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The History of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada: Volume 3, 1946–2022 |
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The definitive history of Canada’s Black Watch Regiment, whose legendary status was forged in battle across three centuries.
In three volumes spanning centuries, Lieutenant Colonel Roman Jarymowycz recounts the story of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, the oldest Highland regiment in the country. He traces its history from the roots, when soldiers, settlers, and militia volunteers rallied to defend the southern borders of their adopted country against invasion from the United States. Drawing on diaries, letters, classified documents, and the regimental archive, Jarymowycz weaves the strands of a complex story into an epic narrative of a resolute collective of officers and men.
Since its birth in 1862 as the 5th Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada, thousands of citizens have served in the unit. In addition to securing Canada’s borders, Black Watch soldiers have fought in the South African War, both world wars, and the Korean War. They have bolstered NATO operations and United Nations peacekeeping missions, and they provided aid to the civil power during the 1997 Quebec and Eastern Ontario ice storm disaster and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Montreal-based battalion continues to serve Canada in its traditional role as a reserve infantry unit, and to this day, Black Watch soldiers frequently deploy on dangerous missions abroad.
Volume 3 relates the regiment’s post-Second World War story. Canada’s commitments to NATO and the United Nations led to the creation of two regular battalions of the Black Watch, while retaining the reserve battalion in Montreal. From 1953 to 1970, in Korea, Germany, Cyprus, and Canada, the regular battalions served with devotion and courage. The thousands of men who were based at Camp Aldershot, Nova Scotia, and the Regimental Depot in Sussex, New Brunswick, then moved to establish a Regular Force Home Station in the newly constructed Camp Gagetown, NB. These units earned a reputation second to none in efficiency, training, fighting ability, readiness, and strength.
This monumental history of Canada’s oldest Highland regiment is at once a record of Scottish heritage, a portrait of Montreal rising as an industrial giant, and an examination of the emergence of a military culture from the Western Front.
Since its birth in 1862 as the 5th Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada, thousands of citizens have served in the unit. In addition to securing Canada’s borders, Black Watch soldiers have fought in the South African War, both world wars, and the Korean War. They have bolstered NATO operations and United Nations peacekeeping missions, and they provided aid to the civil power during the 1997 Quebec and Eastern Ontario ice storm disaster and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Montreal-based battalion continues to serve Canada in its traditional role as a reserve infantry unit, and to this day, Black Watch soldiers frequently deploy on dangerous missions abroad.
Volume 3 relates the regiment’s post-Second World War story. Canada’s commitments to NATO and the United Nations led to the creation of two regular battalions of the Black Watch, while retaining the reserve battalion in Montreal. From 1953 to 1970, in Korea, Germany, Cyprus, and Canada, the regular battalions served with devotion and courage. The thousands of men who were based at Camp Aldershot, Nova Scotia, and the Regimental Depot in Sussex, New Brunswick, then moved to establish a Regular Force Home Station in the newly constructed Camp Gagetown, NB. These units earned a reputation second to none in efficiency, training, fighting ability, readiness, and strength.
This monumental history of Canada’s oldest Highland regiment is at once a record of Scottish heritage, a portrait of Montreal rising as an industrial giant, and an examination of the emergence of a military culture from the Western Front.
Details
544 Pages, 8.5 x 11
300 illustrations, full colour
ISBN 9780228017165
May 2023
Formats: Cloth, eBook
Roman Johann Jarymowycz (1945-2017) was a decorated Canadian soldier-scholar, military historian, mentor, and educator. Born in Vienna, he lived most of his life in Montreal.
