Canadian Forces

Time off from combat for a little football

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5th DIV SOCCER CHAMPIONS 1945 Front row left to right: Ptes Jacobs, Bell, Birrell, Land [Lang] and White. Back row left to right: Ptes Binen, Grierson, Cowan, Couture, CQMS Willis [team captain], Ptes Flood, Tullock[h], MacDonald, Derbyshire and Mr. Ary Smit (trainer). We are sorry that Lieut G.G. Getty (Sports Officer) was not present when the above photograph was taken. PERTHS WHO PLAYED DURING THE GAMES LEADING UP TO WINNING THE 5TH CAD CHAMPION 1945 A/CSM N.O. BELL C. COY TORONTO PTE WILLIAM W. BELL SP. COY TORONTO PTE R.K. BIRRELL GOALIE OTTAWA PTE CRAIG E. BRINEN ST. CATHARINES CPL JOHN F. CODLIN PTE GERALD R. COUTURE OUTSIDE LEFT CHATHAM PTE F.R. COWAN OUTSIDE RIGHT HOLSTEIN PTE J.R.P. DERBEYSHIRE PTE WILBERT R. FLOOD D. COY STRATFORD LIEUT G.G. (GERRY) GETTY HQ. COY PTE JAMES F. (POP) GRIERSON B. COY CHATHAM PTE H.E. HARVEY D. COY NOVAR PTE ARTHUR HOYLAND PTE HAROLD E. HUDSON C. COY OSHAWA PTE LAWRENCE J. JACOBS HQ COY RIGHT HALF MONTREAL PTE ALEXANDER (SANDY) LANG HQ. COY LEFT BACK SMITHS FALLS MACDONALD (MANY MEN OF THIS SURNAME) INSIDE LEFT HAMILTON PTE MCCART PTE CLIFFORD C. NADJIWAN SP. COY CAPE CROKER PTE D.R. TULLOCH HQ. COY INSIDE RIGHT CHATHAM PTE F.E. WHITE HQ. COY LEFT HALF PETERBOROUGH CQMS LESLIE WILLIS SP. COY CENTRE HALF TILLSONBURGH Credit: Photograph courtesy of Lawrence D. Jacobs