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#318 Cadet Corps

Name -  Woodstock Cadet Corps

Location  Woodstock, NB 

Formed  December 16, 1911    Disbanded  Active

Commanding Officers/Chief Instructors- 

Chief Inst I.N. Draper (1912)  Biography

 (photo)

 

 

Lt Wightman Belyea Manzer (1919) Biography

 (photo)
Maj MacLauchlan (1920) Biography  (photo)

Capt W.H. Hoyt (-1922)  Biography

 (photo)

Capt D.V. Palin (1922-)  Biography

 (photo)

 

 

Lieut. J.R. Hynes (1925) Biography

 (photo)

 

 

Mr. J.B. Carr (1937)  Biography

 

 

Mr. W.J. Brownrigg (1940-1946)  Biography

Maj. J.B. Carr (1947-1952)  Biography

Lt. J.B. Carr (1953-1954)  Biography

 (photo)

Mr. G.L. Carr (1955-1956)  Biography

 (photo)

Maj. J.B. Carr (1957-1959)  Biography

  (photo)

Capt. J.D. Loukes, CD (1960-1974?)  Biography

Capt. Dave Powell (1974-1980)  Biography

unknown (1981-82)

 

Lt. Mary Jane King (1983-84)  Biography

Capt L.J. MacFarlane (1985-1987)  Biography

Capt. Bonnie Sparks, CD (1988-1991)  Biography

Capt. Orland Delong (1991-1993)  Biography

Capt. Bonnie Sparks, CD (1995-1998)  Biography

OCdt Ray Montgomery (Oct. 1998-June 1999)  Biography

 (photo)

Capt. Ken Tompkins (Sept. 1999- Sept. 2000)  Biography

 (photo)

2Lt Alicea Kimball (Sept. 2000- Oct. 2001)  Biography

Capt. Diane Scott (Oct. 2001-Sept. 2004)  Biography

Capt. Theresa Ruel, CD ( Sept. 2004-)  Biography

 (photo)

Senior Cadets

   

 

C/Capt. Wightman Belyea Manzer (1912-15)

  

  C/Capt. Ray Jarvis Smith (1919)

(photo)
unknown (1920-21)   

   C/Lt Ray DeLong & C/Sgt. Major D. Rogers (1922)

(photo)

C/Lt DeLong; Sgt. Major Storm/Sgt. Major John DeLong (1923)

(photo)

unknown (1924-29)   

   

C/Capt. William Reardon (1930)

(photo)

unknown (1931-35)

   

C/Capt John Simms (1936)

(photo)
unknown (1937-41)   

C/Company Commander Eugene True/Sgt. Major John Taylor (1942)

(photo)

  unknown (1943)

   

C/Maj John Winslow & C/CSM John McGuire (1944)

(photo)

C/Maj Raymond Russell (1945)

(photo)

C/Maj Allen Donaldson (1946)

(photo)

C/Lt Creighton Seely & C/CSM Rankin Smith (1947)

(photo)

  unknown (1948)

   

C/Capt Vincent Kelly & C/CSM Claude Bowlin (1949)

(photo)

Capt. Vincent Kelly/C.S.M. Kenneth Atkinson (1950)

(photo)

C/Capt Reginald Lindsay & C/CSM Robert Jones (1951)

(photo)

C/Maj Mac Jones & C/CSM Robert Jones (1952-53)

(photo)

C/Maj James McLennan & C/CSM Mac Campbell (1954)

(photo)
C/Maj James McLennan & C/CSM David Jones (1955) (photo)
unknown (1956)   
 C/Lt Leroy Dykeman (1957-58) (photo)

C/Capt. LeRoy Dykeman & C/CSM Malcolm Jones,  WO2 Ronald Hawkes (1959)

(photo)

C/Capt Byran Patterson (1960)

(photo)

C/Maj Wayne McLaughlin & C/CSM C. Vandine (1961)

(photo)

C/Maj Ralph Coppola (1962) 

 

C/Capt. Kenneth D. Wright (1963)

   

C/Maj Kenneth Wright & C/CSM Noel Perley (1964)

  

C/Capt  David Loukes & C/CSM CSM Robert MacFarlane (1965)

C/Capt Alex Finnie (1966)

  (photo)

C/Capt Robert Caldwell (1967-68)

C/Capt. Emery Dionne (1969)

  

C/Capt Anthony Troy (1970)

  

  

   

 C/Capt Tim Bishop (1981)

     (photo)

  

   

   C/CWO Steven Hendry (1990)

     (photo)

  

   

C/MWO Tyler Henderson (2002-03) 

  

  

   

C/CWO Joe DeMerchant (2004)

   

 C/CWO Malory Montgomery (2005)

   

 C/CWO Robert Tappin (2006)

   
 C/CWO Nick Burns (2007-)

  

 

Corps Flag

first flag

 

second flag

Corps Home

 

Woodstock Armoury (Capt Diane Scott)

 

Woodstock Armoury. interior  (Capt Diane Scott)

 

detail (Diane Scott)

Woodstock Armoury

detail (Diane Scott)

Woodstock Armoury

 

 

1931 Carleton Light Infantry pattern hat badge possible worn by cadets

Carleton & York hat badge
   

flocked shoulder flash ca.1943

flocked shoulder flash ca.1943

1950s pattern shoulder flash

 

1950-60s pattern shoulder flash

1980s-90s Pattern

History

Formed 16 Dec 1911, the Corps was known as The Woodstock Cadet Corps. affil.: Carleton Light Infantry, Jan 28, 1925. On 1 Mar 1943, renamed the Woodstock Cadet Corps. affil.: 2nd (R) Bn Carleton & York Regt. Mar 17, 1943. It was sponsored by District 29, School Board. On Jan 1, 1955 the Corps became affiliated with 12th Fd Arty Regiment. In April 1966 affiliation was assumed by 32 Regiment RCA. No records (pre 1974) as to when affiliation was changed to 3 Fd Regiment RCA 89 Battery. Effective 4 Mar 1978 the Royal Canadian Legion in Woodstock assumed sponsorship.

This is the oldest continuous serving corps in New Brunswick. 

Special thanks to Capt Diane Scott for submitting the following very extensive history of the unit.

 

318 RCACC Woodstock

Originally formed 16 Dec 1911 and known as “The Woodstock”. On March 1, 1943 it was renamed Woodstock Cadet Corps and was sponsored by District 29 School Board and affiliated with 3 Fd Regt. Affiliated with 12th Fd Arty Regt in 1955 or 1960 (conflicting info). Affiliated with 32 Regt RCA April 1966. No records (pre 74) as to when affiliation was changed to 3 Fd Regt RCA, 89th Fd Bty. Effective March 1978 the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #11 in Woodstock assumed sponsorship. We are still affiliated with 89th Bty 3 Fd Regt.

Trophies

 

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