Built in 1923, the Royal Military College Memorial Arch stands as a reminder of those RMC students that have fallen in the battles and wars of Canada’s past. Located just across the La Salle Causeway, it is the first thing you see on your way to RMC. Each year cadets are marched through the arch in an opening ceremony. They will not march out until they graduate. There is a small gate to the right of the arch for people to pass through. Even civilians from Kingston respect the traditions of RMC by not passing through the arch.
This Heritage Moment has been brought to you from Younghusband despite the “CBC strike”:http://cbcnegotiations.ca. ;)
About Younghusband
Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (1863-1942) was a British explorer, army officer, military-political officer, and foreign correspondent born in India who led expeditions into Manchuria, Kashgar, and
Tibet. He three times tried and failed to scale Mt. Everest and journeyed from China to India, crossing the Gobi desert and the Mustagh Pass (alt. c.19,000 ft/5,791 m) of the Karakoram mountain range in modern day Pakistan. Convinced of Russian designs on British interests in India, Younghusband proactively engaged in the nineteenth century spying and conflict over Central Asia between the British and the Russians known as the Great Game.
"Younghusband" is a Canadian who has spent a number of years bouncing back and forth between his home country and Japan. Fluent in Japanese and English with experience in numerous other languages from Spanish to Georgian, Younghusband has travelled throughout Asia. He graduated with an MA from the War Studies Department at the
Royal Military College of Canada, where he focussed on the Japanese oil industry and energy security issues. He has recently returned to Canada from Japan, and is working in the technology sector.
I can read that fine print… “WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE EMPIRE.”
Looking sharp, Sir Francis. Always love the updates.
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