Class of 1952 Anecdotes
Class of 1952 Anecdotes I often enjoy receiving emails from ex-cadets and my colleagues can often hear me laughing as I read them. Thanks to a couple of members of the Class of 1952 for submitting these stories. Karen Inkster, Alumni & Heritage Projects [email protected] “Corporal Clinger” We had a “Corporal Clinger” in our 1st…
Oral Interviews of Military Colleges alumni
x 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. x x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2796 William Harry…
Who is he?
Who is he? By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) He was born at Provo, Utah, 25 November 1911. He was educated at Mont Clair (New Jersey). He enlisted at Camp Borden, 24 June 1929. He was a graduate of Royal Military College with a Sword of Honour. He graduated from Queen’s University and made his…
In This Issue 19
RE: RRMC cannons 4975 Reg (Mike) Watts and 4907 Leo Gervais in 1957 making sure that no one moves those cannons again! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ In This Issue 19 Jean Blanchet: Rappel Master Course; What’s Happening At RMC; Melanie Matthews-Loughery: Taking care of Cadets at RMC; “What is happening to the MacKenzie Building…?” RMC Class of 2009…
Jean Blanchet: Rappel Master Course
2009 IV Year Rappel Master Course Photos courtesy of I 25490 Andrew Sheahan Click on images to see a video of Cadets rappelling Low flying helicopters and combat clad officers became a daily sight last week as IV Year RMC cadets participated in the yearly Rappel Master Course. This course is progressive in nature, where…
What’s Happening At RMC
Copper Sunday – A tradition dating back 129 years! By: WJO Approximately, 700 Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada participated in the Battle of the Atlantic Service of Remembrance and Copper Sunday services at local churches this past Sunday. To commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic, approximately 100 cadets marched to the…
Melanie Matthews-Loughery: Taking care of Cadets at RMC
Melanie Matthews-Loughery SLt Melanie Matthews-Loughery is a Physiotherapy Officer at 33 CF H Svcs C Kingston. Born and raised in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia she completed a Bachelor of Kinesiology Degree at Acadia University in 2003 and a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy at Dalhousie University in 2006. She has been practicing Physiotherapy for almost 3…
“What is happening to the MacKenzie Building…?”
Renovation to MacKenzie… By: Major Julia Atherley – College Engineering Officer While it is always an inspiration to view the Canada flag waving majestically above the MacKenzie clock tower, these days, if you allow your view to drop to ground level at the MacKenzie Building you’re sure to notice the fencing, dust, workers and material…
RMC Class of 2009 to graduate
RMC Class of 2009 to graduate Nearly 215 Officer Cadets of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) will celebrate their graduation on Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15. The Class of 2009 invites the public and all ex-cadets to attend their very last day as undergraduates at Canada’s military university. Thursday May 14,…
Ex-Cadets in the News
22007 Major Michelle Knight Mendes (RMC 2001) laid to rest Northumberlandnews – May 01, 2009 By Bill Tremblay Major Michelle Knight Mendes touched many lives, from Grafton to Brazil, to the Middle East. On Friday, May 1, friends, family, Canadian Forces members and the public gathered at the Sydenham Street United Church, in Kingston, to…
Where are they now?
Many readers will be pleased to hear that “The Major” – S109 Danny McLeod is up and about these days and feeling much better. Danny had been ill over the past few weeks. So much so, that he was unable to attend the Branch Spring Dinner a couple of weeks ago in Toronto. The former…
The Battle of the Atlantic: Who is he?
The Battle of the Atlantic The Battle of the Atlantic, the fight for supremacy of the North Atlantic, was waged from 1939 until 1945 and pitted Allied naval and air forces against German U-boats, whose primary targets were the convoys of merchant ships carrying vital life-sustaining cargo from North America to Europe. From the very…