University of Toronto - Torontonensis Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

Page 29 text:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CONTINGENT ---- CANADIAN 1915-10316 111e C. U.'11.C 111 11nce l'L'Nl1111Cfl 11s 11c1ivi1ies. Since 111e 1111l11ing111 111e May Canip 111e c111ss 111 IQI5 111111 Q'1'Z11l1lZ11L'1l. V, 111111 sever11l 111e11111ers 111 111e 1111111114 vears 111111 gone 1i1n ZlC1lYC service: 111hers 112111 1111121111611 COININISSIUIIS 111 1111111111 regnnents 111111 were preparing' 111 go 11X'Cl'SC2lS. 11111 as 111C1'C was ' airly large e111ry in 111e 11ew I'l1'S1 N ear. 111e s1reng1h 111 111e c11rps w11s 211111111 111e s11n1e as C-0-'ITC MARCH WWI' las1 year, llZllllCly, 1,5011 Some changes were niacle 111 111e c11n1pos11111n 11f 111e c111np1111iQe. Owing 111 111e reclueecl registration in 111e Faculty of .1Xp1J1i'Sfl Science, 21 large l1lllll11C1' 111 51111161118 11.11111 1111' Ontario Veterinary College were e11rolle1l 111 111. Ciillllbillly. 211111 El 15121101111 111 li. CHllll'JZl1ly was n1acle up entirely of n1en1I1ers 111 111e 'lleaching 311111. '11he L'n1versi1y C11111 pl1111111n was enlarged ancl organized 11s N. QlUl1ll32llly. 'llhe 1w11 19. .X. C. kl111'lll12l1l1CS 11'll1l11llQ 111 Guelph were also a11acl1ec1 111 111e U. 111 '11, contingent. In 111e lXI1Cll2lGl1llZlS 1er111 Il series of Sl1CCQSS1llI nel1l 1l11ys were 116111 111 CC1l2ll'YIllL'. giving opportunities for practice in 1151116-11121l'Cll1llg', ex1en11e1l Ol'1lC1' work, 111111 Zl11ZlCli 1l1OV61'1lCl1'1S. The Corps helcl its Cl1U1'C1l Paracle 1111 Slllllllly, Nov. 14111.'111C11l1X'1,1CZl1i1111 111111, where the address was given hy Principal 141111011 111 Lv111V6l'S11j' College. Uniforms were ZIYZIIIZIIJIC for IIQZIVIY all lll6llll1Cl'S, 11111 1111 ri11es 1111 111e 1irs1 11111111111 111 111e year. I.Yl'Elll12l'EClY Martini He11ry's were pr11vi11e1l 111 s1111ic1en1 111111111015 111 611211110 all to l111ve 111e requisite pr11c1ice 111 111e K1an1111l 111111forp11r1i1111s11f1heliringexercises. The few Mark 111 Ross R111es av111l1111le 112111 111 11e c11ref11lly Sll2ll'C1l 1111 111e l'61llZlll'l1,lL'l' 111 111e Musketry 1llStl'LlCt1Oll. In 111e 111a11er of efficiency, 111e Corps was 1111 111e w11111e 111 ll lllllCll l1e11er p11si1111n 1111111 before. The majority 111 111e 111611117618 111111 2:0110 1hro11gl1 last year's 1l'?lll11l1Q'. so 111111 pr11- longecl 1'CCI'Ll1'E-1111118 on a large sc11le were 1111 longer C necessary, 111111 111e n111re 21flX'Zll1CC1l work w1111 Hllllltlllll 111- St1'1.lC1I1Ol1H co11l11 11eg111 211 once. Many 111 111e o11icers 111 111e Corps l1a1l 1ake11 c1111rses 211 Niagara 1lUl'1llg' 111e 81111111161 111111 were 11e11er C1llEll11l6Cl 1111 111e work 111 1llS1l'LlCt11Jll. -eXn111ng 111e N.C.O.'s .were several 1lllflC1'g'l'2l1ll1Zl1CS 1111w 11011111111 Certificate A. 211111 others l'CC61YC11l CC'1l11ll'llF1S1UllS 111 111e Corps. 1l1eir services lbiflllg' re111i11e1l 1111 111ey left 111 join overseas 111111s. O11 the other 11211111 111e Corps exper1e11ce11 s11111e 1111311- c11l1ies, especially tlllllllgll 111e latter p11r1 of 111e year, owing to 111e loss, co111p1e1e or partial, 111 niany 111 11s 11es1 111611111613 1 who during 111e session were leaving 111 join 111e lfxpe11i11111111rv I ' SI'1R11il'.-KI.x'1K7IQ 1ll'X'l'. ll Years' St'1'X'1L'k', R11v:11 XY11s11 1f11-i1i11's Forces or to take 11p i111p11r111111 1Xc1ive Service 1l111ies in 19

