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THE INSIGNIA AND LINEAGES OF THE CANADIAN FORCES

VOLUME 3, PART 1

ARMOUR, ARTILLERY AND

FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENTS

LES INSIGNES ET LIGNES DES FORCES CANADIENNES

TOME 3, PARTIE 1

RGIMENTS BLINDS, DE LARTILLERIE

ET DU GNIE EN CAMPAGNE

A CANADIAN FORCES HERITAGE PUBLICATION

UNE PUBLICATION DU PATRIMOINE DES FORCES CANADIENNES
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THE INSIGNIA AND LINEAGES OF THE CANADIAN FORCES

VOLUME 3, PART 1 ARMOUR, ARTILLERY AND FIELD
ENGINEER REGIMENTS
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(Supersedes A-AD-267-000/AF-000 dated 1975-09-23)

LES INSIGNES ET LIGNES DES FORCES CANADIENNES

TOME 3, PARTIE 1 RGIMENTS BLINDS, DE
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FOREWORD AVANT-PROPOS

1. A-AD-267-000/AF-003, The Insignia and 1. LA-AD-267-000/AF-003, Les insignes et

Lineages of the Canadian Forces, Volume 3, lignes des Forces canadiennes, tome 3, partie 1
Part 1 Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Rgiments blinds, de lartillerie et du gnie en
Regiments, is issued on authority of the Chief of the campagne, est publie avec lautorisation du Chef
Defence Staff. dtat-major de la Dfense.

