There is a writeup on the Bytown Militaria Collectors Association meeting in this week`s edition (12 March 2012) of e-veritas (Canadian Military College`s alumni journal).
http://everitas.rmcclub.ca/
E3161 Victoria Edwards, Class of ’03 presented on Military College insignia memorialized in various media (silk, silver, stone, stamps, stained glass) at the Bytown Militaria Collectors’ Association (BMCA) on Wednesday March 7. Her powerpoint slideshow and talk was based on her ongoing research as a staff writer for e-Veritas for which she was awarded the RMC Club President’s Award.
16147 Brett Stewart, Class of ’87 brought his collection of Royal Roads Military College uniforms, badges, yearbook, album, memory box, and photos for the show-and-tell part at the (March) monthly meeting of the Bytown Militaria Collectors’ Association last week in Ottawa.
The Bytown Militaria Collectors’ Association (BMCA) meets at the Warrant Officers’ & Sergeants Mess GGFG/CHofO WOs and Sgts Mess which is INSIDE Cartier Square Drill Hall, 2 Queen Elizabeth Driveway in Ottawa, Ontario on the first Wednesday of each month (except Jul and Aug) at 19.30 hrs. A number of BMCA members are either serving or ex-military, or work for DND. BMCA members share an interest in all things militaria and bring militaria in for the show-and-tell part of the meeting.
Artefacts of note during the BCMA members show and tell include:
• a tea tray with RMC arms and Truth Duty Valour valour carved by Sgt Middleton, who was on staff at RMC during the 1920s. Sgt Middleton carved single and multiple picture frames, trays, and boxes, with the RMC arms and motto.
• several framed cartoons by the late 1958 Brigadier-General (Ret`d) Alan Connelly (RMC 1927) ‘I do not choose to run’ Coolidge and ‘That damnet spot’, are both signed A.B. Connelly 1958. BGen Connelly passed away on 7,18,1991.
• a collection of RMC cap badges and helmet plates (Queen Victoria Crown & King’s Crown),