Knowledge (XXG)

Royal Canadian Regiment Museum

Source 📝

318: 294: 306: 337: 208: 125: 270: 29: 282: 133:
Royal Canadian Regiment. The museum displays and illustrates in an appropriate manner the dress, weapons, and customs of the regiment’s military heritage including the history of The London and Oxford Fusiliers (The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), and The Oxford Rifles – of Woodstock, Ontario). The museum serves as a place of military interest for the public and Canadian Forces personnel.
142: 132:
The museum preserves regimental history and serves as a training medium to teach regimental history through the collection of documents, pictures, books, military artifacts, etc. It provides research facilities for the study of Canadian military history dating from 1833 in so far as it affects The
149:
Collecting regimental artifacts is an activity that goes back to the beginnings of The RCR. To fulfill its mandate, the museum continues to pro-actively collect historically significant objects and archives that are connected to The RCR history. A large variety of artifacts forms our collection
104:
Although original architectural drawings of Wolseley Hall drafted in 1886 show space allocated to a museum, the museum in its current form was officially opened in 1983 during the royal visit of H.R.H.
378: 293: 317: 305: 535: 459: 388: 560: 228: 540: 269: 555: 455: 565: 150:
today: regimental memorials, silverware, uniforms, medals, original art, weapons, military equipment, archives, musical instruments, etc.
550: 545: 367: 491: 530: 106: 362: 189: 463: 154: 281: 447: 161:(one of eight that she made). The original scarf presented to Private Richard Thompson of The RCR is on display in the 350: 201: 110: 393: 451: 383: 356: 430: 372: 240: 220: 162: 420: 207: 211:
British Empire Medal, mounted with other medals, on display at the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum
114: 153:
Among the significant items on display is a scarf which is an exact replica of one hand knit by
145:
Canadian Ross Rifle, displayed at the Royal Canadian Regiment Military Museum in London, Ontario
124: 193: 85: 51: 128:
Sherman M4A2E8 (76 mm) HVSS tank displayed near the Royal Canadian Regiment Military Museum
244: 158: 93: 55: 28: 224: 524: 482:
A-AD-266-000/AG-001 Canadian Forces Museums –Operations and Administration 2002-04-03
342: 236: 425: 256: 232: 184:
Other items of interest are a wooden cross from Flanders Fields, a recreation of a
178: 166: 192:. Outside the museum is a display of artillery and military vehicles, including a 141: 252: 185: 174: 118: 332: 248: 197: 113:. Artifacts displayed in the museum cover the regiment's activities from the 89: 506: 493: 170: 410: 260: 299:
Japanese Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun, at RCR Museum in London,
216: 206: 140: 123: 74: 415: 421:
The Royal Canadian Regiment and The First World War - 1914-1919
323:
Sherman M4A2E8 (76 mm) HVSS tank at RCR Museum in London,
435: 405: 311:
British anti-tank weapon PIAT, at RCR Museum in London,
426:
The Queen's Scarf at the Regimental Website of The RCR
165:. Four such scarves were presented to soldiers of the 379:
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum
275:
Canadian Ross Rifle, Mk.1, at RCR Museum in London,
169:, and four to soldiers of colonial forces (Canada, 70: 62: 47: 39: 431:History of the Canadian Forces Museums 1919-2004 8: 19: 389:Organization of Military Museums of Canada 27: 18: 475: 265: 109:. It is dedicated to the exploits of 7: 255:) on 5 May 1945, effectively ending 54:, 701 Oxford Street East Street, in 368:National Air Force Museum of Canada 287:35 pistol at RCR Museum in London, 188:trench and a street scene from the 536:Military and war museums in Canada 82:The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum 21:The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum 14: 16:Museum in London, Ontario, Canada 335: 316: 304: 292: 280: 268: 243:' capitulation agreement at the 107:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 