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................ 1-1
The Canadian Forces .......................................... 1-1
Origins ................................................................. 1-2
The Official Badge ............................................... 1-9
Mottoes.............................................................. 1-12
Marches............................................................. 1-12
Alliances and Affiliations.................................... 1-15
Battle Honours................................................... 1-15
Lineages ............................................................ 1-18
Perpetuations .................................................... 1-26
Operational Histories ......................................... 1-28
Colours .............................................................. 1-29
Camp Flags ....................................................... 1-31
Terminology.......................................................1-33
Endnotes ........................................................... 1-35
Recommended Readings.................................. 1-36
Annex 1A Alpha-numeric Index of
Amalgamated Units ..................................... 1A-1
Annex 1B Perpetuations............................. 1B-1
Annex 1C Order of Precedence ................. 1C-1
CHAPTER 2 ARMOUR REGIMENTS ..........2-1-1
Section 1 Armour Branch ...........................2-1-1
Section 2 Armour Regiments .....................2-2-1
1st Hussars.......................................................2-2-1
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises) ......2-2-7
12e Rgiment blind du Canada.....................2-2-13
The British Columbia Dragoons .....................2-2-19
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) .......................................2-2-25
The Fort Garry Horse .....................................2-2-37
The Governor Generals Horse Guards .........2-2-43
The Kings Own Calgary Regiment
(RCAC) ........................................................2-2-51
Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians) .......................................2-2-57
The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) ......................2-2-63
The Prince Edward Island Regiment
(RCAC) ........................................................2-2-69
The Queens York Rangers (1st American
Regiment) (RCAC).......................................2-2-79
Le Rgiment de Hull (RCAC) .........................2-2-87
The Royal Canadian Dragoons ......................2-2-91
The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) .......2-2-97
The Saskatchewan Dragoons ......................2-2-105
The Sherbrooke Hussars .............................2-2-111
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CHAPITRE 1 INTRODUCTION........................1-1
Les Forces canadiennes......................................1-1
Origines................................................................1-2
Linsigne officiel....................................................1-9
Devises ..............................................................1-12
Marches .............................................................1-12
Alliances et affiliations........................................1-15
Honneurs de bataille ..........................................1-15
Lignes ..............................................................1-18
Perptuations.....................................................1-26
Historiques oprationnels ..................................1-28
Drapeaux consacrs ..........................................1-29
Drapeaux de camp.............................................1-31
Terminologie ......................................................1-33
Notes en fin de texte ..........................................1-35
Lectures recommandes ...................................1-36
Annexe 1A Index alpha-numrique
des units fusionns.................................... 1A-1
Annexe 1B Perptuations ........................... 1B-1
Annexe 1C Ordre de prsance ................. 1C-1
CHAPITRE 2 RGIMENTS BLINDS ......... 2-1-1
Section 1 Branche de larme blinde ........ 2-1-1
Section 2 Rgiments blinds..................... 2-2-1
1st Hussars ...................................................... 2-2-1
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises)...... 2-2-7
12e Rgiment blind du Canada .................... 2-2-13
The British Columbia Dragoons..................... 2-2-19
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own)....................................... 2-2-25
The Fort Garry Horse..................................... 2-2-37
The Governor Generals Horse Guards......... 2-2-43
The Kings Own Calgary Regiment
(RCAC)........................................................ 2-2-51
Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians)....................................... 2-2-57
The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)...................... 2-2-63
The Prince Edward Island Regiment
(RCAC)........................................................ 2-2-69
The Queens York Rangers (1st American
Regiment) (RCAC) ...................................... 2-2-79
Le Rgiment de Hull (RCAC)......................... 2-2-87
The Royal Canadian Dragoons ..................... 2-2-91
The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) ...... 2-2-97
The Saskatchewan Dragoons...................... 2-2-105
The Sherbrooke Hussars............................. 2-2-111
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The South Alberta Light Horse..................... 2-2-119
The Windsor Regiment (RCAC)................... 2-2-129
Section 3 Armour Regiments
Transferred to the Supplementary
Order of Battle ............................................. 2-3-1
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards .............. 2-3-1
12th Manitoba Dragoons.................................. 2-3-7
14th Canadian Hussars ................................. 2-3-13
19th Alberta Dragoons ................................... 2-3-17
The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) ............................. 2-3-25
Annex 2A Numbered Cavalry
Regiments (1872-1922) ................................2A-1
CHAPTER 3 ARTILLERY REGIMENTS
AND BATTERIES ......................................... 3-1-1
Section 1 Artillery Branch (The Royal
Regiment of Canadian Artillery)................. 3-1-1
Section 2 Artillery Regiments .................... 3-2-1
1st Air Defence Regiment (Lanark and
Renfrew Scottish), RCA ................................ 3-2-1
1st (Halifax-Darmouth) Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA ................................ 3-2-5
1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery......................................................... 3-2-11
2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................. 3-2-15
2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery..............................................3-2-19/3-2-20
3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .................. 3-2-21
4th Air Defence Regiment, RCA .........3-2-27/3-2-28
5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA............................................ 3-2-29
5e Rgiment dartillerie lgre
du Canada ........................................3-2-35/3-2-36
6th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .................. 3-2-37
7th Toronto Regiment, RCA................3-2-39/3-2-40
10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................ 3-2-41
11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................ 3-2-47
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................ 3-2-49
18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA .................. 3-2-53
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The South Alberta Light Horse .....................2-2-119
The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) ...................2-2-129
Section 3 Rgiments blinds
transfrs lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire ............................................2-3-1
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards ..............2-3-1
12th Manitoba Dragoons ..................................2-3-7
14th Canadian Hussars..................................2-3-13
19th Alberta Dragoons ...................................2-3-17
The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)..............................2-3-25
Annexe 2A Rgiments de cavalerie
numrots (1872-1922)................................ 2A-1
CHAPITRE 3 RGIMENTS ET
BATTERIES DE LARTILLERIE ...................3-1-1
Section 1 Branche de lartillerie
(le Rgiment royal de lArtillerie
canadienne) ..................................................3-1-1
Section 2 Rgiments de lartillerie.............3-2-1
1er Rgiment dartillerie antiarienne
(Lanark and Renfrew Scottish), ARC.............3-2-1
1er Rgiment dartillerie de campagne
(Halifax-Dartmouth), ARC..............................3-2-5
1er Rgiment, Royal Canadian
Horse Artillery ..............................................3-2-11
2e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC .............................................................3-2-15
2e Rgiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery ............................................. 3-2-19/3-2-20
3e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC .............................................................3-2-21
4e Rgiment dartillerie antiarienne,
ARC ................................................. 3-2-27/3-2-28
5e (Colombie-Britannique) Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC .....................3-2-29
5e Rgiment dartillerie lgre
du Canada ....................................... 3-2-35/3-2-36
6e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC .............................................................3-2-37
7th Toronto Regiment, RCA ............... 3-2-39/3-2-40
