RRMC Memories
Commodore Ron Lloyd, 15141, (RRMC 1981-85) After graduating from RRMC in 1985 Cmdre Lloyd was trained as a navigator and navigated HMC Ships IROQOUIS, YUKON, TERRA NOVA, and ANNAPOLIS before joining VENTURE. Through the course of his career he has been deployed to the Arabian Gulf several times, and has been commanding officer of CHARLOTTETOWN…
RRMC Memories
Whatever happened to Frankland Wilmot Davey, teacher, critic, poet and editor? Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003) Frank Davey taught English at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria from 1963 to 1966 and 1967 to 1969. He became a professor at York in 1970 and department chair in 1985. He was appointed in 1990…
RRMC Memories – The Grant Building
The Grant Building, the three story main academic building at Royal Roads Military College was renovated in 2002-3. The extensive use of glass and light oak has changed the look of the building. The interior of the 60 year old 62,000-square foot building was re-vamped and the north side of the building was transformed. Construction…
Welcome Back BGen Vance & The Official Ship’s Bell
Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance, 15696 (RRMC 1982-86) On Thursday, February 4th Royal Roads University was pleased to welcome Brigadier-General Vance back to campus. BGen Vance recently returned from Afghanistan where he served as Commander of Canadian and NATO Forces in Kandahar Province from February to November 2009. About 100 Royal Roads staff, students, ex-cadets and local…
Royal Roads Military College – Ships Bell
To: Webmaster@navalandmilitarymuseum.org, It has come to light only very recently that our office here at the RMC Protestant Chapel has in its possession the former Royal Roads Military College ships bell. Upon my arrival to Kingston last summer I inquired as to its origins with no success. The bell is unmarked and my immediate two…
Herb C. Pitts Remembers RRMC & More…
Major-General (Ret’d) Herb C. Pitts, 2897 (RRMC 1948-50, RMC 1950-52) MGen (Ret’d) Pitts was born in Nelson, British Columbia in June of 1929. After graduating from high school, he entered a four-year program of the Canadian Services College at Royal Roads, graduating from the Royal Military College in June 1952. He was commissioned as a…
RRMC Memories
Derek Davis, 11877 (RRMC 1974-76, RMC 1976-78) This interview was conducted by Royal Roads University staff person, Karen Inkster, and is part of the Royal Roads Oral History Project, a university initiative to preserve the military history of Royal Roads. Please contact Karen at karen.inkster@royalroads.ca if you would like to contribute photos or stories to…
RRMC Memories -Maj (Ret’d) AG Fowler former chaplain
Major (Ret’d) Albert G. Fowler OMM, CD is an ordained minister of the United Church of Canada, a former military chaplain, a military historian, and a freelance writer. After ordination and two years in a rural New Brunswick parish he joined the Canadian Forces as a chaplain in 1971. Fowler served the military across Canada…
RRMC Memories – “…a colonial outpost of RMC in Kingston…”
Dr. James Boutilier, Professor of History and Dean of Arts (1971 – 1995) This interview was conducted by Royal Roads University staff person, Karen Inkster, and is part of the Royal Roads Oral History Project, a university initiative to preserve the military history of Royal Roads. Please contact Karen at karen.inkster@royalroads.ca if you would like…
RRMC Remembrance Day – Still Special & Important at RRU
(Ed note:) We had the honour last week of hosting Karen Inkster at Panet House. She was in the area carrying out “interviews” with a number Ex cadets and former staff members from RRMC. We understand Karen completed 47 interviews with some very interesting folks. Long time e-Veritas readers will recognize her as a regular…
Car in the Royal Road’s Library?
– 11159 Richard (Rick) Wall (RRMC RMC 1976) LCdr (Ret’d) Wall recently retired from the Canadian Forces. His last position was as Chief of Staff over port operations at CFB Esquimalt. The following are excerpts from an oral history interview held in August 2009 where he describes his RRMC cadet experience to Royal Roads University…
Ex Cadet Documents Life at RRMC / Hatley Castle Artifacts
After graduating from military college, 4906 Stanley (Stan) Franklin (RRMC RMC 1960) was a combat engineer with the Royal Canadian Engineers, and stayed in the army for 10 years, attaining the rank of Captain. He then pursued a career in civilian life working for Ontario Hydro, obtained an MBA and ended his career as manager…