Regimental Artefacts Booklet

The Regimental artefacts booklet is currently undergoing a final review with the intent to upload the final draft version later this week.
 A recent email disclosed the proper story behind the Camp Shilo mural. Please forward any other stories that you might have to ensure that we get an accurate recording of our past history. 
Here's the latest amendment that has been posted:
One of the aims of this booklet is to capture, in print, some of the many unwritten regimental stories before the holders of those stories move on. A recent story that has just surfaced is that of Captain Hoskinson's mural at the west end of the armoury.
The original story that I was aware of was that:
Camp Shilo Painting - The Regiment was fortunate to have Captain Edward (Ted) R Hoskinson CD RCA in the unit. An artist, painting, sculpting and photography, he served with the 5th Anti-Tank Regiment RCA CASF during the Second World War and was mentioned in despatches. After the war he served with the 34th Field Regiment RCA, the 15th Field Regiment RCA and the Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps. The Camp Shilo painting depicts the Regiment on exercise in Shilo in the mid-sixties when it was equipped with the 25 Pounder Gun. It was originally hung on the east wall of the Junior Ranks Club until renovations required it to be moved.
The more complete, accurate story is as follows:
Camp Shio Mural - The Regiment was fortunate to have Captain Edward (Ted) R Hoskinson CD RCA in the unit. An artist, painting, sculpting and photography, he served with the 5th Anti-Tank Regiment RCA CASF during the Second World War and was mentioned in despatches. After the war he served with the 34th Field Regiment RCA, the 15th Field Regiment RCA and the Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps.
Captain Edward (Ted) R Hoskinson approached Corporal Joe Phelan, the President of the Junior Ranks Mess Committee, in 1969 with an offer to paint a mural for the Junior Ranks Club if the Mess paid for the $100 cost of the supplies required. Corporal Phelan thought that a mural would be a great way to enhance the atmosphere of the Mess. Unfortunately, the motion to commission was defeated in the 1970 Mess meeting. In 1971, Corporal Phelan tasked the Vice PMC, Bombardier Mike Meehan, to discuss the mural in greater detail with Captain Hoskinson. The motion was then proposed again by the Vice PMC with Corporal Phelan’s support and passed. 
The mural depicts the Regiment on exercise in Shilo firing the 105mm C1A1 howitzer during the 1960s. Captain Hoskinson completed the mural the summer of 1971 and it was hung on the east wall of the Junior Ranks Club, covering the entire wall from North to South. The subsequent addition of classrooms in the northeast corner of Bessborough Armoury included a fire escape leading to the north alley. This addition required the use of a  portion of the east wall and it was decided to relocate the mural to a prominent position on the inside wall of the armoury rather than trim it’s width.

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