10e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC .............................................................3-2-41
11e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC .............................................................3-2-47
15e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC .............................................................3-2-49
18e Rgiment de dfense antiarienne,
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20th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA.................................................. 3-2-55/3-2-56
26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-2-57
30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-2-61
49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-2-63
56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-2-67
62nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.... 3-2-73/3-2-74
Section 3 Independent Artillery
Batteries........................................................3-3-1
84th Independent Field Battery, RCA...............3-3-1
116th Independent Field Battery, RCA.............3-3-5
Section 4 Artillery Regiments
Transferred to the Supplementary
Order of Battle.................................... 3-4-1/3-4-2
1st Artillery Locating Regiment, RCA ..... 3-4-1/3-4-2
3rd Regiment, Royal Canadian
Horse Artillery ...................................... 3-4-3/3-4-4
4th Regiment, Royal Canadian
Horse Artillery ...................................... 3-4-5/3-4-6
8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.....................3-4-7
12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA...................3-4-9
14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-4-11
18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA..... 3-4-13/3-4-14
19th Medium Artillery
Regiment, RCA ................................ 3-4-15/3-4-16
21st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA..... 3-4-17/3-4-18
24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-4-19
27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-4-21
29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-4-23
33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA ...........3-4-25
34th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA..... 3-4-29/3-4-30
37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-4-31
39th Field Artillery Regiment
(Self-propelled), RCA...................................3-4-33
40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA..... 3-4-35/3-4-36
42nd Medium Artillery
Regiment, RCA ................................ 3-4-37/3-4-38
44th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA..... 3-4-39/3-4-40
46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.................3-4-41
50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince
of Wales Rangers), RCA..............................3-4-43
53rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .... 3-4-55/3-4-56
57th Field Artillery Regiment
(2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA ..........................3-4-57
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20 Rgiment dartillerie
de campagne, ARC ..........................3-2-55/3-2-56
26e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC ............................................................. 3-2-57
30e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC ............................................................. 3-2-61
49e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC ............................................................. 3-2-63
56e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
ARC ............................................................. 3-2-67
62e Rgiment dartillerie
de campagne, ARC ..........................3-2-73/3-2-74
Section 3 Batteries dartillerie
autonome ..................................................... 3-3-1
84e Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC..... 3-3-1
116e Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC... 3-3-5
Section 4 Rgiments dartillerie
transfrs lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire...................................3-4-1/3-4-2
1st Artillery Locating Regiment, RCA .....3-4-1/3-4-2
3e Rgiment, Royal Canadian
Horse Artillery.......................................3-4-3/3-4-4
4th Regiment, Royal Canadian
Horse Artillery.......................................3-4-5/3-4-6
8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .................... 3-4-7
12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .................. 3-4-9
14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................ 3-4-11
18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .....3-4-13/3-4-14
19th Medium Artillery
Regiment, RCA ................................3-4-15/3-4-16
21st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .....3-4-17/3-4-18
24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................ 3-4-19
27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................ 3-4-21
29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................ 3-4-23
33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA........... 3-4-25
34th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .....3-4-29/3-4-30
37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................ 3-4-31
39th Field Artillery Regiment
(Self-propelled), RCA .................................. 3-4-33
40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .....3-4-35/3-4-36
42nd Medium Artillery
Regiment, RCA ................................3-4-37/3-4-38
44th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .....3-4-39/3-4-40
46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA ................ 3-4-41
50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince
of Wales Rangers), RCA............................. 3-4-43
53rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.....3-4-55/3-4-56
57th Field Artillery Regiment
(2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA.......................... 3-4-57
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Annex 3A Extant Artillery
Regiments .....................................................3A-1
CHAPTER 4 ENGINEER REGIMENTS
AND SQUADRONS ...................................... 4-1-1
Section 1 Military Engineering
Branch .......................................................... 4-1-1
Section 2 Engineer Regiments .................. 4-2-1
1 Combat Engineer Regiment.......................... 4-2-1
2 Combat Engineer Regiment.......................... 4-2-3
2nd Field Engineer Regiment .......................... 4-2-5
3rd Field Engineer Regiment ........................... 4-2-7
4 Engineer Support Regiment.......................... 4-2-9
5 Combat Engineer Regiment.............4-2-11/4-2-12
8th Field Engineer Regiment ..............4-2-13/4-2-14
31 Combat Engineer Regiment
(The Elgins) ................................................ 4-2-15
Section 3 Independent Engineer
Squadrons.................................................... 4-3-1
3rd Field Engineer Squadron ........................... 4-3-1
6th Field Engineer Squadron ........................... 4-3-5
9th Field Engineer Squadron ........................... 4-3-7
10th Field Engineer Squadron ......................... 4-3-9
33rd Field Engineer Squadron ............4-3-11/4-3-12
44th Field Engineer Squadron ............4-3-13/4-3-14
45th Field Engineer Squadron ............4-3-15/4-3-16
56th Field Engineer Squadron ............4-3-17/4-3-18
Section 4 Engineer Regiments
Transferred to the Supplementary
Order of Battle ....................................4-4-1/4-4-2
5th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE.........4-4-1/4-4-2
6th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE.........4-4-3/4-4-4
7th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE.........4-4-5/4-4-6
11th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE.......4-4-7/4-4-8
Annex 4A Engineer Regiments From
1920 to 2004 ..................................................4A-1
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Annexe 3A Rgiments dartillerie
en service ..................................................... 3A-1
CHAPITRE 4 RGIMENTS ET
ESCADRONS DU GNIE .............................4-1-1
Section 1 Branche du Gnie.......................4-1-1
Section 2 Rgiments du gnie ...................4-2-1
1er Rgiment du gnie ......................................4-2-1
2e Rgiment du gnie .......................................4-2-3
2e Rgiment du gnie .......................................4-2-5
3e Rgiment du gnie .......................................4-2-7
4e Rgiment dappui du gnie ..........................4-2-9
5e Rgiment du gnie ......................... 4-2-11/4-2-12
8e Rgiment du gnie ......................... 4-2-13/4-2-14
31e Rgiment de gnie de combat
(The Elgins).................................................4-2-15
Section 3 Escadrons du gnie
autonome......................................................4-3-1
3e Escadron de gnie .......................................4-3-1
6e Escadron de gnie .......................................4-3-5
9e Escadron du gnie .......................................4-3-7
10e Escadron du Gnie ....................................4-3-9
33e Escadron de gnie ....................... 4-3-11/4-3-12
44e Escadron du gnie ....................... 4-3-13/4-3-14
45e Escadron de gnie ....................... 4-3-15/4-3-16
56e Escadron du gnie ....................... 4-3-17/4-3-18
Section 4 Rgiments du gnie
transfrs lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire .................................. 4-4-1/4-4-2
5th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE ........ 4-4-1/4-4-2
6th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE ........ 4-4-3/4-4-4
7th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE ........ 4-4-5/4-4-6
11th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE ...... 4-4-7/4-4-8
Annexe 4A Rgiments du Gnie de
1920 2004 ................................................... 4A-1

