The Royal Westminster Regiment Museum

10/15/2026

10/15/2026

A few new artefacts....

10/15/2026

Visiting The Royal Westminster Regiment Museum this evening. Checking out artefacts that we received. It's a training night so troops were training and preparing to attend the Canadian Forces Solidier First Course ( use to be the Solidier Qualification Crse. A course between Basic Military Qualification and the DP1 Basic Infantry Course).

With as always focus is on fitness, weapons etc. Canadidates need to conduct and pass the CF Force Test. A good entrance test for the CAF. For our solidiers they need to conduct and pass the Combat Force Test. Same test but wearing small pack, tac vest, body armour, helmet and weapon.

As the new troops were training on the fitness tests. Leadership was working through battle procedure and Orders.

Finally those on the Basic Machine Course were working drills. I found it amusing that the paneroma screens that I believe were used for MG's and 106mm RR were still in use tonight.

10/12/2026

Army Modenization Overview. We have transfered from 3rd Division to 2nd Division, under 39 Canadian Brigade Group HQ ( Vancouver,BC).

The support for our Museum infrastructure will come under Support Division and locally Real Properties in Chilliwack.

10/12/2026

New pedistran crosswalk near the Armouries, New Westminster BC

09/22/2026

As our volunteers search for information on the Drill Shed and Armouries they came upon other treasures. This one telling more about LCol J.K. Mahoney VC. Sorry they pages arent in order.

09/17/2026

Todays historical posting is something all serving members and veterans are familiar with. Members of The Royal Westminster Regiment doing Annual qualification on the current issue of weapons. The range was conducted 9-13 Sept 2026. Range practiced conducted at Volkes Range near Chilliwack.

09/09/2026

Some of the photos, Chris Young located circa 1915. Rear view of Armoury. Note the middle door which is between the two Messes on the main floor.

Besides 104th Westminster Regiment Fusiliers running the recruiting depot at Queens Park. This is where CEF Bn's such as 7th, 29th ( Tobin's Tigers), 47th ( plus 3 Reinfocrement Bn's) and others were formed. Its been estimated approx. 16,000 were trained there.

The next tasks were the protection of military vital points: railway trestles, armouries and the Queens Park Water Reservoir. Two photos of solidiers at the Reservoir.

09/06/2026

Well we had to say goodbye to Cpl Chris Young. Chris has headed to Toronto. Attending university and his PhD in Archelogical studies.

Chris was very capable of doing museum tours, assisting families in researching family military histories.

As well as doing some research on some things we didnt know or debunking myths or finding new information.

For example: determining ownership of the 24 lb Crimiean Guns. They belong to the City.
The big one was tracking down original contract for the building of the Armouries. Determining the location of the RE Magazine. Determining and finding contracts for the Drill Shed on McKenzie St.

His efforts help debunk when the towers were added to the Armoury - built same time of main building. Where the basketball floor was and when it was removed. When the custodian room added. When was the basement dug... it was a Martini- Henry sub calbre range first. Plus the multitude of changes to the building. We still havent confirmed when the actual H Huts were added.

All of this has filled a display case on the Armouries. Still a work in progress.

Our objective was to base our facts on actual documents and not hearsay.

Chris also did two exhibits for us: Vimy Ridge and Melfa River.

Although the ghosts are hard to pin point.

Best of Luck Chris Young .

09/06/2026

Well this lovely labour day weekend. Curator and volunteer - Alanna came into catelogue newly received artefacts and deaccession artefacts that are not connected to our unit.

Here is some photos of what we received.

Op order Op Nanook
RCL 100th Annivesary Branch 2
New book "Canadians in Britain 1939-45
Souvernier book Westmr ( MG) CASF 1940 x2
Trooper Timlick Summary
Tim Hortons Banner KAF
Soviet Torpedo Cut away diagram.

Items for deaccession: 40mm bofors - 15 Fd Regt;
Torpedo cut away - Military Maritime Museum;
Commissionng Scroll Officer served with RWR...winnipeg ri**es.
POW ducuments - Human Rights Museum.

Items are deaccession usually because no connection to the unit. We dont have space to store or display.