Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SIZLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Fiergt. Alajor Sergn l.ieut. I.ieut. I.ieut. Harry I.ieut. Capt. Sqdr. Sqdr. Wang I.ieut. Iflt. I, Lieut. Pilot Henry Gault, R.C.A.I ., lgnowy Owl Squadronil to be Pilot Omcer. if X IF -l. XI. Cape, R.C.A., Nl.B.Ii., who has been serving in Italy, to be Lieut. Colonel. ak if all Pilot R. 9. Gurd graduated last Nay at a Commonwealth Air Centre. wk ik 41 Col. Robert bloncel was promoted to Brigadier at the age of 27 years. He was at- tached in France to Headquarters No. 2 Corps after being General Staff Officer at No. I Headquarters. ,lf 44 Pk Ii. Usher Jones to I.ieut. Commander, after completing Five years service at sea. lk if if F.. Spafgford who landed on D Day with an Armored Regiment, to Captain. ii If Ulf Morgan is now a Flt. Lieut., R.A.l .T.C., India. X PF fl' David Lewis, R.C.N.V.R., has been on convoy duty in a Minesweeper, enjoying the change from Landing Craft. BF PF Pk J. P. G. Kemp, The Black Watch, previously reported wounded and missing but now returned to Canada, to be Major. wk ik ik Ldr. Hugh Norsworthy, R.C.A.F., who is now back at McGill after completing two tours of operations, was awarded the D.If.C. for work with the Typhoon VVing, 2nd Tactical Airforce, in France. all FF FF I.dr. .lim Stewart, R.C.A.I . was awarded the D.F.C. Qbloose Squadronj. wk Bk ik Comd. R. A. IXIcI.ernon, R.C.A.If. was awarded the D.F.C. Ulf PY Ik I-l. ll. NYright, R.C.N.Y.R., was wounded in Italy in May '44 and has been honour- ably discharged from active service. Bk if 44 ieut. G. R. H. Peck, R.C.A.I ., has been awarded the D.F.C. 5k FIG if Col. C. N. Drury, M.B.Ii., has been awarded the D.S.O. and promoted to Brigadier. :Y ik PF l6l

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SELWYN HQUSE SCHGOL --MAGAZIN -- Vol. 17, FUR THF SCHUUI, YE.-XR 1944- IW-15 SCHGGL NGTES The following Old Boys have been wounded during the PLIST year : e Capt. P. G. Kemp, The Black Watch. Lieut. C. KI. Patch, The Black XYatch, attached King! Shropshire Light Infantry. Capt. David Law, The Black YYatch. Capt. YY. K. G. Savage, NLC., R.C..-X. Lieut. Robin Lindsay, The Black YYateh. Major Philip H. Mackenzie, The Black XYateh. Capt. Donald Dawes, R.C..-X. Bdr. R. C. Smith, Light .-Xiiti-:Xircral-t Regiment. Pk ik Ca t. George .-X. Elaers, 22nd Canadian .-Xrmored Regiment. lCanadian Grenadier Guards.l P e - Capt. Selby B. Stewart, The Black XYateli. YVing Commander Ii. .-X. Beardmore, R.C.A.F. has been intiured on active service overseas. Pk 211 Promotions, and other news items from the Services : -' Lieut. Rt. Hon. Lord Shanghnessy lBillyl, 22nd Armored Regt. lCanadian Grenadier Guardsl to he Captain. Lieut. G. Perodeau, was appointed .-X.D.C. to Lieut. Gen. H. D. G. Crerar. BF PF ak Lieut. YVilCler Pentield, KNO. 1 Canadian Wireless Section in Italyl to be Captain. l5l

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1944-1945 Capt. YV. G. F. Turpin, Canadian Grenadier Guards, has arrived in Montreal after service overseas. FF 14 wk Lieut. R. CBobbyD Savage, R.C.N.V.R. is a Signalling Othcer lNorth Atlantic convoy.,l Pk 31 7F Sqdr. Ldr. D. Farrell, R.C.A.F., was mentioned in Despatches in the New Years Honour List. PF IF Bk Sqdr. Ldr. Dal. Russel was recently promoted to YVing Commander after three complete tours of operations. His decorations include the D.S.O. and D.F.C. and Bar. Lieut. Egan Chambers, P.P.C.L.I., has been awarded the lNl.C. if ll! wk Lieut. Col. YY. C. Leggat, R.C..-X., was promoted to Brigadier. PF PF if Major G. A. Ross, The Black Xvatch, who later transferred to the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, fNorth Africa and Italyl, was awarded the D.S.O. ik if if Capt. YV. K. G. Savage was awarded the M.C. Pk ik Bk Lieut. Selby Stewart, The Black NVatch, received the Commander in Chiefs certificate for gallantry on the Western front. ik wk if Interesting photographs and a description of Prison Camp life in Germany appeared in the local newspapers recently from Lieut. Daniel Doheny, reported a prisoner ot war in our last issue. if 44 FK Capt. F. Nobbs has been liaison oiicer attached to the R.C..-LF. in Holland. if ik Ik Elliot Frost is now a Lieutenant in the R.C.N.Y.R. 4: PF all VVe recently met Lieut. Roy Hastings, R.C.N.V.R. who has been on convoy duty, North Atlantic, and Lieut. David Hodgson, R.C.N.V.R. who is on leave from the Mediterranean. X ak at VVe note that Sub. Lieut. E. Hutchison, R.C.N.V.R. was in H.M.C.S. St. Laurent, which was concerned in the sinking of an enemy submarine recently. PF lk lk Lieut. Commander E. Harrington, R.C.N.V.R. was mentioned in Despatches. lk is Pk l7l