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Originally Posted by David Dunlop
According to this publication, when World War Two broke out, there were two major CODs in Canada, one in Ottawa and the second in Montreal (Longue Pointe). The one in Ottawa apparently had a bias towards supplying parts for mechanized equipment. Montreal did not. In addition, each Military District across Canada also maintained smaller CODs, but no locations were provided.
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The 1936 Defence Forces List, the one I have dated closest to 1939, shows that the RCOC had 12 Detachments across the country. One in each of the 11 Military Districts with the exception of MD 3 in Kingston which had two; No. 3 in Kingston and No. 9 in Ottawa. Unfortunately, there are no exact locations or addresses given for them.
Detachment No. 4 was, as you said, at Longue Pointe. It had stored within a complete set of saddlery and tack for a full cavalry division, along with the personnel to maintain it (oiling and cleaning the leather). I read somewhere that it was all sold to Argentina after the war.
I have some information on the post-war RCOC organization and locations which I'll (hopefully) be able to post tomorrow.
03-09-25, 03:39
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