TRANSCRIPT

'In the spring of 1886, a mutiny broke out, largely attributed to the poor quarters, over-crowding and so forth, Some of the new NCO's were not to the mark and some of the men were not of good quality. In subsequent years this mutiny was known amongst the men as the 'big buck'. In military mutinies, there used to be and there probably still is, the general doctrine that the commanding officer is responsible for a mutiny; that the commanding officer must be given an opportunity of restoring order; that if he succeeds in doing this in a satisfactory manner he cures, to some extent, his offence in having a mutiny at all; the mutineers, being horsemen, still continued to look after their horses but otherwise performed no duties. My father induced the mutineers to take the horses out on an exercise ride, meanwhile keeping in the Fort stout NCO's and reliable men.'

Narrated by Edwin Wityshyn