Wed pm, 1900 for 1930 hrs, 06 June 2012 at the #4 St. James
Branch, Royal Canadian
Legion.
Upcoming Association & Regimental Activities:
The Annual Kirk Parade to 1st Presbyterian Kirk
Sunday, 05 Feb, 2012.
Be in the Kirk basement to be seated no later than 1018hrs
Monday 26th Sept Cameron Association
Annual General Meeting RESULTS
The motion to amend the constitution was successful. The Constitution has been
amended accordingly and the updated version should also be included in the next Oatmeal Rag.
We have elected a new executive. There are a few new faces and a few familiar ones too. See below for the details.
Special thanks are due to all who attended this meeting and/or sent in their proxy instrument. You have made a difference !
There is a new book out based on letters sent home from a First World War Cameron. Pte Jim Fargey was wounded on the 8th of Oct 1916 during our attack on Regina Trench and died a week later. The book is called "Hold The Oxo !" written by Marion F. Brooker and it is available through McNallyrobinson for $14.99. Loads of pictures and fact boxes are a help for those readers not overly familiar with The Great War as it was called.
My Grandfather/Father was a Cameron, where can I find out more about his service ? Here is a link to the Library and Archives Canada web site. You can contact them to obtain the military service record of your ancestor:
Highland Regiment Laments Passing of Local Military
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Colonel Douglas Ludlow, CD
1930 –
2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
WINNIPEG, Manitoba: Members of Manitoba’s military
community are mourning the passing of Colonel Douglas Ludlow, CD, who
passed away Tuesday morning, January 31, 2012 at the St. Norbert
Nursing Home where he had resided for the past several
years.
Colonel Ludlow had a
long history with the military both in England and Canada. Born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, he enlisted as a private in the British
Army in 1948, emigrated to Canada in August 1951 and took up residence in
Winnipeg.
In 1955, he enrolled in the Queen’s Own
Cameron Highlanders of Canada as a second Lieutenant and by 1969 he had attained
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was
appointed commanding officer of the Camerons in January 1965. He served in that position until August
1969.
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Ken McCuaig, a past president of the
Canadian Infantry Association and a
former Cameron Commanding Officer remembers him as a keen supporter of the
Infantry and a strong advocate for the Reserve component. LCol McCuaig remembers him “stressing
that the Reserve component of which the Camerons are part, provide the only
Canadian military footprint to most communities across the country and regularly
make valuable contributions to their communities like fighting the Red River
floods”.
Colonel Ludlow went
on to serve as District Army Cadet Coordinator for Winnipeg in December 1969
following which he was appointed Senior Staff Officer (Reserves) responsible for
Logistics and Administration for Land Reserves throughout the Prairies.
In
June 1973, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel and appointed Commander,
Manitoba Militia District (Manitoba and
Northwestern Ontario). Five years later he was appointed
by the Chief of the Defence Staff as the Senior Staff Officer (Land) to the
Chief of Reserves.
Following his retirement from active service, he was appointed
Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of his regiment, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
of Canada In November 1993 and served with distinction until December 2008.
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Reg Churchward, a former Cameron
Commanding Officer, says “during his tenure as Honorary
Lieutenant Colonel, he distinguished himself as a champion for his regiment and
its soldiers. He worked tirelessly
to better his regiment and its soldiers”.
In
2008, he was recognized for his many contributions to the Canadian Army and was
presented with a Chief of the Defence Staff Citation in a special ceremony in
Minto Armoury. His retirement as
Honorary Colonel was recognized by the members of the Cameron Regimental Senate
and Advisory Board and his many friends at a retirement dinner in his honour at
the Fort
Gary Hotel in January 2009. Most recently he was made a Life Member
of the 78th Fraser Highlanders, Fort Garry
Outpost.
A funeral services will
be held on Monday, February 6, 2012 at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 830 North Drive at
Point Road, Winnipeg. Cremation has taken place A memorial page is posted on the Neil
Bardal website www.nbardal.mb.ca.
For further information please contact:
Reg Churchward
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d)
Telephone number – (204)-888-4596
Felix Ptashnik
FELIX PTASHNIK 1923 - 2012 Born in Hodgson, MB. At
the age of 17, he lied about his age so he could sign up for the Army
where the age limit was 19. His service with the Queens Own Cameron
Highlanders took him overseas, landing in Normandy to fight in the
Second World War. He was very proud of his service as a dispatch
operator whose job was to ride a motorcycle across Europe, in-between
enemy lines to relay coordinates for gunfire. He enjoyed sharing his
proudest memories and stories of his years spent serving his country.
After his return to Winnipeg in December 1945, he began his lifelong
career as a tailor and invisible art mender, which he took pride in
teaching himself. His art of pulling apart threads from the inside of
any cloth or knit garment and reweaving damaged, torn or burned clothing
was so amazing and one of a kind that he had customers from across
Canada, into the United States, and Europe who brought in and sent from
casual to expensive and sentimental items for repair. His business of
over 50 years provided well for his large family until he retired at age
78. He was a man who loved his family, loved his work, and whose simple
pleasures included going out to his summer cottage in Narcisse, MB,
indulging in a good stiff drink of scotch and a cigarette, bowling,
watching baseball, and spending time with his many friends at the St.
