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  • FIRST MOVE TO EMBARKATION FOR RMR

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 25 September 1914 – “For the 14th Battalion, which at this time numbered 46 officers and 1,097 other ranks, the move began on the afternoon of September…

    September 25, 2014

  • Volunteers Wanted To Spruce Up Armoury’s Exterior This Weekend

    Westmount, 24 September 2014 – Comrade Albert Sebe from RMR Association (Branch 14) is organizing a clean-up of the exterior of the Armoury this weekend, and he needs some volunteers to help…

    September 24, 2014

  • FIRST CASUALTY OF THE ROYAL MONTREAL REGIMENT

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 24 September 1914 – The first death of a member of the 14th Battalion occurred on September 24th, 1914.  Private Harold Reese Longhurst was born in late…

    September 24, 2014

  • RMR Waits for Escorts

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 23 September 1914 – The Globe’s Valcartier correspondent reported the previous evening “Every precaution is being taken to insure a safe passage across the Atlantic for the Canadian…

    September 23, 2014

  • GALA TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT

    Westmount, 22 September 2014 – As of 21 September 2014, we have sold all of the 504 tickets available for the event. We are currently exploring the possibility of adding additional tables, so…

    September 22, 2014

  • Video of RMR Commemorative Envelope Ceremony Released

    Westmount, 22 September 2014 – the Public Affairs branch of the Canadian Armed Forces has produced a video summarizing the ceremony held last week at the RMR where Canada Post unveiled their…

    September 22, 2014

  • RMR Ready To Ship Overseas

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 22 September 1914 – “Following the Duke of Connaught’s farewell review, last Sunday, [the 20th] re-attestation of the men for overseas service was expedited, as the day…

    September 22, 2014

  • MORE TRANSFERS TO ROYAL MONTREAL REGIMENT

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 21 September 1914 – After the latest reorganization of the Canadian Contingent, this report from The Globe today suggested that apparently the Royal Montreal Regiment was still…

    September 21, 2014

  • 25,000 Men Paraded in Valcartier

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 20 September 1914 – “Issue of material and equipment continued through September, service uniforms gradually replacing the militia uniforms and mufti in which the troops had reached…

    September 20, 2014

  • Birth of a Munitions Industry

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 19 September 1914 – The Montreal business newspaper, The Journal of Commerce, reported earlier this week from Sydney, Cape Breton, that “A Canadian commission, comprising Thomas Cantley,…

    September 19, 2014