List of Appendices | xiii
Part V The Black Watch of Canada and The Cold War - 1946-1992
Chapter 7
1946 -Start of the Cold War | 3
A Single Battalion, Lieutenant Colonels IL Ibbotson, FM Mitchell, and VE Traversy: 1945-49 | 5
Black Watch Associations | 6
Lieutenant Colonel JW Knox and Lord Wavell’s Visit - 1948 | 6
Visiting the Imperials in Berlin | 9
The Cold War and New Battalions | 10
Forming Highland Battalions for the Regular Force | 11
Lieutenant Colonel Richard (Dickie) Lewis Rutherford | 13
The 1st Canadian Highland Battalion, 1951 | 14
1 CHB Training with NATO | 16
Lieutenant Colonel H Hugh Alexander Parker OBE | 19
More Regular Battalions: 2 CHB, 1952 | 20
The Laird: Lieutenant Colonel RM Ross, OBE | 21
Conversion at Sea: Becoming The Black Watch - 1953 | 22
Burgeoning Battalions | 24
The Black Watch in Korea, 1953-1954 | 24
Battalion Routines | 26
Lieutenant Colonels Parker and Seamark: From a Pan-Canadian to a Maritime Battalion | 27
The Regiment Rising: Dress and Customs in Three Battalions | 30
Lieutenant Colonel William de Norban Watson DSO MC CD, 2 RHC | 32
Rocky vs. Bucko | 35
Lieutenant Colonel JME Clarkson MC CD, 1 RHC 1956 | 36
Piping for the Queen and President | 37
Lieutenant Colonel CHE Askwith CD | 37
Gagetown Garrison Duties | 38
Bastion of Military Boxing - Sergeant Les Mason, Canadian Champion | 39
Chapter 8
The Third Battalion RHC in a New Role and “Militia” Again | 41
A New Role for the Reserves and an Old Name Resurrected | 41
Lieutenant Colonel John Bourne ED CD, 1953-1955 | 42
Root Root Root For the Home Team - The Regular Battalions | 43
Royal Performance and Determined Training | 44
The Blue Balmoral with the Red Hackle | 45
Two Regimental Greats: Colonel Cantlie and Major General Ross | 46
Lieutenant Colonel IR McDougall CD, 1955-1958 | 48
Foreign Visits: Philadelphia RHC and USMC, 1956 | 49
Memorial Service St Andrew and St Paul, 6 October 1957 | 50
Lieutenant Colonel WA Wood CD, Claymores and Football: Philadelphia 1958 | 51
Major Darcy McGovern in Philadelphia: Dirks n’ Gavels | 53
Joining and Serving the Regiment in Montreal - Pre Millennium | 54
The Subalterns’ Inquisition | 56
The First Colonel of the Regiment: Brigadier KG Blackader CBE DSO MC ED CD | 58
Brigadier A Hamilton Gault DSO ED CD 1882-1958 | 58
Dinners and Clubs - 1958 | 59
Storm Clouds on Horizon: Order-in-Council in 1959, National Survival | 60
Lieutenant Colonel D’Arcy McGovern 1959-62 - the Last War-Time CO | 62
How Recruit Company Nearly Started an Indian War | 63
Chapter 9
The Black Watch in Gagetown and Germany | 65
The Regular Battalions New Brunswick, New Home - Camp Gagetown 1958 | 65
Good-bye Bucko; Lieutenant Colonel Askwith | 68
The Golden Era: The Canadians in Europe | 69
Lieutenant Colonel DS MacLennan, CO 1 RHC, 1959 | 70
The Royal Highlanders in Deutschland, 1959-1965 | 73
The Black Watch Military Band 1961 | 74
Lieutenant Colonels Bill Leonard and Bill Teed - 1960-63 | 75
Empire Hockey | 77
Montreal: The Reunion Dinner | 78
Preparing for the Royal Presentation of Colours | 79
The Regimental Centennial | 82
The Queen Mother, 8 June 1962 | 83
The Parade - Molson Stadium | 84
The Reunion Dinner, 17 November 1962 | 86
Hogmanay, 1963 and Foreign Visits | 88
Regimental Items: Old RSMs, New Colonels, 1963 | 90
Chapter 10
A New Army, a New Militia | 93
The Suttie Commission 1964 | 93
Lieutenant Colonel John Wemyss Sharp CD | 94
Lieutenant Colonel TE Price, 3 RHC 1965-67 | 94
Terrorism in Montreal: FLQ attacks on the City - 1963 | 97
The Queen Mother’s Photograph: Pte Conway vs. RHQ | 98
The Exodus of Senior NCOs | 99
University COTC Contingents | 100
The Auld Battalions | 101
Mobile Command | 102
Regimental Traditions - The St Andrew’s Ball | 103