James Legion.
Approximately six years ago, he
became a resident at Deer Lodge Centre where over the years his charming
personality has created many new family and friendships. Our family would like to invite all who cared for him to share
in a Cheer! and Celebration of Life gathering at the St. James Legion
#4, 1755 Portage Avenue, on Friday, January 13, 2012, at 2:00 p.m.
For those who wish to sign the
online Guest Book please visit Chapel Lawn
www.chapellawn.mb.ca 885-9715
LLOYD RAMSAY HAROLD MCDOUGALL It is with great
sadness that we announce the passing of our Dad/Pa, Lloyd Ramsay Harold
McDougall on January 4, 2012. Surrounded by his family, Dad succumbed
peacefully to his brief illness at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg. Dad
leaves many family members to mourn his passing. He will be lovingly
remembered by his wife Irene and six children.
Dad was born in Winnipeg in 1924. In May of 1942, at the
age of 17, Dad enlisted with the Winnipeg Light Infantry. After training
in Vernon, Nanaimo, Calgary and Debert, he was deployed overseas. After
transferring to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in England, Dad
fought in Germany and Holland. He returned home to his family in 1945
after being severely wounded in battle. Dad began his progressive career
with the Canadian National Railway when he was 25. After starting as a
fireman shoveling coal, ended his 35-year CNR career as a hostler.
The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at the Grace
Hospital for their compassionate care and thoughtful attention that they
gave to Dad in his final days. We would also like to thank those
individuals who took care of Dad while he lived at Deer Lodge Centre. In
lieu of flowers, donations to the Salvation Army would be appreciated. A
celebration of Dad's life will be held on January 9 at 10:00 a.m. at
Chapel Lawn Funeral Home, 4000 Portage Avenue with interment following
the service.
For those who wish to sign the online Guest Book please
visit our website. Chapel Lawn www.chapellawn.mb.ca 885-9715
Charles J. A., Brig. Gen. (Retired), MBE, CD Hamilton
HAMILTON, Charles J. A., Brig. Gen. (Retired), MBE, CD -
Charlie Hamilton was buried with full military honours in Elgin, Ontario on
November 28, 2011. He died in Ottawa General
Hospital following a brief illness.
He was 90 years old. Charlie was born in Brookdale,
Manitoba in 1921 and at the age of 20,
joined the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in Winnipeg.
He earned his commission in March 1942 and was sent to England
to prepare for the invasion of Italy.
His troopship (The City of Venice) was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean
Sea on July 4th 1943
just off the coast of Gibraltar. After coming ashore in North
Africa, Charlie rejoined his mortar platoon and eventually joined
the invasion on September 3rd. He fought with the First Canadian Division
throughout Italy
and then up into northwest Europe where he saw the war
end in 1945. Charlie returned to Canada
and married Anna Fleming in Minnedosa, Manitoba
and the two embarked on a 58 year adventure that included postings in Kingston,
Ontario, Edmonton,
Alberta, and Whitehorse,
YT. In 1950 he was appointed the Senior Staff
Officer of the 25th Canadian Light Infantry Brigade in Petawawa,
Ontario, where he trained soldiers for duty
in Korea. From
1950-1952, Charlie served with the 2nd Battalion of Princess Patricia's
Canadian Light Infantry in Kapyong, Korea.
He was awarded Member of the British Empire (MBE) for his outstanding service.
Returning to Canada,
Charlie was posted to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
and later, Washington, D.C.
with the US Army Research and Development Staff at the Pentagon. Charlie moved
to the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry in Calgary
and was later appointed to command the 2nd Brigade of the PPCLI in Edmonton.
He served on the Directing Staff at the Canadian
Staff College
in Kingston from 1964-1967, and was
promoted to Colonel and appointed Director of Studies and Deputy Commandant in
1967. Charlie attended the Imperial Defence
College in London,
England from 1967- 1968.
In 1968 he was promoted to Brigadier-General and served as Canada's
Senior Military Observer in Nigeria
during their civil war. From 1969-1970 he commanded the 3rd Armoured Brigade in
Gagetown, N.B., and later commanded the 1st Canadian Light Infantry Brigade in Calgary,
Alberta. Charlie completed his working life
with a 10 year career with Great West Life Assurance Company in Winnipeg.
During this time, he was appointed an Honorary Citizen of Brandon, Manitoba,
served on the Board of Governors at the University
of Manitoba, the executive panel of
the Corps of Commissionaires, and was Chairman of the Manitoba Army Cadet
League. Upon retiring in 1983, Charlie and Anna moved to Ontario,
where they divided their time between their retirement home at Chaffey's Lock
and their winter home in Port Charlotte, Florida.
They enjoyed a busy social life as well as keeping tabs on their five sons and
their families. Anna passed away in 2003 and in 2007 Charlie married Kay
Beaumont. They moved to Greely, Ontario
in 2009, where they resided until Charlie's passing in November, 2011. Charlie
is survived by his wife Kay, sons Jim (Shelley), Jack (Jennifer), Rick (Donna),
Chuck (Danielle), and Pat (Josee) as well as 12 grandchildren and 6 great
grandchildren. He has left an incredible legacy of family, pride in the
Canadian Armed Forces, and pride in Canada.
We will miss him.
