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Old 22-10-11, 16:49
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amongst my papers, just re-discover a list of the disposal of Cdn ferrets
Annex-A 22 may 81

of 124 ferrets

23 became hard targets
4 museum
74 CADC (declared)--public sale later???? traded to developing countries?
1 funeral vehicle
10 CADC sold
10 monument
1 scrap-1975
1 not known CFR 54-82596 listed in 1959 printout at RCD, not listed in 1965 printout (listed later in doc as burned in the 1960;s)


* does "disposal" mean for later sale???

some examples
54-82501- gagetown hrd target jan 80
54-82513 -Ont regt sold mar 80
53-82519- Ont Regt sold mar 80
54-82522- 12 RBC Val monument jan 80
54-82537- Cdn War Museum jan 80
54 82551- Petawawa disposal may 81
54-92577- 1CBG Cgy monument jan 80
54-82606- Ft Knox Patton Museum Feb 81
54-82555 Belgium monument jan 81
54-82595 LDSH Cgy funeral veh jan 80
54-82594 Lahr monument nov 80 (where is this now!)

I remember seeing a forlorn Ferret sitting in Farnham Qc across from a small military depot.. kinda out of context and kinda out of the way
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Old 23-10-11, 01:40
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Can someone tell me how or why you would use a ferret for this?


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amongst my papers, just re-discover a list of the disposal of Cdn ferrets
Annex-A 22 may 81


1 funeral vehicle

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Old 23-10-11, 04:34
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The Artillery will use a gun to transport a casket for a funeral, the armoured corps will use an armoured vehicle. Likely the ferret would have a rack on the back to support a casket.

Here in Shilo we have a 25 pdr with a special rack that goes on the barrel to support the casket. I found a second funeral kit laying out in the dustbowl....not sure where it ever went.
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Old 24-10-11, 16:34
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Thanks! I knew about the artillery guns being used, never thought about vehicles
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The Artillery will use a gun to transport a casket for a funeral, the armoured corps will use an armoured vehicle. Likely the ferret would have a rack on the back to support a casket.

Here in Shilo we have a 25 pdr with a special rack that goes on the barrel to support the casket. I found a second funeral kit laying out in the dustbowl....not sure where it ever went.
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Old 24-10-11, 19:33
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When I was on the mission to packup the airborne to return them to canada may-june 1983.
There was a MK II ferret complete with turret sitting on the side of the runway infront of a sea container (war trophy?).
I asked where it was going and was told that it was going to the RCD's in pettawa.
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Old 26-10-11, 02:38
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Hey Rob see you are from the arm pit, do you know what is happening with the Gregg collection in Shilo. The last time I was there it was a mess
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Old 26-10-11, 05:03
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Gregg collection is doing fine these days. The odd one is on display at the main museum building and the remainder are all indoors at the old RCHA maint building. If you call ahead you can usually arrange a visit to see them.
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Old 22-12-11, 02:05
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Thanks for the listing Marc.
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Old 22-12-11, 15:32
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One Ferret at the LdSH(RC) was modified with a trailer hitch to pull a funeral gun (a 25 pdr with a cut down gunshield and a rack for the coffin). I have no idea if it was used for its intended purpose prior to becoming a monument, but it sat in Martin Park in Calgary for 20-odd years before we resurrected it. The Regiments last running Centurion was placed in the park with a Ferret on either side. All three are now running as part of the Strathcona Historical Vehicle Troop. The first Ferret and Centurion were re-commissioned in 1994/5 and the other Ferret around 1999.

We used the Ferret once for a funeral of a Strathcona officer in 1995 or 1996 in Calgary. I think the 25 pdr funeral gun was a 1 bde asset. It replaced Jack Guthrie's FAT (now at the CWM) because it ran like a POS.
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Old 23-12-11, 15:13
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I have heard tell of such an arrangement of the Ferret towing the gun with a casket on top before, as yet no one has posted pictures of that.

I cant wait until I figure out the CFR of c/s 31 and get some in service pictures of it.

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