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Winnipeg WWII Home Front
September 10, 1040

Learning how soldiers are made Winnipeg men teachers have started a six-weeks course of training as instructors for the city school cadet corps. Top, some of the 137 teachers are shown on parade, while below are the instructors. From left to right, Capt. E. R. Collins, 2nd Armored Car regiment, officer in charge; Quartermaster-Sergeant Instructor W. Cummings, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and Sergeant Instructor G. N. Verner, of the Lord Strathcona Horse, physical instructor and assistant to Capt. Collins.

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Winnipeg Free Press Archives Winnipeg WWII Home Front September 10, 1040 Learning how soldiers are made Winnipeg men teachers have started a six-weeks course of training as instructors for the city school cadet corps. Top, some of the 137 teachers are shown on parade, while below are the instructors. From left to right, Capt. E. R. Collins, 2nd Armored Car regiment, officer in charge; Quartermaster-Sergeant Instructor W. Cummings, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and Sergeant Instructor G. N. Verner, of the Lord Strathcona Horse, physical instructor and assistant to Capt. Collins.

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