We regret to advise of the death of WO Trevor "Trapper" Allen MM, CD of Oromocto, NB that occurred at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospial on Friday, 17 October 2003. Trapper was Engineering Technician Sergeant Major (ETSM) of 2 Field Squadron between 1964-72.

Trapper Allen served a 27 year career that saw service in England, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Korea, Cyprus, Egypt, Wainwright, Calgary, Winnipeg, Saint John, Halifax and Baffin Island. He was mentioned in the Kings Dispatches for distinguished service. Trapper has been involved with recovery of armoured vehicles on different occasions and in Korea received the Military Medal for recovery operations on the Sherman Armoured Recovery Vehicle.

He retired as the WO Engineering Technician Quarter Master Sergeant (ETQMS) for 2 Field Squadron in 1972 but remained working with Base Maintenance Gagetown until he fully retired in 1987. Even after retiring, Trapper took special pride in helping military personnel (both Active and Retired) in their dealings with the Department of Veteran Affairs . Visitation will be held at Oromocto Select Community Funeral Home on Monday, 20 October from 2:00 - 4:00 and 7:00 - 9:00 PM The Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 93 will hold a tribute service at the funeral home on Monday evening at 7:00 PM. Funeral Service will he held at St Luke's Chapel on Base on Tuesday, 21 October at 2:00 PM. A reception will follow. Interment will be in the Burton Cemetery at a later date. For those who wish, memorial tributes made to the charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated by the family. The address of Trapper's widow, Margaret is available upon request.

CWO Benjamin Holterman (Benny) Bakken passed away in Ottawa on 26 August 2003. Ben was born in Cranbrook, BC on 2 June, 1929 and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers in October 1948. Upon completion of his basic Engineer training, Ben was posted to the Army Survey Establishment (ASE) in July 1949, and remained for more than 34 years. Ben was involved in all phases of the Topographic Survey, was on survey field parties throughout the country, and was a computer programmer for a number of years. Ben was ASE Regimental Sergeant Major from 1979 to 1982 and retired in October 1983.

We regret to advise that Major Stephen Merle Bancroft RCE (Ret'd) passed away peacefully 25 August 2003 in Glen Haven Manor, New Glasgow, NS.

A graduate of Acadia University with a B.Sc. degree, specializing in geology with engineering, Stephen subsequently attained a civil engineering degree at Nova Scotia Technical College. He had a long and distinguished service career in the Royal Canadian Engineers that began in the Second World War an dincluded assignments in British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Ontario and New Brunswick. During that time he also served overseas with the United Nations in Palestine.

Upon retirement as Major in 1967, Stephen was employed by the Federal Department of Labour in Fredericton, N.B. until his second retirement in 1981.

In accordance with Stephen's wishes, there will no funeral or memorial service. A private family interment will take place in Lower Horton Cemetery, Hortonville.

The address of Steven's Next of Kin is available upon request.

BERG, Rolf K was born in Claresholm, Alberta on 29 November 1919. Rolf enlisted in the RCE early in WW2 and was posted overseas to join the 4th Field (Air) Survey Company in 1942. Following the war, he was assigned to the UK Photo Air Survey Liaison Group to study advanced mapping methods and later trained RE personnel in Multiplex operations.

Repatriated to Canada in June 1946, he was assigned to GSGS as Head of the Multiplex Section retiring at the rank of WO1 in 1953 to take up a partnership in a mapping firm in Calgary. Rolf passed away on 4 April 2003 in Calgary.

We regret to belatedly advise of the death of Major General Norman Chalmers Brown DFC, MiD, CD (Retired) on 17 June 2003. Major General Brown enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Toronto in October 1940 and, shortly after completing his pilot training, he joined No.194 Squadron (Royal Air Force) of Air Command, South East Asia in the Andaman Islands of Burma [Myanmar]. In the ranks of Sergeant to Flying Officer, he flew two tours of operations in this theatre during the Second World War. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and was mentioned in dispatches for air support to the British 14th Army.

After the war, Norm Brown attended the University of Toronto 1945-49 and rejoined the RCAF as Flight Lieutenant in 1948. Upon completing his engineering degree, he joined No 2 Construction and Maintenance Unit in Calgary as a Project Officer with responsibility for construction projects in the Canadian Arctic.

Following this assignment, in 1950 he was posted to Air Training Group, Winnipeg as Staff Officer responsible for Construction Engineering Contract Administration. In 1952 he was promoted to Squadron Leader and posted to Air Force Headquarters, Ottawa where he was in charge of the Mechanical Design Section with the Directorate of Construction Engineering Design. Promoted to Wing Commander in 1956, he was appointed Director of Engineering Construction.

