CMEA-AGMC Bagotville
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Trying To Contact WW II Sapper Vets
A Professor of History at Salem University in West Virginia, USA is currently in the process of writing a book concerning Allied engineering operations in World War II. He is interested in any interviews/oral testimonials of veterans who served in engineering units in the European Theater in World War II.
Engineer Members of Invictus Team Canada Team Announced
Four members of the CME family have been named to this year's Invictus Games taking part in Sydney, Australia. The international event, slated for October 20 to 27, aims to harness the power of sport to inspire the recovery and rehabilitation of physically and mentally injured military personnel and veterans.
The name 'Invictus' comes from the poem "Invictus," written in 1875 by William Ernest Henley, "I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul."
The Engineer members of the team are:
Counter-Terrorism Training in Jamaica – Facility Design and Construction
By Capt Mitchell Hargreaves, Design Officer and Capt Vincent Boivin, QA/QC Officer
Sappers Visit the Queen
By BGen Steve Irwin (Ret’d), Canadian Military Engineer Colonel Commandant
Governor General Honours Three Engineers
On behalf of the Queen, Her Excellency the Governor General has approved the award of a Meritorious Service Medal to CWO DE Hepditch serving as 12 Wing CWO Shearwater for inspiring leadership and exceptional professionalism as CWO of ITF=Iraq during the period May 16 until March 2017.
In addition, two RCE officers received the CDS Commendation as follows:
Lt John Edward Rogers Wood, Military Cross
John Edward Rogers Wood was born in Fernie, BC in 1906. He was educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto and graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1927 where he was an outstanding member of the football team. He graduated with a degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1930 and worked his profession until he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1940.
Lt John Leon Ward, 8th Field Squadron, Military Cross
The Engineers of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division had been in action since the beginning of August 1944. They had supported the advance along the Caen-Falaise Road and contributed to the closing of the Falaise Gap. The fight had been difficult.
Maj Malcolm Corsan Sutherland-Brown, 7th Field Company, Distinguished Service Order
Colonel Malcolm Sutherland-Brown served as Colonel-Commandant of the Canadian Military Engineers October 1982 - October 1988. He died in Ottawa in January 1999.