History

Annex G - C & E Historical Events by Month

September
Day Year Event
  1937 Colonel Elroy Forde became commandant of Canadian Signal Training Centre
  1939 Special wireless or "Y" work (radio interception) began
  1957 RCSIGS ordered to turn NWT&Y over to DOT
  1971 Canadian Forces Base Clinton closed
1 1939 General Order 135 announced a "state of apprehended war" placing the Canadian military on a war footing and initiating mobilization
1 1939 1st Canadian Divisional Signals formed at Barriefield
1 1944 Canadians liberated Dieppe
1 1944 1 Canadian Army came under 21st Army Group
1 1958 1 Canadian Infantry Division Signal Regiment, 4 CIBG Signal Troop and 3 RCHA Signal Troop disbanded
1 1992 Long Range Communication Troop (LRCT) transferred to 79 Communication Regiment
1 1994 Land Engineering and Test Establishment in Ottawa disbanded
2 1944 Canadians captured San Giovanni, Italy
2 1945 Japanese sign surrender documents
2 1975 Air Command Headquarters formed at Winnipeg
3 1939 Britain declared war on Germany. Canada was not committed
3 1941 OPERATION GAUNTLET - Canadian personnel withdrew from Spitzbergen
3 1943 1st Canadian Division landed at Reggio Italy
3 1943 Italy signed surrender documents
5-7 1987 C & E Branch Reunion at Kingston
7 1939 1st Division was presented with its Signal flag
8 1944 Canadians captured Nieuport and Ostend, Belgium
8 1977 Canadian Forces Station Sydney operated a two height finder radar station for the last time
8 1977 1 Canadian Signal Regiment moved into a new building, E-30, in Kingston
9 1944 Canadians captured Bruges, Belgium
9 1945 World War II ended
9 1945 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Regiment disbanded at Hilversum Holland
10 1939 Canada declared war on Germany
10 1961 HMCS Inuvik commissioned
13 1915 The Canadian Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Force, was formed
14 1994 The contract for construction of a new C & E Museum was signed
15 1940 Conscription - single men 21 -24 called up
16 1914 Canadian Aviation Corps (Canada's first air element) was personally authorized by Sir Sam Hughes
16 1916 Canadians captured Courcelette
16 1939 Canada decided to despatch a military force to Europe
18 1944 Canadian Radar technicians land by glider at Arnhem, Netherlands
18 1986 Official birthday of the Reserve Electronic Warfare Squadron, Kingston
18 1993 The Reserve Electronic Warfare Squadron, Kingston was transferred to CFSRS from 70 Comm Gp
20 1914 1st Canadian Division Cyclist Company (Corps of Guides) formed
20 1944 Calais surrendered to 3rd Canadian Division
21 1962 UNTEA authorized
21 1963 Freedom of City of Kingston granted to 1st Canadian Signal Regiment
21 1980 Torn tape relay ceased in CFCC
22 1944 3rd Canadian Division captured Boulogne
22 1963 RCSIGS Book of Remembrance dedicated at Kingston
28 1979 Alliance between 1 Canadian Signal Regiment and 1 (British) Armoured Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment approved
30 1955 HRH The Princess Royal (Princess Mary) visited Signals in Canada to 24 October

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