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  • RMR featured in Ottawa Citizen article about Great War

    This article about the RMR in WW1 was originally published in the Ottawa Citizen on 08 November 2014, written by Bruce Deachman

  • RMR Marches in Pointe-Claire and Westmount

    10 November 2014, As per established tradition, The Royal Montreal Regiment led the annual Remembrance Day parades in Pointe-Claire and Westmount on Sunday 09 November 2014.

  • PAY PROBLEMS FOR RMR IN ENGLAND

    Tuesday, November 10, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Fine.  Training.  Drill.”  [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: The history of the 14th…

  • NIGHT TRAINING

    Monday, November 9, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Training.  Battalion on outpost work at night.”  [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – NIGHT…

  • RMR SETTLING DOWN TO WORK

    Sunday, November 8, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Duty Battalion.”  [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY:  Writing earlier in the week, the…

  • RMR PARTICIPATION IN LONDON LORD MAYOR’S SHOW

    Saturday, November 7, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Representatives from the Battalion sent to take part in Lord Mayor’s Show.”  [1] THIS…

  • #poppyproud promo video features RMR veterans

    Westmount, QC – 06 November 2014:  Global Montreal produced a promotional video that features RMR veterans.  The video reminds the community to get their poppies and to post a picture of themselves to…

  • #poppyproud goes Nation-wide!

    Westmount, QC – 05 November 2014: Global Montreal’s social media campaign#poppyproud to support the RMR Association (Branch 14) promote Remembrance by encouraging people to take a selfie of themselves with a veteran and…

  • A salute to today’s reservists

    Written by Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR 1975-82) – this article was originally published in The Montreal Gazette on Monday 09 November 2014, http://montrealgazette.com/news/national/opinion-a-salute-to-todays-reservists The senseless killing at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa on…

  • Soldiers Arrested for Having German Surnames

    Friday, November 6, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Training.” The original diary also contains these remarks:  “Drill.  Pte. W. Gould posted as…