In 1961, he was promoted to Group Captain and returned to Calgary as Commander of RCAF Station Lincoln Park. After this command, Group Captain Brown was posted to Air Force Headquarters, Ottawa in 1964 as Director Construction Engineering Control followed by his appointment as Director General Works. Promoted Air Commodore in 1966, he served as Director General Quartering 1966-68 and Director General Construction 1968-70.

With Integration of the Canadian Forces, Major General Brown became the second Canadian Military Engineer in the most senior CME position of Deputy Chief Construction Engineering later renamed Chief of Construction and Properties and the CME Branch Co-Advisor 1970 - 1974. He was Promoted to Major General in 1973.

Major General Brown retired on completion of this appointment and worked on several international construction projects. His post- CF career saw Mgen Brown as Chief Engineer overseeing the building of the Trans-Botswana Highway, the installation of lighting systems on 17 airfields in Burma with Canadian International Development Agency, and construction of the urban waste system in Kingston, Jamaica.

The address of Major General Brown's widow, Marguerite, is available upon request.

CWO Cecil (Cec) Brown (Ret.) passed away in Ottawa on 19 August 2003 at the age of 78. Cec joined the Army Survey Establishment (ASE) in 1950 and participated in many field parties, including the 1951 Alaska Highway Operation. Cec transferred to the Canadian Intelligence Corps as a Staff Sgt in the late 1950s and retired as Chief Warrant Officer. Cec was a long-time volunteer at the Canadian War Museum at Vimy House working on their map collection.

COLDHAM, Ronald Edwin (Ron, Ronny) was born 2 March 1917, Ronny joined GSGS as a boy soldier in May 1934. Trained as topographical surveyor he served on many field parties over the years, including one of ASE’s first horse parties in 1947. He went overseas with the 1st Corps Field Survey Company in January 1940. Commissioned in 1952, he was the liaison officer with the RCAF for location and mapping of the Mid-Canada Line in 1954-55, as the inspector on contract Shoran operations in the NWT in 1957, as chief of the survey of the Gaza Strip for the UN in 1958-59, and an exchange officer to the 42nd Svy Regt, RE officer in Cyprus 1961-63. He retired in 1964 as a Captain, he passed away in Nanaimo BC on 22 April 2003 at the age of 86. He was the son of Frederic Coldham who on RE working in Canada starting in 1907.

It is believed that Ron was the last living member of the pre-war GSGS and his passing marks the end of an era.

We regret to advise of the death of Leo Cormier on 22 Oct at the Palliative Care Unit of Grey Nuns Hospital in Edmonton, AB.

Leo started his military career in the Navy in 1970 as a Radio Techician 231. He became a Military Engineer in 1986 when he remustered to 621 Refrigeration Mechanical Technician and was posted to Cold Lake and Edmonton. Leo spent 23 years in the military before retiring in 1993. After retirement, Leo settled in Cardiff Echos (just north of Edmonton) and worked for several different contractors in Edmonton, Fort McMurray and St Albert. Leo was employed lastly by Johnson Controls and was the lead HVAC mechanic at a fertilizer plant in the Edmonton area.

The family requests that any donations be made to Palliative Care Unit # 43, c/o Grey Nuns Hospital, 1100 Youville Dr W., Edmonton, AB, T6L5X8 .

The address of Leo's widow, Lorraine is available upon request.

DEAN Robert Eldon (Bob) was born on 21 October 1917 in Toronto. He served with the Prince of Wales Rangers (M) from 1939 to July 1942, and saw Active Svc with the 6th Cdn Div Signals (L/Cpl, Sigs Engr) from July 1942 to August 1945. He was with 1 Fd Engr Regt in 1956 and came to ASE on 1 March 1957 from 2 Fd Sqn, Vedder Crossing, BC. He trained as a photogrammetrist and map compiler. He took his release on 31 October 1966 as a Cpl and returned 1 November 1966 a civilian Carto Compiler. In December 1973 he received a Suggestion Award on redrawing points to be used on plastic. Bob retired on 20 October 1982 and moved to Toronto. He passed away in Toronto on 30 March 2003.

WO Thomas (Roger) Dickson (Ret.) passed away in Eaganville, Ontario on 12 June 03 at age of 72. Born in Oshawa, Ontario in 1931, Roger joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1952, originally with the Royal Canadian Artillery. Roger remustered to Map Reproduction Technician and was posted to the Mapping and Charting Establishment in 1966. Roger retired in April 1977.

