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 […]
Rain for first RMR parade
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 14 August 1914 – The Montreal Garrison parade scheduled for the evening of August 14th […]
Largest Parade Ever Held in Montreal
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 13 August 1914 – Against ever darkening war clouds over Europe, Canadian Militia units […]
Recruiting Push Continues
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 12 August 1914 – In Montreal enlistment of new recruits for active service abroad continued […]
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 […]
VALCARTIER STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 10 August 1914 – During the second week in August militia detachments and units […]
MEIGHEN NAMED AS FIRST CO RMR
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 09 August 1914 – The first Commanding Officer of the newly formed Royal Montreal […]
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 […]
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 […]