New Sarum, Ontario

[Richard Farrant]

Found this on a webpage:

"M.D. No. 1 also gained Central Mechanization Depot, located in London, and popularly known as Canada's "largest Army garage." With its branches in Hagersville and New Sarum, it still functions as the most extensive Army depot of its kind."

from this site:
http://regimentalrogue.tripod.com/bl...pic_id=1129075

[Grant Bowker]

And, strangely enough, I believe Hagersville is one of the other BCATP airports used in the vehicle disposal process. Also Dunnville which is now semi-famous as the filming location for the TV show Canada's Worst Driver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ties_in_Canada
Looking at it through a current eyeball, it seems difficult to imagine that the Canadian Army ever had so many vehicles (all surplus at the same time) that it needed so many airports to store them all before disposal. I don't have any idea the current DND fleet size but it sometimes feels they've been so stretched for so long that there can't be too many trucks left.....

[Colin Alford]

Gents,

Here is an aerial image of Hagersville from Nov 1957. The original framed print is in the Base Borden Military Museum and Archives. The frame is approx 12" x 12" but there is not enough detail to determine exactly what types of vehicles are stored.

Colin