History

Annex G - C & E Historical Events by Month

December
Day Year Event
1915 3rd Canadian Division Signal Company formed in France
1916 Royal Flying Corps, Canada authorized by Britain
1918 Royal Canadian Naval Air Service disbanded
1940 1 Canadian Special Wireless Section, Type B formed
1946 Radio station CHAK went on the air at Aklavik
1971 HMCS Gloucester closed and training transferred to CFSCEE
1977 1st Canadian Signal Regiment badge was approved
4 1961 Authority for RCSIGS Museum requested
5 1944 Canadians took Ravenna, Italy
6 1917 Halifax explosion
7 1941 Canada declared war on Japan
8 1941 Japanese attack Hong Kong
9 1918 Wireless Telegraphy Report Centre opened at Bonn Germany
9 1958 UNOGIL operations ended in Lebanon
12 1901 Marconi received the first tansAtlantic wirless signals at St John's
12 1941 Canadians at Hong Kong (including 32 Canadian signalmen) engaged Japanese
14 1918 2 Divisional Signals CEF arrived at Bonn
13 1929 First RCSIGS officers mess opened at Camp Borden
15 1918 1st Divisional Signals CEF reached Marienburg-Kiln
15 1919 Non-Permanent Active Militia Signals authorized
15 1920 Canadian Permanent Signal Corps authorized
17 1992 The last Canadians left 254 (UNFICYP) Signal Squadron in Cyprus
18 1961 Authority for RCSIGS Museum granted
18 1952 Soldier Apprentice Training Squadron authorized at Kingston
18 1968 CFS Mill Cove commissioned
20 1988 UNAVEM authorized
23 1900 Canadian Reginald Fessenden makess first intelligable voice radio transmission
23 1939 First Canadian troops (1 Canadian Division) arrived at Plymouth Sound, England
25 1941 Hong Kong surrendered
28 1943 Canadians captured Ortona, Italy
31 1931 Mad Trapper of Rat River saga began. It lasted 40 days

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