Black Watch at Harvard: The Hasty Pudding Club Commemorate Robert Sherwood | 104
After the Centennial: Lieutenant Colonel JIB Macfarlane Takes Over 3 RHC 17 October 1967 | 105
Pipe Major William John (Willie) Hannah, 1967 | 106
The Black Watch Cadet Corps, 1967 | 106
Militia Fights for Survival 1968-69 | 107
Chapter 11
The Regular Black Watch - Global Deployments | 109
Lieutenant Colonel GH Sellar, 1 RHC 1963-1966 | 109
Mechanized Infantry - 1 RHC | 110
The Army Boxing Title; Shooting and Hockey Laurels | 111
Finnie Retires; 1 RHC Winter Training 1965-66 | 112
ACE Mobile Force - NATO in Norway 1966 | 113
Agent Orange | 114
A Wicked Assault on Pipers, 1966 | 115
4 CIBG in NATO: a Modern, Nuclear Army | 116
Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant General) DA McAlpine, Germany 1963-65: Osae Waza | 116
The Wakefield Sword | 118
Regimental Art: Sanctuary Wood then, Aphrodite | 119
Lieutenant Colonel HJ Harkes MC CD, 2 RHC 1966-1968 | 121
CWO Don Reekie: Archetypal Regimental Sergeant Major 1966-1970 | 122
Lieutenant Colonel WJ Newlands, CD 1 RHC 1966 | 123
The Black Watch and the Canadian Centennial, 1967 | 124
The Canadian Centennial Tattoo: Major (Colonel) IS Fraser ONS OMM CD | 124
Braw Hard Workin’ Hairy-legged Hielan’ Men | 125
Three Battalions together: The Royal Parade, 12 July 1967 | 127
A Daunting Future: Unification and Integration | 128
Centennial Losses: Blackader, Motzfeldt, Worthington | 130
1 RHC: Lieutenant Colonel Newlands CD to Lieutenant Colonel GS Morrison CD, 1968 | 130
2 RHC: Lieutenant Colonel HJ Harkes MC CD to Lieutenant Colonel WB MacLeod CD, 1968 | 131
Black Watch Depot - The Last Graduating Class 1968 | 132
Colonel John G Bourne, New Colonel of the Regiment | 133
The Minister of Defence Attends the Annual Reunion Dinner, 2 November 1968 | 133
25th Anniversary of Verrières Ridge 1969 | 135
1969 - Lance Sergeant Herman Good VC | 136
A Pan-Canadian Regiment - Black Watch Demographics | 136
“Drastic changes” - 19 September 1969 | 138
Apocalypse Now: Announcement of Disbandment | 140
A Most Melancholy Reunion Dinner, 8 November 1969 | 141
Political Surprise: The St Andrew’s Ball 1969 | 142
The Final Year in Gagetown | 142
Cyprus. 2 RHC, UN Duty, spring 1970 | 143
CFB Gagetown: The Final Parade, 6 June 1970 | 145
Montreal: Laying-Up The Colours, 14 June 1970 | 146
Epilogue | 147
Chapter 12
The Post-Apocalypse Black Watch - A Regiment of One Battalion | 149
Old Soldiers - The Black Watch Veterans’ Reunions | 149
Soldiering On into the 1970s | 151
Lieutenant Colonel SF Angus - October 1970 | 154
Alone, Yet Not alone - RHC 1970-1975 | 155
Captain Alexei Malashenko | 156
FLQ Terrorists: “The October Crisis” 1970 | 156
Regimental Duty 1970 | 159
Summer Student Training Programme, 1969-72 | 160
Sergeant Bill Carlisle | 160
A Regimental Name and Historic Crosses, 1971 | 161
Lieutenant Colonel LN Ferdon CD, 1972 | 161
The Last Black Watch Serving General, 1965-2015 | 163
Montreal Marches On … | 164
Training in 1973: Exercise Black Hussar | 165
Presentation of The Queen’s Colour, June 1974 | 165
Lieutenant Colonel W Sewell CD, 1974-77 | 167
Padres Stephen Hayes and WR Russell | 168
Carpentry and Exotic Travel | 170
Getting with the Times: Peace Keeping | 170
Tradition vs. the Modern Army: the First BW Female Officer | 171
Planning for the Future 1975-77 | 173
Lieutenant Colonel GD Robertson CD PhD | 174
The General Waters Trophy 1978-79 | 175
Chapter 13
To the End of the Cold War | 179
Lieutenant Colonel Harold Klepak CD PhD, 1980-83 | 179
Highland Panzer-Grenadiers - the Grizzly AVGP | 182
Highland Winter 1982 | 183
Colonel WSM MacTier MC | 184
Ex Quick Sword - TEWT Advance and Quick Attack, 16 April 1983 | 185
