Automatic Slideshow Of The Canadian Provost Corps "Golden Memories" of days long past.
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Slideshow depicts memorable photos of Provost Personnel during their service to their Country.
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In June 1970 members of the Canadian Forces Military Police at Canadian Forces Base Soest, Germany, are shown being briefed on the operations of the
Breathalyzer machine by Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman, Staff Sergeant Picton, the course training officer, on the far left. Pictured above, from left to
right are: Ssgt Picton, Cpl Doug Clements, Cpl Thistlethwaite, Cpl Snaglewiski and Captain Robert (Bob) Morey.
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The Regimental Police Section at Fort St Louis in Germany - 1957. Pictured above, from left to right are: LCpl Jim Lemieux,
Sgt Ouelette, LCpl MacDonald and LCpl MOM Labelle.
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Sergeant Don Tresham, right, is shown with Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sergeant Ray Williams
in Kingston, Ontario on the 29 May 1963. Note the replica of Canadian Provost Corps badge mounted behind
them.
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Seven members of the Canadian Provost Corps shown in the above photograph are believed to have been serving in Germany
in the Early fifties at the time the photo was taken.
Rear row: Cpl (retired CWO) John Smith, unidentified, unidentified and Cpl (Retired Sgt) Dave Williams
. Front row: All unidentified.
Rear row: Cpl (retired CWO) John Smith, unidentified, unidentified and Cpl (Retired Sgt) Dave Williams
. Front row: All unidentified.
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Two sharp C Pro C Drill Instructors shown on the left are Sgt Don Barber, left, and Corporal Jack Templeton both of whom
were well known for their outstanding smartness on the parade square.
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Volks Wagon Patrol Vehicles were acquired by 4 Provost Platoon for use as administrative and patrol vehicles in 1963 - 64. They were indeed
cheap to operate but limited in scope as a general use police vehicle. The V/W Patrol Car had long been utilized by the German Police for community
policing throughout the Country for decades.
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Senior NCO Training At The C Pro C School
Course 6801: Front row - Sgt GW Cassidy, Sgt JP (Joe) Cripps, Capt ABP (Robbie) Robertson, Lieutenant Colonel RI Luker, MC,CD, Commandant, MWO PF Gagnon, WO CA Calhoun, Sgt JM Genet and Sgt WN McLeod. Center row - Cpls' JD Rolfe, HM Thompson, FC Evans, JC Sloan, WH Purdy, OL Rafuse, JC Pineau, RR Van Tassel, LJ Bartlett, WB Robinson and JP Hache.
Rear row - Cpls' WJ Mitrikas, JA Crafter, FG Hummerstone, KS Natacheskie, LW Boehler, DR Chisholm, JN McCarney, A/Cpl SN McCurley, L/Sgt RA Frost, Cpl JA Picard and Cpl RD Fisher.
Course 6801: Front row - Sgt GW Cassidy, Sgt JP (Joe) Cripps, Capt ABP (Robbie) Robertson, Lieutenant Colonel RI Luker, MC,CD, Commandant, MWO PF Gagnon, WO CA Calhoun, Sgt JM Genet and Sgt WN McLeod. Center row - Cpls' JD Rolfe, HM Thompson, FC Evans, JC Sloan, WH Purdy, OL Rafuse, JC Pineau, RR Van Tassel, LJ Bartlett, WB Robinson and JP Hache.
Rear row - Cpls' WJ Mitrikas, JA Crafter, FG Hummerstone, KS Natacheskie, LW Boehler, DR Chisholm, JN McCarney, A/Cpl SN McCurley, L/Sgt RA Frost, Cpl JA Picard and Cpl RD Fisher.
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From left to right in the above photo are: Ssgt George E Grant, MM, CD, Mrs Norma Farrington, wife of Sgt Dave Farrington,
cutting the Corps Anniversary cake at Edmonton, Alberta in 1958, and RSM (WO1) G.C. Christie.
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Members of the Canadian Provost Corps are shown in the above photo being served their traditional Christmas
dinner by officers at Camp Jericho Beach, BC in 1960. From left to right are: Cpl Ed Hartley, LCpl Terry Roberts, LCpl
Ned Rail, LCpl Ivan Hunt, and LCpl Jock Conlan. Servers are Capt R. Stinson (Area Provost Marshal, BC area) and
Capt Tripp, Paymaster, BC Area
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Former member of the Canadian Provost Corps, LCpl Samuel W. (Sam) Craig is relaxing while on duty.
Sam served previousy with the Armoured Corps during WWII, re-enlisting following the War into the Canadian Provost Corps,
attaining the rank of Sergeant.
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Members of the Corps making a monetary presentation to the Jericho Hill School for the Blind, Vancouver, BC in 1961, monies
that were collected throughout the Canadian Army through the C Pro C Blind Fund, a registered national charity that was established
by former Canadian Army Provost Marshal, the late Colonel JR Stone, CM, DSO, MC, CD, who himself had a daughter that was blind.
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The above photos of two former members of the Canadian Provost Corps, Sgt Joe Schiller and Lance Corporal Don MacLeod,
along with several unidentified military colleagues while en route to C.A.L.E., London, England, in 1962 on aboard the ship, The Empress
Of England..
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The above photos of two former members of the Canadian Provost Corps, Sgt Joe Schiller and Lance Corporal Don MacLeod,
along with several unidentified military colleagues while en route to C.A.L.E., London, England, in 1962 on aboard the ship, The Empress
Of England..
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Former members of the Canadian Provost Corps undergoing training at Camp Borden, Ontario sometime during the period 1943 - 1945.
Shown on the left, front is Lance Corporal (LCpl) Rodolphe Larose..
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Camp Shilo Provost Detachment 1950's
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Shown from left to right are members of the Special Investigations' Unit (SIU) who attended the Field Investigators Course in 1975 at SIU HQ, Ottawa.
Front row: Cpl Mitchell (SIU Section, Ottawa), Sgt Connell (SIU HQ), Capt Ed Pfhal (SIU HQ), LCCol RT (Bert) Hall (Commanding Officer), Sgt Dodge (SIU Section, Ottawa), MWO Sobey (SIU HQ).
Rear row: MCpl Lockyear (SIU Section, Ottawa), Sgt Cochrane (SIU Section, Ottawa), Cpl Harry Kimble (SIU Section, Ottawa), Cpl Ray Giguere (SIU Section, Ottawa), MCpl Marchand (SIU Section, Baggotville), MCpl Lamontange (SIU Section, Montreal), MCpl Lalonde (SIU Section, Ottawa) and Sgt Vic Cromarty.
Front row: Cpl Mitchell (SIU Section, Ottawa), Sgt Connell (SIU HQ), Capt Ed Pfhal (SIU HQ), LCCol RT (Bert) Hall (Commanding Officer), Sgt Dodge (SIU Section, Ottawa), MWO Sobey (SIU HQ).
Rear row: MCpl Lockyear (SIU Section, Ottawa), Sgt Cochrane (SIU Section, Ottawa), Cpl Harry Kimble (SIU Section, Ottawa), Cpl Ray Giguere (SIU Section, Ottawa), MCpl Marchand (SIU Section, Baggotville), MCpl Lamontange (SIU Section, Montreal), MCpl Lalonde (SIU Section, Ottawa) and Sgt Vic Cromarty.