1.1 Defence Minister Visits Troops Colonel James Layton Ralston, Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart, and C.D. Howe arrive by bomber in England and are greeted by High Commissioner Vincent Massey; 2nd Unit parade; Ralston chats with...

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1.1 Defence Minister Visits Troops Colonel James Layton Ralston, Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart, and C.D. Howe arrive by bomber in England and are greeted by High Commissioner Vincent Massey; 2nd Unit parade; Ralston chats with soldiers, sees an artillery course demonstration, visits a hospital; visits the Scotland Forestry Corps; inspects 1st Division 3rd Brigade, West Nova Scotias; 9th Highland Brigade gives a demonstration; 5th Division 85th Cape Breton Highlanders; 4th Division. 1.2 Canadian Signallers Prove Skills at Arms 1st Canadian Signal Corps competes with the British 12th Corps at their job skills; competitions in putting up signal poles and riding dispatch on motorcycles over rough terrain. 1.3 When Non-Combatants Fight 3rd Division special training exercises for supply, transport, petrol, ammunition, medics and other non-fighting soldiers; they practice a beach landing and climb a cliff. 1.4 Army Hands Over New Airport The Royal Canadian Air Force gets a new airport from the Royal Canadian Engineers; the airfield under construction; Air Chief Marshal Courtney, Air Marshal Edwards, Chief Engineer Major General Hertzberg, and General A.G.L. McNaughton review the troops; Edwards gives a speech (live sound); the first Mustangs land. 1.5 Here Come the Guards The Coldstream Guards welcome the Governor General's Foot Guards in Aldershot, England; Brigadiers Burns and Phelan at train station; parade out of station. 1.6 Dieppe Heroes Honoured Canadians who fought at Dieppe receive honors at Buckingham Palace; shots of many soldiers leaving the grounds; Major General J.H. Roberts, Brigadier C.C. Mann, Air Commodore A.T. Cole, Captain P.A. Porteous, Colonel C. Merritt, Sergeant Thurman, Private L. R. Thrussell, Private W.C. McKellar, and others.

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