JENKINS, EDWARD GORDON
Edward Gordon Jenkins was the son of Herbert and Kathleen (Lennox) Jenkins (see WWI files
He married Ethel Gordon Ryan. They had three children the eldest born in 1943. (divorced.)
He remarried and had a son born in 1961
Wikipedia provides the following note regarding the Fort Gary Horse:
“The regiment mobilised The Fort Garry Horse, CASF, on 1 September 1939. It was re-designated as the 10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse), CASF, on 11 February 1941, the 10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse), CAC, CASF, on 15 October 1943 and the 10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse), RCAC, CASF, on 2 August 1945. The regiment embarked for Britain in November 1941.
The regiment landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944, as a part of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, in support of the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and fought in North-West Europe until the end of the war. The overseas regiment was disbanded on 31 January 1946.”
The website Juno Beach provides a detailed description of the actions of the Fort Gary Horse on D-Day, part of which is reproduced below:
“The Fort Garry Horse tank regiment was from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The regiment was equipped with DD (Duplex Drive) tanks. The DD tanks were Shermans with twin propellers and collapsible canvas sides which provided floatation. The DD tanks were carried on LCT's (Landing Craft Tanks) to about 7000 yards from shore where they were launched into the water. The tanks would swim into shore and land with the charging infantry. The Shermans, equipped with 75 mm guns were outgunned by the German tanks, but very fast and maneuverable.”
Tanks of the Fort Gary Horse
Sherman tanks of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade advancing towards the thin Line, August 1944
