“ONLY CANADIANS’ WONDERFUL STAND THAT SAVED LINE”
Tuesday, April 27, 1915 THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: “The whole Bn. remained in position under continuous & heavy shell fire […]
“Canadians Alone Stopped the German Onrush” at 2nd Ypres
Monday, April 26, 1915 THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: “No. 1 Coy of the 14th remained in the trenches in the […]
FIRST VICTORIA CROSS FOR RMR
Sunday, April 25, 1915 THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger was born in Montreal, Quebec, February 7, 1880. […]
Canadians bear the brunt at 2nd Ypres
Saturday, April 24, 1915 THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: “At 3:30 a.m. Saturday, April 24th a very heavy bombardment was opened […]
RMR’s WAR DIARY / OPERATIONS REPORT from 2nd Ypres
Friday, April 23, 1915 In billets, St. Jean The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Particulars of operations attached.” [1] […]
Poem for Richard Steacie
Westmount, QC – 22 April 2015: On the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the 2nd Battle of Ypres, we […]
RMR NCO’s Host 99th “Ypres Dinner”
Saturday 18th of April 2015, Westmount Armoury – The Royal Montreal Regiment Warrant Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess hosted their 99th […]
Gas Attack! 2nd Battle of Ypres Begins in 1915
Thursday, April 22, 1915 In billets, St. Jean The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: “Heavy shelling of Ypres […]
RMR Association: Making a Difference For Soldiers, Veterans, and their Families
15 April 2015, Westmount, QC – In a ceremony preceding the RMR Foundation’s Vimy Movie Night last Thursday, the comrades […]
Montreal 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. […]