Page 28 text:

J C1 ,mf X 'QINQ j0fVBmmf1'1f Lf UL.HQji47'c1f9 7' rv111'11'1' rrwfvnvrrvvv ,Wu for Q V' ,Wqx:s.s-gy T.jLllJZO1',fX'fLU'UJ' A S TAFI? A UNWERS QV TQRQNTQ QCQNTHNGIENWQQQCIZQV Nuff orcrfly CbfOnQf Corn 279 crlvdz my Off! CGI' ll fgrg-5 f7CyfC0jyQ7-- LlC9Llf f,C7,'29A S ver 9 vn- at 4 L z'cJutFB,!1'cJn f-M-A' A , , , , A ffm .Lawf 73A lewd Muskeffy 1,115 ffacfof' . HOU AFM-If C fl C Vlfl'J'9'f?75 !70ymc15?'6'ft M D M Q l Qu ar?'of'fm15 far - - 18

Page 30 text:

Canada. There is no reason to regret these losses, as the Corps exists to lose its good men as soon as they are found. ' Thus among the officers alone, Major McYicar, Captain Ryerson and Lieuts. Armour, Graham and Gallie had gone with the Cniversity Hospital: Major Le Pan, Captains Bramiitt and Madill and Lieut. lienrick were on the staff of the School of Instruction under Lieut.- Col. Lang: Major Massey and Captain Cochrane were on the Musketry Staff at Exhibition Camp: Lieut. Coventry was assistant Divisional Intelligence Qffieer: Captain C. R. Young was Adjutant of the Toronto Depot Battalion: Captains G. M. Smith, A. NY. McConnell. E. DI. Kylie, XY. S. XYallaee, V. E. Henderson and A. Foulds, and Lieuts. Hagarty, Scott, Pearce, Fenton, Hopkins. Mitchener, Cheney, Robinson, Morris, Heywood, Fennell, Brouse. H. -I. Manning, Thomas, Legge, Philpott, Rosser, Fraser, Dixon, Carlyle, T. R. Manning, Howell, Horner, Macliendriclc, Sinclair, Gilbert and Elder joined overseas units, besides others who held appointments in the C.0.T.C. for a short time and then received commis- sions in the new Expeditionary Force Battalions. The record of the Corps as a means of providing officers may be noted. Most of the successful candidates for Certificate IX. in May, 1915, subsequently obtained commis- sions in the overseas forces. Besides the Certificate men, others were granted Militia Commissions and qualified in the ordinary way by taking courses at the School of Instruc- F1 tion at Niagara in the summer of 1915, or in Ioronto in the winter of 1915-16. The Corps can hardly claim full credit for producing these latter officers, but it may reasonably be argued that the experience gained in the ranks of the C.Q.T.C. was useful to them and proved to be a recommendation to the Commanding C Jhficers of Militia Regiments in making the appointments. Un the other hand, the Corps has in a measure a right W ,.v,., 0 C.O.T.C. Niagara Camp C.O.T.C. Niagara . Camp M i to the credit of their training. the Com- mandant, Adjutant, Musketry Instructor and two of the Staff of the School of In- struction being officers of the C.O.T.C. I 20