Brockville
Officers Training Camp
Corner of Central Street and Ormond
Street, Brockville |
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Opened on 9,
Oct. 1940 as the Canadian Military Training Camp No.
30, it became the Canadian Army Basic Training Centre
until Mar. 1941. Meant to train men 21 - 24, who were
recruited under the National Resources Mobilization
Act. The men were hand picked to attend. When the
Militia was renamed the Can. Army (Reserves) the camp
became the No. 30 Canadian Army (Reserve) Training
Centre. It became an Officer school Mar. 19, 1941
for Eastern Canada. An expansion in 1942 of 49 building
(to the original 55) made it one of the largest in
Canada, and it was eventually renamed No. 1 Officer
Training Centre. In late July 1945 the Officer Training
Centre moved to Vernon BC where the sole OTC was to
be. After the 6th Division disbanded camp became home
to the Royal Canadian Regiment and to a vocational
training school. They trained 18,000 cadets, and by
1945 they had graduated more than 10, 000 junior army
officers. The motto of the OTC was "Qui Nocent
Docent" Those who can harm can teach. |
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In this area, in October, 1940 a Military Centre
was completed for training of the Brockville Rifles.
In 1941 the camp was converted To a facility for
Army Officer Training and was officially named the
Brockville Military Academy. During the period October
1941 to May 1950 this site was occupied by The Canadian
Officers Training Centre (COTC), The Canadian Womens
Army Corps (CWAC) the Veterans Training and Re-Establishment
Institute Headquarters 6th Canadian Infantry Division
and THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT from November 1945
to June 1950.
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the
men and women who served here and is sponsored by
the ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT ASSOCIATION with special
thanks to Prescott and Brockville Legions
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