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Vernon Photo Gallery 1949 

22 Photos

Lowering the flag in front of the cadet HQ building (now the cadet canteen), 1949 (DND, National Archives PA204493)

Paddling the assault boats on the IBT  (Infantry Basic Training) Course on the Commonage Pond south of the camp, 1949. This area is now just north of Predator Ridge Golf Course. (DND, National Archives PA204483)

Close up of the assault boats  on the Commonage Pond south of the camp, 1949 (DND, National Archives PA204482)

Cadets on the Signals course laying line aboard a Dodge 3/4 ton type D3 line truck, note the BCD markings and BC issued Government license plates (DND, National Archives PA204591)

Having laid the line, the cadets now test the phone line. Note the cadet on the right wearing cadet captain bars on his shirt as well as the equipment belt. (DND, National Archives PA204499)

Cadets white washing stones for their company headquarters. The tradition goes back to WWI and earlier with perhaps one of the finest example still existing in Calgary at Signal Hill, there lies Battalion numbers some 100 feet by 300 feet put down in Aug 1916.  (DND, National Archives PA204482)

Cadets operating the caterpillar tractor on the Operator Special Engineering Course, 1949 (DND, National Archives PA204489)

Cadets instructed on D&M Course (Driver & Mechanic) 1949 (DND, National Archives PA204483)

Signals course, driving the Willys Jeep, 1949 (DND, National Archives PA204482)

Col Cormack with cadets on Signals course (DND, National Archives PA204591)

Cadets operating the radar unit aboard a radar trailer on the FCE Course (Fire Control Equipment). This course lasted only a couple of years before be phased out. It is entirely possible that the low flying Piper Cub aircraft is being flown by Doug Kermode, known for his low level aerials of the camp as seen on page one of the photo gallery. (DND, National Archives PA204491)

Interior of the radar trailer.  (DND, National Archives PA204480)

 

Standing atop the radar trailer learning the finer points of the equipment, 1949 (DND, National Archives PA204479)

 

Cadets learning how to winch on D&M Course (Driver & Mechanic), the truck is an American built Diamond T 4-ton 6x6 T-969 wrecker more than likely belonging to RCEME unit from the coast, 1949 (DND, National Archives PA204478)

 

D&M Course, driving the trucks over steep slope, a requirement for any good military driver, various vehicles deployed including a Willys Jeep (upper left); Canadian 1942 type Ford 3-ton FC60L(far right); a Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4 D3 truck and three reverse-slope windshield Ford 3-ton 4x4 F60L trucks, 1949 (DND, National Archives PA204482)

 

Cadets winching a Chevrolet right-hand-drive 1500cwt C15a truck with a Dodge 3/4 ton type D3 truck, on the D&M course, 1949 (DND, National Archives PA204496)

 

Unidentified PPCLI officer with cadets on a radio hike, possibly IBT or Signals course (DND, National Archives PA204499)

 

Baseball on the old sports field now the parking lot in front of CE Production Centre, 1949.  (DND, National Archives PA204484)

While in Polson Park, Cadets from Seaforth Highlanders playing the bagpipes for two girls of Vernon's Macintosh Girls' Pipe Band.  (DND, National Archives)

 

 Times haven't changed much, enjoying an ice cream bar, note the NOCA logo formerly North Okanagan Creamery
Association (DND, National Archives)

 Tug of war (DND, National Archives)

 Soccer match (DND, National Archives)