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
THE CANADIAN FORCES
1. Canadian army field units are
conventionally divided between those whose role is
to do battle with an enemy, the "arms," and those
whose task is to support the fighting units, the
"services." The former is divided into the
"manoeuvre arms" (armour, infantry and aviation),
and the "support arms" (artillery, engineers, signals,
intelligence and military police). The latter are
defined as "support services" (medical, dental,
administrative, transport, supply, maintenance and
personnel support). All arms and services are
essential for success. In the end, however, the
fighting arms win or lose battles.1
2. In the modern Canadian Forces, the term
"regiment" has several meanings. In the Armour
Branch, a regiment is a battalion-sized
organization, although it may have both Regular
and Reserve components. (In Canadian usage, the
Reserve Force of the army is informally titled as the
"Militia"). The entire artillery is titled as "The Royal
Regiment of Canadian Artillery," with battalion-
sized units within the artillery also being called
regiments. The field engineers are the army
component of the Military Engineering Branch, and
their regiments are battalion-sized organizations.
An infantry regiment is an administrative
organization that raises one or more battalions for
battle. Regiments also exist, as battalion-sized
organizations, outside the fighting arms, although
these are not recorded in this volume.
3. Although there were, in every generation,
inhabitants in Canada who saw military service, this
book only concerns itself with, in the strictest sense,
regiments. It is not an account of individuals or the
communities from which they came but rather an
account of the official raising of units by the
Government of Canada. Regiments may draw upon
the heritage and traditions of their forefathers but
this does not affect the lineage of their regiment.
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INTRODUCTION
LES FORCES CANADIENNES
1. Les units de campagne de lArme
canadienne sont conventionnellement rparties
entre les armes , dont le rle est de combattre
un ennemi, et les services , dont la tche est
dappuyer les units au combat. Le premier groupe
est divis entre les armes de manuvre (arme
blinde, infanterie et aviation) et les armes
dappui (artillerie, gnie, transmissions,
renseignement et police militaire). Lautre est dfini
en tant que services de soutien (services de la
sant, service dentaire, administration, transports,
approvisionnement, gnie lectrique et mcanique
et soutien du personnel). Toutes les armes et tous
les services sont essentiels au succs. En fin de
compte, toutefois, les armes de combat gagnent ou
perdent la bataille.1
2. Dans les Forces canadiennes
daujourdhui, le mot rgiment a plusieurs sens.
Dans la Branche de larme blinde, un rgiment est
une organisation de la taille dun bataillon, mais il
peut comprendre des lments tant de la Force
rgulire que de la Rserve. (Dans lusage
canadien, la Force de rserve de larme de terre
est appele familirement la Milice ). Lartillerie
toute entire porte le nom de Rgiment royal de
lArtillerie canadienne et les units de lartillerie
ayant la taille dun bataillon sont aussi appeles
des rgiments. Le Gnie de campagne est
llment de larme, faisant partie de la Branche
du gnie terrestre, et ses rgiments sont des units
de la taille dun bataillon. Un rgiment dinfanterie
est une organisation administrative qui mobilise au
moins un bataillon pour le combat. Les rgiments
existent aussi en tant quorganisations de la taille
dun bataillon, sans pour autant faire partie des
armes de combat, mais ceux-ci ne sont pas
enregistrs dans le cadre du prsent volume.
3. Mme sil y a eu, chaque gnration, des
habitants du Canada qui ont servi dans les forces
militaires, le prsent ouvrage ne porte que sur les
rgiments, au sens le plus strict du terme. Il ne
sagit pas dun rcit de personnes ou des
collectivits dont elles sont originaires, mais plutt
de celui de la cration officielle dunits par le
gouvernement du Canada. Les rgiments peuvent
puiser dans le patrimoine et les traditions de leurs
anctres, mais cela na aucune influence sur leur
ligne.
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ORIGINS
4. In the distant past, troops were assembled
in companies of soldiers under a captain, or leader.
Companies were grouped in battalions for battle,
and these became standardized as armies grew in
size and complexity. Eventually, battalions were
organized and numbered or titled as regiments for
recruiting, training and mobilization purposes. The
regiment thus became, and remains, the centre of
identity for soldiers, the "family" to which each
belongs.
5. The first battalion-sized units in Canada
were French Army regulars, or troupes de terre,
despatched for colonial service by King Louis XIV in
1665. The Rgiment de Carignan-Salires, under
the command of Alexandre de Pouville, Marquis de
Tracy, returned to France in 1668 but a number of
officers and men remained in New France as
settlers. They formed an important nucleus for the
militia that was officially organized in 1669. With
few exceptions, males between the ages of 16 and
60 were organized into companies and assembled
once a month for drill, but this leve en masse had
limited value in battle. It was not until 1755, when
six battalions of the French army arrived (two
additional battalions arrived in 1757), that regular
forces returned to New France. In addition to the
regular units of the French army, there were 40 full-
time independent infantry companies les
Compagnies franches de la Marine or Troupes de
la Marine formed by the Minister of Marine, the
government official responsible for both the
colonies and the navy. These companies had their
later equivalents under British colonial
administration professional fencible units raised
for local service. All these units belonged to the
Regular order of battle of either France or Britain.
6. Copying military organizational
developments on the European continent, the
Parliament of England officially established a
standing army in 1661. Prior to this date, the King
warranted gentlemen to raise companies, a throw
back to feudal times when lords were required to
raise quotas of soldiers. From the Commonwealth
perspective, this is the origin of the regimental
system.
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ORIGINES
4. Lors dun pass lointain, les troupes taient
rassembles dans des compagnies de soldats
places sous les ordres dun capitaine ou dun
commandant. Les compagnies taient groupes en
bataillons pour le combat et celles-ci taient
uniformises au fur et mesure que la taille et la
complexit des armes augmentaient. Par la suite,
les bataillons furent organiss et numrots ou
nomms en tant que rgiments aux fins de
recrutement, dinstruction et de mobilisation. Le
rgiment est donc devenu et demeure toujours le
centre didentit des soldats, la famille
laquelle chacun appartient.
5. Les premires units de la taille dun
bataillon au Canada taient les units de lArme
rgulire franaise, les troupes de terre, envoyes
par Louis XIV pour le service colonial en 1665. Le
Rgiment de Carignan-Salires, sous les ordres
dAlexandre de Pouville, Marquis de Tracy,
retourna en France en 1668, mais un certain
nombre dofficiers et de soldats restrent en
Nouvelle France en tant que colons. Ces derniers
formrent une base importante pour la milice qui fut
organise officiellement en 1669. part quelques
exceptions, les hommes gs de 16 60 ans
taient regroups dans des compagnies et taient
runis une fois par mois pour lexercice. Toutefois,
cette leve en masse tait dune valeur limite au
combat. Ce nest quen 1755, lorsque six bataillons
de larme franaise arrivrent (suivis de deux
autres bataillons en 1757), que les forces rgulires
revinrent au Canada. En plus des units rgulires
de larme franaise, il y avait 40 compagnies
dinfanterie indpendantes permanentes, les
Compagnies franches de la Marine ou Troupes de
la Marine qui taient formes par le Ministre de la
Marine, le reprsentant du gouvernement charg
des colonies et de la marine. Ces compagnies
auront plus tard leur quivalent sous
ladministration britannique des colonies les
units de territoriaux professionnels leves pour le
service local. Toutes ces units faisaient partie de
lordre de bataille de troupes rgulires de la
France ou de la Grande-Bretagne.
6. Adoptant les progrs organisationnels
militaires du continent europen, le Parlement
dAngleterre tablit officiellement une arme
permanente en 1661. Avant cette date, le roi
autorisait des gentilshommes lever des compa-
gnies, un retour lpoque du systme fodal o
lon exigeait des seigneurs la leve de contingents
de soldats. Du point de vue du Commonwealth, il
sagit de lorigine du systme rgimentaire.

