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Greenhouses from the west
CA RRU 025-008-1-62 · Item · 1912-1920
Part of B. Citerley

The greenhouse and conservatory were constructed and installed by the Lord and Burnham Company as part of the estate development by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall. The glass house complex had a full time manager and required 60 tons of coal and 200 cords of wood per year to heat. The ornate conservatory had a central dome of about 30 ft square, with two side galleries, each 60 ft long. Flowers were grown inside that were intended for display in the castle and in later years it was also used for food production. According to a former gardener, interviewed in the 1950s, Laura Dunsmuir said that the conservatory was an extravagance in a private garden and that it should be in a public park.

grave markers
CA RRU 025-002-1-3-270 · Item · 1921-1924
Part of K. McCann

In the early 1920s, Dunsmuir sisters, Dola and Muriel, and Muriel’s husband, Edward Molyneux, took time to tour the ruins of Europe in the aftermath of the war. Edward Molyneux was an ideal tour guide for the sisters, having served in 1915 with the Duke of Wellington Regiment on the Western Front. Although he was promoted to Captain for his actions in battle, injury resulted in the loss of sight in his left eye and withdrawal from active duty.

grave markers
CA RRU 025-002-1-3-272 · Item · 1921-1924
Part of K. McCann

In the early 1920s, Dunsmuir sisters, Dola and Muriel, and Muriel’s husband, Edward Molyneux, took time to tour the ruins of Europe in the aftermath of the war. Edward Molyneux was an ideal tour guide for the sisters, having served in 1915 with the Duke of Wellington Regiment on the Western Front. Although he was promoted to Captain for his actions in battle, injury resulted in the loss of sight in his left eye and withdrawal from active duty.

CA RRU 025-002-1-3-282 · Item · 1921-1924
Part of K. McCann

In the early 1920s, Dunsmuir sisters, Dola and Muriel, and Muriel’s husband, Edward Molyneux, took time to tour the ruins of Europe in the aftermath of the war. Edward Molyneux was an ideal tour guide for the sisters, having served in 1915 with the Duke of Wellington Regiment on the Western Front. Although he was promoted to Captain for his actions in battle, injury resulted in the loss of sight in his left eye and withdrawal from active duty. A caption with this image reads: A dugout Edward built

Grant, MS
CA RRU 020-002-01-006 · File · 1914-1944
Part of Royal Roads Memorial Plaque Collection

Malcolm Seafield Grant attended Royal Roads September to December in 1941, in the third class of RCNVR Special Entry cadets. The first five classes were also known informally as ‘90 Day wonders’, as their wartime training at HMCS Royal Roads was just over 3 months. Born 26 October, 1914, Grant worked as a sales engineer before joining the RCNVR. On 24 August, 1944, Grant was serving on board HMCS Alberni when the ship was sunk. He did not survive. Grant was posthumously awarded a Mention in Despatches for previous action on board HMCS Alberni.

Gorgichuk, CDDH
CA RRU 020-002-01-039 · File · 1957-1978
Part of Royal Roads Memorial Plaque Collection

Claus Dieter Dietrich Heinz Gorgichuk attended Royal Roads Military College from 1975-1977. Born in 1957, he was a qualified pilot and was still attending RRMC when he took part in a college diving expedition on January 7, 1978. He drowned when he became trapped under ice.

Goldrush town buildings
CA RRU 025-002-1-6-145 · Item · 1895-1905
Part of K. McCann

Possibly Dawson City. The Ora, Nora, and Flora (see building on right) were steamships built at Albion Ironworks for Francis Rattenbury. He started a business transporting people across Bennett Lake during the Klondike goldrush