Lieutenant Colonel John Charles Stothers CD | 185
Captain DG Fraser MD | 186
Recruiting and Retention | 187
Overseas Visits | 188
Lieutenant Colonel VG Chartier OMM CD | 189
Black Watch Women, 1971-1987 | 191
Black Watch - Gender-Free, 1987-1991 | 192
Veterans on Parade: Refused | 193
HM Queen Elizabeth, Colonel-in-Chief - The Last Great Parade | 194
The Regimental Dinner | 196
Church Service, Sunday 7 June 1987 | 197
Awards: The Proven Cup | 198
1987 - John Bourne Retires as Honorary Colonel | 198
Lieutenant Colonel DF O’Connor CD 1989-1993 | 200
The Purple Network | 203
The Oka Crisis and Cinematic History 1990 | 202
The Freedom of the City of Montreal, World Scottish Festival, 1992 | 204
Relationships with District HQ and Succession | 206
Notes to Part V | 209
Part V - Illustrations | 233
Part VI The New Millennium, War, and New Challenges: 1993-2022
Chapter 14
Ending the Century | 273
Lieutenant Colonel IM McCulloch CD, 1993-96: Bosnia and Archives | 273
His Militia Moment | 275
The 1993 Pipe Band Calamity | 276
Corporal Kieran Boyle and the Case of the Missing Pipes | 277
Black Watch Archives | 278
Black Watch in Bosnia, 1993 | 280
Colonel Tom Price | 283
Lieutenant Colonel GT Lusk CD, 1996-2000: At the Edge | 283
Black Watch Ordered Disbanded, August 1996 | 285
Rescinded | 286
With the Imperials in Ticonderoga, 1997 | 288
Gracious in Tough Times: The Reunion Dinner, 1 November 1997 | 289
Black Watch Veterans Recognized | 290
Khaki Pattern Tam Adopted | 290
Valcartier 1998 - Unit Viability Assessment, Tactical Evaluation | 290
Operation Recuperation: The Ice Storm 1998 | 291
Fort Drum - 1998 | 293
The Dubuc Trophy, February 1999 | 294
St Jean Baptiste Parade 24 June 1999 | 294
Lusk’s Third Freedom: 11 September 1999 Verdun | 295
Chapter 15
The Highland Millennium | 297
Lieutenant Colonel BD Bolton MMM CD, 2000-2003: The Piper as Laird | 297
Honorary Colonel Lieutenant General McAlpine, 2000 | 300
The Canadian Red Hackle Magazine, 2000 | 300
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002 | 301
Training for the Taliban via the Dubuc Trophy | 302
The Changing Pages of RHC history - Colonel John G Bourne CVO ED CD, 1918-2002 | 304
Lieutenant Colonel J Potter MC, 2003: Desert Storm dans Montréal | 305
The Piper Redux: Lieutenant Colonel BD Bolton MMM CD, 2003-2005 | 306
New Reserve Units: PSYOPS | 307
Backhanded Thanks … | 307
The Black Watch Pipes and Drums - Oldest in North America | 309
The Black Watch School of Piping and Drumming | 309
Black Watch Stalwarts - Slainte deagh | 310
Forming the Future: The Cadet Corps 1953-2013 | 312
Lieutenant Colonel TEC MacKay CD, 2005-2009 | 314
Adjutants at Work: Captains Radman and Farnham | 315
Running the Regiment in Peace and War: parades dangereux | 316
HRH Prince Charles Presents Colours to The Black Watch, 9-11 November 2009 | 319
Chapter 16
Regimental Business | 323
Associations of The Black Watch | 323
A National Historic Site, Regimental Museum, et al | 325
Anniversary Highland Dinners | 327
The Honorary Colonel’s Dining-In 2012: The American Ambassador | 328
Atlantic Personae | 329
Reunions at Home and France | 329
Battalion Training and Competitions 2011 to 2013 | 330
Chums with the 111th US Regiment | 332
The March and Shoot Hat-Trick | 333
CWO Mike Kelly MMM CD, the First Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer | 335
Major Mike Walker | 336
Chapter 17
The Black Watch at War and Beyond, 2002-2022 | 337
Part 1: The Home Front | 337
Part 2: Outside the Wire - Fire Fights and Air Strikes | 340
Corporal JP Warren KIA, July 2006 | 342
Staff Officers, Afghanistan | 343
Colonels at the Front | 344
Comrades in Arms: RHC and 3 SCOTS - Ceud mìle fàilte | 345
Ladies From Hell - the nom de guerre made real | 348
