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RMR Moose Keeps An Eye On Prince Andrew
23 October 2015: There was an RMR connection quietly keeping an eye on things as Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, was invited to officially open the new-look York Army Museum of the…
October 23, 2015 -
Bus Named After RMR Soldier
Westmount, Quebec – 19 October 2015: The Town of Purfleet, Essex, England has commemorated its native sons who died in the First World War. They named each of twenty six of their transit…
October 19, 2015 -
AN RMR COLONEL REMEMBERS: THE LIFE & TIMES OF HARRY HALL
By Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR 1975-82) Over the past 100 years, The Royal Montreal Regiment has seen more than 10,000 men and women wear its cap badge. The best were great soldiers…
September 23, 2015 -
UNIFORMS OF THE RMR PART ONE: 1945-72
By Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR, 1975-82) When the Royal Montreal Regiment resumed training in Montreal after the Second World War, its officers and soldiers wore exactly the same uniforms and equipment…
August 1, 2015 -
The Story of our Regimental March – Ça Ira
Sunday, May 23, 1915 In billets, Le Hamel The Battalion War Diarist wrote nothing for this day. THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: May 23, 1915 – 222nd Anniversary of the Battle of Famars…
May 23, 2015 -
RMR MARCHES THROUGH WESTMOUNT IN ANNUAL CHURCH PARADE
Story and photos by Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR 1975-82) Under a hot spring sun, the men and women of The Royal Montreal Regiment marched through the streets of Westmount on May…
May 22, 2015 -
Poem for Richard Steacie
Westmount, QC – 22 April 2015: On the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the 2nd Battle of Ypres, we are pleased to release a poem that has been written in honour…
April 22, 2015 -
RMR holds Centennial Regimental Dinner
28 March 2015 – All ranks of the serving battalion of The Royal Montreal Regiment gathered Saturday evening for a regimental mess dinner on the parade square. The dinner began with a…
March 29, 2015 -
THE ANDERSONS OF MONTREAL: AN RMR FAMILY
By Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR 1975-82) While many militia units can boast two generations of the same family in their history, the Andersons of Montreal can claim a proud history of…
March 8, 2015 -
THE RMR HELMET PLATE THAT NEVER WAS
by Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR, 1975-82) Two documents that had been buried and forgotten for over seven decades in the archives of the Department of National Defence saw the light of…
December 22, 2014
