RapidFireWeb Royal Canadian Engineers (Author Photo) Memorial for fallen Royal Canadian Engineers, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, 4 CDSB Petawawa. The Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) is the military engineer branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. Members of the branch who wear army uniform comprise the The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE); (Corps du génie royal canadien). … Read more
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) The RCNVR was created in 1923. The organization was established by Rear-Admiral Walter Hose at a time when the Navy was under drastic budget cuts. Hose saw the establishment of a reserve force as a great way for the fledgling Canadian Navy to build support from coast to coast. … Read more
RCOC (York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo) 1997.28.599. The Canadian Ordnance Corps was redesignated the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps on 29 Apr 1936. In the Second World War, the RCOC had a strength of 35,000 military personnel, not including the thousands of civilian personnel employed at RCOC installations. They … Read more
The Royal Canadian Regiment (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3202714) Lieutenant W. Smith, a platoon commander, and Sergeant F.G. White, a platoon sergeant, both of The Royal Canadian Regiment, resting after the capture of Pontecorvo, Italy, 24 May 1944. Lt Smith is holding a SW Victory or Enfield pistol, and Sgt White is holding … Read more
Royal Cyphers found on Canadian Forces badges in the York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection The earliest official Canadian Militia units after 1867 were raised in the reign of Queen Victoria. The badges found in the YSHS, FRM Collection begin with Queen Victoria’s crown, followed by the King’s crowns for King Edward VII, King … Read more
(York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo) 1997.28.405. Royal Flying Corps Canada The Royal Flying Corps Canada (RFC Canada) was a training organization of the British Royal Flying Corps located in Canada during the First World War. It began operating in 1917. As the war progressed, Great Britain found that it needed … Read more
Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) (Dave Jenkins Photo) HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)arriving at Gibraltar for her first overseas port visit. The 65,000 tonne future flagship was conducting a routine logistics stop having left her home in Portsmouth a week earlier for helicopter trials. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the … Read more
Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) (USN Photo) HMS Prince of Wales (R09)in the Western Atlantic, 11 Oct 2023. HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy currently under the command of Captain Will Blackett since 2024. Prince of Wales is … Read more
Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers in the Second World War: HMS Argus, HMS Eagle, HMS Hermes, HMS Furious, HMS Courageous, HMS Glorious, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Formidable, HMS Illustrious, HMS Implacable, HMS Indefatigable, HMS Indomitable, HMS Victorious, HMS Unicorn HMS Argus (IWM Photo, A 12882) HMS Argus operating off the North African coast during combined operations for … Read more
RN Battlecruiser HMS Hood (State Library of Victoria, Allan C. Green Photo) HMS Hood, the last battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy. 17 March 1924. HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy (RN). Hood was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers to be built during the First World War. … Read more
