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  • 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 conflict would prove to be a “Balkan affair” of minor significance. Sadly…

    July 28, 2014

  • 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 in the middle of the so-called July Crisis of 1914.  One day…

    July 24, 2014

  • Gala Tickets On Sale

    Westmount, 23 July 2014 – The RMR Foundation has launched ticket sales online for their Centennial gala ball which will be held on Saturday 01 November 2014 at the RMR’s Armoury on…

    July 24, 2014

  • 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 in an article written as part of their ongoing series on The…

    July 15, 2014

  • RMR Nimegan Team Video Released

    Westmount, 08 July 2014 – The Public Affairs of 2 Division have put together and released an excellent short video on the progress of the RMR Nijemegan team. The Nijmegen Marches represent…

    July 8, 2014

  • 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 Olympic games were being held in Montreal and if you wanted…

    July 7, 2014

  • RMR ASSOCIATION PULLS THROUGH AGAIN!

    Westmount, 06 July 2014 – The “RMR Summer Racing Party” held at the exclusive party room in Chateau St-Ambroise was a smashing success on Saturday night!  Onsite was the original Ferrari driven…

    July 6, 2014

  • RMR Foundation Newsletter Published

    Westmount, 01 July 2014 – The RMR Foundation published the latest edition of their newsletter, essentially a round-up of all news, announcements, and happenings from the past month. READ the newsletter here: http://www.royalmontrealregiment.com/?p=7749…

    July 1, 2014

  • 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, on 28 June 1914, through to the general declaration of war in…

    June 29, 2014

  • 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, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo,…

    June 28, 2014