1 Line Troop (1970)

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1 Line Troop
Active	1 September 1970 – 1 June 1997
Garrison/HQ	Kingston Ontario
Motto	Through

Heavy Line Troop, No. 2 Squadron 1st Canadian Signal Regiment became the independent unit 1 Line Troop on 1 September 1970 under Canadian Forces Communication Command. In the summer of 1975, the Troop became a unit of 70 Communication Group, Trenton Ontario. 1 Line Troop was reorganized under the command of 76 Communication Group on 1 July 1983.

In 1997 the Minister of National Defence authorized the disbandment of 1 Line Troop and it became 1 Line Squadron, a sub-unit of 79 Communication Regiment.

Commanding Officers

Capt GE Edge, 1970 to 1973

Capt DW McCaw, 1973 to 1975

Capt JE Nurse, 1975 to 1977

Capt WJJ (Wilf) Lefresne, 1977 to 1980

Capt RE Renaud, 1980 to 1982

Capt AR Goodwin, 1982 to 1983

Capt CR Usherwood, 1983 to 1986

Capt JBA Bell, 1986 to 1989

Capt Jay Milne, 1989 to 1991

Capt Paul Rutherford, 1991 to 1993

Capt Mike Wooley, 1995 to 1997

Troop Sergeants Major

unknown, 1970 to 1974

MWO R.J. (Jim) Wilson, 1974 to 1977

CWO George Brantnall, 1977 to 1980

CWO Elgin (SAC) McLaren, 1980 to 1987

CWO Gord Tolley, 1987 to 1991

CWO Garnett Huff, 1991 to 1993

CWO John (Chico)-Gelina, 1993 to 1997

Lineage

Unit lineage
Made independent from 1st Canadian Signal Regiment	1 Line Troop (1970) 1 September 1970 - 1 June 1997	Absorbed by 79 Communication Regiment

Related Pages

• 1 Line Tp Silver Jubilee program 1977
• 1 Line Troop unit badges

Related Items

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  1 Line Troop, January 1979

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  A program produced for the Silver Jubilee (25th Anniversary) celebrations for 1 Line Troop in Kingston Ontario.

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  Plaque 1 Line Troop 1986

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  Shoulder 1line cbt

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  Visit to 1 Line Troop c1979

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  Wd crest 1linetp