Commandant Series: 3572 Frank Norman
3572 MGen (Ret’d) Frank Norman XXXI Commandant RMC: 1982 – 1985 3573 Francis John Norman entered Canadian Services College Royal Roads in 1952. He was Commandant at RMC 1982-85 with the rank of BGen. The highly popular varsity football program had just been cancelled prior to his arrival. Lady Cadets were entering III Year for…
Going Over the Wall
It’s 1954 and a RMC cadet says he’s “going over the wall”. What does he mean? a) Hanging out with a cadet’s ex, even as friends. b) Cadets climbed out residence windows and over the wall around the military college to go see their dates (e.g. at Queen’s). c) For a cadet agility test, cadets…
Flashback: Focus on RRMC
The Mainguy Report REPORT on certain “Incidents” which occurred on board H.M.C. Ships ATHABASKAN, CRESCENT and MAGNIFICENT and on other matters concerning THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY In October 1949, the Mainguy Commission, chaired by Rear-Admiral E. Rollo Mainguy, R.C.N., Flag Officer Atlantic Coast, reported on controversial matters concerning the Royal Canadian Navy. OFFICERS’ TRAINING AND…
Former Royal Military College of Canada – Staff – In Retirement
Dr. Wolfgang Ernst Eder Years at RMC: 1981 – 2000: full-time 2006: part-time contract Position(s) at RMC: July 1981 – June 1987 UT-3 Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering July 1987 – June 2000 UT-4 Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jan 2001 – Dec 2006 UT-4 Sessional Instructor, Mechanical Engineering Jan…
Commandant Series
IV Commandant RRMC: 1949 – 1952 (Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards) Air Vice Marshall James Bert Millward DFC (Bar), GdG(F), CD was born in Montreal, June 1911 and lived in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He attended McGill University receiving his Bachelor of Arts in 1934. He was the Housemaster of Macdonald House at St Andrew’s College when…
Commandant Series
II Commandant RMC: 1886 – 1888 (Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards) Major General Donald Roderick Cameron C.M.G. was born in Scotland. He was a retired officer of the Royal Artillery who had served in India during the Chutan campaign. Donald Cameron married Emma, the daughter of Sir Charles Tupper. Cameron came to Red River with…
HMCS Algonquin Badge & RMC Connection
HMS Algonquin’s name had been Valentine before she was turned over to the Canadians, and HMS Valentine’s ship badge would be easy to visualize. HMCS Algonquin was not as simple. I went to the library to learn about the tribe for whom we were named. Algonquins lived in Ontario and Quebec, and the name in…
Flashback…Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1995 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 35th Parliament; Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (June 15, 1995) A. Warnke: There are a couple of remarks I want to make, and I guess they’re based on the response to the minister’s opening statement on Bill 49 [the Royal Roads University Act]. Indeed, the opening statement by the minister…
H4860 General (Retired) John de Chastelain – on RMC Traditions
H4860 General (Retired) John de Chastelain (RMC 1960) (on RMC Traditions) Tradition. Many of you will have seen the 1971 movie Fiddler on the Roof in which the Israeli actor Topol plays the role of the Ukrainian milkman Tevye, and in the opening sequence he sings a song about Tradition in which he states that…
Flashback: Politics behind RRMC expansion in the ’70s
Official Report of Debates Of The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Hansard) Thursday, June 5, 1975 Royal Roads Military College Degrees Act (Bill 12) MR. J.H. GORST (Esquimalt): Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased indeed today to be able to move second reading of Bill 12, the Royal Roads Military College Degree Act. I would…