1 Line Troop (1970)

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1 Line Troop
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Active 1 September 1970 – 1 June 1997
Garrison/HQ Kingston Ontario
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Heavy Line Troop, No. 2 Squadron 1st Canadian Signal Regiment became the independent unit 1 Line Troop on 1 September 1970 under Canadian Forces Communication Command.[1] In the summer of 1975, the Troop became a unit of 70 Communication Group, Trenton Ontario. 1 Line Troop was reorganized under the command of 76 Communication Group on 1 July 1983.

In 1997 the Minister of National Defence authorized the disbandment of 1 Line Troop[2][3] and it became 1 Line Squadron, a sub-unit of 79 Communication Regiment.

Commanding Officers

Capt GE Edge, 1970 to 1973
Capt DW McCaw, 1973 to 1975
Capt JE Nurse, 1975 to 1977
Capt WJJ (Wilf) Lefresne, 1977 to 1980
Capt RE Renaud, 1980 to 1982
Capt AR Goodwin, 1982 to 1983
Capt CR Usherwood, 1983 to 1986
Capt JBA Bell, 1986 to 1989
Capt Jay Milne, 1989 to 1991
Capt Paul Rutherford, 1991 to 1993
Capt Mike Wooley, 1995 to 1997

Troop Sergeants Major

unknown, 1970 to 1974
MWO R.J. (Jim) Wilson, 1974 to 1977
CWO George Brantnall, 1977 to 1980
CWO Elgin (SAC) McLaren, 1980 to 1987
CWO Gord Tolley, 1987 to 1991
CWO Garnett Huff, 1991 to 1993
CWO John (Chico)-Gelina, 1993 to 1997

Lineage

Unit lineage
Made independent from
1st Canadian Signal Regiment 		1 Line Troop (1970)
1 September 1970 - 1 June 1997 		Absorbed by
79 Communication Regiment

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References

  1. ↑ Canadian Forces Organization Order 10.1.5, 3 Nov 1970.
  2. ↑ Ministerial Organization Order 97075, 26 May 1997.
  3. ↑ Effective 1 June 1997. Message NDHQ Ottawa/DEPR, 28 May 1997.