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Barrie Examiner, 19 May 1949, p. 21

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of tho Sinicoo Foiostoisl lhoy roniaiiiod on lll until llio end March Two months later wliin l11ll oally all tho Zliliti1 Units had boon disnussod tho loiiians oiossod tho Niapaia ltivor from lltillalo lhoy wort lollowod l1 one or two smalls 11 way in to tho proyiiioi of Quebec but those quickly ltlllltl This 111 1sion rosultod iii almost tIliolwholo 11 tho Aotivo Militia being called out about 22000 troops being 1111 dor arms The two Toys at llari io and tho olliiiuwootl ookslown and Brad1 lord oys woro lliltillIL tho units Illiltltl on active S1itl llio ol lingwood toy was dotuilod lor ditty at Port 11lborno and tho Orillia Coy was posted at 19111 Erie both boinp assigned to the protection of the Wollantl aiial lhoy wero not able to arrive how over iiitimo to ongaoo tho Fttlllilln 1111111111 roiuplotioii itlttl illlHS uiiinliabitod except by gangs in points Iand desolate country it extremely Zeold woalhor with night tonipora iltlltS tolling Ellie most llIIlllt oxporionce of the 2Campaign Iol who had crossed the Niagaiii that IIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII l1111s11l Vlhll tho robollion broke out llll aiiadian lJuilio Railway was in tho settled 111 uobro and Ontario and westward 1111111 loil Arlhui to 1111 tootlulls ot tho ltookios tho line was roady to uporuto but for lltllilll and the lillltl Superior Iiailway was reprosoiiled by uncon Illltltll unballiistod louulhs 111 liltli Ion which the only rolling stoekI ooiisistoil 111 opon ballast oars lliiro woio tour gaps totalling 12 uiilos which had to be crossed onI iloot or was 1111 almost in sloighs This unbroken wilder llt workinon at live or The crossing of this wild far below zero was Unfortunately tho intcling tiio compensation oiioniy was not the Provisional Wily 01 the enomy haying btlll 111 lHnllaliou was dolnilod for duty on ready disposed of in actions at the lines of ltllIlllltlllltilllllll at Ridgkwny ml IFM Eric by Mum thiAppollo lAort QuAppolle and drawn from points nearer the scene HmmmmlI July the Wbdmm of tho invasion The other Coy1 appear to have been iiiaintaiiiodi strength which was the highest of any regiment in Military Distirct Premieerdlity Dry Ginger Ale 21 for 25 AT YOUR FAVORITE STORES about their own Headquarters All tlieso Coys were tinder arms for periods varying from ten days to three weeks The Fenians made one more at tempt along the Quebec border in 11170 but it was promptly and et lcctivcly dealt with by the local militia For some weeles the mill tia at strategic points along the lengthy boundary from the Great Lakes eastwards was under arms but the 35th Simcoc Foresters be ing comparatively remote from the border were not called out al though they were warned to hold themselves in readiness and the Companies drilled assiduously The history of tlieIchiment for ally uneventful it underwent trainingat camp generally main ard aS evidenced by annual in spection reports Repeatedly the 35th Simcoes attended camp at No or only surpassed by oneof the city regiments from Toronto At that period there were fteen Infantry regiments in the District In 1876 the 35th Simcoc Flirestcrs trained atgrwith 24 officers and 459 other ranks this being 39 other ranks in excess of establish ment the excess number voluntar ily underwent training without pay Even in 1882 the training strength exceeded that of all other units except city regiments despite the next fteen years was generi tained itself at an excellent stand talion was brokon and the Yorkand Sini coo Battalion rolurnod East and was disbanded Having had Head quarters and lilty por cont present on the campaign the Simcoe For esters coiiipliJd with regulations for the grant of Battle Honor but it was not till 1929 that the award of NORTH WEST CAN ADA 11185 was made to the Regi ment From 1885 until the outbreak of the Great War the Simwcoe For esters continued the ordinary rou tinc of rural Militia Regimen and llhcrc is nothing of special in terest to record other than that number of men joined units raised for service in South Africa When the First Grdiit War broke out units of the NPAM were not allowed to proceed on service as such instead new battalions to which Militia Regiments contribut ed were specially raised for the War The following quotas were contributed by the Simcoc Ijorcst crs 4th Battalion CEF which formed part of the 1st Can Division 130 all ranks 20th Battalion CEF which formed part of the 2nd Can Division oflicersland 87 other ranks 37th Battalion CEF which formed part of the CanadianDivisionS officers and NO other ranks 58th Battalion CEE which form ed part of the 3rd Cari Division officers and 100 other ranks On the 30th November 1915 the battalion designated the 157th Bat This unit left Canada in October 1916 with strength of 32 distance ol room 11111 units north 11 section Six fl11111co regiment was authorized to raise llio l11ltliii1 boloniiod lo tliiu 11s llheihardt lathoi lioniuth and thoro 1111 111111J111oo llii Vmaa liouoli tiio l11i1111dv uuollod tho and 11111111111 llll llll 1111111 gtI1liiitltllt to 11111111117 111 buildiiiis 11l bin1 dian oips in 13111111111 to 111 oslnl lishiiiont 111 311111 31111111 d111s11111s was unpossibli to intilto usi ol tho lSilh Battalion 11gt 111111 111 1111 litld like lt11111 11111 tilliir 1111111111 battalions 111 thi ll 11 had to bi lJIulitlillp and its poisoniinl usod as roinlorooinonls hi this manner out 111 966 othrr rI1nk lllll itoirod iii lnlliiitry oi pionooi littllilllllltt 111 Later the Shutno lWuinsbis were autlioiimil to 111 oiid batta lion 1111 Stltiir Htl ii llii li7th Battalion This unit motood ed to England in May 1917 lilo the llilrflll iilllilllllll 11 ililtl to 111 broken tip and its 1111111111ol thtl 11s ioiiitoitonioiitr lho honors earned by 112111 oi lllt 1le and 77th Battalions bare boot rim stewed upon tho itiguiioiit lo oxist in Canada llll 1111iuon which porpituates battalion which proceeded itoisolig but tlltl iiot SllVl iii the 111111 11111111111 Honors for battles 111 Illltll no fewer than 230 mon in the battalion lparticipatod 11 this minihiuui 1111111 ber served in battalions which ac tually attached or were attacked the Honor is inscribed upoiIitlii Colors in any case all llonoris ip pear under the Rouimonts 11111111 111 the Ollllllll Militia List On this basis the following 111111 ors for the First lroat W111 havo been awarded to tho Siiiiooo liori tors Alums 111111 11111 711 vriiias 11111 AMllINS mums 111111 IIINDENltllltG LINE PURSUIT lt moss The years followingr the First Great War were most dillicult ones for all Militia Units which were cut to the bone Units were only able to go to annual Camp with skeleton establishment However few of the faithful and loyal struggled on and as the 30s rolled along and the ominous rumblings from Europe became louder intcr Iestnin the Citizens Army iii gamation of the Grey Regiment lwith thoSimcoe Foresters in 1936 respectable Camps were being nu thorizcd again history of the Grey Regi ment which was 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