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Largest Parade Ever Held in Montreal
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 13 August 1914 – Against ever darkening war clouds over Europe, Canadian Militia units continued to mobilize and parade. On August 13th 1914, an article in…
August 13, 2014 -
Recruiting Push Continues
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 12 August 1914 – In Montreal enlistment of new recruits for active service abroad continued at a rapid pace. The men who signed up continued to live…
August 12, 2014 -
SEEING DOUBLE? TWO COLONELS RUNNING RMR
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 11 August 1914 – The officer named second-in-command of the newly formed Royal Montreal Regiment was Lieut.-Colonel William Watt Burland, the Commanding Officer of the 3rd…
August 11, 2014 -
VALCARTIER STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 10 August 1914 – During the second week in August militia detachments and units not slated for the Expeditionary Force began arriving at Valcartier to take…
August 10, 2014 -
MEIGHEN NAMED AS FIRST CO RMR
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 09 August 1914 – The first Commanding Officer of the newly formed Royal Montreal Regiment was Lieut.-Colonel Frank Stephen Meighen. A patron of the arts, impresario…
August 9, 2014 -
VALCARTIER NAMED AS RMR’S FIRST HOME
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 08 August 1914 – The summons sent out on 6 August 1914 by the Minister of Militia had named the place of mobilization as Valcartier, sixteen…
August 8, 2014 -
RMR Cadets Training at Camp Argonaut
Pointe-Claire, 07 August 2014 – Cadets from the RMR’s Pointe-Claire Cadet Corps (# 2806) have been enjoying a successful summer at Camp Argonaut (attached to CFG Gagetown) in New Brunswick. Shown in…
August 7, 2014 -
RECRUITING FOR WAR BEGINS IN EARNEST
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 07 August 1914 – During the days of early and mid-August, officers and their subordinates of newly formed Montreal unit worked enthusiastically at the tasks which organization…
August 7, 2014 -
RIP: Comrade Don Caissie
Westmount, 05 August 14 – RMR Association (Branch 14) of the Royal Canadian Legion regrets to announce the death of Comrade Don Caissie yesterday at Ridge Meadows, British Columbia. Pre-deceased by his parents, Romeo and…
August 6, 2014 -
RMR MOBILIZES FOR WAR
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 06 August 1914 – On this date the Minister of Militia had the Adjutant-General send a night lettergram to 226 unit commanders of the Canadian Militia instructing…
August 6, 2014