New Battle Honour “Afghanistan” - 9 May 2014 | 350
Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Plourde CD - The Regular Reservist, 2009-2013 | 351
The Regular Force Support Staff in the Millennium Watch | 353
Honorary Colonel Lieutenant General Duncan McAlpine 1922-2010 | 354
Farewell to a Wartime Padre: Captain, the Rev RR Topping, PhD | 355
Millennium RSMs | 356
Remembrance and Honour | 357
Properly Dressed On Parade: The Regimental Uniform | 358
Trooping The Colour, Fletcher’s Field 2012 | 360
Châteauguay - Two Hundred Year Battle Honour | 362
Honouring Their Own: The Regimental Boards | 362
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Phare CD, 2013-2016 | 363
Highland Coda | 365
Epilogue, 2013-2022 | 367
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Phare, CD | 368
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas MacKay, CD | 371
OP LENTUS, 2017 | 373
Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Plourde, CD | 375
The Pipes and Drums 2018-19: Mons, Normandy, and Edinburgh | 377
OP LASER | 379
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Roy, CD - A New Decade, A New Challenge | 382
Notes to Part VI | 385
Part VI - Illustrations | 405
Appendices | 463
Index | 487
Appendices
Appendix A - Black Watch Regimental Appointments 1950-2022 | 463
Appendix B - The Black Watch Command List -1945-2022 | 465
Appendix C - Regimental Bagpipe Tunes | 469
Appendix D - Final Parade: Officers of The Black Watch (RHR) of Canada, Base Gagetown -1 April 1970 | 471
Appendix E - 3 Scots, Affiliations and Cadet Corps | 473
Appendix F - Dates for Regimental Parades, Memorials, Annual Meetings and Social Occasions | 475
Appendix G - The Captain George Fraser Dinner | 477
Appendix H - Presentation of New Colours Parade 2009 | 479
Appendix I - 3 RHC Strength 1955-2014 - As per Annual Hist Reports | 481
Part V The Black Watch of Canada and The Cold War - 1946-1992
Chapter 7
1946 -Start of the Cold War | 3
A Single Battalion, Lieutenant Colonels IL Ibbotson, FM Mitchell, and VE Traversy: 1945-49 | 5
Black Watch Associations | 6
Lieutenant Colonel JW Knox and Lord Wavell’s Visit - 1948 | 6
Visiting the Imperials in Berlin | 9
The Cold War and New Battalions | 10
Forming Highland Battalions for the Regular Force | 11
Lieutenant Colonel Richard (Dickie) Lewis Rutherford | 13
The 1st Canadian Highland Battalion, 1951 | 14
1 CHB Training with NATO | 16
Lieutenant Colonel H Hugh Alexander Parker OBE | 19
More Regular Battalions: 2 CHB, 1952 | 20
The Laird: Lieutenant Colonel RM Ross, OBE | 21
Conversion at Sea: Becoming The Black Watch - 1953 | 22
Burgeoning Battalions | 24
The Black Watch in Korea, 1953-1954 | 24
Battalion Routines | 26
Lieutenant Colonels Parker and Seamark: From a Pan-Canadian to a Maritime Battalion | 27
The Regiment Rising: Dress and Customs in Three Battalions | 30
Lieutenant Colonel William de Norban Watson DSO MC CD, 2 RHC | 32
Rocky vs. Bucko | 35
Lieutenant Colonel JME Clarkson MC CD, 1 RHC 1956 | 36
Piping for the Queen and President | 37
Lieutenant Colonel CHE Askwith CD | 37
Gagetown Garrison Duties | 38
Bastion of Military Boxing - Sergeant Les Mason, Canadian Champion | 39
Chapter 8
The Third Battalion RHC in a New Role and “Militia” Again | 41
A New Role for the Reserves and an Old Name Resurrected | 41
Lieutenant Colonel John Bourne ED CD, 1953-1955 | 42
Root Root Root For the Home Team - The Regular Battalions | 43
Royal Performance and Determined Training | 44
The Blue Balmoral with the Red Hackle | 45
Two Regimental Greats: Colonel Cantlie and Major General Ross | 46
Lieutenant Colonel IR McDougall CD, 1955-1958 | 48
Foreign Visits: Philadelphia RHC and USMC, 1956 | 49
Memorial Service St Andrew and St Paul, 6 October 1957 | 50
