The O'Leary Collection; Medals of The Royal Canadian Regiment.
The Minute Book, a companion blog for The Regimental Rogue.
Researching Canadian Soldiers of the First World War
Researching The Royal Canadian Regiment
The Royal Canadian Regiment in the First World War
Badges of The Royal Canadian Regiment
The Senior Subaltern, and guidance for young officers
Perpetuation of the Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (C.E.F.), 1914-1919
Lest We Forget
- The Vimy Memorial
- The Dieppe Cemetery
- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- The Southwestern Ontario Memorial Album
Messes and Mess Dinners
- The Officers' Mess
- Mess Dinners
- Mess Dinners; Advice for Subaltern Organizers of
- The Subaltern's Court
Researching Canadian Soldiers
of the First World War
- Introduction
- Part 1: Find your Man (or Woman)
- Part 2: The Service Record
- Part 3: Court Martial Records
- Part 4: War Diaries and Unit Histories
- Part 5: Casualties
- Part 6: Researching Honours and Awards
- Part 7: Deciphering Battlefield Location Information
- Part 8: More Mapping Information
- Part 9: Matching Battlefield Locations to the Modern Map
- Part 10: Service Numbers; More than meets the eye
- Part 11: Rank, no simple progression
- Part 12: Medals; Pip, Squeak, Wilfred and the whole gang
- Part 13: Evacuation to Hospital
- Part 14: The Wounded and Sick
- Part 15: Crime …
- Part 16: … and Punishment
- Part 17: Battalions and Brigades, Companies and Corps
- Part 18: Photo Forensics: Badges and Patches
- Part 19: Veterans Death Cards
- Part 20: The Vimy Pilgrims (1936)
The Canadian Infantry Section Attack
- The O'Leary Collection; Medals of The Royal Canadian Regiment.
- Researching Canadian Soldiers of the First World War
- Researching The Royal Canadian Regiment
- The RCR in the First World War
- Badges of The RCR
- The Senior Subaltern
- The Minute Book (blog)
- Rogue Papers
- Tactical Primers
- The Regimental Library
- Battle Honours
- Perpetuation of the CEF
- A Miscellany
- Quotes
- The Frontenac Times
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Updates
May '23 –
P13066 Sergeant Harold Thompson
Instrumental Soloist for over 20 years of Canadian Army service.
9609 / 477728 Private Albert Edward Piper
"Arrived from England as a STOWAWAY …"
Lieut. Jean Paul Amiot
Retrained from Artillery, a late war reinforcement officer for The RCR.
Apr '23 –
477872 Pte George Francis Joseph Stacey 
Commemorated on the Menin Gate.
Lieut.-Col. Ralph Marston Crowe
…a brave and able officer who died gallantly…
Mar '23 –
Colonel Frederick William Utton
Wounded at Paardeberg; 1908 Olympian; a long and full military career.
Jan '23 – Honours and Awards lists for The RCR:
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First World War; The RCR, Honours and awards (PDF)
First World War; 1st Cdn Inf Bn, Honours and awards (PDF)-
Second World War; The RCR, Honours and awards (PDF)
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Korean War; The RCR, Honours and awards (PDF)
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The Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct; The RCR (PDF)
Oct '22 –
7211 Private Chester Duncan McLaren
A 7th Fusilier with The RCR, wounded at Paardeberg.
SB12630 Private Robert "Robbie" Francis Arding
A company cook, Killed in Action at Hill 355, Korea.
190111 Private William Henry Taylor
From the 91st Battalion to the 1st Battalion, died of disease.
400576 Private George Searle
Commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.
Recommended Reading:
Murder at Wolseley Barracks (1908)
Disaster at the Barracks; Death and Destruction at Wolseley Hall (1903)
Private "Archie" Pinel and London's South Africa Memorial
3234 Corpl. (A/Sergt.) John William Cockburn
"…a prince of good fellows and … every inch a soldier."