Badges and Crests

This crest from the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps was typically worn on the left pocket of a navy-blue blazer (blue sport coats). A pre-integration Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC) hat badge. Ordnance is the supply component of a Service Battalion. This was a general service badge worn mostly by recruits from the 1950s to post-unification. …

CWAC Rank and Badges

The Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC) was formed in August 1941 as an auxiliary to the army. On 13 March 1942, it became a Corps of the Active Militia.  In the photo are examples of: 1. Sergeant rank 2. Corporal rank 3. Lance Corporal rank 4. Warrant Officer 5. Trades Woman Group 3 (Canadian Women’s …

Saddle

The earliest known saddle-like tools were fringed cloths or pads used by Assyrian cavalry around 700 BC. The “saddle” had padding as well as protection for a rider of the horse. This is basically the supportive structure that makes it secure with the animal’s back. Purpose: The main purpose of a saddle is security, support, and control …

Stretchers

This First World War stretcher measures 93 ½” long x 22” wide. Mostly because of the wooden poles and metal attachments to them, it weighs almost 30 pounds. A stretcher or litter is carried by two or four stretcher (litter) bearers to evacuate the wounded at the first level/echelon of medical evacuation. Most stretchers are …

Box, Ammunition

An ammunition box or cartridge box is a container designed for safe transport and storage of ammunition. It is typically made of metal or wood and labelled with calibre, quantity, and manufacturing date or lot number. A rubber gasket is common in the hinged lid to protect the ammunition from moisture damage. The resealing ammunition box is largely a NATO tradition. Warsaw Pact nations typically stored and …

Book, History, United in Effort

This is the first local history to study the integral role of logistics and training support in military operations with a specific focus on Manitoba service support units domestically and overseas. Part 1 traces the evolution of rudimentary to sophisticated logistics operations up to 1965 including the critical role of Camp Hughes, Manitoba in training …

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