Chapter VIII
Training the Army Overseas

Footnotes

1. Memorandum "Organization and Administration of Canadian Forces Overseas", 7 Dec 39, H.Q.C. 8249, vol. 1.

2. War Office letter 79/Mob/3259 (S.D.1(b)), 25 Jan 40, C.M.H.Q. file 1/Formations/1.

3. Crerar to Under-Sec. of State, War Office, 27 Feb 40, C.M.H.Q. file 1/Formations/ 1/2.

4. C.M.H.Q. file 1/Comm/1/2. Memorandum of discussion at War Office, by Lt. Col. G. R. Turner, 16 Mar 40, ibid.

5. Documents on C.M.H.Q. file 6/1 Div/4.

6. "Visit of G.O.C. 1 Cdn. Div. to C.I.G.S. 22 Dec. 1939", memo by Lt.-Col. Turner, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., December 1939, Appendix XII-22.

7. Ibid., Appendix XII-27.

8. W.D., Edmonton Regt., 8 Jan 40. Preliminary Training Syllabus, 22 Jan to 17 Feb 40, W.D., Toronto Scottish Regt., February 1940, Appendix I.

9. Notes for Conference at H.Q. 3rd Brigade, 25 Jan 40, W.D., H.Q. 3rd Inf. Bde., January 1940, Appendix III.

10. Particulars of Personnel of 1st Cdn. Division and Ancillary Troops on Courses as of 9 Jun 40, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Gen/1/2.

11. Memo by Lt: Col. Turner of meeting, 22 Feb 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., February 1940, Appendix XLVII.

12. Appendix "G" to 1st Div. Training Instruction No. 1, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., December 1939, Appendix XII-27. W.D., H.Q. 3rd Inf. Bde., January 1940, Appendix 1. W.D., H.Q. 1st Inf. Bde., 9 Mar 40. "Notes on Training of 1 Canadian Division", by Maj. G. G. Simonds [Feb 1940], H.Q. 1st Div. file 1 CD/GS 4-8.

13. W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., 18-20 Jan 40.

14. Memo by S.O.M.E., 1st Cdn Div., 20 Feb 40, H.Q. 1st Div. file 1 CD/GS 4-8.

15. W.D., H.Q. 1st Inf. Bde., 17 Apr 40.

16. Memo of discussion at Camberley, 30 Mar 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., March 1940, Appendix LXXVII.

17. Telegram, McNaughton for Rogers, 18 Feb 40, ibid., February 1940, Appendix XLIII.

18. The Times, 29 Jan 40.

19. Summary of Training Progress Reports for week ending 3 Feb 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., February 1940, Appendix X.

20. General Report, 1st Div., week ending 24 Feb 40, H.Q. 1st Div. file 1 CD/GS 4-8.

21. 1st Div. Orders, Nos. 291, 2 Feb 40, and 431, 17 Feb 40, W.D., A.A. & Q.M.G., H.Q. 1st Div., February 1940, Appendix I. Telegram, Equip IA-516, M.G.O. to Can militry, 18 Mar 40, C.M.H.Q. file 1/Conf /1/2.

22. Minutes of Divisional Conference No. 4, 12 Feb 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., February 1940, Appendix XXV.

23. General Reports, March and April 1940, on H.Q. 1st Div. file 1 CD/GS 4-8.

24. General Report for week ending 27 Apr 40, ibid. W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., 18 Mar 40.

25. "General Points Noted during G.O.C.'s Inspection", 10 Apr 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., April 1940.

26. 1st Div. Training Instruction No. 2, 9 Mar 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., March 1940, Appendix XXVI.

27. 1st Div. Training Instruction No. 2, para. 6(a).

28. W.D., Royal Canadian Regt., 30 Apr 40.

29. W.Ds., infantry units, 1st Div., April 1940.

30. Ibid.

31. United Kingdom records.

32. W.Ds., 8th Army Field Regt., 13 Apr 40, and 11th Army Field Regt., 20 Apr 40.

33. W.Ds., 1st Field Regt., 27 Dec 39 and 2nd Field Regt., 22 Dec 39.

34. W.Ds., 1st and 2nd Field Regts., 30 Apr 40, and 3rd Field Regt., 12 May 40.

35. W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., January 1940, Memo of meeting held by G.O.C. 1st Div. on artillery training, 25 Jan 40. W.D., 3rd Field Regt., I May 40.

