There was no airfield co-located with the wireless school. All aerial training was conducted at Burtch aerodrome from 1941-1944. In 1944 the aerial training was moved to St Catharines
One of the most important phases of culinary science taught at the Women’s Division School of Cookery at Guelph, Ontario, is that of preparing large quantities of food. They’ve many hungry mouths to feed on RCAF stations, and the “kitchenette for – two” methods are out. Shown left to right: AW2 Georgina McIntyre; AW2 Honor Bumes; AW1 Vivian tuck, preparing rice in the kitchen. (National Defense Image – PL-13845)
13 April 1943 Women’s Division School of Cookery, Guelph, Ontario, E.G. Stillwell, instructor at the School of Cookery at Guelph, shows AC2 C.E. Myers, Trenton, Ont. and AC2 G.B. Daines, Hamilton, Ont. a few of the finer points of cutting the bone out of meat. (National Defence Image – PL-13848)
Food for a modern fighting force has to meet high standards of quality as to taste and nutritive value, and this is maintained by constant checking and testing in the laboratory. This picture shows AW2 Hamilton and AW2 Leightner taking samples of food that have been prepared at the Women’s Division School of Cookery at Guelph, Ontario. (National Defence Image – PL-13843)
The vitamin plays a major role in the diet of Royal Canadian Air Force personnel, and diets are balanced to provide sufficient health elements. In this picture, LAW I.J. Perry is shown checking apple juice for vitamin content. (National Defence Image – PL-13849)
14 May 1943 “Sparks” graduating class, and Change of Command at No. 4 Wireless School, Guelph, Ont. Commanding Officer at No. 4 Wireless School, Guelph, Ont., ever since his opening in 1941, Group Captain A.H.K. Russell on Friday afternoon signed over the Command to Group Captain D.G.* Williams. The ceremony was held in front of the School’s Administration building with the entire strength of the station drawn up in Review Order on the spacious green lawns of the former Agriculture College. Prior to the Hand Over Ceremony, Group Captain Russell presented “Sparks” to the graduating class and also accepted on behalf of the School, the Efficiency pennant which was raised for the third consecutive time at No. 4 Wireless. It is the first time that any Air Force Station has won the pennant three times in succession and it is also believed to be a new record for any branch of the Canadian Armed Forces in Canada. In the above, the old Commanding Officer on the right and the New C.0., on the left discuss a few items in connection with the school in the C.0.’s office. (National Defence Image – PL-16828)
Theory as well as practice makes Wireless Air Gunner Jack a smart boy. Here his teacher Leading Airwoman Edith Chapman instructs a class of future WAG’s at No. 4 Wireless School, Guelph, Ont. ((National Defence Image – PL-21947)
From ground to aircraft. Here at No. 4 Wireless School, Guelph, Ontario is reproduced the actual operation of wireless telegraphy. WAG’s to be sit in the little booths around the four sides of a large room the booths marked Anson, Halifax, Spitfire and Liberator to designate the type of aircraft in which their wireless is installed. One airwoman as illustrated sends message to the four airmen behind her. They must pick up the call, send and receive other messages. (National Defence Image – PL-21961)
In charge of the creed room from where messages combinations of letters and figures are sent out to the rooms in the Ground Instructional School No. 4 Wireless School, Guelph, Ontario to be picked up by student Wireless Air Gunner is airwoman F. Betty Day. (National Defence Image – PL-21945)
School Daily Diary – Links – No. 4 Wireless School
This list was compiled from the entries in the Daily diaries of No. 4 Wireless School and other sources. The list may not include all fatalities of personnel who died while stationed at RCAF Station Guelph. With input from John Bond and from other sources so far there were 12 deaths of service personnel that were stationed at Guelph.
