THETHE FORTYNINERFORTYNINER First Published in 1915 Issue No. 112 September 2013 THE JOURNAL OF THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT PUBLISHED BY THE 49TH BATTALION, THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT ASSOCIATION Photo James Pantel The Forty-Niner THE FORTY-NINER First Published in 1915 Issue No. 112 September 2013 The Journal of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4PPCLI) Published by the 49th Battalion, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Association c/o The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum #118 Prince of Wales Armouries Hertitage Centre 10440 - 108 Avenue, Edmonton Alberta Canada T5H 3Z9 E-mail [email protected] Website: www.lermuseum.org Phone/Fax (780) 421-9943 Presidents Message 4 Activities at the Museum 42 From the Editor 5 Museum Earns Higher Status 43 Operation Husky - 2013 6 2013 SAGE Awards 44 Operation LENTIS (Calgary Floods) GRENADE!! 9 Broken Images From the Past 46 Annual Historical Report 12 Soldier Through Time Summer Camp 47 Valour Place - From Vision to Reality 14 Friend of Hoevelaken 48 Loyal Edmonton Regiment Advisory Council 16 Universal Carrier 50 Camp Harris a Brief History 17 My Carrier in The Army 52 Exercise Coyote Surprise 1 and 2 18 Where is My Wanderer 56 Exercise Coyote Play 22 Last Post 58 News From The Association 25 The Regimental Association Bursary 26 HowLieutenant to Apply Colonel for your Peter NDI Anderson 75 Certificate of Service 2827 2012 “C” Company (YellowKnife) A Year In Pictures 31 Cover Photo was taken by MCpl James Pan- Canadian Forces Small Arms Concentration 35 tel of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment dur- Eddies and Patricias - Kinship More Than Army Policy 36 ing the live fire exericse Coyote Surprise. Exercise Coyote Pup 37 James is a regular contributor to the 49er. Canadian Ranger Patrol to Ulukhaktok 38 He has also produced an excellent photo Herbert Plowmans’ 90th Birthday 39 essay book on his tour of Afghanistan in Faces of the Regiment 40 2006. 2 The Forty-Niner The Regimental Family The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4 PPCLI) Colonel-in Chief: The Right Honorable Adrienne L. Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD Honorary Colonel – Dennis Erker MSM Honorary Lieutenant Colonel - John Stanton CM Commanding Officer – Lieutenant Colonel Chris Chodan CD Regimental Sergeant Major - Chief Warrant Officer Brougham Deegan CD THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT BAND THE 49TH BATTALION, THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT ASSOCIATION Director of Music- Captain Michael Chute CD President – Sergeant Brendan Yuill CD AFFILIATED CADET CORPS THE LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT MUSEUM 1712 RCACC Edson FOUNDATION 1809 RCACC Edmonton 2638 RCACC Hinton President – Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) L.E. 2685 RCACC Whitehorse Ahlstrom, CStJ, CD, QC 2748 RCACC Fort Smith 2850 RCACC Grande Prairie Museum Director – Terry Allison CD 2890 RCACC Slave Lake LOYAL EDMONTON REGIMENT ADVISORY 2645 RCACC Vermilion COMMITTEE 2961 RCACC Behchoko Members from the Senate, Museum, Association ALLIED REGIMENT and the Regiment to manage the resources from THE DUKE OF LANCASTER’S REGIMENT Camp Harris. (KINGS, LANCASHIRE AND BORDER) THE REGIMENTAL SENATE Regimental Headquarters – Preston, England 1st Battalion – Somme Barracks, Catterick An advisory committee of all former commanding 2nd Battalion – Weaton Barracks, Lancashire 4th Battalion – Kimberly Barracks, Preston, England officersTHE of 49 theTH unit.BATTALION PIPES AND DRUMS AFFILIATED REGIMENT Serving members of the unit operating as a PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY Highland pipe band preserving the traditions of the historical pipe bands of the Regiment. 1ST Battalion – Edmonton, Alberta 2nd Battalion – Shilo, Manitoba 3rd Battalion – Edmonton, Alberta 3 The Forty-Niner The Association Presidents’ Message Regimental Sergeant Major. Given that Capt Bowen wore a lot of hats around regimental lines, I’m convinced that his contribution will be measured somewhat by the increased workload on the part of many of us with time still remaining. I’m sure activities, especially in light of his encouragement ofhe’ll attendance remain a fixtureat mess during dinners many over regimental the years. The production and publication of this edition of our regimental magazine coincides with MajorCanada’s (promoted final rotation to Lieutenant to Afghanistan Colonel is whileunderway. so-employedThis contingent in theatre)includes Michaelone of our Fawcett. officers, The contribution of our regiment and the reserve force in general is extraordinarily high, and it has not been without cost. The institutional result is the establishment of a group of highly experienced 49 th Battalion, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Association President Brendan Yuill CD still eager to contribute. This was very apparent toNCOs me andwhile Officers I