FAWCETT, Kenneth Robert (Ken) was born on 20 November 1925 in, St Gregor, Sask. He enlisted in March 1951 and served with ASE as a Topo Suveyor and Photogrammetrist. He was on many survey parties in the 1950’s (Churchill (chain traverse), N Battleford & Prince Albert (chain & barometer traverse), Fort Coulonge, Sault Ste Marie, Sudbury, Great Bear Lake, Nahanni Bute (barometer traverse), Stratford, Exeter, Hamilton and Niagara). He subsequently worked mostly in compilation & multiplex, Kelsh, A9, A7, B8 plotters. He won a Suggestion Award in Dec 68. He left MCE in March 1977 as a WO. Ken died in Ottawa June 03.

We regret to inform of the death of Major Emil (Em) Aubrey Cecil Fritsch (Ret'd) of Calgary (formerly of Ottawa) who passed away on 24 December 2003 from complications following surgery.

Em joined the RCAF and graduated from Queen's University with a Civil Engineering degree in 1953. His career with the Armed Forces was primarily in Military Engineering staff appointments that included Engineering Officer in Lahr in the early 1970s. He will also be remembered by many for his tour as the Military Engineer Personnel Officer in the late 1960s . After retiring from the Canadian Forces in 1975, Em worked for the Department of Public Works

Funeral Services were held in Calgary on 29 December 2003 and a Funeral Service will also be held in Ottawa at a later date. Announcements to follow.

In living memory of Em Fritsch, a tree will be planted in Calgary at Nose Creek Valley.

The address of Next of Kin is available upon request.

To forward electronic condolences go to www.mcinnisandholloway.com.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant Brenton Gertz CD who died suddenly on 29 January 2003, while working in his civilian job with ATCO Frontec in Bosnia.

Sergeant Brent Gertz started his military career in 1973 in the Militia with 8 Field Engineer Regiment, Edmonton. In the early 1970s he served on the UN Emergency Force Middle East as one of the first Reservists to support UN missions. Brenton joined the Regular Force as a Sapper in 1978, initially serving with 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, Chilliwack. For the period 1980 - 1988, he served with 4 Combat Engineer Regiment in Lahr Germany where he became an Armoured Engineer operator - a specialty that he remained with for the rest of his career. He left Germany as a Master Corporal and was posted Camp Gagetown, New Brunswick where he served in both the Armour School and 22 Field Squadron and was promoted to Sergeant in 1989. In 1992 he was transferred to the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering, Chilliwack and then was posted to 1 Combat Engineer Regiment as it was relocated to Edmonton. While with 1 CER, he served on Op Palladium Roto 1 with the Lord Strathcona's Horse Battle Group.

Brent retired from the Regular Force with 20 years of service and immediately joined the Primary Reserve, becoming a member of 8 Field Engineer Regiment in 1998.

Since retiring from the Regular Force, Brenton he had been working with ATCO Frontec in overseas locations.

The funeral service was held at the South Side Memorial Chapel in Edmonton on 4 February with a grave site interment following at South Haven Cemetery. A reception followed in the Senior Non-Commissioned Officers' Mess at the LCol P.L. Debney Armoury, 8403 Roper Road, Edmonton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Medecins sans Frontieres or Little Bits Therapeutic Riding Association.

The address of Brenton's widow, Candice, is available upon request.

We regret to advise that Lieutenant D."Dan" Giannini, MBE RCE (Ret'd) passed away peacefully in Toronto on 15 August 2003.

Dan worked in the mines of Northern Ontario before volunteering as an Engineer in WWII . He served with the Canadian Tunnelling Company in Gibralter, England and Europe, rising to the rank of lieutenant and earning an MBE. After the war, Dan switched to insurance with Empire Life rising to Vice-President by retirement. After retirement with no slowdown in sight, Dan became chairman of D.A. Stuart Oil Co.

The family will receive friends at the Dodsworth and Brown Funeral Home, 2241 New Street, Burlington, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.on Thursday, 28 August 2 003.

The address of Dan's widow, Cecely, is available upon request.

HALL, John Alexander (Jack) was born on 28 January 1921 in Ottawa. He served in the RCE during WW2 in France, landing on Juno Beach and was in Germany, Holland and Belgium. Jack worked at EM&R as a draftsman before joining ASE in June 1958 as a Supervising Draftsman. Jack was always well liked by all and known for his meticulous keeping of leave records for everyone in the drafting section over the years (they mysteriously disappeared after his retirement). He retired in 1985 and passed away in Ottawa on 6 March 2003.

