{"id":9127,"date":"2014-09-06T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.royalmontrealregiment.com\/?p=9127"},"modified":"2014-09-06T06:00:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T10:00:15","slug":"first-ever-division-parade-in-canadian-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/first-ever-division-parade-in-canadian-history\/","title":{"rendered":"First Ever Division Sized Parade in Canadian History"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"06<\/a>THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY – 06 September 1914 – \u201cFor the first time in the history of the Canadian Militia, a complete division was paraded this afternoon and passed in review before H.R.H. the Governor-General. Sir Robert Borden, Colonel the Hon Sir Sam Hughes, other ministers of the present cabinet, Sir Wilfred Laurier, Chonosuke Yada, Consul General of Japan, and many other distinguished people.\u00a0 There were 23,000 men in the review, horse, foot and artillery.\u00a0 An additional 7,000 men could have been paraded, but Col. Williams decided that as they were in mufti they should not march.\u00a0 Two battalions were laid low as a result of inoculation, and duty battalion and camp service required an additional 1,000 men, there being in camp 33,025 of all ranks.\u201d [3]<\/p>\n

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Review of First Canadian Contingent, Valcartier Camp, September 5, 1914 Left to Right: Gov. Gen. F.M. H.R.H. Duke of Connaught, unknown, Col. Sam Hughes, Col. V.A.S. Williams, Commandant, Valcartier Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe review was headed by the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in quarter column of batteries.\u00a0 They were followed by the cavalry in column of troops.\u00a0 The Royal Canadian Dragoons and Lord Strathcona\u2019s Horse, formed this section.\u00a0 The artillery and cavalry of the permanent force made a fine showing.\u00a0 The divisional artillery followed in quarter column of batteries in the ammunition column in rear of brigades.\u00a0 The infantry followed led by Lieut.-Col. Mercier, their formation being double companies in line of quarter column. [The three infantry Brigades were commanded by Lieut.-Col. Mercer, Col. Turner, V.O., D.S.O., and Lieut.-Col. Currie.]\u00a0 A signal company and the Army Medical Corps brought up the rear.\u00a0 The division required 40 minutes to pass the saluting base<\/strong>.\u201d [5]<\/p>\n

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Highland unit passing in review order before Gov. Gen. at Valcartier, September 5, 1914<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Note:\u00a0\u00a0 The photographs displayed above were purportedly taken on Saturday September 5th<\/sup>, a day which from the photographs appears to have been quite sunny.\u00a0 This may have been a rehearsal parade. We are told by several sources that heavy rain started on Saturday night and continued on through the actual review parade on Sunday, September 6th<\/sup> and did not stop until late Monday.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

[1] \u201cFinest Military Review In Canada Was Held Sunday,\u201d The Montreal Daily Mail<\/em>, Montreal, Monday, September 7, 1914, pg. 2, col. 4\n[2] Dodds, Brig.- Gen. W. O. H., C.M.G., D.S.O. (J.A.Millar) Photographs Relating to the Great War, 1914-1918.; Special Collections, University of Victoria Libraries.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/spcoll.library.uvic.ca\/Digit\/WOD\/Individual%20Photos\/06_5.htm\n<\/a>[3] \u201cFinest Military Review In Canada Was Held Sunday,\u201d The Montreal Daily Mail<\/em>, Montreal, Monday, September 7, 1914, pg. 2, col. 4\n[4] Dodds, Brig.- Gen. W. O. H., C.M.G., D.S.O. (J.A.Millar) Photographs Relating to the Great War, 1914-1918.; Special Collections, University of Victoria Libraries.\u00a0 http:\/\/spcoll.library.uvic.ca\/Digit\/WOD\/Individual%20Photos\/12_4.htm\n<\/a>[5] \u201cFinest Military Review In Canada Was Held Sunday,\u201dThe Montreal Daily Mail<\/em>, Montreal, Monday, September 7, 1914, pg. 2, col. 4<\/pre>\n
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