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  • Rainy Church Parade for RMR in UK

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 25 October 1914 – From the 14th BATTALION (RMR) WAR DIARY: Sunday, October 25, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South On this day the entry reads…

  • RMR INSPECTED BY LORD ROBERTS

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 24 October 1914 – From the 14th BATTALION (RMR) WAR DIARY: Saturday, October 24, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South Today’s entry was even shorter than…

  • SALISBURY PLAIN NOW A QUAGMIRE

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 23 October 1914 – From the 14th BATTALION (RMR) WAR DIARY: Friday, October 23, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South For the second day in a…

  • RAIN: The Return of “RMR Weather”

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 22 October 1914 – From the 14th BATTALION (RMR) WAR DIARY: Thursday, October 22, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South The Battalion diary for this date…

  • Howling Winds & Dark Nights: Part I

    Written by Sergeant Brent McNair, the Second-in-Command of # 2 Platoon, “A” Company of The Royal Montreal Regiment Westmount, QC – 21 Oct 2014: The moonless night was making the 2 kilometer  patrol…

  • INSPECTION BY GENERAL ALDERSON

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 21 October 1914 – From the 14th BATTALION (RMR) WAR DIARY: Wednesday, October 21, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South “3rd Bde. Inspected by Lt.-Gen. Alderson,…

  • GLOBAL MONTREAL SPECIAL SERIES: THE ROYAL MONTREAL REGIMENT: PART 4

    Westmount, QC – 20 October 2014:  In the five weeks leading up to November 1st, 2014 RMR Centennial Gala ball sponsor Global Montreal is running a series of historical “time capsules” once per week describing…

  • Military Employment Transition (MET) Conference: 29-30 October 2014

    Westmount, QC – 20 October 2014: Canada Company will host its first Quebec Conference for the Military Employment Transition (MET) program on 29-30 October at the Régiment de Maisonneuve, Cathcart Armoury, 691…

  • MY REMEMBRANCE  DAY  

    Written by Buzz Bourdon (late the RMR 1975-82) Once a year, The Royal Montreal Regiment marches through the streets of Westmount to the city cenotaph on Sherbrooke Street, not far from city hall, to…

  • RMR’s BOY MASCOT IS STOWAWAY FROM MONTREAL

    THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 20 October 1914 – From the 14th BATTALION (RMR) WAR DIARY: Tuesday, October 20, 1914 Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South “Weather fine. Meeting of officers to…