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> > army-digest         Saturday, February 5 2000     
>    Volume 01 : Number 022
> > 
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> > Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2021 09:53:18 PST
> > From: "celine garbay" <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: Kangaroos
> > 
> > You know, sometime last year I received a call at
> our Orderly Room from a
> > man in Ontario who has just recently published a
> book - and I believe it was
> > on Kangaroos in Canada.  I can't remember off-hand
> the name of this man or
> > the name of his book....I'll try to find out, but
> in the meantime perhaps
> > calling around to some book publishers in Ontario
> may shed some light.
> > Celine
> > 
> > >From: "Lawson" <[email protected]>
> > >Reply-To: [email protected]
> > >To: <[email protected]>
> > >Subject: Re: Kangaroos
> > >Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2021 09:00:30 -0800
> > >
> > >Clive:
> > >   I Know of no Kangaroos in Canada, however in
> late 1960s there were
> > >modified kangaroos in the Camp Borden ARV Meaford
> area I remember circa
> > >1969
> > >at least four being worked on at Base Maintenance
> Borden and used in
> > >conjunction with Combat Arms School Training.
> > >   I was working with CAS Special warfare at the
> time never worked directly
> > >with them but did observe them. the kicker was
> that I think they were
> > >modified Sherman not Ram hulls. What happened to
> them disposal wise I am
> > >unaware of. But at the time everything heavy in
> Borden was going to
> > >Levy.That where most of Meaford ARV Armour went.
> The Camp attempted to find
> > >Legions etc to accept some hulls but I think only
> two or three were sent
> > >out
> > >free, One to legion in Collingwood and another to
> Legion in Meaford. ( That
> > >Vehicle now returned to Meaford Training Area.
> > >   Background information the Borden Museum has
> the a Photo album and
> > >personnel Document's in binder of a Trooper
> MacLean?(unsure last name
> > >spelling) Who was posted into what became 1st
> Canadian Carrier Regiment in
> > >1944 excerpts from History original soft covered
> Regimental Association
> > >History, and new hard cover edition. Documents
> include Service Books, short
> > >History 79 Div. Photos of Canadian and British
> Girls, Mementoes etc,
> > >Artifacts have a mint condition noncut out set of
> 1 CAR Flashes, Formation
> > >Patches which includes Pacific Force Formation.
> Trooper Volunteered for
> > >Pacific Force came home early granted leave and
> war ended while he was on
> > >leave.
> > >   A few pictures of Belgium/Netherlands but a
> fair amount of a laagered
> > >Troop, some minor parades on Regimental photo all
> taken in Netherlands
> > >after
> > >cease fire NWE.
> > >   Many of photos also show after Regiment stood
> down some personnel wound
> > >up
> > >in England at a Armored Replacement Depot ROC.
> Photos identify unit and
> > >very
> > >much the fact that most British Personnel ( both
> Military & Civilian) were
> > >female.
> > >   I catalogued those items into collection last
> fall. However as I have
> > >been
> > >laid off by Borden Museum I suggest you contact
> them directly
> > >
> > >    Keith Lawson
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: <[email protected]>
> > >To: <[email protected]>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2021 12:06 PM
> > >Subject: Kangaroos
> > >
> > >
> > > > Know any Kangaroos??
> > > > The 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier
> Regimental Association is
> > > > looking for former members of the 1CAPC, the
> 123LAD (RCOC attached) and
> > >the
> > > > 1CAPC Sigs Sqdn. The 1CAPC was unique in being
> the only Regiment which
> > >was
> > > > formed, fought and disbanded outside of
> Canada.
> > > > A tribute was established in Holland last year
> on a private initiative
> > >and
> > > > in Canada we are tryng to establish another
> memorial. The Kangaroos were
> > >RAM
> > > > tanks*, with the turret removed. These then
> functioned as battlefield
> > >taxis.
> > > > As part of the British 79th Div they were the
> first complete Canadian
> > > > fighting unit in Germany.
> > > > Any names and addresses can be passed to me
> for forwarding to the newly
> > > > formed association.
> > > >
> > > > Thnx,
> > > >
> > > > Clive M. Law
> > > >
> > > >  *The original Squadron used US-made Priest SP
> with the gun removed,
> > >hence
> > > > the nick-name 'unfrocked' priests.
> > > >
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> > 
> > Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2021 10:21:42 -0800
> > From: "Bradley Sallows"
> <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: Kangaroos
> > 
> > >I Know of no Kangaroos in Canada
> > 
> > On one of the myriad AFV sites on the web (Achtung
> Panzer!, I think), I saw a
> > reference including photo of a mob of Kangaroos
> sitting in a scrap yard in Spain
> > or Portugal.  Supposedly they may still be there.
> > 
> > Brad Sallows
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