HOLLINGER, KA Carl (Bubbles) was born in Montreal in 1915. He enlisted in June 1940 and was taken on strength with survey from 14th Fd Regt, RCA in August 1942. He was as a pressman with 3rd Fd (Repro) Svy Coy overseas. He was one of four brothers who served in survey overseas. Carl joined ASE after the war as a lithographer. He retired on a medical discharge in June 1965 as WO2 to a farm near Stittsville. Carl also became an auctioneer and his name was often heard on CBC Ottawa Radio to be looking after an auction in the Ottawa Valley. Carl passed away 14 January 2003

We regret to advise of the death of Gilles Lafontaine on 19 Jul 2003 after a long fight with cancer.

Gilles was a Field Engineer who served in Valcartier, Germany, Gagetown and the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering. After retirement, Gilles worked for contractors in the Quebec and Montreal areas. He was an all-round sportsman, enjoying fishing and hunting since he retired.

Viewing will be at Claude Charest Ltée at 21 rue Jolicoeur Ste-Catherine de J-C Québec [418-875-4441, télécopieur: 418-873-2913, courriel: rfcc@globetrotter.net ] on Tuesday 22 July from 2:00 to 5:00 PM and 7:00 to 10:00 PM and from 9:00 to 12:00 AM Wednesday 23 July. Funeral service will be at l'église de Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier in St Catherines (outside Valcartier) on Wednesday 23. July at 12:30 PM. Cremation to follow with the ashes to be buried in St Albert, Ontario at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: la Société canadienne du cancer, région Québec, 1040, avenue Belvédère, bur. 214, Sillery QC G1S 3G3.

The address of Gilles' widow, Gisel, is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of Sgt Lloyd A. Landry on 22 July 2003 at the age of 46 after a lengthy illness.

Sgt Landry was a Construction Technician who served 26 years in the Canadian Forces. He served in CFSME Chilliwack, CFS Debert, 1 CER Chilliwack, CFEMET Toronto, CFB Lahr, CFB Ottawa, CFSU Ottawa, 1 CER Det Edmonton, CFB Halifax,and partipated in three United Nations peacekeeping tours in Syria, Visoko Bosnia - Herzogovina and Kosovo.

Funeral services for Sgt Landry will be held in St. John The Baptist Roman Catholic Church in River Bourgeois, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia at 10: 00 AM on Friday 25 July 2003. Burial in the parish cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Medical Day Unit, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax or the Lung Association of Nova Scotia.

On-line condolences at: info@haverstocks.com

The address of Sgt Landry's Next of Kin is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the recent death of a firefighter, John P. "Jack" Low, CPO2 (Ret'd) who passed away suddenly on 23 September 2003 in Dartmouth General Hospital.

Jack joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963 and retired in 1992 and was working at the Damage Control School on Purcells Cove Road in Halifax.

Funeral service was on 27 September 27 in Stadacona Chapel, Gottingen Street. Interment in Dartmouth Memorial Gardens.

Donations in Jack's memory to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, 204-5523 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax, NS B3J 9Z9 would be appreciated by the family.

The address of Jack's Next of Kin is available upon request or on-line condolences may be sent to the family at: www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warrant Officer Wallace Roy (Bud) MacKinnon (Ret'd) on 27 September 2003.

Bud served his first tour with 2 Field Squadron in Germany in 1953 - 55 and returned to that unit as Squadron Sergeant Major in Gagetown 1976 - 78. He served in Tanzania Africa 1965 - 66 and also with 3 Field Squadron in Chilliwack. His last assignment was at CFB Chilliwack with Base Operations. After retiring he sold real estate in the Chilliwack area for many years.

A Memorial Service will be held Friday 3 Oct at 2:00 PM at Woodlawn' Mt Cheam Funeral Home on 45865 Hocking Avenue in Chilliwack. There will be a gathering for friends and family in the Lodge Banquet room of the Masonic Hall (just down the street) immediately after the service. Masonic Brethren attending are asked to bring their regalia and assemble at the Lodge Building just a few doors down from the funeral home by 1 :00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the B.C. Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

The address of Bud's widow, Dorothy, is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of another Engineer First World War veteran. The Reverend Cyril Martin died on 17 Nov 2003 at the age of 103 in the Mewburn Veterans Centre in Edmonton, AB.

Cyril Martin was born February 18, 1900 near London, England. His family emigrated to Canada in 1907 and settled in Verdun, QC. When war broke out in 1914, Cyril went to work in a munitions factory and when a Navy recruiter visited his factory he convinced Cyril to join up. However, as Cyril was only 15, as soon as he found out, his father had him taken out of the Navy. But it was impossible to keep dreams of 'adventure' out of a young man's head and Cyril tried next to join the Army. While the army recruiters knew he was lying about his age, Cyril was enlisted and sent overseas.

