| Author: | Jim Burk | ISBN: | 9781927059050 |
| Publisher: | Jim Burk | Publication: | January 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jim Burk |
| ISBN: | 9781927059050 |
| Publisher: | Jim Burk |
| Publication: | January 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Stonechild Volunteers: In mid-March 1939 Russell Stonechild a temporary attendee at the Fort QuAppelle Indian Industrial School is presented with a recruitment ad for a private Scots Battalion. He leaves for the recruitment office in Halifax, and, with no papers is assigned a birthplace and age of 20. During a slow trans-Atlantic crossing on a coal hauling transport he gains both friends and enemies. His next months are spent in frantic training as his regiment gears for war. He forms a special bond with the battalion chaplain, Fletcher McAlpin, son of the battalion’s sponsor, the Earl of Gall. Russell’s unique background in a trapping, fur-trading family fit him for special training as regimental scout. A Ghurka master sergeant hones his skills.
Stonechild Volunteers: In mid-March 1939 Russell Stonechild a temporary attendee at the Fort QuAppelle Indian Industrial School is presented with a recruitment ad for a private Scots Battalion. He leaves for the recruitment office in Halifax, and, with no papers is assigned a birthplace and age of 20. During a slow trans-Atlantic crossing on a coal hauling transport he gains both friends and enemies. His next months are spent in frantic training as his regiment gears for war. He forms a special bond with the battalion chaplain, Fletcher McAlpin, son of the battalion’s sponsor, the Earl of Gall. Russell’s unique background in a trapping, fur-trading family fit him for special training as regimental scout. A Ghurka master sergeant hones his skills.