was on that the remain Intermediate involved Leadership and are “Pain shared is pain divided, joy shared is joy Program at the Canadian Forces Leadership School multiplied”. in St-Jean, Quebec. There are others who, having accomplished all they wanted in the military, have Lt-Col David Grossman, On Combat moved on after serving honourably. I am hoping that our association can engage people from both these groups and their families, Once again I would like to welcome everyone to not only for the social aspect but for more crucial another edition of the Fortyniner. As president of reason as well. Mental well-being is becoming a our association, I would like to extend my thanks to all the contributors to this magazine, as well as this issue carried in the past is being removed. The those who donate their time to ensure that our significant issue, and thankfully the stigma that organization continues to thrive. me once it was discovered that everyone in my ILP In what seems to be an ongoing trend over the syndicatesignificance has of known this matter someone was madewho has evident committed to last few years, I would like to acknowledge the contribution of yet another long-serving member that groups like our association has a role over the who has hit compulsory retirement age. The end longsuicide term over in thethat last fellow five veterans years. I honestlyare the only believe ones of May saw the end of Captain Jack Bowen’s active who will understand. service in the regiment, which included a tenure as 4 The Forty-Niner necessary corrections and sent it off to the printer. Editorial Another draft is produced and again we have a chance to review the layout and text one more timeYou will before not thesee finalany advertizingprinting. in the magazine because we don’t have to. Casino (AGLC) money pays for the publication of the magazine for the Association. AGLC monies also provide L Col (Ret’d) Hans J Brink CD the numerous scholarships for the unit members. Hello fellow Eddies and the friends of the Regiment. I did not get a list from the Association to insert into this years edition, but I left the application very happy it’s done. Last year I made the decision process inside. Support your Association and buy toI have not dofinished the 49er another yet here 49er, I am my writing fourth, anotherand I am a membership. The money is needed for things the Editorial for our annual Regimental Magazine. I AGLC will not fund. believe we need to have an annual historical record We received some excellent articles from C of what goes on in the Regimental Family. Those Company (Yellowknife). They are not an idle lot. serving in the unit are part of a larger organization To be honest, it was my dream job to be a company known as the Regimental Family. The serving commander of such a fine organization. Thanks members do not always see or understand how go out to Major Schubert and the members of C the Regimental Family works. When we couldn’t Company for the photos and stories. Lt Szabo has also been busy writing several articles for the do another. Still, I would be happy to hand over magazine and again I thank-you. CSM Denny and thefind keyboard someone toto whoevertake up the wishes reigns to takeI chose on tothe Major Barr provided an excellent story on the responsibility for the next 49er. Calgary Floods, one with an interesting twist. We This time I did take a different approach in the have an update on our Regimental Bren Gun Carrier process of the production of the magazine. More and a story from Ted Howard. DND (Delegate and Disappear) rather than trying On a personal note I along with Lem and Keith to make it all happen by myself, Brendan Yuill, your President, did a lot of the leg work in gathering tour of Sicily and Italy. It was amazing. I couldn’t articles from the serving members of the unit, and believeMundorf the and terrain Captain our Rick predecessors Dumas took had a battlefieldto cross in we got a lot of great stories. I bugged everyone at order to take their objectives. Lots of photos and the Museum and Regimental Senate to produce memories to share. Perhaps a PD session in the fall. articles for the magazine. Some association members like Ken Froland contributed articles Come by the museum and see our displays. and pictures and I rob from Facebook as well. I collected all the stories and along with Brendan “Fears No Foe” was assembled I again gave it out to as many membersproduced asthe I layoutcould and and had first them draft. red Once ink athe draft thing “Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword to death (red ink means editing for errors). Once obviously never encountered automatic weapons.” I received the edited copies back I made all the 5 The Forty-Niner Operation Husky 2013 just slightly left of the centre of the photo. Photo Hans Brink Pachino Beach as seen from the south west flank looking east The Loyal Edmonton Regiment would have landed in the area To commemorate the 70th Anniversay of the Landings in Sicily target was Sicily.