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Old 17-04-20, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Wyn vdSchee View Post
Small correction for Bill A. There was an officer cadet traing unit (OCTU) at Brockville during the Second World War but it existed quite independently of The Brockville Rifles. They continued to use the local armoury as their base. I'm not certain exactly where the OCTU camp was located in Brockville, but it was large enough to hold the RCR for a period of time after the Second World War - from November 1946 to November 1949, when it moved to Camp Petawawa.
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If the area of the OCTU Brockville were placed back on the ground today it would straddle Hwy 401 at the underpass between the east and west Brockville exits.
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