The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: \u201cRelieved 15th<\/sup> Battn. at night. Nos. 2, 1, & 4 Cos. in front line, beginning from right. No. 3 in support.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>[1]<\/a><\/p>\n THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY:\u00a0\u201cCANADIANS INTRODUCE TUMPLINE CONTINGENT” –\u00a0<\/strong>New Method of Transporting Packs by Soldiers Much in Favour on Western Front:<\/p>\n The device enables a man to carry the load of two men for greater distances over slippery and shell torn ground with less time and fatigue. It also enables troops to shift their packs on the march, greatly increasing their marching capacity. Almost any small article required in the front line can be carried by the tumpline. Each \u2018tumper,\u2019 by means of special packs, can carry from 32 to 40 rations. Tumpline companies have been formed in connection with each brigade.\u201d<\/p>\n Although tumplines were not generally introduced into general use by the Canadian Army until the later years of the Great War, their use, which originated with the First Nations people of Canada, proved to be a very effective means of carrying heavy loads, eg. ammunition, rations and supplies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wednesday, March 24, 1915 In billets, Rue\u00a0du Quesne The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: \u201cRelieved 15th Battn. at night. Nos. 2, 1, & 4 Cos. in front line,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-this-day-in-rmr-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"24](\"http:\/\/www.royalmontrealregiment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/24-Mar-15-296x300.png\")
<\/a>London, Jan 11 – (Via Reuter\u2019s Ottawa agency) Much interest has been aroused by the new method of carrying loads called \u2018The Tumpline,\u2019 which the Canadians introduced into the army. The \u2018tumpline\u2019 consists of a broad band, to each end of which a long strap is sewn. The straps are fastened around the load which the carrier then places on his back and passes the brow band over his brow. Thus the weight is borne on the head and the pressure of the weight is in a straight line down the spine, which can support heavy weights, while carrying them easier than any other part of the body.<\/p>\n[1]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 War Diary, 14th<\/sup> Canadian Battalion, The Royal Montreal Regiment<\/em>, March 24, 1915.\u00a0 Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa,\u00a0http:\/\/data2.collectionscanada.ca\/e\/e044\/e001089702.jpg<\/a><\/pre>\n
[2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/www.frostriver.com\/shop\/tumpline-replacement\/<\/a><\/pre>\n
[3]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cCanadians Introduce Tumpline Contingent,\u201d The Toronto World<\/em>, Toronto, Ontario, Saturday, January 12, 1918, pg. 14, col.2.<\/pre>\n
![http:\/\/data2.collectionscanada.ca\/e\/e044\/e001089702.jpg<\/a><\/pre>\n[2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/www.frostriver.com\/shop\/tumpline-replacement\/<\/a><\/pre>\n[3]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cCanadians Introduce Tumpline Contingent,\u201d The Toronto World<\/em>, Toronto, Ontario, Saturday, January 12, 1918, pg. 14, col.2.<\/pre>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wednesday, March 24, 1915 In billets, Rue\u00a0du Quesne The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: \u201cRelieved 15th Battn. at night. Nos. 2, 1, & 4 Cos. in front line,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-this-day-in-rmr-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/data2.collectionscanada.ca\/e\/e044\/e001089702.jpg\"){kind=link}