Ex Cadet & The 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment Windows
The 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment Windows Fort York, Soest, Westphalia, Germany, 1964/65 I was posted from the 2nd Battalion to the 1st Battalion, RCR, stationed in Germany in the late summer of 1964. Some weeks later I was approached by then Assistant Adjutant 5496 Lt. Roy G. S. Lampard (RMC 1962), chair of the…
The Stone Frigate 1914 & the 16 Ex Cadets Who Didn’t Make it Back from WWI
Banner by Gerry Locklin The Stone Frigate 1914 By: E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) Layout by 25217 OCdt Allison Robinson World War 1 & The Stone Frigate Connection 903 Lt. Harold Stratton Matthews (RMC 1911-1914)� Read about 903 Lt. Harold Stratton Matthews in the Frigate He was killed in action June 2 1916, aged 22,…
Flashback | Rétrospective: Great Gunners
GREAT GUNNERS Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) The Royal Canadian Artillery Museum in Shilo, Manitoba is a focal point for telling the story of Canadian Gunners. The story of the Gunners of Canada is really the story of Canada itself – part of our shared national heritage. This story is physically held in…
Dr. John Plant Mixes Dry Humour & Fast Wit With OCdt Matt Telfser
Dr. B. John Plant attended the Royal Military College of Canada. College number 3948. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953 to 1970; held academic appointments at RMC from 1965 until 1999 – when he retired as Principal. Dr Plant has been a busy man at the local, national, and international levels since…
Great West Point Hockey Memory
Through Adversity… To Drinking Champagne! By: WJO The 1983 game was a classic. Dr. Wayne Kirk’s strategy was completely different for this game than the one the year before. RMC played a game of deceit the previous year in Kingston. The ’82 friday practise was a casual one with players wearing a mixture of different…
CMC MEMORIES & 1924 Winter Olympics Memories;
The Reverse Panty Raid (or The Naughty Nine) On a balmy night on Halloween Night 1957, 10 young ladies from Queen’s pulled a reverse panty raid on the cadets at Royal Military College of Canada. A happy crowd of Queen’s students marched to neighbouring Royal Military College. Moving with absolute precision, the raiders from Queen’s…
CMC MEMORIES
CADETS FROM THE CLASS OF 1960 – HAVING FUN WITH COMMANDANT OF THE DAY! Special thanks to Victoria Edwards for these submissions from the past… xxx L to R: Doctor Jack Treddenick (RMC 1960); 4662 Mr. Jean DeGrasse (CMR RMC 1960); CWO 4759 BGen (Ret’d) Stu McGowan (CMR RMC 1960); F/Lt (Ret’d) Len Kubas (CMR…
Former RMC staff: Errol Wallingford
Former RMC staff: Errol Wallingford Years at RMC: 3 Sept 61 – 3 Sept 86 Positions: Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor Ottawa native, Errol Wallingford graduated in 1946 (Grade 13) from Glebe Collegiate High School. He received his BSc from Carleton College (formerly the old Ottawa Ladies College) in 1953. Following a 35 year teaching…
Canada’s RMC – A Brief History in Postcards
Canada’s RMC – A Brief History in Postcards By: 11415 Michael Smith (RMC 1977) The Royal Military College of Canada, commonly referred to as RMC, was established by an Act of Parliament in 1874, which stated that an institution should be set up “for the purpose of imparting a complete education in all branches of…
Constantine Rink – 50 Years Old – Share Your Memories
NEW STRUCTURE- Picture shows a section of the new RMC rink’ to be named in honor of the late Maj.-Gen. Constantine. A former commandant of the college. Official opening ceremonies will be held tomorrow night. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x Constantine Rink –…
End of Year Review – July 2009
Cadets Researching Contamination of World Heritage Site! Au Revoir – XLII Commandant | Bienvenue – XLIII Commandant The Torch has been passed RMC Cadets Support – Advanced Mountain Operations She once scored 500 pts on the CMC Physical Fitness Test RCNC 280 Don Currie – Truly an Inspiration! DEPARTING COMMANDANT SENT OFF IN STYLE…
End of Year Review – August 2009
Cmdt Doing His Rounds & Cadets Prepping for Ironman 2009 Legacy Dinner & RMCC Historian Lubomyr Luciuk Making A Difference 2009 Recruits Arrive Recruits Run With Commandant & Staff Commodore Ed Murray – XXXVIII Commandant Hockey Captain Up For the Challenge CCWO Chiasson – Eyes & Ears for Commandant