Canadian Officers' Training Corps/Western University Battalion collection. 1913-1963.
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Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 196th
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The Western Universities Battalion was formed in 1916 with its membership drawn primarily from students and alumni of the Universities of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. The organizers felt that a distinctive western unit composed exclusively of men of similar background would be desirable and to this end they sought to attract "those earnest, studious men of practised intellect and proved ability, who are most fit to play their parts as leaders of men in the most difficul...
Canadian Officers' Training Corps.
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Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
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University of British Columbia. Combined Services Trust Committee,
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The Combined Services Trust Committee appears to have been established following the disbandment of military units at the University of British Columbia in the 1960's. The history of military activity associated with the University dates back to 1914 with the founding of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps at McGill University College of B.C. by Harry Logan. Disbanded in 1920, the C.O.T.C. unit at UBC was reorganized by Logan in 1928. During World War II, units of the Navy and Air Force were a...