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- January 1
To gain support for Canada’s fledgling navy, Commodore Walter Hose
establishes a national naval reserve system in 1919. He wants to
bring the navy to the doors of everyday Canadians in cities all
across Canada. The recruiting drive is a success - there are long
wait-lists for the new unpaid reserve force. By 1939, the RCNVR
numbers 113 officers and 1,292 ratings.
On January 1, 1946 the navy’s old reserve system is abolished and
replaced with a single RCN (Reserve). It combines the RCNVR, the
Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve and the old Royal Canadian
Naval Reserve.
Credit: DND
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- January 9
On January 9, 1998, funeral services are held at St. Mary’s Church
for Rear-Admiral Patrick David Budge, DSC, CD, RCN. RAdm Budge
(“Budgie” to his friends) served 42 years in the R.N. and the
R.C.N; he joined the service at 16. Born in Dover, England, Patrick
Budge transferred from the Royal Navy to the Canadian Navy when his
parents moved to Canada. He served in HMCS Saguenay, HMCS Huron,
HMCS Ottawa and HMCS Gatineau, and was appointed CO of HMCS Quebec
in 1952. Within eight years he became a Rear-Admiral, retiring in
1963.
Credit: DND
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- January 14
HMCS Quebec is commissioned at Esquimalt on January 14, 1952. At the
launching and naming ceremony, the sponsor, Madame Gaspard Fauteux,
wife of the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, announces: “I name this
ship Quebec. May God bless her and all those who sail in
her.” Then with a pair of gold scissors, she cuts a ribbon that
unveils the ship’s port nameplate. HMCS Quebec, formerly HMS
Uganda, was built in England in 1939 and served with the Royal Navy
during WWII until purchased and commissioned by the Canadian Navy in
1944. She continued to serve the European and Pacific theatres of
WWII as HMCS Uganda until being refitted and re-commissioned for the
third time as a result of the Korean War in 1952. As part of the
post war reduction, HMCS Quebec was paid off in June 1956.
Credit: DND
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- January 18
In January 1953 in the Royal Canadian Navy’s Magazine, Crowsnest,
features an article on a Canadian sailor. According to a Montreal
newspaper’s investigation, the sailor, Sinbad by name, is
“acting, probationary, temporary, unpaid, non-qualified and a
second class petty officer.” Sinbad reported directly to LCdr.
John B. Bugden, and was renowned for his trademark salute, a raised
forepaw delivered at the slightest coaxing.
There have been many animal mascots dearly loved by Canadian
sailors, including HMCS Magnificent’s canine mascot (1948-49)
Standeasy, and Mike of HMCS Cornwallis (‘43). Apparently,
one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s first ships, HMCS Rainbow, had a
dog for a mascot.
Credit: DND
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- January 29
In the January 29, 1997 edition of the Lookout, it is announced that
the role of Base Physical Education and Recreation
Officers/Instructors is to become civilianized. One PERI, Sgt Les
Alexander is quoted as saying, “I’ve been in the military for 26
years, and 22 of those have been as a PERI. I’m a phys-ed man all
the way.”
Credit: DND
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