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PRIVATE WHITBY’S LATEST LETTER – PART 2
Wednesday, April 7, 1915 Departed rest billets northern outskirts of Estaires The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Left Estaires 6 a.m., Brigade march to Cassel via Neuf Berquin, Strazeele, Caestre; arrived Cassel about 3 p.m. and billeted in eastern outskirts. Men stood march very well.” [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: PRIVATE WHITBY’S LATEST LETTER – PART 2…
ContinueSERGEANT HARDWICK BACK FROM THE DEAD IN 1915
Friday, May 21, 1915 Festubert (Indian Village) The Battalion War Diarist wrote nothing for this day – the RMR War Diary contains no entry this date. THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: In what turned out to be his final communication, this letter from Private Whitby was published in The Ottawa Journal, on May 21st, four weeks…
Continue1915 Battlefield Commissions For Two Future RMR CO’s
Wednesday, May 12, 1915 In billets, Bailleul (Le Nouveau Monde) The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Battn. inspected by Brig.-Gen. Turner, V.C., who expressed himself satisfied with reorganization and refitting. Commissions as Lieutenants granted to Company Sergt.-Major C.B. Price, and Sergts. Worrall and Leighton”. [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: It is worth noting…
ContinueMontreal has good reason to be proud of her soldiers in 1915
Wednesday, April 21, 1915 No Location Given The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Relieved by 13th Battn. R.H.C. Relief completed by midnight. Total casualties in tour, 7 killed, 15 wounded. Killed buried in St. Julien, just outside northwest corner of churchyard. Marched by companies, independently, to billets in St. Jean. No. 2 Company…
ContinueCANADIAN BAYONETS TOO SHORT IN 1915 WARFARE
Tuesday, April 6, 1915 In rest billets northern outskirts of Estaires The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Received orders for move to Cassel” [1] THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: “Toronto, April 6. – In a letter to a friend, Col. J. A. Currie, M.P., commander of the 48th Highlanders, complains that the bayonets supplied to the Canadian…
ContinueROYAL MONTREALS’ BAPTISM OF FIRE IN 1915 – Part 2
Wednesday, March 31, 1915 In billets, Estaires The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Training carried on.” [1] PRIVATE C. D. B. WHITBY`S LETTER – PART 2 ROYAL MONTREALS’ BAPTISM OF FIRE Graphic Description of Trench Fighting by Pte. Whitby of Gazette Staff – Praised by Gen. French – Battalion Has Already Seen Plenty of Heavy…
ContinueROYAL MONTREALS’ BAPTISM OF FIRE in 1915
Tuesday, March 30, 1915 In billets, Estaires The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Estaires bombed by German ‘planes. No casualties in the battalion. Training begun, special attention being paid to bombing and entrenching.” [1] PRIVATE C. D. B. WHITBY`S LETTER – PART 1 ROYAL MONTREALS’ BAPTISM OF FIRE Graphic Description of Trench Fighting by…
Continue1914 INVASION SCARE!
Thursday, December 17, 1914 In Camp, West Down South, Salisbury Plains The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Battn. ordered to be ready to move to a point in England at short notice. Bombardment of Scarborough caused fear that an attempt might be made to invade England. Gen. Turner broke collar bone in motor…
ContinueSpy Scare on RMR troop ship
THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 07 October 1914 – From the point of view of the 14th Battalion, divided as it was between two ocean liners, the Regimental history has this to say about life at sea. “On the whole the voyage of the Contingent was uneventful. Life-boat drills were frequent and much time was…
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Chapter 1: “A mob of hot blooded amateurs” Recruits of the 14th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force stood on the shoulder to shoulder for the first time in torrential rain on the evening of August 14, 1914, in a downpour on the Champs de Mars which ever since has become to be known as…
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