By his 16th birthday, Cyril was already in France with the Canadian Army. He was assigned to the 7th Canadian Railway Troop of the Canadian Light Railway Company and was in action at Ypres and Paschendaele where he laid track from the rear areas over the shell-holes and up to the trenches inorder to bring forward the ammunition, rations and other supplies. Cyril contracted 'trench fever' and became so ill that he was sent to England to recover. He spent the rest of the war with a young boys' regiment in England and returned home to Canada when peace came.

For Cyril, however, peace was hard to find. He had been deeply religious when he went overseas but the war had shaken his faith. However, the goodness in human nature that he remembered became the focus of Cyril's life and in 1919 he decided to become a minister. He attended Toronto Bible College for several years and moved to Saskatchewan to preach. Attending St. Andrew's College in Saskatoon, in 1929 he was ordained as a United Church minister. When war broke out again in 1939 Cyril re-enlisted in the army - this time as a chaplain assigned to the 7th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, stationed in England. After the war, Cyril continued to work in a military hospital in England.

Through his life, Cyril spent 55 years as a minister (retiring in 1968 from full-time work), 50 years as a Legion member, and 50 years as a Mason. Well past his 90th birthday, Cyril was invited by the governments of Canada and France in 1997 to attend the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. He visited Vimy and Passchendaele and received the Legion of Honour from the French people. The Chaplain General of the Canadian Forces authorized the awarding of Canadian Forces Chaplain's Coin in December 2002. In Jun 2003 he was presented with the Queen's Jubilee Medal and, in October, St. Andrew's College in Saskatoon awarded him with a Bachelor of Theology degree.

A memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on 26 November 2003 at St. Andrew's United Church, 9915 148 St, Edmonton.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Cyril Martin's memory may be made to the Mewburn Veterans Centre or the Bissel Centre.

The address of Cyril's daughter Naomi is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of Corporal Trevor Harper McDowell (Ret'd) on 27 Sep 2003 in Chilliwack, BC.

Trevor joined the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1960. His first tour was with the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt 1961-1962 and this was folowed by tours with 3 Field Squadron (1962 - 63 and 1966 - 71) and 4 Field Squadron (1963 - 66 and 1971 - 74). Returning to Chilliwack, he took his release and was employed by Uneeda Wood Products until retirement in October 2001.

Trevor was cremated privately. There will be an Irish Wake on 11 October at 6:00 PM at the Cultus Lake Hall.

The address of Trevor's Next of Kin is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of Colonel K.A.(Angus) Munn, CD, QHP, MD on 02 May 2003 after a long and valiant fight with cancer.

Angus Munn enrolled as a Private in the Canadian Army (Regular) at the age of 16 with the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in 1955. He remustered to Field Engineer and posted to 3 Field Squadron 1966 - 68 where he was one of the first Combat Divers and also worked in Explosives Ordnance Disposal. Angus took his release in 1968 to continue his education and studied physiology at the University of British Columbia. He joined 6 Field Squadron RCE and was Commissioned From The Ranks in January 1970, serving as a Troop Commander and as Squadron Training Officer.

Captain Munn moved to Calgary in 1971 to study Medicine and received his MD from the University of Calgary in 1974. During this period he joined the staff of Headquarters South Alberta District where he served for the three years. In 1974 Major Munn was transferred to the Kings Own Calgary Regiment where he served as a Squadron Commander and Deputy Commanding Officer. In 1977 he was posted to 14 (Calgary) Service Battalion as Operations Officer and became the Deputy Commanding Officer in August 1977 and Commanding Officer in 1980.

In 1979 Angus Munn received his Fellowship in the Royal College Physicians of Canada in the field of Anesthesia. A pilot with multi-engine and instrument ratings, he later added to his interest in hyperbaric medicine by becoming qualified as a Flight Surgeon.

Lieutenant-Colonel Munn was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta in April 1980. He retired from the Militia in June 1982 and subsequently served as Vice President of the Army Cadet League of Alberta from 1982-84 and President of the Alberta Branch of the Defence Medical Association of Canada from 1984-86.

1n 1991 Lieutenant-Colonel Munn was appointed Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 15 (Edmonton) Medical Company and was later appointed Honorary Colonel. In 1994 he became the first Reserve anesthetist to be posted to Bosnia on a UN Leave Relief posting. Colonel Munn was elected President of the Defence Medical Association in 1996 and, that same year, was admitted to the Venerable Order of St. John. He joined the staff of the University of Alberta Hospitals in Edmonton in 1998 where he was an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine.

Colonel Munn was a Knight Commander in the Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Past Grand Prior of the Priory of Canada, Honorary Physician to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. and Grand Counselor to the Sovereign Counsel and recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.

A Memorial Service will be held on 17 May 2003 at Connelly and McKinley Funerall Home, 114 Street and 100 Avenue, Edmonton. This will be immediately followed by a reception at the Faculty Club, University of Alberta, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, 13807 Buena Vista Drive, Edmonton, Alberta T5R 5R9.

The address of Colonel Munn's widow, Sandi, is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Robert MacDonald Murphy, CD (Retired) on 14 November 2003.

Robert served in the Royal Canadian Air Force Fire Service from October 1948 until January 1969, retiring as a Warrant Officer.

In accordance with Robert's wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service celebrating Robert's life was held on 18 November. There will be a family service in Vancouver, BC on 29 November.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Robert's memory to the Canadian Diabetes Association.

The address of Robert's widow, Dianne is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of Major Charles Spencer Nicoll PEng, RCE (Retired) on 27 November 2003.

Charlie was born and raised in Mira Gut, Cape Breton and graduated from Acadia and Nova Scotia Tech. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers during the Second World War in appointments that included Command of 6 Field Company and 2 Canadian Works Section. After the war he worked with the Canadian International Development Agency.

Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home, 3000 Woodroffe Avenue (south of Fallowfield Rd.) on Sunday, 30 November from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Monday, 1 December, to St. Patrick's Church, Fallowfield, for Mass of Christian Funeral at 10:30 a.m.

In Memoriam donations to the charity of your choice appreciated.

The address of Charles' widow, Gloria, is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of Percy Baker ( Pete) Pratt on 14 November 2003. Pete was a Locomotive Engineer with the Royal Canadian Engineers Railway Troops during the Second World War - transporting supplies and personnel throughout Europe.

After the war, Peter worked with Canadian National Railways and retired as a CNR engineer in the mid 1970s. He remained active and interested in his church, gardening woodworking and community activities for many years before moving to Fredericton in 2001, where he resided in the Veterans Health Facility.

A graveside committal service will be held in the summer of 2004 in Campbellton, NB.

The family would appreciate memorial gifts be made to Atlantic Baptist University, Box 6004, Moncton, NB E1C 9L7 or the Endowment Fund of Greenwood Drive United Baptist Church, P.O. Box 3637, Station B, Fredericton, NB E3A 5L7.

The address of Peter's daughter, Susan, is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the sudden death of Major John Robert "Bob" Preen (Ret.) at his cottage at Lac Sinclair, Quebec on 2 October 2003.

Bob was a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War from 1942 to 1945. After the war he attended the University of New Brunswick and graduated in Civil Engineering in 1950. He joined the Royal Canadian Engineers and served in a variety of staff positions. After retiring from the Canadian Forces, he joined the Department of Public Works in 1974 and retired in 1986.

Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home, 580 Eagleson Road (Kanata) Sunday 5 October from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. Funeral Service Monday 6 October in the Chapel at 3:00 PM.

In Memoriam donations to the Queensway Carleton Hospital would be appreciated.

The address of Bob's widow, Pearle, is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of Master Corporal Brian Russell, a retired Structural Technician, on 26 April 2003 in Moncton, NB.

Master Corporal Russell joined the Canadian Forces in 1970 and started his military career as an Administrative Clerk. Postings in that trade included CFB Gagetown, 4 Service Battalion in Lahr Germany and Air Comand Headquarters in Winnipeg.

In 1979 Brian joined the Engineer Family when he remustered to Structures Technician. Postings then included CFB Comox, Combat Training Centre Headquarters in CFB Gagetown, CFB Shearwater and CFB Montreal (St-Hubert).

Brian also served two United Nations tours in Cyprus 1974-75 and 1983-84.

Brian retired in October 1993 with the intention of building his own house and running a hobby farm in Newington area, just outside of Cornwall ON. Unfortunately, after he was diagnosed with a serious illness, he moved with his wife Triena to Moncton NB in 2000.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant David Munro Scullion (Retired) on 3 December 2003 in Chilliwack, BC. David served in the British Army prior to moving to Canada and joining the Royal Canadian Engineers. Many will recall him from his tour with the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering in the early 1960s. After retirement from the Canadian Forces he served with Corrections Canada.

Funeral Mass was held on 9 December 2003.

The address of Dave's widow, Jean, is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of Stanley T. Shook, a Royal Canadian Engineer Veteran of the Second World War at the age of 85 in Smiths Falls, ON. Service was held on 23 April 2003

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

Condolences to Stanley's widow, Bernice, can be sent to: condolences@blairandson.com or by mail:
c/o
Blair & Son Funeral Home
112 Beckwith Street North
Smiths Falls, ON K7A 2C3
Phone: (613)283-2800

We regret to advise of the death of Master Warant Officer (Ret'd) Freddie Gorman Silver who died as a result of a heavy equipment mishap on 12 February 2003 while at his camp in Lake Pleasant, Nova Scotia.

Freddie was a retired Master Warrant Officer who had served in the Canadian Navy and Air Force as well as with 143 Airfield Engineering Flight, Bridgewater.

Funeral was held on 16 February in St. John in the Wilderness Anglican Church, New Germany. A reception for family and friends followed the service. Burial will be at a later date.

Family flowers only. Donations may be made to St. John's Anglican Church Hall.

On-line condolences may be made at: www.sweenysfuneralhome.com

The address of Freddie's widow Carolyn is available upon request.

We regret to advise that Major John Fredrick (Si) Sininger late of Abbotsford BC, passed away on 21 October 2003 at the Matqsui Sumas Abbotsford Hospital at the age of 84. Major Sininger was a retired Canadian Military Engineer, having serving 29 years with the Royal Canadian Engineers and the Canadian Military Engineers.

Si was born 1 December 1918 at the Little Horseguard District, near Alhambra Alberta. His parents were pioneers in the area, having arrived there in 1910.

Si enlisted in the Canadian Army Active Service Force in June 1940 and joined the 78th Battery Royal Canadian Artillery in Red Deer Alberta. He served with the Artillery until he transferred to the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1942. His first tour with the RCE was with No 1 Chemical Warfare and Mortar Company, RCE in Owen Sound, ON as a Platoon Sergeant and instructor in mortars and chemical warfare. When that unit was disbanded in August 1943, Sergeant Sininger was transferred to 1 Field Park Company RCE of the 2nd. Canadian Division and stationed in England. Promoted to Company Sergeant Major, he landed in France on D-Day plus 1.

CSM Sininger served with 1 Field Park Company through France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany until the cessation of hostilities in Europe. He took part in the Battle for Carpiquet Airport, the Battles of Caen and the Falaise Gap. He marched through Dieppe after the city had been recaptured and then advanced through Belgium to Antwerp and the Scheldt Estuary. In Spring 1945 he took part in the last big push of the war when the Allies crossed the Rhine and saw action at the Twent Canal, Appeldorn and Hangelow.

CSM Sininger was Mentioned in Dispatches in 1944 and received a special citation from Field Marshal Montgomery for his exemplary service and devotion to duty. Repatriated to Canada with 13 Field Company, RCE in October 1945, he was assigned to the Administration and Training Staff responsible for organizing and setting up the RCE Militia units in Alberta.

In 1947 he was posted to 23 Field Company RCE at Camp Chilliwack, BC as that unit’s first post-war Company Sergeant Major. In May 1948 he was appointed Regimental Sergeant Major (Sergeant Major Instructor ) of Training Wing, Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering. He earned his Paratroop Wings in 1948 and during the Fraser River flood that same year, was co-ordinator of military and civilian workers at Rosedale, BC.

Promoted to Warrant Officer First Class, in 1950 he was appointed Regimental Sergeant Major of RCSME as one of the younger peacetime RSMs in the Canadian Army. He held the double position of RSM of RCSME and Camp Chilliwack for eight years .

In 1953 RSM Sininger was awarded Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal in recognition of his outstanding service

In 1958, WO I Sininger was selected to be Regimental Sergeant Major of The Royal Military College, Kingston Ontario - the Canadian Army’s most senior and prestigious RSM appointment. He in that position from 1 July 1958 to 1 July 1961.

Si was commissioned in the rank of Captain on 1 July 1961 and posted to RCSME, Camp Chilliwack. Back in the School, he was with Recruit Squadron as Training Officer, Second-in-Command and Acting Officer Commanding during the period 1961-65. He was promoted to the rank of Major on 1 July 1966. As a Major he commanded Recruit Training Squadron and, later, Field Engineer Squadron at RCSME before he retired in 1969.

Si was one of the driving forces in readying the RCE Museum for its opening in 1957 and he was also a founding member and organizer of the Royal Canadian Engineer (Retired) Sapper Association, Chilliwack.

The main auditorium at Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering at CFB Chilliwack was named Sininger Hall to honor his outstanding and dedicated service to the Royal Canadian Engineers and the Tactics Theatre in CFSME (now in Camp Gagetown, NB) now bears his name.