Lieutenant Colonel WA Wood CD, Claymores and Football: Philadelphia 1958 | 51
Major Darcy McGovern in Philadelphia: Dirks n’ Gavels | 53
Joining and Serving the Regiment in Montreal - Pre Millennium | 54
The Subalterns’ Inquisition | 56
The First Colonel of the Regiment: Brigadier KG Blackader CBE DSO MC ED CD | 58
Brigadier A Hamilton Gault DSO ED CD 1882-1958 | 58
Dinners and Clubs - 1958 | 59
Storm Clouds on Horizon: Order-in-Council in 1959, National Survival | 60
Lieutenant Colonel D’Arcy McGovern 1959-62 - the Last War-Time CO | 62
How Recruit Company Nearly Started an Indian War | 63
Chapter 9
The Black Watch in Gagetown and Germany | 65
The Regular Battalions New Brunswick, New Home - Camp Gagetown 1958 | 65
Good-bye Bucko; Lieutenant Colonel Askwith | 68
The Golden Era: The Canadians in Europe | 69
Lieutenant Colonel DS MacLennan, CO 1 RHC, 1959 | 70
The Royal Highlanders in Deutschland, 1959-1965 | 73
The Black Watch Military Band 1961 | 74
Lieutenant Colonels Bill Leonard and Bill Teed - 1960-63 | 75
Empire Hockey | 77
Montreal: The Reunion Dinner | 78
Preparing for the Royal Presentation of Colours | 79
The Regimental Centennial | 82
The Queen Mother, 8 June 1962 | 83
The Parade - Molson Stadium | 84
The Reunion Dinner, 17 November 1962 | 86
Hogmanay, 1963 and Foreign Visits | 88
Regimental Items: Old RSMs, New Colonels, 1963 | 90
Chapter 10
A New Army, a New Militia | 93
The Suttie Commission 1964 | 93
Lieutenant Colonel John Wemyss Sharp CD | 94
Lieutenant Colonel TE Price, 3 RHC 1965-67 | 94
Terrorism in Montreal: FLQ attacks on the City - 1963 | 97
The Queen Mother’s Photograph: Pte Conway vs. RHQ | 98
The Exodus of Senior NCOs | 99
University COTC Contingents | 100
The Auld Battalions | 101
Mobile Command | 102
Regimental Traditions - The St Andrew’s Ball | 103
Black Watch at Harvard: The Hasty Pudding Club Commemorate Robert Sherwood | 104
After the Centennial: Lieutenant Colonel JIB Macfarlane Takes Over 3 RHC 17 October 1967 | 105
Pipe Major William John (Willie) Hannah, 1967 | 106
The Black Watch Cadet Corps, 1967 | 106
Militia Fights for Survival 1968-69 | 107
Chapter 11
The Regular Black Watch - Global Deployments | 109
Lieutenant Colonel GH Sellar, 1 RHC 1963-1966 | 109
Mechanized Infantry - 1 RHC | 110
The Army Boxing Title; Shooting and Hockey Laurels | 111
Finnie Retires; 1 RHC Winter Training 1965-66 | 112
ACE Mobile Force - NATO in Norway 1966 | 113
Agent Orange | 114
A Wicked Assault on Pipers, 1966 | 115
4 CIBG in NATO: a Modern, Nuclear Army | 116
Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant General) DA McAlpine, Germany 1963-65: Osae Waza | 116
The Wakefield Sword | 118
Regimental Art: Sanctuary Wood then, Aphrodite | 119
Lieutenant Colonel HJ Harkes MC CD, 2 RHC 1966-1968 | 121
CWO Don Reekie: Archetypal Regimental Sergeant Major 1966-1970 | 122
Lieutenant Colonel WJ Newlands, CD 1 RHC 1966 | 123
The Black Watch and the Canadian Centennial, 1967 | 124
The Canadian Centennial Tattoo: Major (Colonel) IS Fraser ONS OMM CD | 124
Braw Hard Workin’ Hairy-legged Hielan’ Men | 125
Three Battalions together: The Royal Parade, 12 July 1967 | 127
A Daunting Future: Unification and Integration | 128
Centennial Losses: Blackader, Motzfeldt, Worthington | 130
1 RHC: Lieutenant Colonel Newlands CD to Lieutenant Colonel GS Morrison CD, 1968 | 130
2 RHC: Lieutenant Colonel HJ Harkes MC CD to Lieutenant Colonel WB MacLeod CD, 1968 | 131
Black Watch Depot - The Last Graduating Class 1968 | 132
Colonel John G Bourne, New Colonel of the Regiment | 133
The Minister of Defence Attends the Annual Reunion Dinner, 2 November 1968 | 133
25th Anniversary of Verrières Ridge 1969 | 135
1969 - Lance Sergeant Herman Good VC | 136
