Blue and Gold A Year in Review Winnipeg General Strike Page 10 The Future of the Association Page 6 Fort Garry Horse Association Membership PAGE 27 2 President’s Message By the time you read this edition of the Blue and Gold we will be into 2020; however, I hope that all members had an enjoyable and relax- ing Holiday Season with their family and friends. Another year has passed, and we have entered a new decade. It seems like only yes- terday we were entering a new century and here we are today with a fifth of the century behind us. Time moves on. To recap some of our activities in 2019, your Association has again hosted, the Welcome Back BBQ and Cambrai Dinner. While the weather for the BBQ was not the best, we are confident everyone went home well-fed. I am quite confident there was sufficient food for all ranks as this year we actually had leftovers, but rest assured they EDITOR did not go to waste. It was unfortunate the Engineers were unable to AMY FRANCK join us this year and they were missed. We hope they will be able to join us in 2020. I am interested in seeing who next year’s Champ will be in regard to hot dogs eaten. I think there are a few contenders in the family. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Members of the Association attended the Soldiers’ Appreciation Din- ner and we were pleased to have the opportunity to serve the Jr. Gord Austin Ranks that evening. While we may not have been visible, we were Bob Dolyniuk gleefully loading the plates with your Christmas Dinner and we had Amy Franck fun doing so. We also presented a turkey to the member that had the Brian Peternaik best shot and a Cornish game hen to the member that did not have Taylor Warren the best shot. From the looks of things that evening all members of the Jr. Ranks enjoyed themselves. CONTRIBUTING In 2019, your Association has also made a financial commitment to PHOTOGRAPHERS 1226 Fort Garry Horse Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps to sponsor, in part, their trip to Southern Ontario / Quebec region. Gord Austin Gord Crossley Your Association has had its challenges over the years in having Shaun Duguay Regimental family members step forward and actively participate in Paddy Douglass the operation of our Association. To attend the monthly meetings, by Digger MacDougall Sue Milner joining a committee your commitment is minimal, but the impact you Miguel Moldez will make is huge. I ask you to consider stepping forward and getting Greg O’Neil involved. Hart Rosen Taylor Warren It has been an enjoyable year, serving the members of the Regiment 3rd DIV PA 38 CBG PA and I thank you for that opportunity. Bob Dolyniuk, FACTA NON VERBA 3 CONTENTS MUSEUM Important Dates for 4 Museum report 2020 ASSOCIATION NEWS February: 23 KitShop - 15 Feb. Officers Mess Wine tasting 27 Membership March: COVER STORIES - 13 Mar. Tasting of the hops 6 The Future of the Association - 21 Mar. Scotch tasting 10 Winnipeg General Strike - 28 Mar. Family day (lieu of kids Christmas party) EVENTS April: 20 Summer Activities - 10 Apr. Bunker Party 13 Remembrance Day - 18 Apr. Association AGM 18 Cambrai Dinner 24 Soldier’s appreciation dinner - 18 Apr. Senate AGM - 18 Apr. Cavalry Ball PROMOTIONS AND AWARDS May: 8-9 Promotions and awards 22 Forty Three Years of Service - 14-31 May ARPC (Armour Reconnaissance 28-29 Honours and awards Patrol Commander course) June: MEMORIES FROM THE PAST - 2 Jun. Regiment Standown - (TBA) Normandy Dinner 14 A Blast from the past 19 Garrys in Dundrun September: - 8 Sep. Regiment Standup - 12 Sep. CO Change of Command - (TBA) Welcome back BBQ November: Front Cover Photo: - 11 Nov. Remembrance Day The photo is from the Library and Archives of Canada - 21 Nov. Cambrai Dinner PA-138432. Original caption “Personnel reading mail on 'Sherman' tank of the Fort Garry Horse. (L-R in December: foreground): Cpl. Al Everett, Capts. N. Rushforth, Harvey Theobald." The tank is an early M4 command - 12 Dec. Soldiers appreciation dinner tank with an additional radio in the co-driver's position. 