Annual Inspection 39 Regimental Origins 40-42 Gothic Line Monument 45 Maxwell's Letters Home 46-51 Where Is My Wandering Boy 52-53 Welcome Back 54 Last Post 55-57 Membership Lists 58-68 2 The 49th Battalion, Loyal Edmonton Regiment Association Edmonton Branch British Columbia Branch President - Chris Atkin Honorary President - Col. Jim Stone, OC, DSO, MC Vice President - Bruce Zawalsky Past President - John A.Dougan, MC Secretary - Lem. Mundorf President - Doug Rogers Treasurer - Doug Thorlackson Vice-President - Jack Haley Past President - Wally Ross Secretary-Treasurer - Doug Burns Executive Members: Ed Bradish lan Edwards (Editor) Allan Jackson Alon Johnson Glenn Jones John Matthews Jack McBride Bill Shaw Jack Toy (Membership) Kevin Weidlich Vince Westacott LCol G.G. McLean, CD HCol R.W. Chapman HLCol R.S. Matheson, CM, QC The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) Colonel-in-Chief The Right Honourable Countess Mountbatten of Burma, CD, JP, DL Honorary Colonel, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment HCol R.W. Chapman Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment HLCol R.S. Matheson, CM, QC Commanding Officer, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4PPCLI) LCol G.G. McLean, CD Director of Music, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Band WO D.J. Rutherford The Edmonton Regiment Associates President - B.D. (Bernie) Stanton Executive Director - C.G. (Chuck) Marshall Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum Director - L.E. (Lee) Ahlstrom Deputy Director - Capt. C. Atkin, CD Affiliated Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps 1712 RCACC - Edson, AB 2748 RCACC - Fort Smith, NWT 1809 RCACC - Edmonton, AB 2850 RCACC - Grande Prairie, AB 2638 RCACC - Hinton, AB 2890 RCACC - Slave Lake, AB 2645 RCACC - Vermilion, AB Allied Regiment The Queen's Lancashire Regiment 3 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - B.C. ASSOCIATION Each year our various Presidents have affix a stamp and drop the exhorted us to attend the annual card in the mailbox. functions and to encourage others to do Simple? Do it today so. We are also aware that time and Please: Do it today.' health are continuing to take their toll of Dammit! our members but as long as there are some willing and able to attend our Even then veterans were being plagued luncheons we will continue. by illnesses. The sick parade in the newsletter shows a total of eight in In looking over the history of the British hospital. Columbia Association, I came across some material dated 1974, which was So here we are 20 years later still the year the Vancouver Association supported by a loyal membership and folded and the B.C. Association was hoping enough members will continue to born, under who else but Jim Stone, be able to turn out for our annual who issued one of his famous directives luncheons. After all our association is not to four Edmonton Regiment veterans to self-perpetuating and will ultimately report to him at his residence at 1600 cease as we old soldiers fade away. In hours. At this meeting Jim appointed the meantime we're still planning for the the following: year 2000. President Owen Browne This year our Toast to the Regiment will Sec.Treas. Himself be in honour of Major Dave Petrie who Directors Bill Remple, Ron Bowen, passed away on January 17th of this John Eggleston year, at the age of 101. David was a veteran of both world wars and a strong This slate was unanimously accepted by supporter and life member of this the members in 1975, although one association. veteran was heard to say 'Too many Colonels'. We were sorry to hear that Art Bird, who was a previous member of the Executive The 1977 newsletter to the members committee, was unable to attend. Also sounds vaguely familiar: Jack Rosser who has been a staunch supporter in the past. Perhaps next year Its that time of year again. Planning has commenced We were also disappointed that Chris for our annual function in Atkin, Deputy Director of the Loyal Victoria and we need your Edmonton Regiment Museum did not help so we can get an idea attend as planned to give us a personal of the members who will update on the Museum and the official attend. Enclosed is a post- opening which is planned for next May. card. All you are asked to do is fill in the blank space, However from all reports everyone who 4 attended enjoyed themselves. Thank depended on to lead our forward troops. you again for your loyalty and support. It No wonder we sometimes had makes it all worthwhile. problems'. One small postscript: two members from With our magazine being published so Victoria who will remain nameless close to the end of the year, may I take brought their cars. All went well on the this opportunity, on behalf of the way to the hotel but on the return trip Executive Committee, to extend to all both of them got lost-one ending up in Best Seasons Greetings. New Westminster and the other in White Rock. A senior officer was heard to say: 'and these were the officers we Doug Rogers, President. UIAIU ADVERTISINGLTD. 205A CARNEGIE DRIVE, ST. ALBERT, ALBERTA T8N 5B1 FAX (403) 460-9680 @ P HONE (403) 459-4379 [email protected] ANY TiME SSTHE RIGHT TIME FOR PROMOTSONAL PRODUCTS 5 B.C. BRANCH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & LUNCHEON October 15th, 1997 The meeting and luncheon were he!d in Our Honorary Padre, Kent Rogers gave the Richmond Room of 'the Delta Pacific the act of commemoration and read the Resort and Conference Centre with 36 following names of fallen comrades and members and guests in -attendance. branch members: Soofiy and Mary Adamson, Ernest and Nancy Beli-Srving, George Geddes, Estt-Ma- Black, Ed Bradtsh, Doug and Peggy Geddes, Archie Greene, Audrey Paddy Burns, Paui Charles. Jack and Kitching, Gwen Russeli and Jack Dorothy DeLorme and aneir son and Washbum. After a moment's silence daughter, John and Rie Dougan, Les Piper Bill Baird piped the lament. Padre Duncan and his son Al, Dave and Jane Rogers then said Grace.