7. Militia Acts were passed in the colony of
Nova Scotia in 1758, the Province of New
Brunswick in 1787, and in both Upper and Lower
Canada in 1793. In practice, however, compulsory
service in peace was limited to one or two days of
muster annually. During the War of 1812, units of
British regulars and fencibles who were colonial
regulars did much of the fighting. Volunteers who
had enlisted for eighteen months or the duration of
the war supported these forces. The volunteers
were embodied in the Militia and administratively
grouped into battalions as required for wartime
service. Although these battalions were disbanded
after their services were no longer required, they
can be considered as the forerunners of the
regiments of today.
8. The tiny volunteer force created by the
Militia Act of 1855, which came into effect on
1 July of that year, for the Province of Canada is
the immediate origin of Canadas army regiments.
However, no regiment caries an organization date
of 1855 for the 22 volunteer units formed under the
Act of that year were all independent companies.
This Act divided the Provincial Militia into two
classes, "Sedentary" and "Active." The Sedentary
Militia consisted of all male inhabitants aged 18 to
60. The Sedentary Militia was further sub-divided
into two classes called "Service men" (18 to and
less than 40 years of age) and "Reserve men" (40
to and less than 60 years of age). In time of peace,
no actual service or drill was required of the
Sedentary Militia other than an annual muster
parade. The Active Militia consisted of volunteer
troops of cavalry, field batteries and foot companies
of artillery, companies of infantry armed as riflemen,
volunteer marine companies and volunteer
companies of engineers. The volunteer companies
of the Active Militia were liable for paid service,
depending on type, for annual drill from 10 to
20 days, of which 10 had to be continuous
(Sundays not included). Companies could be
assembled or be ordered out for additional unpaid
service by the officer commanding. The first duly
authorized battalion of the Active Militia was the
"Montreal Light Infantry" which was formed on
30 October 1856. This battalion was a Sedentary
Militia unit that was embodied as a "Class B"
volunteer unit, which meant that its soldiers were
not paid for their services. It was disbanded in
1868. No other battalion was created until 1859
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7. Des lois sur la Milice furent votes dans la
colonie de la Nouvelle-cosse en 1758, dans la
province du Nouveau-Brunswick en 1787, et dans
le Haut et le Bas-Canada en 1793. En pratique,
toutefois, le service obligatoire en temps de paix
tait limit des rassemblements annuels dune
journe ou deux jours. Lors de la guerre de 1812, la
plupart des batailles furent livres par les units de
la force rgulire britannique et par des territoriales,
qui taient peuples de rguliers coloniaux. Des
volontaires, qui staient enrls pour dix-huit mois
ou pour la dure de la guerre, appuyaient ces
forces. Les volontaires taient incorpors dans la
Milice et taient regroups dun point de vue
administratif en bataillons selon les exigences du
service en temps de guerre. Mme si ces bataillons
taient dmantels lorsque leurs services ntaient
plus requis, ils peuvent tre considrs comme les
prdcesseurs des rgiments daujourdhui.
8. Cest la petite force volontaire cre par la
loi sur la Milice de 1855 qui prt effet le 1er juillet de
la mme anne pour la province du Canada, qui est
lorigine des rgiments des Forces canadiennes.
Toutefois, aucun rgiment daujourdhui ne peut se
vanter davoir t lev en 1855, car les 22 units
volontaires formes aux termes de la Loi vote
cette anne-l taient toutes des compagnies
indpendantes. Cette Loi divisait la Milice provin-
ciale en deux catgories : La Milice sdentaire
et la Milice active . La Milice sdentaire tait
compose de tous les hommes de 18 60 ans de
la colonie. Elle tait de plus subdivise en deux
classes de soldats, les militaires (gs de 18
ans moins de 40 ans) et les rservistes (gs
de 40 ans moins de 60 ans). En temps de paix,
les membres de la Milice sdentaire ntaient pas
tenus de servir ni de participer lentranement,
mais devaient se rapporter lors du rassemblement
annuel. La Milice active tait forme de troupes de
cavalerie volontaires, de batteries de campagne et
de compagnies dartillerie pied volontaires, de
compagnies dinfanterie armes de type voltigeurs,
de compagnies volontaires de marine et de
compagnies volontaires du gnie. Les compagnies
volontaires de la Milice active taient astreintes au
service rmunr, selon le genre, une priode
dexercice annuelle de 10 20 jours, dont dix
devaient tre continus (nincluant pas les
dimanches). Le commandant pouvait les rassembler
ou leur ordonner de se prsenter pour du service
additionnel non rmunr. Le premier bataillon
dment autoris de la Milice active fut le Montreal
Light Infantry , form le 30 octobre 1856. Il
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when the "First Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles of
Canada" (now The Canadian Grenadier Guards)
were authorized.
9. The provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick entered into
Confederation on 1 July 1867 and federal
authorities automatically assumed responsibility for
the defence of the new country. On 22 May 1868,
an Act respecting the Militia Defence of the
Dominion of Canada was passed, based to a large
extent on the 1855 Act, and the existing units in the
new provinces were required to re-enrol within
three months. Those regiments and companies that
did re-enrol were credited with their existing
lineage. Units that did not meet the criteria for re-
enrolment automatically ceased to exist. The
"Reserve Militia" was merely a new name for the
traditional sedentary militia in which most physically
fit males aged 18-60 were obligated to serve if
called upon. The Active Militia had three
components: a "Volunteer Militia" which consisted
of units of cavalry, artillery and infantry that trained
on a part time basis; a "Regular Militia" that might
be formed from men who, in the event of an
emergency, either volunteered or were balloted for
service; and a "Marine Militia" which consisted of
companies of seamen, sailors and persons
employed navigating the lakes or waters of the
Dominion. A small number of Marine Militia
companies were formed as early as 1862 in
communities on the shores of Lake Ontario.
10. On 20 October 1871, the government
authorized the raising and maintaining of two small
batteries of artillery organized on a full time basis at
Kingston and Quebec City to take over installations
vacated by the British Army and to serve as
gunnery schools for the Militia.
11. A new Militia Act was adopted on
25 May 1883 but, unlike the Act of 1868, every
corps of the Active Militia duly authorized previous
to and existing on the day on which the Act came
into force was held to be existing and was
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sagissait dune unit de la Milice sdentaire
incorpore titre dunit volontaire de classe B ,
cest dire que ses soldats ntaient pas pays
pour leurs services. Ce bataillon fut dmantel en
1868. Il fallut attendre 1859 avant que ne soit
cre at autoris un autre bataillon, le First
Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada
(aujourdhui connu sous le nom : The Canadian
Grenadier Guards ).
9. Lorsque lOntario, le Qubec, la Nouvelle-
cosse et le Nouveau-Brunswick devinrent des
partenaires au sein de la Confdration, le
1er juillet 1867, les autorits canadiennes prirent
automatiquement les responsabilits de la dfense
du nouveau pays. Le 22 mai 1868, un Acte
concernant la Milice et la Dfense du Dominion du
Canada, fond en grande partie sur la Loi de 1855,
fut vot et les units existantes des nouvelles
provinces durent se renrler dans un dlai de trois
mois. La ligne des rgiments et des compagnies
qui le firent, fut reconnue. Les units ne rpondant
pas aux critres de renrlement cessrent tout
simplement dexister. La rserve de la Milice
ntait en fait que la Milice sdentaire traditionnelle
rebaptise, dans laquelle la plupart des hommes de
18 60 ans physiquement aptes taient tenus de
servir sils taient appels. La Milice active
comprenait trois lments : une Milice
volontaire compose dunits de cavalerie,
dartillerie et dinfanterie qui sentranaient temps
partiel, une Milice rgulire , qui pouvait tre
forme dhommes qui, en cas durgence, se
portaient volontaires ou taient choisis par un tirage
au sort, et une Milice de la Marine compose de
compagnies de marins, de matelots et de
personnes affectes la navigation sur les lacs ou
les cours deau du Dominion. Un petit nombre de
compagnies de la Milice de la Marine taient
formes ds 1862, dans des localits situes sur
les rives du lac Ontario.
10. Le 20 octobre 1871, le gouvernement
autorisa la mise sur pied et le maintien de deux
petites batteries dartillerie permanente Kingston
et Qubec pour prendre possession des
installations laisses vacantes par lArme britan-
nique et pour servir dcoles dartillerie pour la
Milice.
11. Le 25 mai 1883, une nouvelle Loi sur la
Milice est adopte, mais contrairement la Loi de
1868, chaque corps de la Milice active dment
autoris avant et le jour mme de lentre en
vigueur de la loi se voit reconnu et maintenu en tant

