{"id":9823,"date":"2014-11-03T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.royalmontrealregiment.com\/?p=9823"},"modified":"2014-11-03T06:00:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T11:00:37","slug":"a-day-of-sodden-rest-in-1914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/a-day-of-sodden-rest-in-1914\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day of Sodden Rest in 1914"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY, 03 November 1914 \u2013 From the 14th<\/sup> BATTALION (RMR) WAR DIARY:<\/p>\n

Tuesday, November 3, 1914<\/em><\/p>\n

Camp Salisbury Plain, West Down South<\/em><\/p>\n

The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: \u201cFine. \u00a0Holiday.\u201d \u00a0[1]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A DAY OF REST: \u00a0<\/strong>\u201cIn the 14th<\/sup> Battalion November 3rd<\/sup> was declared a holiday in order that the troops might dry their sodden clothes.\u00a0 No fires were possible and rain hindered the process so that tunics and clothing were still damp on the following day when the Division paraded before The King.\u201d\u00a0 [2]<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSince arriving here the Canadian contingent have adopted the British system of double company formation which means that instead of eight companies in each battalion there are now only four.\u00a0\u00a0 This will be a great disappointment to many officers, as under the new formation each battalion will require ten officers less than under the system adopted in Canada.\u00a0 Even before the adoption of the British system there were far too many officers in the Canadian contingent.\u00a0 Some of these came to Britain in the hope of securing commissions with the territorial forces, but these seem to have all the officers they require, so that the surplus Canadian officers will have to await further opportunity for attachment.\u201d\u00a0 [3]<\/a><\/p>\n

[1] War Diary, 14th<\/sup> Canadian Battalion, The Royal Montreal Regiment, Nov 1, 1914.\u00a0 Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa,\u00a0http:\/\/data2.collectionscanada.ca\/e\/e044\/e001089676.jpg<\/a><\/pre>\n
[2]<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0R.C. Featherstonhaugh, The Royal Montreal Regiment 14th<\/sup> Battalion C.E.F. 1914-1925, Montreal, The Gazette, Printing Co., Ltd., 1927, pg. 18.<\/pre>\n
[3]<\/a>\u00a0 William Marchington, \u201cSettling To Work On Salisbury Plain\u201d false<\/em>The Globe (1844-1936)<\/em><\/a>, Toronto, Ontario, November 04, 1914, pg. 3.<\/pre>\n
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