RMR Deploys As a Unit for First Time
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 24 August 1914 – While newspaper headlines continued to tell of the spread of conflict […]
12,000 Men Now Under Canvas in Valcartier
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 23 August 1914 – Press reports from Valcartier camp on the night of Sunday, […]
RMR Ordered To Valcartier
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 22 August 1914 – On this date Canada passed the War Measures Act (1914) […]
Camp Valcartier Doubling in Size Daily
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 21 August 1914 – By the third week of August enough infrastructure had been […]
Camp Valcartier Growing Rapidly
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 20 August 1914 – Following orders at the beginning of the month to begin […]
RMR mobilized as part of 1st Canadian Division
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 19 August 1914 – Although the Canadian Government’s initial offer, made at the beginning […]
Valcartier base growing quickly
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 18 August 1914 – While recruiting of men continued for the units which would […]
German Army Advances Quickly Through Belgium
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 17 August 1914 – Following the very “soggy” parade of the Montreal Garrison on […]
WOULD YOU FIGHT FOR A DOLLAR A DAY…?
16 August 1914 – In the weeks following the call for recruiting, newspapers across Canada carried advertisements by local military […]
Westmount Police Dismantle Wireless Stations
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 15 August 1914 – Following the declaration of war, government officials took immediate measures […]