continued as such without the requirement to re-
enrol. Similar to the previous Act, the new
regulations detailed an Active Militia component
consisting of the "Active Militia Land Force" and
the "Active Militia Marine Force." There was also
an unorganized Reserve Militia component
provided for both the Land and Marine Force. The
Marine Force, while still the responsibility of the
Militia, ceased to have active units prior to the
coming into force of this Act. The few struggling
companies of Marine Militia had long since
vanished, interest having dwindled as rapidly as
American-British-Canadian relations had improved.
The last such company, the "Bonaventure Marine
Company", was disbanded on 19 July 1878. The
Act allowed for Active Militia corps to be raised by
volunteer enlistment and men balloted to serve. It
consisted of regiments and troops of cavalry,
regiments and field batteries of artillery, companies
of mounted infantry, companies of engineers,
regiments and batteries of garrison artillery,
battalions and companies of infantry, and naval and
marine corps. The Act also allowed for the
establishment of forces for "continuous service,"
which were deemed to be "called out on active
service" for the care and protection of forts,
magazines, armaments, warlike stores and such
like service and also to secure the establishment of
"Schools for Military Instruction." In addition to the
"ordinary Active Militia Force," one troop of cavalry,
three batteries of artillery (which included the
existing "A" and "B" Batteries "C" Battery was not
authorized until 1887), and three companies of
infantry were authorized to be formed. The result
was a permanent force, but there were no
supporting services to give it even the semblance of
a field army and most politicians envisaged its
principal employment, apart from training
militiamen, as providing aid to the civil power in
possible industrial disputes between capital and
labour. The units raised for continuous service were
referred to as "Permanent corps" from the early
1880s and collectively referred to as the
"Permanent Force" from 1892.
12. In 1904, after a series of confrontations
between British general officers commanding the
Canadian Militia and the Minister of Militia and
Defence, and a desire to modernize and resolve
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que tel sans quil ait se renrler. Semblables
ceux de la prcdente, les nouveaux rglements
faisaient mention dune milice active compose de
la Milice active de la Force terrestre et la
Milice active de la Force de Marine . Une
rserve de milice non organise fut aussi prvue,
pour la Force terrestre et la Force de Marine. La
Force de Marine, tout en continuant de relever de la
Milice, avait cess davoir des units actives avant
lentre en vigueur de cette Loi. Les quelques
compagnies de la marine, qui avaient de la difficult
survivre, avaient disparu depuis longtemps;
lintrt pour cette dernire stait effrit aussi vite
que les relations entre les tats-Unis, la Grande-
Bretagne et le Canada staient amliores. La
dernire compagnie du genre, la Bonaventure
Marine Company , fut dissoute le 19 juillet 1878.
La Loi autorisait la mise sur pied de corps de la
Milice active composs de volontaires et de
conscrits, choisis par tirage au sort. Ceux-ci taient
constitus de rgiments et de troupes de cavalerie,
de rgiments dartillerie et de batteries dartillerie de
campagne, de compagnies dinfanterie cheval, de
compagnies du gnie, de rgiments et de batteries
dartillerie de garnison, de bataillons et de
compagnies dinfanterie et de corps navals et
marines. La Loi prvoyait aussi ltablissement de
forces pour le service permanent , qui taient
considres appeles en service actif afin
dassurer la protection et lentretien des forts, des
entrepts de munitions, de larmement, des dpts
de matriel de guerre et autres services du genre,
et la cration d coles dinstruction militaire . En
plus de la force de Milice active ordinaire , une
troupe de cavalerie, trois batteries dartillerie (qui
incluaient les batteries A et B dj
existantes la formation de la batterie C ne
sera autorise qu partir de 1887), et trois
compagnie dinfanterie furent mises sur pied. Le
Canada avait maintenant une force permanente;
mais cela en tait une qui devrait survivre sans
services de soutien pour lui donner mme
lapparence dune arme de campagne et dont la
plupart des hommes politiques considraient quelle
servirait surtout, outre la formation des miliciens,
aider les autorits civiles rgler les conflits
industriels possibles entre le capital et la main-
duvre. Les units tablies pour le service continu
furent appeles corps permanent compter du
dbut des annes 1880 et collectivement force
permanente , compter de 1892.
12. En 1904, aprs une srie de conflits entre
les officiers gnraux britanniques qui comman-
daient la Milice canadienne et le ministre de la
Milice et de la Dfense, et le dsir de moderniser et
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civil-military tensions that also existed at the time in
Britain, the Militia Act of 1904 set up a "chief of
general staff system" and an advisory committee
called the "Militia Council," consisting of senior
government and military officials. The Dominion
assumed responsibility for the entire defence of the
country and an increase to the Permanent Force
was authorized from 1,245 to 3,970 to replace the
British garrison at Halifax. In an amendment issued
on 17 December 1921, the sub-components of the
Active Militia were designated as the "Permanent
Active Militia" and "Non-Permanent Active Militia."
The Reserve Militia was still unorganized, although
a list of officers was maintained.
13. During the First World War plans were
formulated to revitalize the Militia. In practical terms
there existed two separate and distinct Canadian
armies, the Militia in Canada and the Expeditionary
Force overseas. By 1920, and after considerable
political pressure, a compromise was reached
which allowed for the maintenance of the traditions
of Militia regiments while incorporating the
experience of the overseas veterans and the
honours which their fighting battalions earned on
the field of battle. All Militia regiments and units
were, over time, "disbanded for the purposes of
reorganization" and immediately reorganized the
same or following day. This allowed the newly
appointed commanding officer, "preferably with war
service," to submit for approval a new slate of
officers with due regard to war service, previous
militia service and qualifications. Officers not
receiving appointments were transferred to another
unit, appointed to the Corps Reserve or to the
Reserve of Officers of the unit, or retired. For all
other ranks, the order cleared the situation,
rendering free action possible in making new
appointments by automatically discharging all Militia
soldiers and filling the ranks with soldiers with
wartime experience.2 Furthermore, the new Militia
regiments incorporated the identity of the
disbanded Expeditionary Force units through the
use of secondary titles and the perpetuation of their
honours.
14. The 1922 National Defence Act brought the
Militia, the Naval Service, and the Canadian Air
Force together under the Department of National
Defence and in 1924 the Militia Council was
redesignated the "Defence Council" with an
increased representation from all services.
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dliminer les tensions civilo-militaires qui existaient
aussi lpoque en Grande-Bretagne, la Loi sur la
Milice de 1904 tablit un un systme de chef
dtat-major gnral et un comit consultatif
appel Conseil de la Milice , qui est compos de
hauts-fonctionnaires et de dirigeants militaires. Le
Dominion assume alors lentire responsabilit de
la dfense du pays ainsi que laugmentation des
effectifs de la Force permanente, qui passrent de
1245 3970 membres pour remplacer la garnison
britannique dHalifax. Dans un amendement adopt
le 17 dcembre 1921, on dsignait les sous-compo-
santes de la Milice active comme Milice active
permanente et Milice active non permanente .
La rserve de la Milice nest pas encore organise
mme si une liste dofficiers est maintenue.
13. Au cours de la Premire Guerre mondiale,
des plans furent labors afin de relancer la Milice.
En pratique, il existait deux armes canadiennes
spares et distinctes : la Milice au Canada et le
corps expditionnaire outre-mer. En 1920, suite
de fortes pressions politiques, on accepta un
compromis qui permettrait de conserver les
traditions des rgiments de la Milice tout en
incorporant lexprience des anciens combattants
doutre-mer et les honneurs que leurs bataillons
staient mrits au champ dhonneur. Tous les
rgiments et units de la Milice furent, au fil du
temps, dissous en vue de rorganisation et
furent rorganiss le jour mme ou le lendemain.
Cela permit un nouveau commandant, avec, de
prfrence, de lexprience de guerre , de
soumettre pour approbation une nouvelle liste
dofficiers tenant pleinement compte du service de
guerre, du service militaire antrieur dans la milice,
et des comptences de chacun. Les officiers qui ne
recevaient pas daffectation taient transfrs une
autre unit, transfrs la rserve du corps ou la
rserve des officiers de lunit ou furent mis la
retraite. Pour les membres du rang, les directives
clarifiaient la situation, ce qui permettait dagir
librement, en ce qui a trait aux nouvelles
affectations, en dmobilisant automatiquement tous
les miliciens et en les remplaant avec des soldats
ayant de lexprience de guerre.2 De plus, les
nouveaux rgiments de la Milice intgraient
lidentit des units du corps expditionnaire
dissoutes en utilisant des titres secondaires et en
perptuant leurs honneurs.
14. La Loi sur la Dfense nationale de 1922 a
runi la Milice, le Service naval et lAviation
canadienne sous le ministre de la Dfense
nationale et, en 1924, la dsignation du Conseil de
la Milice fut remplace par le Conseil de la
Dfense avec une reprsentation accrue de tous
les services.

15. The definition of the term corps evolved
over time in the army. As early as the Militia Act of
1883, "Corps, for the purpose of the Act, (included)
any Field Battery, Brigade, or Battery of Artillery,
Troop of Cavalry, or any Company, Battalion, or
Regiment." As the structure of the army changed,
the term became a corporate designation to
describe the units and members comprising an arm
or service within the Canadian army.
16. The term "The Canadian Army" came into
use on 7 November 1940, with all personnel and
units placed on Active Service or embodied for
continuous service being designated as "Active"
and all other formations, units and personnel as
"Reserve." Although artillery and engineer units
were collectively grouped into single corps in 1883
and 1903 respectively, the "Canadian Armoured
Corps" was not formed until 1940 and the
"Canadian Infantry Corps" in 1942. During the
Second World War these new corps comprised
those units placed on Active Service, which allowed
soldiers to be posted within their Corps as the
exigencies of the Service required. Thus, units
placed on Active Service no longer retained the
status of separate corps formerly held by them in
the Active Militia. Interestingly, six regiments, The
Essex Regiment (Tank) (now titled The Windsor
Regiment (RCAC)), The Ontario Regiment (Tank)
(now titled The Ontario Regiment (RCAC), The
Three Rivers Regiment (Tank) (now titled 12e
Regiment blind du Canada), The Argyll Light
Infantry (Tank) (now part of The Hastings and
Prince Edward Regiment), The New Brunswick
Regiment (Tank) (disbanded as the 64th Light Anti-
Aircraft Regiment (New Brunswick Regiment),
RCA) and The Calgary Regiment (Tank) (now titled
The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)) were
classified as infantry from 1936 until their allocation
to the Canadian Armoured Corps. By 1946 all
Reserve cavalry and infantry regiments were
allocated to the new corps.
17. The constitution of the Canadian Army, as
detailed in the National Defence Act of 1950, now
comprised three components: "regular forces";
"reserve forces"; and "active special forces." In
1954, these components were redesignated:
"Canadian Army (Regular)," which included
personnel embodied for continuous, full-time
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15. Au fil des ans, la dfinition du mot corps
a volu dans larme. Ds ladoption de la Loi sur
la Milice de 1883, le mot corps , aux fins de la
Loi, [comprenait] toute batterie de campagne,
brigade ou batterie dartillerie, troupe de cavalerie
ou toute compagnie, bataillon ou rgiment . Au fur
et mesure de lvolution de la structure de
lArme, le mot devint une dsignation gnrale
servant dcrire les units et les militaires
constituant une arme ou un service au sein de
lArme canadienne.
16. Le terme Arme canadienne fut utilis
pour la premire fois le 7 novembre 1940, et le
personnel et les units placs en service actif ou
incorpors aux fins du service continu taient
dsigns comme actifs et le reste des
formations, des units et du personnel comme
rserve . Mme si les units dartillerie et du
gnie furent regroupes collectivement en un seul
corps, en 1883 et en 1903 respectivement, le
Corps blind canadien ne fut form quen 1940
et le Corps dinfanterie canadien fut form en
1942. Au cours la Seconde Guerre mondiale, ces
nouveaux corps comprenaient les units places
en service actif, ce qui permettait daffecter les
soldats lintrieur de leur corps selon les
exigences du service. Ainsi, les units places en
service actif ne conservaient plus le statut de corps
distinct quelles avaient antrieurement dans la
Milice active. Curieusement, six rgiments, (The
Essex Regiment (Tank) (maintenant nomm The
Windsor Regiment (RCAC)), The Ontario Regiment
(Tank) (maintenant nomm The Ontario Regiment
(RCAC), The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank)
(maintenant nomm le 12e Rgiment blind du
Canada), The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank) (qui fait
maintenant partie de The Hastings and Prince
Edward Regiment), The New Brunswick Regiment
(Tank) (qui fut dissous en tant que 64th Light Anti-
Aircraft Regiment (New Brunswick Regiment),
RCA) et The Calgary Regiment (Tank) (maintenant
nomm The Kings Own Calgary Regiment
(RCAC)) furent classifis en tant quinfanterie, de
1936 jusqu leur attribution au Corps blind
canadien. En 1946, les rgiments de cavalerie et
dinfanterie de la Rserve furent attribus au
nouveau corps.
17. La constitution de lArme canadienne
dcrite la Loi sur la Dfense nationale de 1950
comprenait maintenant trois lments : les forces
rgulires , les forces de rserve et les
forces spciales actives . En 1954, ces lments
reurent de nouvelles dsignations : la Force
rgulire de lArme canadienne , comprenant le
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military service; "Reserves"; and "Active Service
Force," which during times of emergency or in
support of international agreements included
Regular and Reserve personnel placed on active
service and personnel enrolled in active service
forces. The Reserves comprised the following sub-
components: "Canadian Army (Militia)" enrolled
for other than full-time service; "Regular Reserve"
former serving men of the Regular Force
volunteering to be held in readiness for active
service and for annual training as required;
"Supplementary Reserve" former serving officers
and men not required to perform duty or training;
Canadian Officers Training Corps" officers
undergoing training and officers required to instruct
them; Cadet Services of Canada officers required
to instruct Royal Canadian Army Cadets; and
"Reserve Militia" officers, men and civilians
volunteering to serve in the event of an emergency.
18. On 1 February 1968, the three armed
services of Her Majestys Canadian Forces (Royal
Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and Royal
Canadian Air Force) were unified into one service
called the "Canadian Armed Forces."3 The
components of the Canadian Forces are the
"Regular Force", the "Reserve Force" and the
"Special Force." As detailed in the Queens
Regulation and Orders for the Canadian Forces,
the sub-components of the Reserve Force are the
Primary Reserve, the Supplementary Reserve, the
Cadet Instructors Cadre and the Canadian
Rangers. The new entity then restructured itself to
place all its components on a common basis. In the
process the old arm and services corps became
obsolete and were amalgamated into the new
Canadian Forces personnel branches as they were
formed. Although the personnel management
structure of the army changed, the regimental
system was maintained.
19. The Artillery Branch has the unique
distinction of also being designated as a regiment,
"The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery."
Although there were a few battalions or regiments
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personnel engag pour le service militaire continu
plein temps, les Rserves et la Force du
service actif , qui, en priode durgence ou en
soutien des accords internationaux comprenait le
personnel de la Force rgulire et de la Rserve
plac en service actif et le personnel enrl dans
les forces du service actif. La Force de rserve tait
constitue des sous-lments constitutifs suivants :
la Milice de lArme canadienne , dont les
membres taient enrls pour un service autre qu
temps plein; la Rserve rgulire forme
danciens membres de la Force rgulire qui se
portaient volontaires pour tre tenus en tat de
disponibilit oprationnelle pour le service actif et
pour linstruction annuelle au besoin; la Rserve
supplmentaire compose dofficiers et de
soldats ayant dj t en service actif, qui ne sont
pas tenus de servir ou de sentraner; le Corps
dinstruction des officiers canadiens compos
des officiers qui suivent des cours et des officiers
chargs de leur formation; le Service des cadets du
Canada compos des officiers chargs de
linstruction des Cadets royaux de lArme
canadienne; et la Rserve de la Milice
compose des officiers, des soldats et des civils se
portant volontaires pour servir en cas durgence.
18. Le 1er fvrier 1968, les trois services arms
des Forces canadiennes de Sa Majest (la Marine
royale du Canada, lArme canadienne et lAviation
canadienne) sont unifis en un seul service appel
les Forces armes canadiennes .3 Les lments
constitutifs des Forces canadiennes sont la force
rgulire , la force de rserve et la force
spciale . Tel quil est dcrit dans les
Ordonnances et rglements royaux applicables aux
Forces canadiennes, les sous-lments constitutifs
de la force de rserve sont la Premire rserve, la
Rserve supplmentaire, le Cadre des instructeurs
de cadets et les Rangers canadiens. La nouvelle
entit sest ensuite restructure pour placer tous
ses lments constitutifs sur une base commune.
Au cours du processus, les anciens corps des
armes et des services sont devenus dsuets et ont
t fusionns avec les nouvelles branches du
personnel des Forces canadiennes au fur et
mesure quelles taient formes. Mme si on
changeait la structure de gestion du personnel des
forces, on conservait tout de mme le systme
rgimentaire.
19. La Branche de lartillerie a la distinction
particulire dtre aussi dsigne rgiment, soit le
Rgiment royal de lArtillerie canadienne . Mme
si quelques bataillons ou rgiments ont t forms

