Month / June 2015
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No. 2, Canadian Stationary Hospital: First Canadian Unit Landed In France
Tuesday, June 15, 1915 Rest Billets, Bethune The Battalion War Diarist wrote for day: “Battn. ordered to stand to.”[1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: “No. 2 Stationary Hospital was granted the distinction of being…
June 15, 2015 -
Canadian Made Ambulances Supplied to Red Cross in 1915
Monday, June 14, 1915 Rest Billets, Bethune The Battalion War Diarist wrote for day: “Battn. parade and drill at 3rd Bde. H.Q. Drill very good, especially as there had been no opportunity for…
June 14, 2015 -
RMR SWITCHES TO THE LEE-ENFIELD IN 1915
Sunday, June 13, 1915 Rest Billets, Bethune The Battalion War Diarist wrote for day: “Gen. Turner and C.O.’s of 3rd Bde. made early morning reconnaissance of front opposite sector just vacated by 14th…
June 13, 2015 -
RMR Company Commander Killed Leading Charge
Saturday, June 12, 1915 Rest Billets, Bethune The Battalion War Diarist wrote nothing for day: [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: The Gazette, of Montreal, on June 12th 1915, carried another letter from a…
June 12, 2015 -
Adams Brothers: Story of Two RMR Majors
Friday, June 11, 1915 Rest Billets, Bethune The Battalion War Diarist wrote for the day: “Lt. Johnston arrived from England and taken on strength. Men bathing and making great use of canal for…
June 11, 2015 -
“OLD BILL” Featured In ‘Fragments from France’ cartoons
Thursday, June 10, 1915 Trenches, Givenchy The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Relieved late in the afternoon by 3rd Battn. (Lt.-Col. Rennie) and marched to billets in Bethune, on north bank…
June 10, 2015 -
Lone Survivor Lay In Crater
Wednesday, June 9, 1915 Trenches, Givenchy The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Work on front line which had been begun on 7th was completed and front of sector occupied by the…
June 9, 2015 -
RMR Soldier Describes St-Julien Attack
Tuesday, June 8, 1915 Trenches, Givenchy The Battalion War Diarist wrote nothing for day: “Lt. Godwin in command of Machine Gun Section had ranged roads behind German lines used for transport. Hearing wagons…
June 8, 2015 -
RMR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS DECORATE FIELD OF HONOUR
Pointe-Claire, Quebec – 07 June 2015: On a sunny Sunday morning in early June, several members of the RMR Association (Br. 14) turned out to help plant Canadian flags in front of the…
June 7, 2015 -
RMR’s Brigade Commander Captured?
Monday, June 7, 1915 Trenches, Givenchy The Battalion War Diarist wrote nothing for day: “Quiet except for slight intermittent shelling by enemy, and constant sniping at certain points. At night sniping from fixed…
June 7, 2015