History

Annex G - C & E Historical Events by Month

October
Day Year Event
  1924 Fort Simpson and Edmonton NWT&Y stations opened
  1943 1st Canadian Corps arrived in Italy
  1953 Tri-service strategic telecommunications network reorganized on separate elemental lines
  1954 RCSIGS deployed to Toronto in aid to civil powers - Hurricane Hazel
  1970 OPERATION ESSAY deployment to Quebec in aid to civil powers
1 1919 Cable Censorship Section, Corps Reserve, Corps of Guides was established
1 1968 RCSofS became CFSCLOE
1 1968 Lieutenant-General S.F. Clark became Colonel Commandant of C & E Branch
1 1968 Integration of Canadian Forces
1 1968 RCSIGS Band became part of Canadian Forces Vimy Band and moved to Ottawa
1 1970 4 CMBG moved from Westphalia to Lahr in Germany
1 1978 OPERATION ANGORA - UNIFIL Lebanon ended for Canadians
1 1986 The C & E Home Station Fund was activated by the Museum to improve the C & E visibility image at CFB Kingston
3 1914 1st Canadian contingent departed for England
4 1947 OPERATION CANON. RCSIGS personnel (Sgt Cook, Sgt Judge) parachuted into Moffat Inlet, Baffin Island, to rescue the injured Canon Turner
6 1925 Aklavik opened as a NWT&Y station
6 1962 RCSIGS War Memorial unveiled at Vimy Barracks Kingston
7 1946 1st Canadian Divisional Signals redesignated 1 Infantry Division Signal Regiment
9 1952 1st Canadian Signal Regiment authorized at Camp Borden
10 1990 ONUVEH authorized
12 1917 Recruiting of Signals personnel ceased
13 1943 Italy declared war on Germany
14 1914 1st Canadian contingent arrived at Plymouth Sound, England
14 1943 31 Royal Air Force Radio School at Clinton became Number 5 RCAF Radio School
15 1943 Canadians captured Vinchalturo, Italy
15 1992 4 CMBG Signal Squadron closure parade at Lahr, Germany
18 1974 SAMSON contract let to Burroughs Business Machines Ltd
20 1923 Dawson City and Mayo Landing opened as NWT&Y stations
21 1910 Major Bruce Carruthers died in Kingston
21 1978 763 (Ottawa) Communication Regiment granted Freedom of City of Ottawa
22 1944 Canadians captured Cervis, Italy
22 1966 DOMREP ceased operation in the Dominican Republic
23 1952 1 Line Troop formed
23 1992 Colonel P. Morneault become Colonel Commandant of C & E
24 1903 Canadian Signalling Corps authorized
25 1973 UNEF II authorized
26 1926 Canadian Signals Association formed
30 1991 Hercules crashed at Alert as part of OPERATION BOXTOP
31 1956 England, France and Israel invaded the Suez Canal area of Egypt

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