
School. Spirit. Service. 150 years
From its founding 150 years ago to today, a look at the Royal Military College of Canada

From its founding 150 years ago to today, a look at the Royal Military College of Canada

Sept. 13, 1759, was a renowned day for Quebec City, as its future was shaped by a British military victory at the Battle of the

Lieutenant Wilf Gildersleeve sat in the bombed-out Ortona church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli. There, on Dec. 25, 1943, he tried to find Christmas cheer.

By Dec. 19, 1941, the Battle of Hong Kong had been raging for well over 10 days. The Canadians of ‘C’ Force, together with troops

Just two months after the outbreak of the Second World War, despite having an abundance of woodlands, Britain found itself facing an acute timber shortage.

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae’s views of conflict had changed. A veteran of the 1899-1902 Boer War, the Guelph, Ont., physician shipped out to South Africa with



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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.