Waterloo College student Harold Russell departing for Camp Borden

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Russell, Dorothy, Photographer

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Colour slide of Waterloo College Canadian Officers' Training Corps officer cadet Harold Russell standing on a sidewalk. He is in uniform, wearing the red beret of the Infantry Corps, and carrying a rifle on his shoulder. A small suitcase is on the ground beside him. Russell is about to depart for training at Camp Borden.

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The university-based Canadian Officers’ Training Corps (C.O.T.C.) trained undergraduate students for officer commissions in the Canadian Army reserves. Cadets pursued their degree throughout the school year, and served Canadian Army corps during the summer. The Waterloo College detachment of the University of Western Ontario Contingent was established in 1940.

Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.

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1955

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