Where are they now?
The RMC Club of Canada announced the launching of the new online RMC network. See announcement – In This Issue. ______________________________________________________ 6541 Major-General D. Fraser Holman (RMC ’65), CD (Ret’d) Major-General Fraser Holman is currently a member of the Senior Directing Staff at the Canadian Forces College, supporting the implementation of the National Security Programme,…
Catching Up With the News
Click on photo for more info This year we recognize the 90th Anniversary of the End of the First World War. Remembrance events and activities will be held across Canada and overseas, providing opportunities for Canadians to learn about Canada’s role in the First World War. ________________________________________________________ Discovery of historic wreck is a significant find…
Flashback | Rétrospective
XI Commandant, RMC – 621 Major-General Charles Francis Constantine, CB, DSO was born in Winnipeg. His father was the superintendent of the Royal North West Mounted Police. He was educated at Upper Canada College, in Toronto (1896-1902). He studied at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario 1902-1905. He was an outstanding athlete and CSM.…
Extra Innings
#1849 Flying Officer Hugh Lockhart Gordon (RMC 1925-1928) was born September 27, 1907, at Toronto, Ontario. He was the son of Colonel H. D. L. Gordon, D.S.O., and Kathleen Cassels Gordon. He entered the Senior Trinity College School in September 1922 and in his final year (1925) became a member of the top set of…
Reunions
REUNION – 2008 – Fin de semaine de réunion Schedule of Events / Calendrier des activités ________________________________________________________ Sports Activities – Saturday – Reunion Weekend: Ex cadets returning to the college Reunion Weekend have an opportunity to “participate” and in some cases “compete” in their favourite sport. Listed below are the scheduled activities and the contact…
Deaths | deces
Andre Archambault (CMR)– 70 years, of Lighthouse Cove, born December 11, 1937, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Tilbury Manor. Survived by his wife Bertha (Gadal, Johnston) Archambault; three step-daughters, son and five grandchildren. Andre was born in Selkirk, Manitoba and emigrated to Welland with his parents as a young boy. After joining the…
Misc
[English] [Français] xxxxxxx Through an association with RHR Expert, the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada has joined a vast network for recruiting engineers and engineering specialists, a unique venture in Canada. This new service was officially launched on June 3, 2008. xxxxxxx Le Club des Collèges Militaires Royaux du Canada s’est joint à …
We get emails
Hi Bill, Here is an invitation to all buds to come out to Hudson Quebec for a good old fashioned Harrier Race. Please pass on if you can. Thanks, 17242 Patrick Pressoir (CMR ’90) Hello fellow runners and walkers! Bonjour chers marcheurs et coureurs! Please accept this invitation to attend the inaugural Hudson Harrier Race…
Uncategorized – Two Books
RMC in popular culture… Dr. David Clark’s Canadian Army Trilogy, The Ridge (1994), Lamone (2001) and Lucifer’s Gate 2002 outlines the stories of two generations of the Warwick family and the Canadian Army in the Great War. Dr. David Clark, a practising psychiatrist in Barrie, Ontario attended medical school through the Regular Officers Training Plan,…
In This Issue 29
Affiliez vous au Club des CMR du Canada In this issue: To find an article: copy title into the search bar on the top of the website and press the ‘enter’ key. To search for an individual: type their name into the search bar and press the ‘enter’ key. RECRUITS MOVE INTO WEEK II; RUGBY…
Top Headlines
Pictured is 24239 OCdt Kyle Dowd teaching newly arrived recruits to RMC the proper way to salute. UTPNCM / ROTP WORK AS TEAM TO TEACH NEW RECRUITS By: 23996 Alex aka “Cush” Cushley May 2008 – The Canadian Forces welcomed its newest members to its officer corps as 250 or so Officer Cadets of RMC…
What’s Happening At RMC
Varsity Sports Interviews: This is the 4th in a series of interviews carried out by 23996 OCdt, IV Year – Alex Cushley (a.k.a. Cush) who has spent a good part of the summer contacting as many varsity coaches as he could. Due to the busy summer schedule of many of the coaches, and their limited…