The only other information that I could find is from page 146 of the SAR regimental history “South Albertas”
“B Squadron had not yet got under way when Division informed Jefferson at 1320 that such an attack must be completed "today" and offered to send another infantry company to St. Lambert "if necessary." Apparently Wotherspoon accepted the offer as, within about forty minutes, a scratch company of Links (two platoons from C and one from D Company) under the command of Major R.F. Willson with about fifty-five all ranks) arrived at Hill 117 [the location of the SAR RHQ] in TCVs and an APC."
…and…
“Swatty decided to retain Willson's company of Links on 117 because he needed infantry, both for defence and to guard the swelling number of prisoners that Dave Currie was sending back from St. Lambert.”
So the SAR may have acquired their defrocked Priest (APC) on the 19th of August, 1944.
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