Archie Zagrodney’s Treasure Trove
by 8057 Ross Mackenzie (RMC 1970), the RMC Museum Curator Recently a rather excited 4823 Archie Zagrodney (RMC 1960) (pictured left) arrived at the RMC Museum to drop off a large wooden crate containing a horde of RMC and First World War souvenirs. The crate had surfaced during renovations of an old, Golden Horseshoe area,…
HMCS WALLACEBURG CREW DROPPED BY RMC FOR TEA
This photo of HMCS WALLACEBURG from her cutter (you can see it is not in its davits) at the Royal Military College jetty in Kingston, Ontario was featured in the Admiral’s Log, the official newsletter of the Admiral Desmond Piers Naval Association of Bridgewater N.S. The Algerine-class minesweeper which was acquired 1959 and stricken 1969…
Former Redmen hockey captain remembers / Comdt Does Walkabout
Golf Manoir Richelieu Aug 04: Golf a favourite pastime of my wife, Suzette and I. Ex- Hockey team captain reminisces about his final year By A/Slt 24498 Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) Assistant 1 Wing PAO This Drummondville native is no stranger to hard work and performing under pressure. 6810 Gilles Nappert (CMR RMC 1966) still…
VIII Commandant of RMC : 1913-1914 & Who Am I?
VIII Commandant of RMC : 1913-1914 Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) Brigadier-General Lancelot Richard Carleton D.S.O., was born 15 September 1861, fourth son of Colonel G Carleton, RA. He was educated at Rugby School; Cheltenham College and Sandhurst. He entered the Essex Regiment 10 May 1882, as Lieutenant. He was Adjutant, Essex Regiment,…
Commodore Ed Murray – XXXVIII Commandant
Cadets at RMC are few and far between who have not either had the privilege of knowing Commodore (ret’d) 4459 Ed Murray (RRMC RMC 1959), or been affected by his actions. This former Roadent first came to RMC in1957, and returned again in 1987 as only the third Commandant given to RMC by the Navy…
Oral Interviews of Military Colleges Alumni
e-veritas has been given permission to publish excerpts of 5105 Doctor J. L. Granatstein’s (CMR RMC 1961) interviews (1991-1993) for “The Generals: the Canadian Army’s Senior Commanders in the Second World War”. 5105 fonds are at the National Defence HQ Directorate of History and Heritage. Mrs Margaret Palmer was interviewed in Oakville, Ont. on 9…
RMC Beat Neil Armstrong to the Moon by 7 years!
This article has been reprinted from The Marker. It was featured in eVeritas on 25 Jan 06, but given its present relevance we could not help but reprint it. Below are the author’s comments from that edition: – 6203 Barry A. Read (RMC 1964) “Bill, Thank you for your query about my article “RMC Hits…
Oral Interviews of Military Colleges Alumni
E-veritas has been given permission to publish excerpts of 5105 Doctor J. L. ‘s (CMR RMC 1961) interviews (1991-1993) for “The Generals: the Canadian Army’s Senior Commanders in the Second World War”. 5105 Doctor J.L. Granatstein fonds are at the National Defence HQ Directorate of History and Heritage. 2120 Major General (Ret’d) James Desmond Blaise…
Where Are They Now?
We have contacted numerous ex-cadets from the fifties through to the new millennium and plan to feature them in the coming months to give readers a chance to catch up with names and faces from each of the respective CMCs. by M0917 Dean Fleet – 7454 Richard J. Young (RRMC 1967) I grew up in…
KGH and RMC Connection – A love story!
-3667 Don Gray (RRMC RMC 1956) and Dene (Lawrence) Gray (KGH 1956). by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) Don was born in Kingston and Dene is from Belleville. Don wanted to go to military college but didn’t want to start at RMC. He thought that being at RMC when all of his KCVI buddies were…
Oral Interviews of Military Colleges Alumni
e-Veritas has been given permission to publish excerpts of 5105 Doctor J. L. Granatstein’s (CMR RMC 1961)interviews (1991-1993) for “The Generals: the Canadian Army’s Senior Commanders in the Second World War”. 5105 Doctor J.L. Granatstein fonds are at the National Defence HQ Directorate of History and Heritage. Other work from 5105 Doctor J.L. Granatstein x…