446:The museum is affiliated with: 363:Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 561:1983 establishments in Ontario 1: 541:World War I museums in Canada 46: 556:Regimental museums in Canada 566:Museums established in 1983 436:http://www.londonsecrets.ca 351:Base Borden Military Museum 202:Lynx reconnaissance vehicle 111:The Royal Canadian Regiment 582: 551:History museums in Ontario 546:Museums in London, Ontario 411:The RCR Museum on Facebook 394:Military history of Canada 215:The museum also holds the 416:The RCR Museum on Twitter 35: 26: 406:https://thercrmuseum.ca/ 384:Virtual Museum of Canada 117:to their recent work in 531:Royal Canadian Regiment 231:, the man who accepted 212: 146: 129: 357:Elgin Military Museum 210: 144: 127: 373:The Military Museums 507:43.0002°N 81.2339°W 503: /  241:Johannes Blaskowitz 163:Canadian War Museum 23: 213: 147: 130: 512:43.0002; -81.2339 194:Universal Carrier 86:Wolseley Barracks 79: 78: 52:Wolseley Barracks 573: 518: 517: 515: 514: 513: 508: 504: 501: 500: 499: 496: 483: 480: 345: 340: 339: 338: 320: 308: 296: 284: 272: 190:Italian Campaign 31: 24: 581: 580: 576: 575: 574: 572: 571: 570: 521: 520: 511: 509: 505: 502: 497: 494: 492: 490: 489: 487: 486: 481: 477: 472: 444: 402: 341: 336: 334: 331: 324: 321: 312: 309: 300: 297: 288: 285: 276: 273: 245:Hotel de Wereld 229:Charles Foulkes 227:and of General 221:Milton F. Gregg 159:Second Boer War 139: 115:Yukon Gold Rush 102: 94:London, Ontario 56:London, Ontario 17: 12: 11: 5: 579: 577: 569: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 523: 522: 485: 484: 474: 473: 471: 468: 443: 440: 439: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 408: 401: 400:External links 398: 397: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 370: 365: 360: 354: 347: 346: 330: 327: 326: 325: 322: 315: 313: 310: 303: 301: 298: 291: 289: 286: 279: 277: 274: 267: 155:Queen Victoria 138: 135: 101: 98: 84:is located at 77: 76: 72: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 49: 45: 44: 41: 37: 36: 33: 32: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 578: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 528: 526: 519: 516: 479: 476: 469: 467: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 441: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 403: 399: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 358: 355: 352: 349: 348: 344: 343:Canada portal 333: 328: 319: 314: 307: 302: 295: 290: 283: 278: 271: 266: 264: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 239: 238: 237:Generaloberst 234: 230: 226: 222: 219:of Brigadier 218: 209: 205: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 151: 143: 136: 134: 126: 122: 120: 116: 112: 108: 99: 97: 95: 91: 87: 83: 75: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 50: 42: 38: 34: 30: 25: 22: 488: 478: 445: 442:Affiliations 257:World War II 235: 214: 183: 179:South Africa 167:British Army 152: 148: 131: 103: 88:(the former 81: 80: 20: 510: / 253:Netherlands 233:Nazi German 186:World War I 175:New Zealand 157:during the 119:Afghanistan 40:Established 525:Categories 498:81°14′02″W 495:43°00′01″N 470:References 249:Wageningen 198:25 pounder 137:Collection 96:, Canada. 90:CFB London 171:Australia 329:See also 66:Military 58:, Canada 48:Location 100:History 71:Website 261:Europe 217:medals 200:and a 464:HPMMN 92:) in 460:OMMC 456:CHIN 196:, a 177:and 63:Type 43:1983 452:OMA 448:CMA 259:in 247:in 181:). 527:: 466:. 462:, 458:, 454:, 450:, 263:. 225:VC 223:, 204:. 173:, 121:. 375:, 359:, 353:, 251:(

Index


Wolseley Barracks
London, Ontario

Wolseley Barracks
CFB London
London, Ontario
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Yukon Gold Rush
Afghanistan


Queen Victoria
Second Boer War
Canadian War Museum
British Army
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
World War I
Italian Campaign
Universal Carrier
25 pounder
Lynx reconnaissance vehicle

medals
Milton F. Gregg
VC
Charles Foulkes

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.