Who Am I?
Who am I? (By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) I was born in Constance, Germany, June 11, 1872. I was the eldest son and heir of a nobleman of high rank and the representative descendant of a distinguished family. The estates in the municipality of Péruwelz, Hainaut (province), Walloon Region, Belgium and the title to…
Opinion: We mustn’t participate in ‘criminal follies’
Dear Editor – Thanks to Rob O’Flanagan for his thoughtful and eloquent column, “Too many things make me sick of war” (Guelph Mercury, Nov. 15). I’ve been thinking about war myself lately, in part because Nov. 10 was the anniversary of my father’s death — and in his last days nearly 20 years ago, my…
Commandant Series – John Moreau Grant
I Commandant RRMC: 1942 – 1946 (Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards) RNCC5 Captain (N) John Moreau Grant C.B.E. was born in 1895 in Halifax, N.S. He spent two years at school in Heidelberg, Germany. He returned to Halifax in 1909. In Jan. 1911 he joined the Royal Naval College of Canada in Halifax Nova Scotia…
Retirements
6236 Ron Day, Deputy Director of General Safety, will be retiring effective January 6, 2009 after 51 years combined service to Canada in the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence. Ron’s military career began when he joined the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in 1952 where he earned the rank of Lance Sergeant…
Deaths / Décès
When you think of track and field, you think of Dave Dorman Countless athletes blossomed under his tutelage Ray Seguin was already on his way to a promising track and field career when opportunity came knocking. The person knocking was Dave Dorman, Seguin’s coach with the Cornwall Legion Cougars Track and Field Club. Dorman recognized…
We Get E-mails
I read the “bomber command” article in your last publication and I must admit that I am not completely versed in the background of the article. However, my father, George Wissler, was a bombardier with 424 Squadron and flew 34 combat missions over Europe in Halifax and Lancaster aircraft, 1944 through 1945. On many of…
In This Issue 42
Affiliez vous au Club des CMR du Canada _______________________________________________________________________ In This Issue 42: President’s Award; What’s Happening At RMC; No Down Time for RMC Cadets; A long, painful pilgrimage for a fallen son; Ex-Cadets in the News; Catching Up with the News; Where are they now? Who Am I? Bomber Command; Births; Retirements; Deaths; Hatley…
RMC Club of Canada – President’s Award
RMC Club of Canada – President’s Award The President’s award is given to someone who has made a special and significant contribution to The RMC Club. This year was exceptional with two awards being presented. On 19 September, during the St Jean reunion weekend, Past President of the Club and the Club representative on the…
What’s Happening At RMC
Looking back at RMC’s inaugural Cross-Country season By Leah Kellar, 11 SQN (ALOY) RMC’s new running team ended its competitive season in a torrent of triumph at the Ontario University Athletics Cross Country Championships on Saturday October 25th. RMC’s top seeded runners on both men’s and women’s teams earned impressive on a challenging course. Leah…
RMC Clubs: No down time for cadets
Clubs an integral part of life at the College Cadets at RMC have a very busy schedule – what with balancing the Four Pillars (Academic, Athletic, Bilingualism, Military) – and there is little time left to engage in other pursuits. However, testament to their versatility and time management skills, many cadets choose to participate in…
A long, painful pilgrimage for a fallen son
Kandahar, Afghanistan — Peter and Reine Dawe travelled halfway around the world to see what their son saw, to breathe the same air, to try to make peace with their loss and to remember.The trek from Kingston to Kandahar is an achingly long trip for a short stay, but the Dawes never questioned making it…
Ex-Cadets in the News
B0171 Major (ret’d) Gilles Brière (RMC ’90) is a remarkable engineer from Quebec with extraordinary stamina, a talent for logistics and an unshakable desire to serve mankind. On May 24, 2003, the Canadian Council of Profession Engineers honoured Gilles Brière, ing., with the Meritorious Service Award for Community Service for his selfless contributions to world…