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tario, Utopia, N.B., Camp Bor-| Signal Squadron in providing |sociation annual competitions |itia Signal Unit in the country. |317 Kent St. -_ den, Ontario, Gagetown, N.B..|line and wireless Umpire Com- |among all militia Signal units in |It is interesting to nole that 5 ik

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of the century that the antece-|wireless station with a special |ers who had received their init- etx changes im command, the|Compeulipe. Drivers th rtment’ i

dent of the present Sth Signal | exoerimental licen-e. using the |fel military training with the |present Commanding Officer be- | 1214 or sports the ou eaner |

Regiment took root. At that|cail letters XAR. Following the |Prince Edward Island company |ing 14 Col, H.R. Hennessey, OD volleyball : oe

time there was an engineer unit Great War wireless treining was | enlisted in other units in 1990, | 0.04 ia command Majoo WL. | aut a

on the Esland. anda smal sec- received and drew many to the |@md @ mumber of others Were |MecKinnon, OD, Adjutant Cap

or local, angled out to look aft-|unit in the days when radio wes commissioned in the RCN snd lian JR. iiohbs and Squadron

This section was commanded by |CONRAD Ceaako During World Ia signals e-|Cn Mase Rl pave’ GD en ;

the late Walter P. Doull, after-| In 1028, Major Rogers retired |eefve force unit under command Boswell. Honorary }

wards a well-known electrician |and command was taken over |@t Ud. Col. KS. Rogers, VD, was the Regt '

in Prince Edward Island by Major FB. Conrad, MM. ED, |formed in ae This Lieut.Col, F.B. 4 , authorization was trained provided a num- : :

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(Late) CAPT. W. K. ROGERS (Late) MAJOR ‘W. A. SMITH, E:D. BRIG. K. M, JOHNSTON, E.D., C.D. 1938 - 1940 ‘ 1949 - 1958 =

(Late) LT. COL. K. S. ROGERS, V.D. LT. COL. D. N. BELL, E.D., C.D. LT. COL. F. S. JENKINS, E.D. -—

1911-1914 1920-1928 : 1945 - 1947 1958 - 1961 LT. COL. F. B. CONRAD, M.M., E.D. LT. COL. F. J. STOREY, E.D. 7 LT. COL. E. A. MeCAREY, C.D. |

1928 - 1938 1947 - 1949 : 1961 - 1965 LT. COL. H. R. HENNESSEY, C.D. - Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel eg - t 1965 - to date — LT. COL. L. F. MacDONASD, E.D. 1963 - to date —

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