Si is survived by his wife of 62 years, Hope, two daughters; Patricia of Princeton, BC, and Margaret of Winnipeg MB, two sons; Dwayne of Abbotsford, BC and Daryle of Calgary, AB, fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.

Si was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 15 in Abbotsford BC. At his request there will be no funeral. The family requests no flowers or donations on his behalf.

There will be a celebration of Si’s life at the Rhombus Hotel in Chilliwack on Saturday 1 November 2003 at 1:00 p.m.

We regret to advise of the death of George Sneddon who passed away 2 November 2003.

George was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1924 and served in the Royal and Merchant Navies in the Second World War. One of the most memorable events of George’s naval career occurred during the war as the ship he was on was involved in hunting down the German Battleship "Bismarck". He emigrated to Canada in 1948 and first worked on the Canadian Pacific Steam Ship "Princess Louise" on the Alaska run.

George joined the Canadian Forces in 1949 and served 25 years as an RCE Administrative Clerk with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Chilliwack, Whitehorse, Germany and with the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt.

A long time resident of Cultus Lake, upon retiring from the Forces in 1974 George served as a prison guard with Federal Corrections for 12 years and fully retired in 1986.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday 8 November 2003 at 3:00 PM from the Chapel at Woodlawn Mount Cheam Funeral Home 45865 Hocking Ave. Chilliwack, BC. A Memorial Tea will follow

In lieu of flowers, donations in George’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Fund.

The address of George's daughter Marjorie is available upon request.

STURROCK, Alexander (Alex) was born 15 April 1924 in Dundee, Scotland. He served with the RE as photographical draftsman 1942-49 attaining the rank of Lieutenant. Alex came to Canada and joined the Canadian Armed Forces on 15 September 1954. He joined ASE in October 1955 as a photogrammetrist. He retired from MCE in 1973 as a WO and joined Energy Mines & Resources retiring again in 1991. He died in Ottawa 24 April 2003.

We regret to advise of the recent death of Sapper Archie Thompson, Canada's oldest First World War veteran. A 107-year-old retired railway engineer from the Petrolia area, Archie died 2 Sept 2003 at his cottage at Old Woman's River, near Stokes Bay, ON and was buried on 6 Sep in Sarnia.

This summer, Archie Thompson had received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for his wartime service. He had gone unrecognized for years as he had never applied for veterans' benefits. When he received the award, Thompson was the oldest of the 13 surviving Canadian veterans of the First World War.

Born in Ireland, he emigrated to Canada in 1912. Archie was drafted into the Royal Engineers and shipped to Britain as the war was winding down and did not see action. Returning to Canada after the war, he followed a career with Canadian National Rail and retired in 1962.

Donations to charity of choice would be preferred by the family.

The address of Archie's son, Ron, is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of Sergeant J.R. "Bob" Wainwright, RCE (Ret'd) in Ottawa on 23 January 2003 in his 87th year. Bob was a Second World War veteran of 3rd Field Company, shipping overseas as a Sapper with the Advance Party in December 1939 and serving in Sicily, Italy and Spitzbergen. After the war, Bob joined the Army Survey Establishment in Ottawa and, after retirement from the Forces, he joined the City of Ottawa Recreation and Parks Department.

Friends may visit at the West Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 150 Woodroffe Avenue at Richmond Road on Saturday, 25 January from 10:00 AM until service in the Chapel at 11:00 AM. Interment in Capital Memorial Gardens.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.

The address of Bob's daughter is available upon request.

We regret to advise of the death of George Alfred Wilson of Fredericton, NB at the Oromocto Public Hospital on 24 September 2003.

George was a veteran of the Second World War who served with the 23rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers and was President of the 23rd Field Company Veterans Association. He was a graduate of Nova Scotia Technical College and later worked for Moncton Electric and Gas in 1940 where he also was a Volunteer Fireman for the city of Moncton prior to enlisting. He later worked for NB Power from 1959 until he retired 1985.

Visitation will be held at McAdam's Select Community Funeral Home [ www.mcadamfh.com ] on Friday, 26 September from 7:00 - 9:00 PM and 27 September from 2:00 - 4:00 and 7:00 - 9:00 PM. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #4 will hold a tribute service at the funeral home on Saturday evening at 7:00 PM followed by the Knights of Pythians Riverview Lodge # 51 at 7:30 PM.

The funeral service will be held at the Brunswick Street Baptist Church on Sunday, 28 September at 3:00 PM. Interment will be at a later date. For those who wish, memorial tributes to New Brunswick Heart and Stroke Foundation or the charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated by the family.

The address of George's Next of Kin is available upon request.