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command. She held the top job as Staff Officer WRCNS on the staff of the Chief of Naval Personnel. A note of interest here ---- when the WRCNS was re-established in 1952, they were part of the permanent force establishment - not a separate entity as they were in 2WW. They were fully integrated into the RCN, wore the gold, red & blue badges, same as the RCN. They wore blue badges in 2WW. Canada took the lead in this being the first Commonwealth Navy to have WRCNS integrated in the regular force structure. So this meant that Commader McNeill was not a Commander WRCNS, but rather a Commander (W), RCN. Photo below............. Hope of interest...............Bryan Bryan Last edited by RCN; 04-02-10 at 12:24 AM. |
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However, I digress --- we entered a block called "joining block" -- it was separate from the regular living blocks, something like an isolation block, you were kept separate from the regular establishment for 2 wks, then went "up the hill" to what was to become your "home" - your regular block, for the remaining 18 wks training - the whole division, about 60 men with an old (to most of us teenagers) PO2 in charge. He had three GCB's [I dont want to relate what he said to the smartass who called him a Sergeant the first day!] & about 3 rows of 2WW ribbons, I think our P2 was a Quartermaster rate -he looked the part believe me. All this P2 did was yell at us for the two wks he had us - he was responsible for initiating us into the "Navy way of doing things". About day two or three he taught us insignia - he had no pictures or projector anything like that - just the examples of the badges. In a very loud voice he said something to this effect ---------- ""Now this hyer - this be an Orficers cap badge, its f****n BIG & has lots of gold on it, you gotta be f***n blind to miss it, and when you see one of these on a cap you bloody well give an eyes right and git yr f****n hand to yer cap bej***s quick....." just reminded me of Robert Newton playing Long John Silver!!! B Last edited by RCN; 04-02-10 at 12:22 AM. |
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Wartime picture.
http://www.rcnvr.com/MacNeil%20LCdr%...20100_3040.jpg Also her style of headress is mentioned here-page 3 'Dressing the Wrens'. http://www.noavi.ca/leadline/dec09leadline.pdf Last edited by wardog; 04-02-10 at 12:49 AM. |
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Thats interesting wardog, thanks very much for posting.
Bryan |
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Thanks Bryan, & Wardog for the picture. Nice to see, I've seen many PO's but not many officers.
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Ray I am not in Canada now & wont be till mid March, fortunately I am missing the usual canuk winter!!! I dont want to tell you where I am as you will be GREEN with envy!!
There are several photos of RCN(W) officers & ratings in the Crowsnest magazine, but do agree with you, photos of them are somewhat scarce, but you have to remember they were a very small force in the RCN, no more that a couple thousand of them in mid 50's, the period which was the heydey of the old RCN, Try to stay warm tho................ Bryan |
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