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Excerpt from The Call to Arms: Montreal's Roll of Honour, European War, 1914
In the meantime the Regiment went to camp at Three Rivers, under command of Major Dodds, in June, 1913, and under Lieut. Col. Meighen to camp at Petawawa, in June, 1914. When it returned from Petawawa the organization of the Regiment was almost complete. The ranks were still not quite full but they were almost so and full dress uniforms were practically ready for issue to the men. The standard for admission of recruits, which was maintained from the date of the re-organization, was very high and was strictly adhered to. Besides requirements as to height, chest measurement and so on, every candidate passed a severe medical examination. One result of the extreme care which was taken in selecting recruits was that the ranks were filled somewhat slowly. On the other hand the benefit was seen when non commissioned officers and men of the Regiment were examined upon enlisting for the First Contin gent in August, 1914. Out of the men who were on the strength of the Regiment when enlisting commenced and who volunteered for overseas service, about five per cent. Were rejected by the medical officer. On the other hand, out of the men who volunteered at the Grenadier Guards Armoury, having had no previous connection with the Regiment, the percentage of rejections was more like fifty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
