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During World War II 5,568 McGill students, including 295 women, served in uniform. Of these, 298 were killed in action, 52 were taken as prisoners of war and 629 received medals. McGill staff also served in the war, and the Currie Gymnasium, opened in 1939, served as an armoury and military training centre for all.  The various McGill fields were used as
training grounds for Montreal's Black Watch Regiment as well as the
Canadian Officers’ Training Corps (COTC) which trained
university
undergraduates for officer commissions in the Canadian Army as well as
the Army Course for
other ranks. .Other training contributions included the University
Naval Training
Division based on the McGill Campus, women's armed forces training at
Macdonald
Campus and air schools maintained in St. Hubert, St. Jean and on the
McGill
campus. |
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