MELJ0822 Accession Number: MELJ0822

Description

After 14 months' service in Korea, Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) W P Kelman (right), is pleased to greet his successor as Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of 76 Advanced Dressing Station (ADS), WO1 L N Trembley. The two warrant officers are old friends, they both have families living at Barrie, Ontario, Canada, near Camp Borden. WO1Kelman came out to Korea with the medical unit in March last year, and is now on his way back to Canada with seventy other members of the unit who came out with him. They were replaced by a large draft flown out from Canada earlier this month. The two warrant officers have between them, more than thirty years service with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC). They both served in Great Britain and Europe in the Second World War.

Details

Accession Number
MELJ0822
Photographer
Sergeant Donald Albert (Tim) Meldrum
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
10 May 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession MELJ0822

More like this

MELJ0821

Photograph MELJ0821 Korean War, 1950-1953

The former transport officer of 76 Advanced Dressing Station (ADS) in Korea, Captain (Capt) B E Kyle (left), explains a few points to his successor, Capt E A McLellan, before he returns to Canada. Cap

MELJ0816

Photograph MELJ0816 Korean War, 1950-1953

The former Administrative Officer of 76 Advanced Dressing Station (ADS) in Korea, Captain (Capt) R A C Renny (right), of Vancouver, Canada, and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC), welcomes

MELJ0819

Photograph MELJ0819 Korean War, 1950-1953

Two members of a large reinforcement draft which reached Korea earlier this month to join the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) unit, 76 Advanced Dressing Station (ADS). They are Private (Pte)

MELJ0820

Photograph MELJ0820 Korean War, 1950-1953

Two members of a large reinforcement draft which reached Korea earlier this month to join the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) unit, 76 Advanced Dressing Station (ADS). They are Private (Pte)

MELJ0817

Photograph MELJ0817 Korean War, 1950-1953

Getting their kit packed ready to leave Korea are Private Michael Bolduc (left), of Marie, Canada, and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC), and Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Grant Bezanson, of Ecu

MELJ0818

Photograph MELJ0818 Korean War, 1950-1953

Private (Pte) Don Mercer of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC), leaves his quarters in Korea for the last time. He is among seventy officers and men of 76 Advanced Dressing Station (ADS), w

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 1 May 2023 - 1.48 am