A Pan-Canadian Regiment - Black Watch Demographics | 136
“Drastic changes” - 19 September 1969 | 138
Apocalypse Now: Announcement of Disbandment | 140
A Most Melancholy Reunion Dinner, 8 November 1969 | 141
Political Surprise: The St Andrew’s Ball 1969 | 142
The Final Year in Gagetown | 142
Cyprus. 2 RHC, UN Duty, spring 1970 | 143
CFB Gagetown: The Final Parade, 6 June 1970 | 145
Montreal: Laying-Up The Colours, 14 June 1970 | 146
Epilogue | 147
Chapter 12
The Post-Apocalypse Black Watch - A Regiment of One Battalion | 149
Old Soldiers - The Black Watch Veterans’ Reunions | 149
Soldiering On into the 1970s | 151
Lieutenant Colonel SF Angus - October 1970 | 154
Alone, Yet Not alone - RHC 1970-1975 | 155
Captain Alexei Malashenko | 156
FLQ Terrorists: “The October Crisis” 1970 | 156
Regimental Duty 1970 | 159
Summer Student Training Programme, 1969-72 | 160
Sergeant Bill Carlisle | 160
A Regimental Name and Historic Crosses, 1971 | 161
Lieutenant Colonel LN Ferdon CD, 1972 | 161
The Last Black Watch Serving General, 1965-2015 | 163
Montreal Marches On … | 164
Training in 1973: Exercise Black Hussar | 165
Presentation of The Queen’s Colour, June 1974 | 165
Lieutenant Colonel W Sewell CD, 1974-77 | 167
Padres Stephen Hayes and WR Russell | 168
Carpentry and Exotic Travel | 170
Getting with the Times: Peace Keeping | 170
Tradition vs. the Modern Army: the First BW Female Officer | 171
Planning for the Future 1975-77 | 173
Lieutenant Colonel GD Robertson CD PhD | 174
The General Waters Trophy 1978-79 | 175
Chapter 13
To the End of the Cold War | 179
Lieutenant Colonel Harold Klepak CD PhD, 1980-83 | 179
Highland Panzer-Grenadiers - the Grizzly AVGP | 182
Highland Winter 1982 | 183
Colonel WSM MacTier MC | 184
Ex Quick Sword - TEWT Advance and Quick Attack, 16 April 1983 | 185
Lieutenant Colonel John Charles Stothers CD | 185
Captain DG Fraser MD | 186
Recruiting and Retention | 187
Overseas Visits | 188
Lieutenant Colonel VG Chartier OMM CD | 189
Black Watch Women, 1971-1987 | 191
Black Watch - Gender-Free, 1987-1991 | 192
Veterans on Parade: Refused | 193
HM Queen Elizabeth, Colonel-in-Chief - The Last Great Parade | 194
The Regimental Dinner | 196
Church Service, Sunday 7 June 1987 | 197
Awards: The Proven Cup | 198
1987 - John Bourne Retires as Honorary Colonel | 198
Lieutenant Colonel DF O’Connor CD 1989-1993 | 200
The Purple Network | 203
The Oka Crisis and Cinematic History 1990 | 202
The Freedom of the City of Montreal, World Scottish Festival, 1992 | 204
Relationships with District HQ and Succession | 206
Notes to Part V | 209
Part V - Illustrations | 233
Part VI The New Millennium, War, and New Challenges: 1993-2022
Chapter 14
Ending the Century | 273
Lieutenant Colonel IM McCulloch CD, 1993-96: Bosnia and Archives | 273
His Militia Moment | 275
The 1993 Pipe Band Calamity | 276
Corporal Kieran Boyle and the Case of the Missing Pipes | 277
Black Watch Archives | 278
Black Watch in Bosnia, 1993 | 280
Colonel Tom Price | 283
Lieutenant Colonel GT Lusk CD, 1996-2000: At the Edge | 283
Black Watch Ordered Disbanded, August 1996 | 285
Rescinded | 286
With the Imperials in Ticonderoga, 1997 | 288
Gracious in Tough Times: The Reunion Dinner, 1 November 1997 | 289
Black Watch Veterans Recognized | 290
Khaki Pattern Tam Adopted | 290
Valcartier 1998 - Unit Viability Assessment, Tactical Evaluation | 290
Operation Recuperation: The Ice Storm 1998 | 291
Fort Drum - 1998 | 293
The Dubuc Trophy, February 1999 | 294
St Jean Baptiste Parade 24 June 1999 | 294
Lusk’s Third Freedom: 11 September 1999 Verdun | 295
Chapter 15
The Highland Millennium | 297
Lieutenant Colonel BD Bolton MMM CD, 2000-2003: The Piper as Laird | 297
Honorary Colonel Lieutenant General McAlpine, 2000 | 300