4 FGH Museum and Archives The museum consists of 3 display rooms, a con- necting hallway, a library, and larger artefacts UPDATE displayed around the armoury and outdoors. You • The Museum had a temporary display at 215 can follow the history of the regiment chronologi- RC Legion with the RWR on D Day. cally by reading the descriptive text on the walls • Members attended the Association of Mani- as you move around the room. toba Museums. They now have the ability to scan books with a new PDF format that allows Room one is the LCol SJ Cox room, which con- searching. tains displays covering the period from the forma- • DHH funding is no longer available and the tion of the regiment in 1912, until the end of the museum will be looking for external funding to cavalry era in 1939. finish off the remaining panels. • Volunteers still busy digitizing a number of dif- Room two is the BGen RW Paterson room, which ferent tasks. contains a series of mannequins wearing uni- forms covering the period 1912 to the present day. PERPETUATIONS Room three is the BGen REA Morton room, which covers the history of the Garrys in the Second World War as they mobilized from a Militia cavalry unit to the 10th Canadian Armoured Regiment. The connecting hallway has a series of panels dedicated to the Regular Regiment, from 1958- 1970. At one end of the hallway is a display cov- ering the North-West Rebellion of 1885. The Regiment was asked at the Royal Canadain Armoured Corps Conference to consider per- petuating the 12th Manitoba Dragoons. By per- petuating this unit, we can preserve the military honours of the Manitoba Dragoons. The 12th Manitoba Dragoons are a disbanded regiment of cavalry formed in the Canadian Army as part of the Militia; the unit was later converted to armour Photo submitted by Greg and was placed on the Supplementary Order of O’Neil - Brussels Aug 8 1945 Battle on 31 December 1964. L106367 Tpr Gordon P Sharp, from Vancouver, posted to CONTACT US FGH 25 Feb 1945. Died in 1995. The FGH Museum would be pleased to assist you with your request for information. Please Email us B62129 LCpl Charles Gor- don Wendover, from Toronto, us at: [email protected] posted to FGH 3 July 1942, HQ Sqn. Died in 2009 FGH Museum and Archives The Compass This was given to Lt. John Butterfield when he was pro- moted from Sgt to Lt by B-Gen Jack Seeley , the overall Commanding Officer of the WWI Canadian Cavalry Brigade. John did not possess a compass and felt having spent time working in the Canadian bush surveying and as a lumberjack, that he knew his North from South! Seeley disagreed and gave John this compass. 6 The Future of the FGH ASSOCIATION By Brian Peternaik In this, one hundred and one year anniversary of the Association, it may be time to remind The Fort Garry Horse Regimental Association others that it is their duty and responsibility to was originally formed in February 1919 to wel- not only support the Association by purchas- come home members who had served in the ing a membership but to serve an active part First World War. Its membership comprises and to participate in keeping the Association all ranks who once served or were attached active and vibrant in its role of supporting the to the Militia, Reserve, Cadet or Active Forces Regimental family. There was a time not that of The Fort Garry Horse. The Association’s long ago where members would drop a line mandate is to support all members of the to the Association about visits, they had with Regiment, the Museum, and overseas associ- former unit members. These stories would ates by assisting them with funding, Guards be included in the newsletter so all members of Honour, Federal and Provincial contacts would find out how others were fairing. When (DVA, Last Post, etc). members would go overseas on vacation and happened to visit a location where the unit All members will receive by mail or email the had been, they would let us know and up- Association Newsletter and a membership date the Association if there were any historic card. The newsletter will give details of up- monuments or plaques they saw and of their coming events and meetings as well as ex- condition. The Association undertakes keep- cerpts of letters from members. ing these items in a presentable condition. The strength of the Association is judged by There is also the option of using social media, the participation of its members not just the like Facebook. The Association has a Face- purchase of membership. The executive of the book page that some members use to inform Association is currently supported by about 10 others of upcoming events or make contact members. There is a meeting of the Associa- with members that have been out of touch. tion Executive on a monthly basis to deal with We need to make more members aware that matters that affect its mandate and discuss this is available. The Association can also use the state of the organization. And an annual it to update the members of the Association meeting to elect new representatives to the with the activities the Association is involved in organization and to bring new ideas and sup- and the items it is dealing with currently.