RRMC 2010 Reunion Update & The Legend of Bart and Rat
Royal Roads University Reunion & RCN’s 100th Anniversary Ship’s Decanter ________________________________ The Legend of Bart and Rat – Encore from Issue 31 / 2005 7064 Dave Skinner (RRMC RMC 1966) I’ll take a run a telling this classic Skylark tale because probably most will have forgotten it. In the event that the perpetrators render an…
Royal Roads University Reunion & RCN’s 100th Anniversary Ship’s Decanter
xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Ship’s Decanter Commemorates 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy Porcelain Decanter Showcases Canada’s Rich Naval History Tortola, British Virgin Islands – PUSSER’S WEST INDIES has unveiled a one-liter porcelain ship’s decanter commemorating the Royal Canadian Navy’s 100th Anniversary. Less than 6,000 of these exceptionally beautiful decanters have been commissioned. The Canadian Naval…
Help repatriate the HMCS Royal Roads Bell
Royal Roads University To help repatriate the HMCS Royal Roads Bell, you can make a donation on line at the RMC Foundation web site. You will find it at http://www.rmcclubfoundation.ca Click on Donate Now and, after filling in the required information, scroll down to Other and, in the blank space, designate your donation to the…
Two Naval Colleges in Canada? Setting the Royal Roads record straight
Two Naval Colleges in Canada? Yes, there were! Let me tell you about them…. By: RCNC #247 R.A.F. Montgomery 1. Royal Naval College of Canada (RNCC) – 1911 to 1922 In 1911 LCdr. E.A. Nixon, Royal Navy (RN), aided by a staff of 12, established RNCC in the dockyard at Halifax. Captain (N) E.H. Martin,…
RRMC Memories: William Rodney (former RRMC Professor of History/Dean of Arts)
William Rodney (former RRMC Professor of History/Dean of Arts) The modern-European history exam that I gave to the science and engineering students at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria was intended to gauge the officer cadets’ knowledge of geography, current international affairs, history and their writing skills. “Who was the last Bourbon monarch of France?”…
Karen Inkster-Vance Is Back!
(Click on photo for better viewing) Greetings Some of you may have noticed a slight absence of articles from me recently. The past few months have been very busy, as I was married in March and relocated to Vancouver to be with my husband. It was harder than I thought to leave Victoria and my…
RRMC Memories
RRMC Memories Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) RCN252 Cdr (Ret’d) Richard Ratcliffe (RRMC 1945) ”Inspired by the visit of the Executive Officer HMCS ST. CATHERINES to my Sea Cadet Corps – RCSCC RENOWN in the spring of 1944, I knew that my life ambition was to command one of Canada’s Warships. A year…
RRMC Memories
5298 Mr. William (Bill) Takaki, (RRMC 1957-59) Bill Takaki entered Royal Roads in 1957 as part of the ROTP program. After two years he graduated with his classmates, and instead of heading to RMC, he entered a civilian university where he could study commerce and become an accountant. Bill lost touch with many of his…
RRMC Memories: William Read, 14618 (RRMC 1980-84)
William Read, 14618 (RRMC 1980-84) William Read graduated from RRMC in 1984 with a BSc in Computer Science and Physics. He obtained a master’s in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa in 1994 and finished an MBA in Digital Technologies from Royal Roads University in 2005. He is currently the Managing Director, International Regulome…
RRMC Memories
Whatever Happened To – Dr Hereward (Wake) Senior? Researched by: E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) Dr Hereward (Wake) Senior is a noted Canadian historian, writer, teacher, lecturer, retired Royal Roads Military College professor of history, Second World War veteran, devoted Anglican Catholic layman and former Montreal Chairman for the Monarchist League of Canada. Dr. Senior…
Running Circles at Royal Roads Military College
The photo is of a cadet giving a chit to the senior cadet to ask permission to run the circle (c. 1961-63). Running Circles at Royal Roads I was recently given a copy of the CADWINS (Cadet Wing Instructions) from 1965, and as one uninitiated to military life, I was completely astounded at the degree…
RRMC Memories
mjmmm MORE RRMC MEMORIES Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards The bar at Royal Roads features a selection of badges which provide an emblem for ships, air squadrons, reserve divisions and shore establishments. All Canadian Navy badges are surmounted by either the naval crown, which distinguishes HMC ships from other badges. Badges, which first came into…