This display represents Recipes and Menus for meals, mess dinners, dining-ins, and other special occasions. The meals and dinners were prepared by or supervised by CWO David LeBlanc, former RSM of 17 and 38 Service Battalions.
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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 …
Hats, Open Field
The field service cap was originally designed for wear during field operations and training, it may now also be worn as an undress cap with full and undress uniforms.