A Stint in the Hospital with Dave Dillon, Balls McMillan & Roberge
10 Nov 52 We marched up to the arch for the Remembrance Day service this morning. This afternoon about a dozen of us went in for Glen Tivy’s funeral in Portsmouth. The little church was packed with reserves from the PWOR’s and friends. Walt Murray was one of the pall bearers along with Joe Thomas…
8 Nov 52: First snowfall – about 1 ½” of lovely white snow on the square
3 Nov 52 Finally got an eye examination after 6 days without glasses. I stopped a soccer ball in the face last week and smashed them all to hell. Well the army tells me it will be another week or so before I get the glasses. The soccer team lost to Varsity 3-2 and the…
RMC Cadets & Armed Services Raise 100 Year Old Ship
The end of Oct ’52 was rich in influential events… 27 Oct 52 After supper we heard General McNaughton speak on the International Joint Commission. It was really a very timely lecture since on 28 Oct the Commission announced the approval of the St. Lawrence Seaway project. 28 Oct 52 Intersquadron soccer got underway tonight.…
3069 W.A. McColl’s Diary: “Orderly room cases took up 1 ½ hours tonight – mostly recruits up for petty things.”
20 Oct 52 Little of interest happened today. Jim Graham got a huge cake as today is his birthday. Otherwise a normal working day. We only have 11 more recruits to pass off and had them out for individual training tonight. Orderly room cases took up 1 ½ hours tonight – mostly recruits up for…
Football Team Wins Both Games in Halifax – Thanksgiving Weekend 1952
That entire week of October was a sport-fuelled event… (Click on photos for better viewing…) 13 Oct 52 The team had a light practice this morning and after a good meal – off again for Studley Field – a dandy day for a rugby game – brisk, sunny and a moderate wind. Well,…
Oct ’52 – RMC Football Team Travels to Halifax
“More drill for recruits. It gives me a real bang to teach these lads and see an improvement in their drill. Boy! They have a long way to go.” That week saw OCdt McColl meet a British war hero, Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur Smith, before a whirlwind trip to the Maritimes. 7 Oct 52 Classes…
3069 W.A. McColl’s Diary: Ex Cadet Weekend 1952
“I have to concentrate pretty hard on a stiff straight face because these recruits are obviously scared as hell on their first charge and I can’t get over the fact that it’s not me in their boots.” As we’ll see , the beginning of October ’52 was rich in events. One of the highlights of…
3069 WA (Bill) McColl is Back for (IV) Year Sep 1952
Ed Note: For long time readers, for at least the past three years will recognize 3069 Bill McColl. For these past three years, we have reproduced the diary he faithfully kept through – (I), (II), (III) Years at RMC. The last time we heard from Bill, he was finishing III Year and was off to…
May 1952 – 3069 Bill McColl – Off to Europe!
Editor: Over the past three years we have been following the every day grind at RMC during I, II, & III years in a personal diary 3069 Bill McColl maintained through those times. Following his III year, he and a few other cadets set sail for Europe and summer military training. This will be the…
“All hell has broken out now exams are over.”
20 April 52 Today is Sunday and a marvellous day for nearly anything but studying. Played more horseshoes today. Right now there are people fishing enthusiastically behind the Frigate; a motorboat just pulled up with a beautiful doll looking for Bidwell; here I am trying to study math. 21 April 52 Math this morning was…
Dr. Sawyer got his claws into us today in Eco 34
14 April 52 Dr. Sawyer got his claws into us today in Eco 34. I should have done a lot more work in that subject but just can’t get very enthused about economics somehow. 16 April 52 Wrote Eco 32 today and never have I gone into an examination feeling that I knew absolutely nothing…
Today passed quickly-no exams and a long tedious drill parade to let the seniors practice passing off while we stood at the slope
8 April 52 We wrote our first exam today – commerce 32. It was very fair and I feel quite happy about it. Now we have 5 full days until the next ones. Went in tonight for dinner at McDougall’s and then to see two delightful movies, “Tight Little Island” and “I know Where I’m…