36. W.Ds., 1st, 3rd, 4th and 12th Field Coys., April and May 1940.

37. W.D., H.Q. 1st Inf. Bde., 17 Apr 40.

38. 1st Div. Training Instruction No. 3, 27 Apr 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., April 1940, Appendix LXIII.

39. General Report for week ending 17 Aug 40, H.Q. 1st Corps file 1/104 (G).

40. General Report for week ending 27 Jul 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 7th Corps, Appendix XXXVIII.

41. General Report, weeks ending 1 and 8 Jun 40 (H.Q. 1st Div. file 1 CD/GS 4-8), 17 and 25 Aug and 8 Sep 40 (H.Q. 1st Corps file 1/104 (G)).

42. Walford to Senior Officer, 7 Apr 40, C.M.H.Q. file 1/Infm/1.

43. "Arrivals in UK from Canada, 1940", compiled by A.G. Stats, C.M.H.Q.

44. 2nd Div. Training Instruction, 4 Sep 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 2nd Div., September 1940, Appendix 6.

45. W.D., G.S., H.Q. 2nd Div., 8 Aug 40.

46. G.S. letter, 21 Oct 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 2nd Div., October 1940, Appendix 55.

47. Information on C.M.H.Q. file 1/Release Equip/1. General Reports for weeks ending 1 Feb 41 and 13 Sep 41, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/2.

48. 2nd Div. General Report for period ending 12 Oct 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 2nd Div., October 1940, Appendix 35. W.Ds., 6th Field Regt., 15-25 Oct 40, and 4th Field Regt., 30 Nov 40.

49. 2nd Div. General Report for period ending 23 Nov 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 2nd Div., November 1940, Appendix 49. W.D., H.Q. 4th Inf. Bde., 12 Dec 40.

50. Canadian Corps Special Secret Routine Order, 25 Dec 40, W.D., G.S., H.Q. Cdn Corps, December 1940, Appendix LXXII.

51. Unsigned "Memo. on Canadian Training School", 4 Jul 40, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Trg School/ 1.

52. Memo by Lt.-Col. F. C. Hanington, 25 Jun 40, ibid.

53. Extract from memo of meeting at C.M.H.Q., 30 Aug 40, C.M.H.Q. file 9/Com-Prom/1.

54. Turner to Senior Officer C.M.H.Q., 23 Jun 40, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Trg School/1.

55. Ibid.

56. "Memo on Canadian Training School", above, note 51. Turner to Senior Officer, C.M.H.Q., 23 Jun 40, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Trg School/1.

57. Tel. GS 862, Defensor to Canmilitry, ibid.

58. Instructions for 1st Course, 31 Jul 40, ibid.

59. "Memo. on Canadian Training School", above, note 51.

60. Hanington to B.G.S., 7 Oct 40, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Trg School/1.

61. Documents on ibid.

62. Tel. GS 2057, McNaughton to Crerar, 24 Sep 40, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Staff/3.

63. Exchange of telegrams in ibid.

64. Documents on ibid. W.D., Junior War Staff Course (Overseas), 2 Jan 41.

65. 7th Corps Training Instruction No. 1, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 7th Corps, September 1940, Appendix CXVI.

66. General Reports "for 7 Corps Cdn personnel", October-November 1940, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/2.

67. Report No. 11, Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 22 Feb 41. Cf. Report No. 13, 8 Mar 41, and Cdn Corps report on "FOX" and "DOG", 8 Mar 41, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Exercises/5.

68. Cdn Corps Report. on Exercise "HARE", 22 Apr 41, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Exercises/5. Report No. 23, Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 26 Apr 41. On "BENITO", W.D., G.S., H.Q. 2nd Div., April 1941, Appendix 1.

69. Report No. 34 of Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 31 Jul 41. Exercise papers, and "Closing Address by the Army Commander", C.M.H.Q. file 2/Exercises/5.

70. Report on conference, Maj. C. P. Stacey to B.G.S., C.M.H.Q., 10 Oct 41, C.M.H.Q. file 3/Ex. Bumper/1.

71. Notes of Field Censors (Home) on Canadian Army mail examined 29 Sep-12 Oct 41.

72. Report on conference, above, note 70. Report No. 49, Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 27 Oct 41. Exercise papers, and comments by C.-in-C. Home Forces, C.M.H.Q. file 3/Ex. Bumper/1.

73. W.D., Cdn Training School, 5 May 41.

74. Ibid., 15 Jun, I Sep, 11 Sep, 11 Nov, and 30 Nov 41, and September-December 1941 generally. "Training Resume-C.T.S.", July 1940 to October 1941, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Reports/4.

