Sam Hughes - Training the Canadian Army
* Sam Hughes served as canada's minister militia and defence from 1911 until 1916.
*Career began with the armed forces, served in south african war of 1899-1902
*He supported the development of the "Ross Rifle"
*Not a very military guy
*Put 32,000 initial troops through basic training
*Sent off 32 transport ships
*soliders very poorly trained and equipped.
*He formed a shell committee to make ammunition and shells for war effort.
*Awarded all the contracts to his personal friends (profiteering)
*Lots of the first shells didn't work cause they weren't made properly
*Finally kicked him out in 1916 but not until after he had been knighted for his efforts.
*Career began with the armed forces, served in south african war of 1899-1902
*He supported the development of the "Ross Rifle"
*Not a very military guy
*Put 32,000 initial troops through basic training
*Sent off 32 transport ships
*soliders very poorly trained and equipped.
*He formed a shell committee to make ammunition and shells for war effort.
*Awarded all the contracts to his personal friends (profiteering)
*Lots of the first shells didn't work cause they weren't made properly
*Finally kicked him out in 1916 but not until after he had been knighted for his efforts.