Princess Louise

Princess Louise

Canadian Army Veteran Motorcycle Units

History

Started in 2003, two military veteran motorcyclists meeting at a local charity ride, developed an idea that a military motorcyclist organization was needed. The two co-founders, P.M. rapper Cane and J.S.Y. oc Lebrun adopted the name Canadian Army Veteran (CAV) and a WWII crest of a despatch rider as their crest, which had been used in a World War II recruiting poster in Canada. The co-founders' inspiration was the continuance of the military comradeship that brothers-in-arms experience.

Within the first five years The CAV had grown by thousands of riding military veterans and Canadian Forces (CF) from across Canada and Canada's North. Now named as Canadian Army Veteran Motorcycle Units (CAV MU) this military motorcycle organization now reflects a more national scope.

As the CAV MU grew so did the organizational requirements, although the emphasis remains on individual units.

Fundraising and awards

The CAV MU, has helped raise funds for international, national and local charities, totalling in the millions of dollars. CAV was the 2007 recipient of the ICROSS Humanitarian Award.

Formations and units

Due to the strong military association, instead of more typical 'chapters', the CAV is organised along military lines, into four formations comprising several units. Each unit is named after or associated with a 'battle honour'. Many units possess a membership in the hundreds.

The CAV has a national headquarters and three formation headquarters (HQ). 1st CAV is based generally on central Canada, including Quebec, 2nd CAV is based on Newfoundland and Labrador and the Maritimes, and 3rd CAV on Western and Northern Canada. A fourth formation, CAV International was developed to provide units to Canadian veterans and CF members in different parts of the world.

Central Canada

1st CAV HQ

Battle of Vimy Ridge Vimy Unit

Battle of Amiens Unit Amiens

Operation Shingle Anzio Unit

Korean War Unit Core

Dieppe Raid Dieppe Unit

Juno Beach Juno Unit

Battle of Kapyong Kapyong Unit

Battle of Normandy Normandy Unit

Battle of Ortona Ortona Unit

Paardeberg Unit

Battle of the Somme Somme Unit

Falaise gap Falaise Unit

Battle of Cambrai (1917) Cambrai Unit

Hindenburg Line Hindenburg Line

Allied invasion of Sicily Assoro Unit

Operation Undergo Unit Calais

Operation Blockbuster Hochwald Unit

North Russia Campaign Archangel Unit

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) BAD ZWISCHENAHN Unit

Eastern Canada

2nd CAV HQ

Battle of Passchendaele Passchendaele Unit

Beaumont-Hamel Unit

Battle of the Atlantic (19391945) Unit

Gothic line Unit

Battle of Gallipoli Gallipoli Unit

Boer War South Africa Unit

Battle of Dunkirk Dunkirk Unit

Western and Northern Canada

3rd CAV HQ

Ypres Unit

Royal Canadian Engineers Ubique Unit

Second Battle of Ypres Frezenberg Unit

Gustav Line Liri Valley Unit

Battle of the Reichswald The Reichswald Unit

Operation Tonga Dives Crossing Unit

Gothic Line Coriano Ridge Unit

Battle of Britain Battle of Britain Unit

Battle of the Scheldt Scheldt Unit

Gothic Line Rimini Unit

Battle for Caen Caen Unit

Hill 70 Unit

Mount Sorrel Unit

The Moro River Campaign The Moro Unit

Kosovo War Kosovo Unit

Battle of the Ancre Heights Unit

Second Battle of Ypres Gravenstafel Unit

C.A.V. International

UK

Europe

USA

Middle East

See also

Motorcycle

Motorcycling

Types of motorcycle

Motorcycle club

List of motorcycle clubs

List of veterans' organizations

Royal Canadian Legion

Wikipedia:WikiProject Motorcycling

ICROSS

References

The CAV Website

The CAV Constitution

CAV Members' Requirements

CAV Ride Manual

Canadian Archival Information Network CAIN:183978

The CAV WIA Initiative

Department of National Defence - Canadian Forces

External links

The CAV MU website

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She has arrived ! What do you think of her name?

I did it again, after a long and slightly troublesome pregnancy my gorgeous little baby girl has arrived !!... and Mummy, Daddy and big sister are sooo proud of her already!!

Our princess Rosalie Johanna Louise Jackson arrived 2days late on 23rd September 2009 at 20:46 weighing in at 6lbs 6oz.

She kept Mummy in hospital for the best part of 4 weeks prior to her arrival, but it was worth every minute to get her here safely. A huge thank you is credited to my medical staff... xx

I really just want to thank you all for support me throughout this but I have to ask a question so what do you think of her name?

Thank you again guys. I am a very happy Mummy
Thanks guys x x

Big sisters name is Amilynn Grace Annah Jackson.

The double middle name is family tradition, you name your child 1st and 2nd name and the 3rd is a family member name... then the surname.

Apparently the name is Latin and means White Rose. I think you should be so happy, and what a beautiful name!

Princess Louise of the United Kingdom, Duchess of Argyll