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  • Witness to War: Tuesday August 14, 1917

    Private Raymond Duval, MM, was a soldier of the 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment) CEF who served overseas during the last two years of the First World War. He participated in some…

    August 14, 2017

  • Witness to War: Saturday August 10, 1917

    Private Raymond Duval, MM, was a soldier of the 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment) CEF who served overseas during the last two years of the First World War. He participated in some…

    August 10, 2017

  • RMR’s on Ceremonial Guard

    Article written by Lieutenant Roman Baburin and Private Tess Pellow, RMR Ottawa, Ontario – 09 August 2017: Ceremonial Guard is a summer tasking available to all trained Regular or Reserve members of the Canadian Forces.…

    August 9, 2017

  • The Battle of Hill 70: A re-telling

    Article written by Captain (ret’d) Hamilton Slessor, RMR Westmount, Quebec – 04 August 2017: “In the summer of 1917, the Allies were losing the First World War.  Russia was collapsing into revolution, half…

    August 4, 2017

  • Private Duval takes a “break” in 1917

    Westmount, Quebec – 03 August 2017: Many of you have been following the daily exploits of Private Raymond Duval, MM by reading his diary which has been published every day on the…

    August 3, 2017

  • Witness to War: Thursday August 2, 1917

    Private Raymond Duval, MM, was a soldier of the 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment) CEF who served overseas during the last two years of the First World War. He participated in some…

    August 2, 2017

  • Witness to War: Wednesday August 1, 1917

    Private Raymond Duval, MM, was a soldier of the 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment) CEF who served overseas during the last two years of the First World War. He participated in some…

    August 1, 2017

  • Witness to War: Tuesday July 31, 1917

    Private Raymond Duval, MM, was a soldier of the 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment) CEF who served overseas during the last two years of the First World War. He participated in some…

    July 31, 2017

  • CO Visits Troops in Valcartier

    Westmount, Quebec – 30 July 2017: On a sunny Wednesday, the Commanding Officer (CO) of The Royal Montreal Regiment (RMR), Lieutenant-Colonel John Shone, visited all of his troops undergoing individual training at…

    July 30, 2017

  • Witness to War: Monday July 30, 1917

    Private Raymond Duval, MM, was a soldier of the 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment) CEF who served overseas during the last two years of the First World War. He participated in some…

    July 30, 2017