Clan Wallace of Calgary Webmaster Bio

 DOSSIER SUMMARY – MAJOR (RTD) CJ WALLACE CD,  BA, BAS, plsc

In our Wallace line, I was the 13th generation of professional soldiers, either serving with the British Army or the Canadian Army. My youngest son is now the 14th generation of our long line of professional soldiers.

I first joined in 1976 as an infantryman. Spent the next three years progressively as a rifleman, section 2ic and section commander. Commissioned from the ranks to officer in 1979. Completed degree programs, Carleton University.

Transferred as an officer to the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). Initially served as a light infantry platoon commander.

Posted to The Canadian Airborne Regiment and served as a platoon paratrooper commander in 2 Cdo. Deployed to Panama.

Posted to 1 PPCLI and served as a mechanized infantry platoon commander, captain company commander, and battalion Transport Officer. Service with PPCLI included a Cyprus tour, deployment to Norway and Germany.

Posted as RSSO with Grenadier Guards, Montreal, being deployed for two consecutive years in six-month stints as DCO and OC Admin Coy Ceremonial Guard, Ottawa.

Reclassified to Intelligence late in 1988. Upon completion of reclass training was posted as the G2 The Canadian Airborne Regiment. Attended CFLCSC, Kingston. Deployments included domestic internal security operations and later a stint in Honduras.

Posted as the G2 1 CMBG, Calgary. Later, was also triple-hatted as the CO 1 Int Pl and Chief Interrogator for the formation.  Deployments included the US, Croatia, and Norway.

Posted to UNPF, BH Command, Sarajevo 1994 as the Division’s Deputy G2. Also orchestrated and controlled a HUMINT network.  The 13-month tour concluded July 1995.

Posted as 2i/c Yugo Crisis Cell, National Defence Intelligence Centre, NDHQ.

Posted as CO National Centralized Collection and Intelligence Requirements Management (CCIRM) Centre, NDHQ.

Posted as the Army Deputy G2 (DLFR 4-2) and the CF Chief Interrogator.

Commenced terminal retirement leave as a major in 2000 after 26 years of service. Medically released from the CF due to too many wounds, which impaired my operational deployment.

Currently, I am the Publisher of VeteranVoice.info (the largest collector and disseminator of Canadian veteran-related news and information), owner of my hobby motorcycle shop HylandMotorshop.com, and a volunteer webmaster and database administer for a number of military-veteran related websites. 

I am an Original member from the inception of The Canadian Army Veteran Motorcycle Units (CAV), the largest Canadian, truly national, veteran motorcycle organization. I was the CAV's first National VP, Founder of Ypres Unit in Calgary and the Founder and President of 3rdCAV (western Canada). 

I am also a Council of the Clan Wallace Society - Worldwide.

I have been married to Dawn for 30 years, and have three grown adult children. The youngest son is married and serves in the Regular Army as an infantry corporal and has combat tours in Afghanistan. Eldest son is a single, bachelor-for-life...at least that is what he tells me. Eldest child, my daughter and her husband, have three of their own children.

Further, we are a cat family of seven female cats. You know what they say about old cat people!!!!

I live six months in Calgary and another six months each year in Texas at my homestead in the rolling, wooded hills of Cherokee County. I am also a biker. Hence, I want the best weather I can get to ride as much as possible at any given time of the year. East Texas is just such a place.