Canloan Officers

Discussion in 'Canadian' started by BeppoSapone, Jun 13, 2004.

  1. BeppoSapone

    BeppoSapone Senior Member

    I was doing some work on the "Canloan" officers and came across a list naming them, both killed in action and survivors.

    I don't know if it is complete. Maybe it says something about that on the site?

    http://www.war-experience.org/canloan/regiments.htm
     
  2. MalcolmII

    MalcolmII Senior Member

    Hi Tony,
    I am working on the Canloan Officers for a friend. The Canloan men who were with 51st HD and 15th Division to be more precise.
    Aye
    MalcolmII
     
  3. BeppoSapone

    BeppoSapone Senior Member

    Originally posted by MalcolmII@Jun 14 2004, 01:57 PM
    Hi Tony,
    I am working on the Canloan Officers for a friend. The Canloan men who were with 51st HD and 15th Division to be more precise.
    Aye
    MalcolmII
    Hi Malcolm

    Look at this from the site I posted details of above. All units of 21st Army Group are covered, but the "First of Foot" seem to have been very heavy on Canuck officers!

    There is a contact email for "Canloan" Old Comrades too.

    Royal Scots - 8th Battalion-15th (Scottish) Infantry Division

    ROH-129 Lieutenant John P. Blackham K/A 29-6-44
    ROH-327 Lieutenant Earl H. Harcourt K/A 16-7-44
    ROH-321 Lieutenant Donald K. Lee K/A 28-9-44
    ROH-307 Lieutenant Howard C. McAllister K/A 29-6-44
    ROH-361 Lieutenant Jackson Stewart K/A 15-9-44
    ROH-107 Lieutenant Peter B. Young K/A 16-7-44
    ROH-108 Lieutenant Richard O. Young D/W 29-6-44
    519 Lieutenant Robert T. Collie [2nd posting of 2]
    8 Captain Leonard J. Hobbs
    348 Lieutenant (Captain) Hugh S. Mackenzie
    175 Captain (Major) James A. Marshall [1st posting of 2]
    228 Captain (Major) Jack R. Stobo, M.C., C.D.

    Cheers

    Tony
     
  4. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    I have a list of all CANLOAN officers killed in Normandy, with their burial details etc.

    If anyone wants info from it, let me know by email.
     
  5. MalcolmII

    MalcolmII Senior Member

    Tony,
    Thanks. I wasn't clear in my first post. I have downloaded the complete list and extracted the ones concerned. If you have read Peter White's book ' With the Jocks' several Canloan Officers are mentioned.
    Aye
    MalcolmII
     
  6. BeppoSapone

    BeppoSapone Senior Member

    Originally posted by Paul Reed@Jun 14 2004, 04:46 PM
    I have a list of all CANLOAN officers killed in Normandy, with their burial details etc.

    If anyone wants info from it, let me know by email.
    Paul

    Do you have a list of the South African officers attached to the British
    Army? Mainly in Italy I'd have thought.

    All that I have read on them is that they wore orange tabs on their shoulder straps.
     
  7. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    No, sorry Tony.

    I have seen some graves of them in Italy - there were a few in Bolsena War Cemetery - but don't have a list of them.

    Did you get my email by the way, re. the radio programme? If not could you drop me an email.
     
  8. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    I've always wondered how many of those brave young Canadian Officers who served with British units there were and here is a link that lists ALL of them.
    Hope this helps anyone who needs to trace any of themclick here
     
  9. Kiwiwriter

    Kiwiwriter Very Senior Member

    Canloan officers were interesting folks....some of them were in 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem and Oosterbeek, including Leo Heaps of "The Evaders" fame.
     
  10. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    Try to book CANLOAN by W.Smith a good one
     
  11. 51highland

    51highland Very Senior Member

    Nice link Owen, thanks. My father was good friends with Archie Fox (pic on my website, Liege). he was a F.O.O with 5th Camerons. He died about 6 years ago.
     
  12. airborne medic

    airborne medic Very Senior Member

    Nine Days at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comhttp://www.ww2talk.com/forum/ /><st1:City w:st=Arnhem</st1:City> is a book about the CANLOAN officers with the 7<SUP>th</SUP> Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers during the fighting there in September 1944. It is 180 pages with 190 photos and maps, hardback, printed on good quality glossy paper and weighs nearly 1.5 kgs.<O:p</O:p
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    I have a very small number of copies signed not only by the author Robert Sigmond but also by one of the last surviving KOSB CANLOAN officers –<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jim Taylor</st1:PersonName>. In 1944 was a platoon commander with C Company and visited for the last time in September 2007.<O:p</O:p<O:p</O:p
    I am advertising these uniquely autographed copies at the normal selling price of £20 plus £5 postage. (UK only) If you are interested in obtaining a copy please contact me. <O:p</O:p
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  13. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    Just to add this is an excellent book, and one I have enjoyed reading again and again. The production values of these books are really first class and credit to all involved.
     
  14. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    I know that approx. 650 Canadian officers served with British Army, as part of the CanLoan Plan. Many became casualties leading British soldiers in action. I'd be particularly interested in knowing how this worked in practice and how the enlisted men adapted to their 'colonial' officers and vice versa.
    As Churchill put it, "two peoples, separated by a common language"!
     
  15. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    I've interviewed a couple of British vets who had CANLOAN officers - they had nothing but respect for them. One told me his platoon commander was the "toughest b*****d" he'd ever served with.
     
  16. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Canuk -
    There were number of Canloans in the North African Campign from Algiers to Tunis - with a few casualties - this was before they were "Officially" set up in Kingston in late '43 - don't think we had them in Italy as they all seemed to go back to teach the others ready for the D Day thingi

    Cheers
     
  17. militarycross

    militarycross Very Senior Member

    Tim

    There is a great book on the Canloan Officers called Code Word Canloan by Wilfred Smith. You might be able to pick a copy up from Dave Zink at Grenadier Books in Port Perry. I was in there in January and I saw a copy on the shelf. I've got one myself and it is a good read. I think you will find it about $30 - or so. But take lots with you as Dave has some really great material there.

    cheers,
    phil
     
  18. sapper

    sapper WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Great Lads, Fitted in just like family.
    Sapper
     
  19. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    Canloan is indeed the book about the subject
     
  20. airborne medic

    airborne medic Very Senior Member

    A number of CANLOAN officers served also at Arnhem and there is a book on their service with the 7th KOSB called Nine Days at Arnhem......on the back cover of this book are the formation signs of the divisions they seved with and quite a few there are too.....
     

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