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  • PAY PROBLEMS FOR RMR IN ENGLAND

    Tuesday, November 10, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Fine.  Training.  Drill.”  [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: The history of the 14th…

  • NIGHT TRAINING

    Monday, November 9, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Training.  Battalion on outpost work at night.”  [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – NIGHT…

  • RMR SETTLING DOWN TO WORK

    Sunday, November 8, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Duty Battalion.”  [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY:  Writing earlier in the week, the…

  • RMR PARTICIPATION IN LONDON LORD MAYOR’S SHOW

    Saturday, November 7, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Representatives from the Battalion sent to take part in Lord Mayor’s Show.”  [1] THIS…

  • #poppyproud promo video features RMR veterans

    Westmount, QC – 06 November 2014:  Global Montreal produced a promotional video that features RMR veterans.  The video reminds the community to get their poppies and to post a picture of themselves to…

  • #poppyproud goes Nation-wide!

    Westmount, QC – 05 November 2014: Global Montreal’s social media campaign#poppyproud to support the RMR Association (Branch 14) promote Remembrance by encouraging people to take a selfie of themselves with a veteran and…

  • A salute to today’s reservists

    Written by Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR 1975-82) – this article was originally published in The Montreal Gazette on Monday 09 November 2014, http://montrealgazette.com/news/national/opinion-a-salute-to-todays-reservists The senseless killing at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa on…

  • Soldiers Arrested for Having German Surnames

    Friday, November 6, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Training.” The original diary also contains these remarks:  “Drill.  Pte. W. Gould posted as…

  • Gala Pictures Released

    05 November 2014, Westmount, QC – the official photographs from The Royal Montreal Regiment’s Centennial Gala ball held on Saturday 01 November 2014 were released today. Click here to view them.

  • Global Montreal’s Report on RMR Centennial Gala

    02 November 2014, Global Montreal covered the RMR’s Centennial Gala – full video below: