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THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 26 August 1914 – “Provision of vehicles for the force required extensive purchasing, for only a comparatively few horse-drawn vehicles were available from Militia sources. The…

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 25 August 1914 – “At 7:30 o’clock on the morning of August 25th, the Royal Montreal Regiment detrained at Valcartier Mobilization Camp, situated on a sandy…

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 24 August 1914 – While newspaper headlines continued to tell of the spread of conflict around the world, Canadian Militia units continued to travel to Valcartier to…

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 23 August 1914 – Press reports from Valcartier camp on the night of Sunday, August 23rd night indicated that 1,500 troops had arrived at the camp…

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 22 August 1914 – On this date Canada passed the War Measures Act (1914) conferring emergency powers on the federal Cabinet in order to provide the…

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 21 August 1914 – By the third week of August enough infrastructure had been erected at Valcartier, and sufficient administrative staff was in place to permit…

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 20 August 1914 – Following orders at the beginning of the month to begin recruiting and get themselves organized, on the 18th of August commanding officers…

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 19 August 1914 – Although the Canadian Government’s initial offer, made at the beginning of the month, to send troops to the aid of Great Britain…

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 18 August 1914 – While recruiting of men continued for the units which would make up Canada’s initial contribution to the War effort in Europe, the…

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 17 August 1914 – Following the very “soggy” parade of the Montreal Garrison on the Champ de Mars the previous Friday evening, independent company training continued…