| He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (E) (UNTD) RCN(R) 1951. In 1951 he served in HMCS Scotian for UNTD. He was at Dalhousie when he entered the UNTD at SCOTIAN in the Fall of 1951, as a CDT(E). His first and only UNTD summer was 1952 - East Coast. (He was released.) In 1952 he entered Royal Roads as a Naval Cadet and transferred to the Army in 1953. He spent the summer of 1953 at Camp Borden and graduated as such from Royal Roads in 1954. He spent a further 2 years at RMC, graduating there in 1956. He was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. Hugh was posted to First Battalion, Black Watch RHC from the R22eR in 1962 and was appointed ‘A’ Company Commander. Following his tour with 1RHC, he attended Canadian Army Staff College (1966/67) and was then posted to the UK as an exchange officer at the Royal School of Infantry. In 1969 he was posted to CF Training Command in Winnipeg and at some time thereafter he re-badged RCR. His military career included paratroop training and an exchange posting to the British Army School of Infantry in 1968, followed by studies at the British Army Staff College at Camberley. Hugh saw active service with the UN Multinational Force and Observers Peacekeeping Mission in Egypt. (He was retired 1980). After his retirement from the CF in 1980, he served briefly at Atlantic Region HQ in Halifax. |
