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Old 03-08-20, 17:07
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Hi Dennis

Thanks Dennis, glad you liked it. Bit of a thread-steal going on, I fear.

I am unsure, and there is little on him in the Regt'l Archive, but "Donny Boy" (or is it Bonny Boy?) may have once been/later became "Trooper Bonnie", came over from the HMCS Bonnaventure. Aside from the "D(B)onny Boy" on his breast collar, he does have an RCD shabrache on.

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'Tpr Bonnie'
In the late 1950's, early 1960's, a friendship had developed between the members of The Royal Canadian Dragoons in CFB Gagetown and the crew of the HMCS Bonnaventure. On a visit to the Regiment in Gagetown, the Crew of the Bonnaventure transferred to the Regiment a member of their crew. Documents detailing the transfer are in the Regimental Archives, along with photos, of one of the first inter-service Occupational Transfers to take place, prior to Unification. The gaining unit, The Royal Canadian Dragoons now had a new member, 'Tpr Bonnie'; a horse, complete with Dog Tags, Attestation Papers, and Qualifications.
https://army.ca/wiki/index.php?title=RCD_Beast

More cheerful looks in these shots and I can almost make out a "B" after HMCS on the pie hat.

Or a completely un-related, un-documented horse.....

Hi Dan

Don't forget Worthington Park and a rather nice Museum in Borden too.

regards
Darrell
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