Season 2 of the RCRM Speakers Series explores various aspects of loss in the context of military conflict. When this topic attracts scholarly attention, the unthinkable is often revealed. Complex facets of the dynamic between mourning and commemoration, deprivation and rejection or disposal of war by-products surface. All of it leaves undeniable traces on the communities found in the path of the clash. The series ran in two parts: from January to June and after a two-months summer break, from September to November 2021. Each talk premiered on the museum YouTube channel, followed by a podcast episode released three weeks later.
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Season 2 of the RCRM Speakers Series explores various aspects of loss in the context of military conflict. When this topic attracts scholarly attention, the unthinkable is often revealed. Complex facets of the dynamic between mourning and commemoration, deprivation and rejection or disposal of war by-products surface. All of it leaves undeniable traces on the communities found in the path of the clash. The series ran in two parts: from January to June and after a two-months summer break, from September to November 2021. Each talk premiered on the museum YouTube channel, followed by a podcast episode released three weeks later.
Adventure, Romance and Black Water Fever: The Life of Arthur Leith-Ross
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 2
23 minutes
4 years ago
Adventure, Romance and Black Water Fever: The Life of Arthur Leith-Ross
Season 2, Episode 2 Chad Martin shares his findings about Arthur Leith Ross, a "small-town kid" with aspirations of adventure and military glory. An avid researcher, mostly of his hometown, Palmerston, Chad's love of history led him on journey through schooling at Wilfrid Laurier University and Sir Sandford Fleming College. Following a tenure as the Curator of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Chad moved on to consulting for museums, specializing in artifact collections storage and preservation and exhibit development. In his personal time, Chad started the No One Goes Project , a prolific digital platform focused on the "continued preservation and documentation of the diverse history of Palmerston." In this episode, Chad presents his research on a native of Palmerston, Arthur Leith Ross, whose memory is preserved on a small plaque in the Palmerston Public Library which states: "Late of the Lancashire Fusiliers and Northern Nigeria Regiment West African Frontier Force and Subsequently Chief Transport Officer of the Protectorate, who died 26th August, 1908." Inspired by his father's service in the 30th Wellington Rifles, Arthur joined the militia as a teenager and dreamed of achieving a Field Marshal's baton someday. His ambitions took him on a perilous journey across the Atlantic to South Africa and then on to some of the many wars of burden for the Empire. His adventures not only led him to the love of his life, but ultimately his tragic demise. Contributors: Mark Vogelsang Georgiana Stanciu The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum Chad Martin
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 2
Season 2 of the RCRM Speakers Series explores various aspects of loss in the context of military conflict. When this topic attracts scholarly attention, the unthinkable is often revealed. Complex facets of the dynamic between mourning and commemoration, deprivation and rejection or disposal of war by-products surface. All of it leaves undeniable traces on the communities found in the path of the clash. The series ran in two parts: from January to June and after a two-months summer break, from September to November 2021. Each talk premiered on the museum YouTube channel, followed by a podcast episode released three weeks later.
