Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Larocque
9th Armoured Regiment (British Columbia Dragoons)

He is conscientious and hard working but seems to lack zest in life and thinks slowly. He does not express himself … His views are usually sound when he has time to think them over and his written work is fair. He is easy to get on with and could fill a grade 2 appointment at Corps or higher level.

(Junior War Staff College report, 29 Nov 1944)

Born on 4 May 1909 in Montreal, John Howard Larocque graduated from RMC in 1931 and immediately joined the Royal Canadian Dragoons as a lieutenant. In 1936, he was one of the first officers attached to the Canadian Tank School and subsequently took courses with the Royal Tank Corps in the United Kingdom. In 1938, now a captain, he became gunnery instructor at the Canadian Armoured Fighting Vehicles School. He transferred to National Defence headquarters for special employment and general staff officer duties before returning to the RCD as a major in June 1941.

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