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Old 23-07-11, 11:54 AM
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Lightbulb Mil Col Badge on stained glass and in RMC's Currie Hall

I wrote a series of articles in e-veritas (RMC Club alumni journal) on stained glass windows e.g. RMC's Yeo Hall and chapels. I am curious about memorial windows featuring Military badges in general, and those featuring Canadian Military College badges in particular. I'm also interested in memorial windows for ex-cadets featuring RMC/CMR/RRMC badges in local communities e.g. churches, schools, war memorials etc. Any of these could be good ideas for follow up stories for e-veritas. E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003)

www.everitas.rmcclub.ca/?p=42536
www.evreitas.rmcclub.ca/?p=42281
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Old 23-07-11, 12:43 PM
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Victoria,


Thank you for posting some beautiful windows. These are examples of the painting technique where the base glass is actually painted with a paint that uses ground glass as the pigment. It is then fired in a kiln to fuse the image. The individual pieces are bound together with strips of lead. Lead, over time, will yield to gravity which is why you see the horizontal lines across the window. These are bars used to reinforce the glass so that it doesn't sag over time. I do recall seeing pictures of memorial glass windows, in the UK I believe. None in the states. If you find more please post.

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Old 23-07-11, 02:39 PM
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Wink More stained glass windows featuring Mil Col badges

I was asked to submit other stained glass windows featuring Canadian Military College badges. Many of the other stained glass windows at the Canadian Military Colleges feature stylized images of cadets, religious & military symbols, and key College landmarks e.g. Mackenzie building (RMC-Kingston) /Hatley Castle (Royal Roads).
  • A stained glass window in the Chapel, Yeo Hall, at Royal Military College of Canada which was donated by the RMC club.
  • A stained glass memorial window for ex-cadet Douglass Burr Plumb featuring the College motto Truth Duty Valour and College Coat of Arms is in the Mackenzie stairwell at Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston.
  • A stained glass window at Royal Roads University in British Columbia, formerly Royal Roads Military College, features the College motto Truth Duty Valour and College Coat of Arms.
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Old 14-10-11, 10:11 PM
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This one is in a Civilian Basilica http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-...g.asp?PID=7839
If you can't use the link, go to "www.forces.gc./ca" - click on "English" - then, under the heading "Sections" click on "History and Heritage" then on "military Memorials NICMM"
Just above the heading "Remembering the Sacrifice" you'll see another link that says "Search for a Memorial" which berings you to a drop-down list; select "New Brunswick" and use the link which reads "Miramichi (Chatham)" under the link for Millville" in the second column. You will then see a list of Memorials including # 13007-020 which will bring you to a photo & description of a Regimental Crest donated to the Basilica by Msgr (Major) Raymond Myles Hickey, MC - the Regiment's Padre during WW2. (He earned his Military Cross on Juno Beach!!)
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Old 25-10-11, 12:32 AM
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This stained glass windows at the Royal Military College of Canada features military badges for the Navy, Air Force and Army.
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From a badge collector's point of view, Currie Hall is extremely interesting as it has all of the badges from The Canadian Corps in The Great War. I was generally more interested in the badges than the people making presentations up front.

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Old 26-10-11, 02:08 AM
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Thumbs up RMC's Currie Hall

Good point, Philip

There are some nice shots of Currie Hall at the Royal Military College of Canada in this week's edition of e-veritas (alumni journal). I can make out several of the badges from The Canadian Corps in The Great War. http://everitas.rmcclub.ca
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Old 28-10-11, 03:55 PM
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With Remembrance Day coming up, I though it was timely to profile the
links between the Royal Military College of Canada and St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Kingston) in e-veritas (alumni journal everitas.rmcclub.ca).

The church features two stained glass windows, in a similar style, dedicated to RMC and Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. Check out the photos on the first website listed.

Cheers,

E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC 2003)

Did you know?
A stained glass window at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (1889), 130
Clergy St., Kingston features the Arms of the Royal Military College
of Canada. The window includes the line 'Dulce et decorum est pro
patria mori' by Roman lyrical poet Horace's Odes (III.2.13) which
translates as: "It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country."
A companion window, in a similar style, includes the text 'to the
glory of God and in immortal memory of officers, noncommissioned
officers and men of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery who fell in
action the Worlds War 1914-18'. It includes the motto 'quo fas et
glorius ducunt' wich translates as "Whither Right and Glory Lead."

St. Andrew's played a key role in the history of Kingston. The
congregation and leadership of St Andrew's supported the establishment
of Queen's University (1840). The second St. Andrew's minister,
Reverend John Machar, served as Principal of Queen's University from
1846 to 1853. St Andrews features many stained glass windows
commissioned from Castle and Sons, many of them dating back to the
building of the Romanesque Revival style second church in 1889.
Readers are encouraged to check The Rock and The Sword (2004) by Dr.
Brian S. Osborne or contact the serving ministers Chris & Marie Walker
for a much more complete history of St. Andrew's.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiless/...760781/detail/

http://www.standrewskingston.org/
http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Ontar...spx?ItemID=780
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