196th Western Universities Battalion - Mess
- A-1127
- Stuk
- 1916
Soldiers seated for meal at outdoor tables. Four soldiers working at left; six soldiers standing at right. Tents and other buildings in background.
196th Western Universities Battalion - Mess
Soldiers seated for meal at outdoor tables. Four soldiers working at left; six soldiers standing at right. Tents and other buildings in background.
196th Western Universities Battalion - Review
Soldiers in line formation in an open field at Camp Hughes, Manitoba, marching past Brigadier General J. Hughes and other officers as they salute. "B" Company, made up of University of Saskatchewan volunteers, would form the second line under the command of Major J.P. Oliver (Engineering), C.J. Mackenzie (Engineering) being a platoon commander.
196th Western Universities Battalion - No. 5 Platoon - Group Photo
Four rows of soldiers in uniform at the front entrance of the College Building. Sign at their feet reads: "Platoon 5, 196th Batt. W.U. Saskatchewan."
196th Western Universities Battalion - Sask "B" Company - Group Photo
Western Universities Battalion on parade and standing in line formation in an open field. The book is braced and held by hand. Caption beneath the photograph reads "B (Sask.) Co. 196th Western Universities Battalion."
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Parade Float
COTC cadet in battle dress and another as student seated on float. Two Union Jack flags visible as well as draped armaments. Sign on float reads: "Both the pen and the sword."
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; house and 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 - Band - Group Photo
COTC band members seated or standing with instruments. Taken outside Saskatoon Armouries in winter.
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.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Training
COTC cadets standing at attention in two rows while wearing gas masks. Flags and emblems on wall in background at Saskatoon Armouries.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Training
Three members of COTC Pistol Club practicing (and not looking comfortable) with handguns during weapons training.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Training
COTC cadets receiving handgun instruction from instructor at Rutherford Rink.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Training
COTC cadets with packs, helmets and rifles practicing field tactics, some lying on ground behind short barrier [bench] at Rutherford Rink.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Three rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; taken outside Saskatoon Armouries.
Canadian Officers' Training Corps - Officers - Group Photo
Two rows of COTC officers in uniforms and hats; taken outside Saskatoon Armouries.