75. W.D., Cdn Training School, October 1941, Appendices 1 and 3.

76. The Instructors' Handbook on Fieldcraft and Battle Drill, reprinted in Canada December 1942.

77. W.D., Cdn Training School, July 1941.

78. Information from Lt: Col. H. R. Chater, 4 Aug 44, Report No. 123 of Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 31 Aug 44. W.D., Calgary Highlanders, September 1941, 22 Oct 41, November 1941.

79. Minutes of Staff Conference, 20 Nov 41, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., November 1941, Appendix 25.

80. General Report for week ending 20 Dec 41, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/2.

81. General Report for week ending 27 Dec 41, ibid. Information from Maj. J. E. Ganong, Report No. 58, Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 19 Jan 42.

82. W.D., H.Q. 1st Army Tank Bde., 8 Jul 41. General Reports for weeks ending 31 Jan and 7 Feb 42, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/2.

83. General Reports for weeks ending 16 Aug, 6 Sep, 13 Sep and 22 Nov 41, ibid.

84. United Kingdom records. Returns on C.M.H.Q. file 1/Min Rets Equip/1.

85. Report No. 18, Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 22 Mar 41, and Addendum, 26 May 41.

86. C.M.H.Q. to War Office, 27 Mar 41, C.M.H.Q. file 1/Release A.A. Equip/1.

87. Equipment State, C.M.H.Q. file 1/Min Rets Equip/1.

88. Documents on C.M.H.Q. file 3/A.D.G.B. /1, and see Report No. 57 of Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 30 Dec 41.

89. W.D., H.Q. 1st A.A. Bde., January 1942.

90. Page to C.M.H.Q., 11 Jan 41, W.D., A. & Q., H.Q. Cdn Base Units, January 1941, Appendix 6.

91. See, e.g., W.D., No. 1 Armoured Corps Holding Unit, 31 Oct 41. Documents on C.M.H.Q. file 2/Reinf/1.

92. W.D., G.S., H.Q. Cdn Corps, November 1941, Appendix 35, and February 1942, Appendix 34.

93. Cdn Corps Training Instruction No. 6.

94. GOC 4-0, 26 Mar 42.

95. Ibid.

96. Documents on C.M.H.Q. files 3/Ex BEAVER/3 and 3/Ex EAVER/4. Report No. 70 of Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 18 May 42.

97. Canmilitry to Defensor, 1 Jun42, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/2/2.

98. General Report, week ending 31 May 42, ibid.

99. Documents on C.M.H.Q. file 3/Ex TIGER/2. Report No. 73, Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 24 Jun 42.

100. GOC 4-0.

101. General Report, First Cdn Army, week ending 8 Aug 42, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/11. Diary of Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 3 Aug 42.

102. Papers in Crerar memoranda file, Historical Section. General Report, First Cdn Army, week ending 25 Jul 42, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/11.

103. General Report, First Cdn Army, week ending 5 Sep 42, ibid.

104. Instructions for Exercise "BLACKBOY", 9 Nov 42, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 1st Div., November 1942, Appendix 11.

105. 5th Armd. Div. Weekly Progress Report, week ending 13 Jun 42, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/1/4.

106. 5th Armd. Div. Training Instruction No. 11, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 5th Div., September 1942, Appendix 2.

107. Ibid., June 1942, Appendix 7-13, Exercise "RAM III"; November 1942, Appendix 16, Exercise "ENDEAVOUR";and December 1942, Appendix 2, Exercise "MISSION."

108. Penhale to Senior Officer C.M.H.Q., 10 Apr 42, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Battle School/ 1, and Young to Commandant Cdn Training School, 14 Jul 42, C.M.H.Q. file 2/ Battle School/1/2.

109. W.D., Cdn Training School, 4 Dec 42.

110. Tel. GST 192, Defensor to Canmilitry, 11 Feb 42, C.M.H.Q. file 6/OCTU/1. B.G.S., First Cdn Army, to Senior Officer C.M.H.Q., 5 Aug 42, ibid.

111. W.D., Cdn Training School, December 1942.

112. Weekly Progress Reports, 28 Mar-3 Apr 42 and 5 Sep-11 Sep 42, W.D., H.Q. 1st Anti-Aircraft Bde., April 1942, Appendix 1 and September 1942, Appendix 3.

113. Cdn Liaison, Cdn Corps, to Senior Officer C.M.H.Q., 21 Jan 42, W.D., No. 1 Radio Location Unit, January 1942, Appendix 2.

114. W.D., No. 1 Radio Location Unit, especially 31 May 43.

115. "History of I Canadian School of Artillery (Overseas)". Overseas R.O. 5418.

116. Circulars, 28 Sep 42, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 4th Armd. Div., September 1942, Appendix 26. W.D., South Alberta Regt., 2 and 14 Oct 42.

117. 4th Armd. Div. Training Instruction No. 10, 8 Oct. 42, W.D., G.S., H.Q. 4th Armd. Div., October 1942, Appendix 6.

118. W.D., H.Q. 1st Inf. Bde., December 1942. Documents in C.M.H.Q. file 2/Comb Ops/1.

119. W.D., H.Q. 8th Inf. Bde., November 1942.

120. W.D., Highland Light Infantry of Canada, December 1942.

121. General Report, First Cdn Army, weeks ending 28 Nov and 26 Dec 42, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/11.

122. Ibid., weeks ending 12 and 19 Dec 42 and 9 and 16 Jan 43.

123. W.Ds., G.S., H.Qs. 1st Div., December 1942 and January 1943, and 3rd Div., December 1942.

124. Weekly Training Reports, 1st Div. file 1 CD/GS 4-0-3.

125. Ibid. W.D., 14th Army Tank Regt., January 1943.

126. Documents in C.M.H.Q. files 1/Attach Ops/1, 8/Attach Ops/1, 8/Attach Ops/ 1/2 and 18/N. Africa/1.

127. Reports by Lt.-Col.W. A.Bean,C.M.H.Q. file 1/M.E./1/2.

128. Records on C.M.H.Q. file 18/N. Africa/1.

129. Letter of Capt. G. M. MacLachlan, Royal Regiment of Canada, 14 Feb 43, Report No. 95 of Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 12 May 43.

130. Documents on C.M.H.Q. file 1/M.E./ 1/2. Report No. 95 of Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q.

131. "Minutes of a Conference held at H.Q. First Cdn Army, 10th January 1943" (Personal Diary, Gen. McNaughton, January 1943, Appendix "M").

132. B.G.S., First Cdn Army to formation commanders, 20 Jan 43, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Ex Spartan/1.

133. Comment by Maj.-Gen. H. A. Young, 15 Jul 52, H.Q.C. 1453-21-5, vol. 2.

134. Tel. GS 560, Canmilitry to Defensor, 13 Mar 43, C.M.H.Q. file 2/Ex Spartan/ 1/2. On role as planned, Tel. GS 4260, Canmilitry to Defensor, Stuart from McNaughton, 2 Jan 43, C.M.H.Q. file 1/ Cdn Army/1/2.

135. G.H.Q. Exercise "SPARTAN": Comments by Commander-in-Chief Home Forces. G.H.Q. Exercise "SPARTAN": Narrative of Events. Ops Filter Room Log, H.Q. Second Army. Report No. 94, Historical Officer, C.M.H.Q., 12 May 43.

136. Tel. GS 560, above, note 134.

137. W.D., Cdn Training School, September 1943.

138. General Report, First Cdn Army, various weeks ending 2 Apr-17 Dec 43, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/11.

139. W.D., G.S., H.Q. First Cdn Army, August 1943, Appendix 7, and December 1943, Appendix 16.

140. Ibid., April 1943, Appendix A, and November 1943, Appendix 12.

141. General Report, First Cdn Army, various weeks, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/11. Comment by Maj.-Gen. E. L. M. Burns, 2 Jul 52, H.Q.C. 1453-21-5, vol. 2. W.Ds., G.S., H.Q. 5th Amid. Div., April-October 1943; G.S., H.Q. 4th Amid. Div., September-December 1943; G.S., H.Q. 2nd Corps, September-October 1943 (Report on "GRIZZLY II", Appendix 29 to Oct. diary).

142. General Report, First Cdn Army, various weeks, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/ 11. C.M.H.Q. Location Statements Nos. 23 and 24, with amendments. Lt.-Gen. Sir F. Morgan, Overture to Overlord (London, 1950), Chap. IV.

143. First Cdn Army Training Directive No. 18, 15 Dec 43, W.D., G.S., H.Q. First Cdn Army, December 1943, Appendix 16.

144. "Weekly Progress Report to Canada", weeks ending 11 Mar-20 May 44, C.M.H.Q. file 4/Progress/11/2.

145. Canadian Infantry Association: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, 1948, 72-3.



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