{"id":9993,"date":"2014-11-23T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.royalmontrealregiment.com\/?p=9993"},"modified":"2014-11-23T06:00:58","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T11:00:58","slug":"night-marches-for-rmrs-training-in-1914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/night-marches-for-rmrs-training-in-1914\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Marches for RMR's Training in 1914"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, November 23, 1914<\/em><\/p>\n

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

The Battalion War Diarist wrote for this day: \u201cFine. \u00a0Drill. \u00a0All Battalions of Canadian Division now definitely organized on 4 company and platoon basis, to be same as British organization.\u201d \u00a0[1]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"23<\/a>THIS DAY IN RMR HISTORY: \u00a0\u201cLondon, Nov. 23. \u00a0Work at the camps of the Canadian expeditionary force last week was marked principally by musketry practice and night marches. \u00a0Different battalions have been out until 2 a.m., covering often fifteen and twenty miles. \u00a0The work in the day-time has been steady and unbroken. \u00a0The men are settling down to their training with fine vigor.<\/p>\n

The Ross rifle has proved itself a very effective weapon,* and frequent scores of 9 out of 10 bulls at the 500 yards range speak sufficiently for the general marksmanship of the contingent.<\/p>\n

It is not all work, however, at Salisbury. At Bustard Camp this week has been installed a travelling cinema, and crowded houses indicated the men\u2019s appreciation.\u201d \u00a0[3]<\/p>\n

* Note: This assessment proved to be premature and overly optimistic, as later events in the field of battle would prove.<\/p>\n

[1]\u00a0War Diary, 14<\/i>th<\/i> Canadian Battalion, The Royal Montreal Regiment<\/i>, Nov 23 1914. \u00a0Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa,\u00a0http:\/\/data2.collectionscanada.ca\/e\/e044\/e001089676.jpg<\/a><\/strong><\/pre>\n
[2] \u201cCanadian Soldiers Make Night Marches,\u201d The Globe (1844-1936)<\/i><\/a>,<\/b> Toronto, Ontario, November 24, 1914: pg.4, col. 3.<\/pre>\n
[3] Ibid.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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