In this day of the sixty second sound bite it is sometimes difficult to remember the importance of our local print media both daily and weekly. They tell our story. Perhaps not in the depth of previous decades but nevertheless they ensure that the events that mark our passing are recorded not just for today but as long as the issues and clippings remain stashed away in drawers and attics across the county. Local historians, genealogists, archivists and museums like our own rely heavily on these resources to help to put the pieces of these lives together so that we can better understand the attitudes and decisions that colour our lives today.
In January of 1946, just months after the men of the Elgin Regiment returned to St. Thomas and area, the St. Thomas Times Journal captured the impressions of the Commanding Officers of the Squadrons of the Regiment about their time in service . The tone is that of men still getting used to the joy being 'home'; nevertheless, missing the bond of their fellow servicemen forged over years together under unspeakable conditions. While the unspeakable receives only casual mention, we would be wrong to think it was very far from their thoughts.
Note the ranks of the authors are those of 1946
In January of 1946, just months after the men of the Elgin Regiment returned to St. Thomas and area, the St. Thomas Times Journal captured the impressions of the Commanding Officers of the Squadrons of the Regiment about their time in service . The tone is that of men still getting used to the joy being 'home'; nevertheless, missing the bond of their fellow servicemen forged over years together under unspeakable conditions. While the unspeakable receives only casual mention, we would be wrong to think it was very far from their thoughts.
Note the ranks of the authors are those of 1946