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Whonnock Detachment 60 Coy. Pacific Coast Militia Rangers
The B.C. Rangers group was formed in 1942 after the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor. They were “topographical experts of their areas,” and their main task was to be “the eyes and ears of the Army of the Pacific Coast.They were also trained to defend when needed.
Until they were “stepped down” in 1945 the intensive training required left little leisure for the men of the Whonnock Ranger group.No holidays or free weekends for anybody.Their dedication and personal sacrifice should not be forgotten. They stood on guard ” for all of us."
Members of the Whonnock Detachment of the PCMR. The 60 Coy. had recently been re-armed with 30-30 arabines.
Left to right. Back row: George Crocket, Allan Grant, Norris McKay, John Larsen, Gordon Kearns, Bill Baines, Hans Nielsen.
Middle row: Fred Lee, Lewellyn Nash, Henry Byrnes, Horace Hollishead, Edmund Key, Edward Neadin, Leslie Cameron.
Front Row: Herb Jones, Louis Muston, Arthur Coldrick, Ilmari (Al) Hoicka, Glen Elwood, Christopher Benson
Absent: Fred Rolley, Art Halverson, Brian Byrnes, and Arthur Watson.
Left to right: Back row: L. C. Muston; F. Rolley (captain); A. Grant; H.J. (Barney) Byrnes; J. Bosman; W. Baines; H. Hollinshead (staff sergeant); H. Nielson; L.Nash; F.Lee.
Front row: unidentified; E. Shoman; H.J. Byrnes Sr.; T.M. Lee.
1942 Rollcall.
Fred Rolley addresses his men. No uniforms.