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Originally Posted by Gordon Yeo
Seems having discipline issues wasn't unique in the Seaforth Highlanders. Even a VC winner got busted down too.
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David Fairweather was a Private in Smokey Smith's section in England and was Smokey Smith's Platoon Commander at the time of the VC action. He told me that the story of Smokey bouncing up and down in rank is not true. David was also my first CO in the Seaforths in 1970.
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Colin MacGregor Stevens, CD
Richmond, BC
(Pending) 1971 M38A1 CDN3 CFR 67-09062 VIN 100293 Ex-3rd Fd. Sqn. RCE @ CFB Chilliwack; then BC Regiment (DCOR) Recce Jeep; then 6 Fd. Engineers. (Service history to be verified)
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