Remembrance Day 2020

[OkayShooter]

I was on the range with my platoon blasting close to 40k of 5.56. We observed 2 mins of silence at 11:11, I got to read the poem and make the speech and we then proceeded with the "stance check drill". We even got an early helicopter fly by (they were headed to Quebec City’s ceremony).

It was simple, but at least we got to be there as a platoon

Whattttt? Military didn't make you do a parade, then be dragged all over the place?

 

[AP]

Last pic...a smooth jacket Vickers on the left and a corrugated one on the right. What's the thing on the tripod in the middle? It doesn't look like a range finder which you might expect.

here is picture of the item


Can you say what it is?

You are correct .. smooth jacket on the left and corrugated on the right. Have a photo somewhere of my father firing one of these MG''s in Niagara on the Lake .. pre-war

 

[bogusiii]

here is picture of the item
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Can you say what it is?

You are correct .. smooth jacket on the left and corrugated on the right. Have a photo somewhere of my father firing one of these MG''s in Niagara on the Lake .. pre-war

Thanks for the detail. I have no idea what that is. It's on a long legged (why would it have to be that high?) not very adjustable tripod and with knobs, somewhat resembling the tangent sight that fits onto the rear left of a Vickers. It must be important as they featured it prominently in their group photograph. Something to direct fire I think, but what exactly?

 

[MG1918]

Its a No 4 Director. Or Angle of Sight. For long distance and over head firing the geometry and obvious arithmetic was rather important.

On Remembrance Day and Armistice Day we had a small military ceremony here at one of the many Belgian locations - British and Canadian serving personnel but only representative due to the current restrictions.

In the 3 x CWG I visited there were many many Canadian Fallen, both Army and RCAF - they were on the Day, and are, still remembered.
Mark

 

[bogusiii]

Its a No 4 Director. Or Angle of Sight. For long distance and over head firing the geometry and obvious arithmetic was rather important.

On Remembrance Day and Armistice Day we had a small military ceremony here at one of the many Belgian locations - British and Canadian serving personnel but only representative due to the current restrictions.

In the 3 x CWG I visited there were many many Canadian Fallen, both Army and RCAF - they were on the Day, and are, still remembered.
Mark

Thanks for the info and also for your Remembrance Day support. Very much appreciated.

 

[AP]

Its a No 4 Director. Or Angle of Sight. For long distance and over head firing the geometry and obvious arithmetic was rather important.

On Remembrance Day and Armistice Day we had a small military ceremony here at one of the many Belgian locations - British and Canadian serving personnel but only representative due to the current restrictions.

In the 3 x CWG I visited there were many many Canadian Fallen, both Army and RCAF - they were on the Day, and are, still remembered.
Mark

thank you Mark..

when I was young I attended a boys Grammar School in Farnham, Surrey (UK) our 3rd form French teacher (Harris Tweed jacket etc) was an ex British Army Captain ... he had been sent into France during the War to assist the French Maquis ... I didn’t learn very much French because as soon as the door shut we would ask him about the war and listen to his terrific stories for most of the class. One was from his early wartime training (before going to France) which involved learning how to use MMG for indirect fire tasks such as interdiction fire on crossroads. We also enjoyed his stories about how they were taught to cut German sentries throats...I dont imagine there any more school classes like that these days ... too bad!

Thank you for being at the cemeteries.... I was able to get to Ortona and the Moro Cemetery last November.