The Royal Montreal Regiment

Royal Montreal Regiment Museum
Royal Montreal Regiment Museum
Location	4625, Saint Catherine Street, Westmount
Type	Regimental Museum
Website	[1]

The Royal Montreal Regiment
	File:Theroyalmontrealregiment.jpg Cap badge of The Royal Montreal Regiment
Active	2 November 1914
Country	Canada
Branch	Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Infantry
Size	One battalion
Part of	Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
Garrison/HQ	Westmount
Motto(s)	Honi soit qui mal y pense Shame on him who thinks ill of it
March	Ça Ira

The Royal Montreal Regiment is a Primary Reserve Infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec.

History[]

The Royal Montreal Regiment traces its origins to the authorization of the 58th Westmount Rifles on 2 November 1914. On 1 April 1920, as part of the reforms of the Otter Committee, the 58th Westmout Rifles were redesignated The Royal Montreal Regiment.

The regiment perpetuates the history of the 14th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) which was formed on August 27, 1914. The 14th was raised by the amalgamation of several companies of each of three existing Montreal Militia Regiments: The 1st Regiment, Canadian Grenadier Guards; The 3rd Regiment, Victoria Rifles of Canada, and the 65th Regiment, Carabiniers Mont-Royal. Shortly thereafter, this battalion was granted the its present title, by special warrant.

Victoria crosses[]

Badge / Insignia[]

Argent an autumnal maple leaf proper inscribed ROYAL MONTREAL REGT in letters Or within a belt Azure edged, buckled and inscribed HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE in letters Or ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and set above a scroll Azure edged and inscribed CANADA in letters Or

The maple leaf and scroll bearing the word “CANADA” represent service to Canada, and the Crown, service to the Sovereign. The belt, with motto, is the insignia of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. “ROYAL MONTREAL REGT” is a form of the regimental title and “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE” is the motto of the Regiment.

Armoury[]

Site	Date(s)	Designated	Location	Description	Image
Westmount Armoury 4625 St. Catherine Street West	1925	Canada's Register of Historic Places	Westmount, Quebec	Housing The Royal Montreal Regiment, this two-storey, red brick building in a residential neighbourhood is set in landscaped grounds planted with mature trees.

The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, research and photograph material relating to the history of the Royal Montreal Regiment, its former members and its site, and, through the appropriate display of such items, to convey this history to the currently serving members, the broader Canadian Forces community and the public. The museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, OMMC and Virtual Museum of Canada.

Information[]

Regiment authorized: 2 November 1914
Regimental title authorized: 1 April 1920
Regimental home town: Westmount (Montreal), Quebec
Colours: Blue/Gold/Garnet
CEF perpetuation: 14th Bn CEF, 23rd Bn CEF

Battle honours[]

YPRES - 1915, 1917, ST. JULIEN, MOUNT SORREL, POZIERES, ANCRE HEIGHTS, VIMY - 1917, SCARPE - 1917, 1918, PASSCHENDAELE, DRECOURT-QUEANT, CANAL du NORD, FRANCE & FLANDERS - 1915-1918, GRAVENSTAFEL FESTUBERT – 1915, SOMME – 1916, THIEPVAL, ARRAS - 1917, 1918, ARLEUX, HILL 70, AMIENS, HINDENBURG LINE, PURSUIT TO MONS, THE SHELDT, N.W. EUROPE - 1944-1945, CALAIS – 1944, LEOPOLD CANAL

Alliances[]

United Kingdom - The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)

References[]

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Order of precedence[]

Preceded by The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)	The Royal Montreal Regiment	Succeeded by The Irish Regiment of Canada

External links[]

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