The Canadian Red Hackle Magazine, 2000 | 300
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002 | 301
Training for the Taliban via the Dubuc Trophy | 302
The Changing Pages of RHC history - Colonel John G Bourne CVO ED CD, 1918-2002 | 304
Lieutenant Colonel J Potter MC, 2003: Desert Storm dans Montréal | 305
The Piper Redux: Lieutenant Colonel BD Bolton MMM CD, 2003-2005 | 306
New Reserve Units: PSYOPS | 307
Backhanded Thanks … | 307
The Black Watch Pipes and Drums - Oldest in North America | 309
The Black Watch School of Piping and Drumming | 309
Black Watch Stalwarts - Slainte deagh | 310
Forming the Future: The Cadet Corps 1953-2013 | 312
Lieutenant Colonel TEC MacKay CD, 2005-2009 | 314
Adjutants at Work: Captains Radman and Farnham | 315
Running the Regiment in Peace and War: parades dangereux | 316
HRH Prince Charles Presents Colours to The Black Watch, 9-11 November 2009 | 319
Chapter 16
Regimental Business | 323
Associations of The Black Watch | 323
A National Historic Site, Regimental Museum, et al | 325
Anniversary Highland Dinners | 327
The Honorary Colonel’s Dining-In 2012: The American Ambassador | 328
Atlantic Personae | 329
Reunions at Home and France | 329
Battalion Training and Competitions 2011 to 2013 | 330
Chums with the 111th US Regiment | 332
The March and Shoot Hat-Trick | 333
CWO Mike Kelly MMM CD, the First Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer | 335
Major Mike Walker | 336
Chapter 17
The Black Watch at War and Beyond, 2002-2022 | 337
Part 1: The Home Front | 337
Part 2: Outside the Wire - Fire Fights and Air Strikes | 340
Corporal JP Warren KIA, July 2006 | 342
Staff Officers, Afghanistan | 343
Colonels at the Front | 344
Comrades in Arms: RHC and 3 SCOTS - Ceud mìle fàilte | 345
Ladies From Hell - the nom de guerre made real | 348
New Battle Honour “Afghanistan” - 9 May 2014 | 350
Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Plourde CD - The Regular Reservist, 2009-2013 | 351
The Regular Force Support Staff in the Millennium Watch | 353
Honorary Colonel Lieutenant General Duncan McAlpine 1922-2010 | 354
Farewell to a Wartime Padre: Captain, the Rev RR Topping, PhD | 355
Millennium RSMs | 356
Remembrance and Honour | 357
Properly Dressed On Parade: The Regimental Uniform | 358
Trooping The Colour, Fletcher’s Field 2012 | 360
Châteauguay - Two Hundred Year Battle Honour | 362
Honouring Their Own: The Regimental Boards | 362
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Phare CD, 2013-2016 | 363
Highland Coda | 365
Epilogue, 2013-2022 | 367
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Phare, CD | 368
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas MacKay, CD | 371
OP LENTUS, 2017 | 373
Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Plourde, CD | 375
The Pipes and Drums 2018-19: Mons, Normandy, and Edinburgh | 377
OP LASER | 379
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Roy, CD - A New Decade, A New Challenge | 382
Notes to Part VI | 385
Part VI - Illustrations | 405
Appendices | 463
Index | 487
Appendices
Appendix A - Black Watch Regimental Appointments 1950-2022 | 463
Appendix B - The Black Watch Command List -1945-2022 | 465
Appendix C - Regimental Bagpipe Tunes | 469
Appendix D - Final Parade: Officers of The Black Watch (RHR) of Canada, Base Gagetown -1 April 1970 | 471
Appendix E - 3 Scots, Affiliations and Cadet Corps | 473
Appendix F - Dates for Regimental Parades, Memorials, Annual Meetings and Social Occasions | 475
Appendix G - The Captain George Fraser Dinner | 477
Appendix H - Presentation of New Colours Parade 2009 | 479
Appendix I - 3 RHC Strength 1955-2014 - As per Annual Hist Reports | 481
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