SECRET WARNING ORDER ISSUED FOR WAR
31 July 1914 – On this date, by direction of Col. Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia, Officers Commanding […]
RUSSIA MOBILIZES FOR WAR
July 30th 1914: Russia ordered a general mobilization on this date. Great Britain received a German proposal which did much […]
Austria Declares War on Serbia: 28 July 1914
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 28 July1914: On this day Austria declared war on Serbia. Many Canadians believed the […]
Serbia Appeals For Help: 1914
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: July 24, 1914, the Serbian regent, Alexander sent a telegram to Russian Tsar Nicholas II […]
RMR VC Winner Featured in Postmedia article
Westmount, 15 July 2014 – The RMR’s second Victoria Cross recipient George Burdon McKean, a native of Edmonton, Alberta, was featured […]
OLYMPIC SUMMER
Written by Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR 1975-82) The summer of 1976 was a good one for the soldiers of the RMR. […]
The “July Crisis” in 1914
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: The period from the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, […]
28 June 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated!
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, […]
“This Day in RMR History” Announced
Westmount, 22 June 2014 – As part of the Regiment’s Centennial activities, the RMR Foundation will be publishing a series […]
RMR Nijmegan Team Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Camp Valcartier
Quebec City, 15 June 2014 – A nine man team from The Royal Montreal Regiment marched from CFB Valcartier to the […]