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Sadly Imust onceagain passon the newsof the deathof one ofthe family.MGenA. JamesTedliepassed away in Victoria on I January.Gen Jim served the Regiment andthe Corps with distinction, havingserved as Commandant of theSchool, Director of Armour, andas Commander 4CMBG whenthe Regiment arrived in Iserlohn,Germany in 1965. He was one ofour more colorful senior officersand blessed with a great sense ofhumour, although that wasn’t quiteso obvious the time that I, as a 2Ltand his designated aide, oversleptand made him late for a Regimentalparade. Nevertheless he wasobviously a man who did not holda grudge and I was fortunate enoughto enjoy his company on manysubsequent occasions.One of my favourite recollections ofhis sense of humour was a commenthe made at a meeting at 4CMBGHQ in late 1965. The Commander1 British Corps was to visit andthe Brigade was going to put on aparade that replicated one done forthe Queen earlier in the year. Allunits were to be in their vehiclesexcept the Strathconas (tanks werenot permitted on the Fort Henryparade square) so the Regiment wasto provide a 100 man dismountedguard. At this particular meetingDick MacDonald was representingthe Regiment and I, a Garry at thetime, was representing Recce SqnFGH. Dick mentioned that there wasconcern that, as the Regiment wasStrathconas NewsletterStrathcona ENewsjust moving into Germany, the dressblue uniforms might not arrive intime. The rest of the Brigade was tobe in combat clothing. BGen Tedlielooked down the table, smiled, andsaid “Dick, I know the Strathconaswould like to be mounted but on thisoccasion I think shaking hands willsuffice!” As a Garry I thought thatwas a great line and, come to thinkof it, having now been a Strathconafor 31 years, I still think it is funny.I’m sure others will have similarrecollections that will find a place inour Newsletter, so send them in toKathy please.Farewell General Jim, you will bemissed.Colonel John E. Roderick, CD (Ret’d)Colonel of the RegimentIn Oct 1946 I was as an RCDTrooper posted to Fort Churchill onthe windswept shores of the GreatHudson Bay.I fi rst met Major Tedlie on the hillcoming down from the base hospital,he was driving a jeep and wearingan RCD Battle Dress Tunic and ofall things a Cameron Kilt underwhich he wore nothing. I was quiteastounded and approached him andtold him he was improperly dressedand we became good friends ashe told me he was commandantdesignate to Col D Cameron of FtChurchill.He was a well liked by all ranks,,,My next encounter was whenhe commanded the brigade inPetawawa, on his Unit Inspectionhe opened one of my drawers in SgtsQtrs and took out an apple and tooka bite out of it and said “Where doyou keep your dirty laundry” andPage 8I replied that I had none as I do itevery night. He responded “Oh, Iwear mine”. He had a terrifi c senseof humour.In 1970 he visited National DefenceCollege where I was employedas Training Sgt Major. During asymposium including many highranking Offi cers, he spotted me andimmediately came over and gave mea hug and re-newed aquaintences.Gen McLellan remarked that weshould talk later as the Minister ofNational Defence was waiting for usto be seated.He was a great guy and a realtrooper I found when I visited athis home in Sidney BC in 1986,he said he wanted me to see hisback kitchen where he was in theprocess of writing a book. He had ashingle over the door “TROOPERSROOST”.Submitted byNorm WoodHe will indeed be missed by many! Iwould like to offer my condolences toGeneral Jim’s family and friends.I had the personal pleasure ofserving as his Batman/PersonalSteward at Hill Top House duringthe last months of his serving asCommander of Canadian ArmyNational Forces (Europe). I wasalso present at his Farewell Dinner,September 1, 1966 and to this datestill cherish the Menu with Jim andMarg’s best wishes and Thanks.General Jim exemplifi ed whatit takes beyond the Rank to be aleader of Men. This evening I willtoast him with a bottle of HeidsekDry Monopole Brut, the samewww.strathconas.ca
Champagne he and Marg graciouslyprovided for my wedding that sameyear!Submitted byMaurice BoismenuFormer FGH/LDSH/12 RBCI got to know the then Co. Tedliewho served as the Commanadantof the RCAC(S) in Camp Borden.As regiment had gone to Germany,I was not eligible to be part of thisand got posted instead to transportat Camp Borden.One day, I was assigned to be thedriver for Col. Tedlie and had morethan the usual time to chat with him.On that same day he invited me tohave a look at a job he thought I wassuited for, I became a bar stewartat the RCAC(S) offi cers mess. Iloved the job, took in some stewartcourses and took charge of the placewhen the then Sgt Dunville (RCD)was posted to Gaza. When his tourof duty expired, the then Col. Tedlieposted me to Gaza since GeneralGuyani there preferred ArmouredCorps stewarts in his mess.I met the then Col Tedlie after hisretirement during armoured corpsweekend in Camp Borden. He sawme from a distance and came tosee me, greeting me as if we hadbeen friends for years. I had neverforgotten that incident. MGen AJames Tedlie was a great CO, a fi neoffi cer, a true gentleman and onewho really cared for his people. I amsure he will be missed by his fi endsand family.Sincerely,Harry Promm.ENews continuedThe Regiment is extremely proudto announce that Major (Ret’d) W.J.‘Danny’ McLeod is the recipientof the 2007 Birchall LeadershipAward, which was presented bythe Royal Military College ofCanada at a dinner in Toronto on23 November 2007. Named forAir Commodore Leonard Birchall,the World War II hero and ‘Saviorof Ceylon’, this award is presentedannually to a recipient who hasdisplayed tremendous leadershipin all facets of life. Major DannyMcLeod epitomizes the criteria forthis prestigious recognition.Major McLeod has experienced anextraordinary life during which hehas conducted himself with courageand distinction. His extensiveachievements in his military andcivilian careers is exemplary.Enlisting with the South AlbertaRegiment (now South Alberta LightHorse) in 1939, Danny McLeodquickly worked his way through theranks.As the first Canadian posted to theSandhurst Military Academy in theUnited Kingdom, Danny placed firstin his class and was awarded the Beltand Sword of Honour. While servingin World War II with the SouthAlberta Regiment, he was awardedthe Military Cross for bravery inaction. Later in life, after servingwith Lord Strathcona’s Horse (RoyalCanadians) and the Royal CanadianArmoured Corps in Borden, Dannydemonstrated his love for sports, andcontinued to lead out of uniform.He established an athletics programat the Royal Military College,directed the establishment of theCanadian Interuniversity AthleticUnion, and he coached severalhockey teams concurrently (RMC,Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL,and Kingston Senior A ‘Aces’). Forhis leadership of the Frontenacs, theOHL named Danny ‘Coach of theYear’ on two occasions.Danny received the BirchallLeadership Award at a dinner inToronto on 23 November 2007.General Rick Hillier, the Chief ofthe Defence Staff, was the guestspeaker for the event, and DonCherry was on hand to make aspecial introduction.T.J. (Trevor) CadieuMajorSecond In CommandStrathcona ENews is an email distribution list that isused by the Society and the Regiment to disseminateinformation pertaining to the Strathcona Family. If youwould like to have your name added to the list, pleaseemailldsh@strathconas.caPlease note; it is not possible for others to post to theEnews Distribution list, so you can be assured you willnot be bombarded with emails.Strathconas NewsletterPage 9www.strathconas.ca
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