196th Western Universities Battalion - No. 7 Platoon - Group Photo
- A-1118
- Item
- 1916
Five rows of soldiers of No. 7 Platoon in uniform and holding rifles; at Camp Hughes, Manitoba.
196th Western Universities Battalion - No. 7 Platoon - Group Photo
Five rows of soldiers of No. 7 Platoon in uniform and holding rifles; at Camp Hughes, Manitoba.
Air Force exhibit featuring a jet engine.
College of Pharmacy - Short Course - Group Photo
Indoor posed photo of participants of the Pharmacy Short Course given by Extension Division, including some uniformed members of the Armed Services.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Group Photo
Indoor posed image of four rows of COTC cadets and officers standing and sitting. Indoor scene with flags, trophies and photographs of military personnel; photographs of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on background wall.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - At Ease
Indoor elevated view of COTC officers in uniforms and hats standing at ease during break.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - [Engineers] - Group Photo
Cadets and officers stand on and in front of podium with a Royal Canadian Engineer emblem on it. Outdoor scene; unknown location.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Inspection
COTC officers and cadets being inspected by (l to r): Major-General W.A. Griesbach, W. Rea, J.S. Thomson, University President, and Hugh Edmunds; at Rutherford Rink.
Bio/Historical Note: Major General William Antrobus Griesbach, CB, CMG, DSO & Bar, VD, KC (3 January 1878 – 21 January 1945) was a Canadian politician, decorated soldier, mayor of Edmonton, and member of the House of Commons and of the Senate.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Group Photo
Elevated group photo of officers and cadets at Saskatoon Armouries.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Inspection
COTC officers and cadets in dress uniform and standing at attention at Saskatoon Armouries. Lights in rafters visible; flags and shields on background wall.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Band - Group Photo
COTC band members seated with instruments. Two drums in foreground; [Taken at Saskatoon Armories]; picket fence in background.
Bio/Historical Note: "One of the chief prices which Canada paid in the last war for her lack of preparation was the tragic waste of thousands of her best young men killed while fighting in the ranks because they had not been previously trained for a more useful career as officers. It is to prevent such a waste in any possible future war that every Canadian University is now giving facilities to its students to qualify as officers during their undergraduate course. Our own contingent of the C.O.T.C. came to life in January of this year and is already recruited up to a strength of 170." (The Spectrum, 1921). The Canadian Officers' Training Corps was a unit in the Active Militia of Canada. The Corps prepared university students for the examinations for a Lieutenant's or Captain's Commission and the universities granted course credit for COTC work. Senior commissions were held by faculty while all junior commissioned and non-commissioned ranks were open to undergraduates. Interest in the Corps declined in the 1950s and came to an end in 1964.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Group Photo
Posed indoor image of three rows of COTC cadets and officers standing and sitting. Flags, trophies and photographs of military personnel, and Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on background wall.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Group Photo
Posed indoor image of four rows of COTC cadets and officers standing and sitting. Flags, trophies and photographs of military personnel; photographs of King George VI and the Queen Mother on background wall.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Inspection
Inspection of COTC group, standing on podium are Major John S.M. Allely; J.S. Thomson, University President; and Norman K. Cram, University Registrar. E. Bruce McCorkell stands at attention next to podium. Winter scene.
Bio/Historical Note: "One of the chief prices which Canada paid in the last war for her lack of preparation was the tragic waste of thousands of her best young men killed while fighting in the ranks because they had not been previously trained for a more useful career as officers. It is to prevent such a waste in any possible future war that every Canadian University is now giving facilities to its students to qualify as officers during their undergraduate course. Our own contingent of the C.O.T.C. came to life in January of this year and is already recruited up to a strength of 170." (The Spectrum, 1921) The Canadian Officers' Training Corps was a unit in the Active Militia of Canada. The Corps prepared university students for the examinations for a Lieutenant's or Captain's Commission and the universities granted course credit for COTC work. Senior commissions were held by faculty while all junior commissioned and non-commissioned ranks were open to undergraduates. Interest in the Corps declined in the 1950s and came to an end in 1964.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Posed image of two rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; taken outside Saskatoon Armouries.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Posed indoor image of three rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats.