Did you know? Navy Bay Cairn and RMC
Navy Bay Cairn and Point Frederick The Navy Bay Cairn, memorializing those who served on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812, is the last of the Boards which make up the Point Frederick War of 1812-15 Self-guided Walking Tour, opened by the Commandant, BGen Al Meinzinger, on 5 September, 2013. The erection of 12…
Memorial stained glass windows at the Royal Military College of Canada
E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) has been researching the memorial stained glass windows at the Royal Military Collegeof Canada. Following the Remembrance Service at the arch, 1967 two memorial stained glass windows were unveiled by the Commandant, 2576 Commodore W. P. Hayes, CD. 1967 was the 25th Anniversary of Dieppe and the 15th of Graduation…
RSM Coggins’ Farewell to the Cadet Wing – 55 Years Ago
(Click on photo for better viewing) RSM Coggins’ Farewell to the Cadet Wing Copied from THE MARKER- Vol IX – No. 13 – 13 May 1958 – (Editor 4860, Cadet A.J.G. D. de Chastelain) It is now close to twenty-nine years since I first entered the gates of RMC (12 August 1929) on a three…
We Remember: Farewell to a Leader – CWO (ret) Denis Fournier, CD, 1938 – 2003
Challenge to Ex cadets (all three military colleges) Last edition we ran an article on Sergeant Major J.E. Coggins who served at RMC from 1929 until 1958 except of course when the college was closed from 1942 – 48. This time we highlight the late CWO (ret) Denis Fournier, CD, 1938 – 2003 who served…
Remembering Sergeant Major J.E. Coggins, MBE,CD – Born 16 April 1904
“ This is our sergeant Major as he is known to us: a man who has endeared himself to the hearts of all those who have had the opportunity to know him. The cadets definitely know that his name will go down in college history as one of the men who has contributed most…
AN ADDRESS BY Air Commodore L. J. Birchall, NOVEMBER 25, 1965
The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada), 25 Nov 1965 AN ADDRESS BY Air Commodore L. J. Birchall, O.B.E., D.F.C., C.D., ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE 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…
Premier Canadien français tué le Jour J
Philippe Rousseau, premier Canadien français tué le Jour J Par Pierre Vennat La petite histoire a failli oublier le nom du premier militaire canadien-français mort dans l’invasion de la Normandie le 6 juin 1944. Il s’agit du lieutenant parachutiste 2803 Philippe Rousseau, de Montmagny, membre du 1er Bataillon de parachutistes canadiens. C’est son frère, le…
A not-too-serious reminiscence from 59 years ago…
Naval Bandsmen Coronation Day 1953 I’ve got to start this vignette by recalling a story that I studied, in French, in my first year at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria B.C. in 1952. It was entitled “La conversation avec le soldat Brome.” Briefly it was about a slack French soldier who wanted to stay…
We Will Remember
Banner by Gerry Locklin Digby Rex Bell Cosh RCNVR Lt. Commander – DSC, MiD The story of # 2520 Lt Cdr Digby Rex Bell Cosh, DSC. Cosh was a member of the RCNVR and flew with the Fleet Air Arm. He was killed in an air crash in June 1944. Cosh joined RMC in…
A Tale of Two Cadets…
Many pass up and down the memorial staircase each day, and even more have at least once in their time at RMCC walked its steps – either to run an errand or because the beauty of the stained glass windows adorning the first landing caught their eye. Of these three stained glass windows, there is…
Commemorating a Notable Classmate of 943 Billy Bishop: 913 Charles MacDonald
The Royal Military College of Canada has a profound history involving the upbringing of its cadets and their perpetual accomplishments. RMCC works hard to give recognition to the cadet leaders of the college – those who demonstrate exemplary performance in their studies, deportment, and overall leadership. However, once these members leave RMCC, they enter the…
“That decision firmly established the pattern of RMC’s contribution to the nation’s security and development…” The Founding of RMC, Part 4
This is the conclusion of a four part series on the politics and people involved with the creation of the Royal Military College of Canada. It is taken from pages removed from the “Queen’s Quarterly 74, no. 3 (Autumn 1967), ” found in the shoe box of old photos in Panet House. The Founding of…