Sept. 3 ?

[Mike K]

Sept. 3 here , for a few more hours . I seem to recall something of note happened on this day 68 years ago . Somebody announced that a war had been declared somewhere .

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

EXCERPT:

G.O. 135/39 - CALLING OUT OF TROOPS ON ACTIVE SERVICE
By an Order in Council of the First day of September, 1939, P.C. 2482, His Excellency the Governor in Council has authorized the organization of a Canadian Active Service Force, and for that purpose has, under the provision of Section 20 of the Militia Act, names as Corps of the Active Militia those Units, Formations and Detachments set out in Schedule D annexed. By the same Order in Council and under and by virtue of the powers conferred by Section 64 of the Militia Act, the Governor in Council has placed on Active Service in Canada, those Units, Formations and Detachments as set out in the said Schedule D, and those Corps and parts of the Militia as set out in Schedule E annexed hereto.

H.Q.S. 6615-6

SCHEDULE "D"
SCHEDULE OF CORPS NAMED TO FORM
PART OF THE ACTIVE MILITIA AND TO FORM THE
CANADIAN ACTIVE SERVICE FORCE

Serial No. Detail
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SCHEDULE "D"
1st Division, C.A.S.F.

30 Headquarters of 1st Infantry Brigade, C.A.S.F.
31 The Royal Canadian Regiment, C.A.S.F.
32 48th Highlanders of Canada, C.A.S.F.
33 The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, C.A.S.F.
34 The Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.), C.A.S.F.

Taken from my site http://www.dileas.mapleleafup.org -- this was begun by our dear departed friend Art Johnson, under my tutelage. I'd like to see it finished one day, as much as a tribute to Art as well as a recognition of the 48th...)

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

...once all the dust had settled in the ETO...

The bloodletting hadn't quite finished at this point, but my god, what it had taken to get this far...