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WWII Cairn - Blandford Camp, UK (rebuilt)
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Photo #1: Major Paul Rutherford beside the new Cairn.
Photo #2 - Dedication ceremony (from left to right) are: Maj J. Drummond, Mr. H. Robinson, Mr. V. Hayes, Major M. Lilienthal, Col C. LeGallais OBE, BGen W.S. Richard, Mr. Pearce Mercer, Mr. William Marshall, Mr. Terry Greenslade, Mr. Hawkins, LCol T. Canham, Padre G. Hadfield. |
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In July 1997, the very kind permission was given to move the Cairn from its location at the back of Roosevelt Gardens to a very prominent position on Hawke Parade Square, beside the Royal Signals Corps Memorial. Initial attempts to transport the Cairn failed due to its design and weakening of the structure over time. The decision was then made by the Canadian Exchange Officer, Major Paul Rutherford, to proceed with the construction of a new cairn from Portland stone - a stone which comes from Dorset and in fact, used in the construction of Buckingham Palace. The accoutrements of the original Cairn were then affixed. This work was accomplished with funding from The Signaller's Club of Canada, the Communications and Electronics Branch, the Communications and Electronics Association, and 11 Signal Regiment of the Royal School of Signals. On 8th November a ceremony was held for the rededication of the Canadian Cairn in its new location on Hawke Parade Square. The ceremony, organized by the new Canadian Exchange Officer, Major Jeff Drummond, was attended by the Branch Leader, Brigadier-General W.S. Richard, a number of Canadian veterans now living in England and several serving and retired signallers from Canada.
Photos and text from Maj Paul Rutherford's and Maj Jeff Drummond's article in C&E Newsletter Volume 37. |
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