The Week That Was & More…
Caption: A quarter-guard was on hand to welcome LGen Yang, Commandant of the Korean Military College when he recently paid a visit to RMCC. Last Thursday (11 Dec) a senior delegation from the Republic of Korea, headed by LGen Yang, Commandant of the Korean Military College paid a visit to the college. The Commandant, BGen…
A 1965 ADDRESS BY Air Commodore L. J. Birchall
AN ADDRESS BY Air Commodore L. J. Birchall, O.B.E., D.F.C., C.D., ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada), 25 Nov 1965 CHAIRMAN The President, Lt. Col. E. A. Royce, E.D. COLONEL ROYCE: Mr. Moderator, Mr. Controller, Honoured guests, gentlemen: A proud mother once wrote to James I of England asking him…
“Bill & Alfie”: An Unusual War Memorial at the RMC
“Bill & Alfie”: An Unusual War Memorial at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) By: 8057 Ross McKenzie For Canadians the First World War (or The Great War as it was known) began in August 1914. The heaviest fighting ended November 11th, 1918, with the Armistice with Germany, but for Canada, the War itself…
Meet the 2014 e-Veritas team
Bill & Rolande Oliver Click on photos for better viewing – especially the last one of Curtis 2014 has been another exciting and fulfilling year for e-Veritas. This is Issue #49 for the past 12 months; we expect to wrap up with #50 before 2015 officially becomes a reality. We wish to recognize the outstanding…
SOS
Following is a list of obituaries that we compiled from the past 48 Issues of e-Veritas. It includes: Ex Cadets; former military & civilian staffs; & family members. If we missed anyone, let us know and send along the link of the particular obituary. Jan: H25197 William John “Danny” McLeod; 3075 Henry W. Morewood; 4999…
In This Issue 48
Photo by Kai Zhao *** For all those writing exams – Good luck! Bonne chance à tous ceux qui doivent écrire des examens! xx A tip of the hat to the following members who just recently updated their Club membership status: Chapeau aux membres suivants qui ont tout récemment mis à jour leur adhésion au…
H2612 BGen (Ret) Mike Webber, Adjutant Emeritus the Old Brigade – Hospitalized
Adjutant Emeritus, Old Brigade – H2612 Mike Webber Hospitalized Update we received from 5276 J. R. “Digger” MacDougall on: H2612 BGen (Ret) Mike Webber, Adjutant Emeritus the Old Brigade. Ex Cadets who attended the Sunday march to the Memorial Arch this past Reunion Weekend; may recall the distinguished looking gentleman taking the salute when classes were…
Class Notes
Wireless towers the next play for deal maker Christian Paupe Article by: SEAN SILCOFF – first appeared in the Globe and Mail – 1 Dec 12110 Christian Paupe (entered CMR in 74) and graduated in 79 has been chief financial officer of four Canadian public companies, including, most recently, faded phone directory giant Yellow Media…
Momentous Event: Dec. 6, 1989
Momentous Event: Dec. 6, 1989 By: WJO There are far-reaching public events that occur in our lifetime for which we vividly remember where we were when we learned of them. The first one for me was – The End of the War in Europe. I was just over five years old, May 1945. My Mom…
Keeping Tabs…
Information Management Officer at Canadian Armed Forces Combat Systems Engineering Officer at Canadian Forces Director Land Infrastructure at Canadian Forces Base Logistics Officer at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Naval Combat Systems Engineering Officer at Royal Canadian Navy Performance Management Senior Staff Officer at Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott Naval Combat Systems Engineer at Canadian Forces…
Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean
The Chief of Military Personnel , 14474 Lieutenant-General David Millar, paid a short but significant visit to RMC Saint-Jean last Thursday – Dec 4th. The recently invested Order of Military Commander was in the area also visiting Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS). He took time out of his visit to meet with 17312…
Kingston Branch brought up to speed
Kingston Branch brought up to speed By: WJO The Royal Canadian Colleges Club of Canada – Kingston Branch members were the recipients of a highly informative and entertaining talk at their monthly luncheon last Wed (3 Dec) at the Senior Staff Mess. A good turnout sit through a 45 minutes keynote address including questions &…