formed in the early years, Canadian artillery
batteries were mostly brigaded as necessary. In
time the brigades became semi-permanent, but
they were not designated as "regiments" until the
beginning of the Second World War. Until the late
1930s, the British artillery "Regiment" was the
whole "corps" designated the Royal Regiment of
Artillery in 1722 and this conceptual approach
was adopted in Canada in 1956 as part of our
British heritage. Thus, for these traditional purposes
the artillery, is considered to be a single regiment,
composed in the main of battalion-sized units which
are themselves coincidentally called "regiments."
THE OFFICIAL BADGE
20. A heraldic or official badge is a distinctive
sign, symbol or emblem used to visually identify a
military organization and foster the pride and
cohesiveness necessary for operational
effectiveness. It is a regiments or branchs principal
visual identifier and is an integral part of the
everyday life of soldiers. They wear it on head
dress, they use it on drums, camp flags, invitations,
and the like, and it is prominently displayed at
various locations throughout the units lines.
21. Heraldry was a European phenomenon that
originated in the 12th Century during medieval
tournaments when heralds were responsible for
the ceremonial aspects of marshalling and
announcing combatants. As the faces of the
participants were hidden underneath their helmets,
they could only be identified through their armorial
markings. Over time, the heralds, on behalf of the
kings and princes, became the acknowledged
authority by making note of these markings,
registering them to ensure that they were unique
and formulating rules and regulations for their use.
The language used to describe regimental badges
is heraldic. It traces its roots to the Anglo-French in
use during the early years of heraldry and the
gradual alterations resulting from the adoption of
various words and syntax to aid in the descriptions.
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au cours des premires annes, les batteries
dartillerie canadiennes ont t pour la plupart
embrigades suivant les besoins. Avec le temps,
les brigades sont devenues semi-permanentes,
mais ce nest quau dbut de la Seconde Guerre
mondiale quelles ont t baptises rgiments .
Jusqu la fin des annes trente, le rgiment
dartillerie britannique qui a reu la dsignation de
Rgiment royal de lArtillerie en 1722 constituait
le corps en entier. Cette approche conceptuelle
a t adopte au Canada en 1956 en tant
qulment du patrimoine britannique du pays. Pour
ces raisons traditionnelles, lartillerie est donc
considre comme un seul rgiment compos
essentiellement dunits de la taille dun bataillon,
qui sappellent par concidence des rgiments .
LINSIGNE OFFICIEL
20. Un insigne hraldique ou officiel est un
signe, un symbole ou un emblme distinctif qui sert
faire reconnatre de faon visuelle une
organisation militaire et susciter la fiert et la
cohsion dont on a besoin pour assurer lefficacit
oprationnelle. Cest le principal identificateur visuel
dun rgiment ou dune branche et il fait partie
intgrante de la vie de tous les jours des soldats.
Ceux-ci le portent sur leur coiffure et lutilisent sur
les tambours, les drapeaux de camp, les invitations
et dautres objets du mme genre. Il est aussi plac
bien en vue divers endroits dans le secteur de
lunit.
21. Lhraldique, un phnomne europen
remontant au XIIe sicle, soit lpoque o,
pendant les tournois mdivaux, les hrauts taient
chargs des aspects crmoniaux du rassemble-
ment et de lannonce des combattants. Vu que le
visage des participants tait cach sous leur
heaume, seules les marques armoriales
permettaient de les reconnatre. Au cours des
annes, les hrauts, au nom des rois et des
princes, sont devenus lautorit reconnue en
prenant note de ces marques, en les enregistrant
pour sassurer quils taient uniques et en formulant
des rgles au sujet de leur utilisation.
L hraldique est le langage qui sert dcrire les
insignes rgimentaires. Ses origines remontent la
langue franco-britannique qui tait en usage
pendant les premires annes de lhraldique, et le
vocabulaire a t modifi suite ladoption de
divers mots et rgles de syntaxe pour en faciliter la
description.
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22. The development of regimental badges
draws upon both primitive and civilized origins. A
case can be made that devices were employed to
achieve distinction between opposing armies
through the use of objects to differentiate between
friend and foe such as the painting of the body or
object on clothing and the placement of such items
as twigs, scarves or the leaders identifying device
upon the person. Conversely, theorists make a
strong case that the adoption of badges was meant
to strike terror into enemies and to satisfy an
individuals warlike vanity. In either case, in Europe,
governments did not always clothe soldiers and
there is very little evidence as to the uniformity of
dress in the early records. Perhaps, the first English
instance appears in the year 1337 when Edward III
raised a thousand men and clothed them at the
expense of the crown. Later, in 1385, Richard II
issued an Article of War in which he states: "Every
man of what estate, condition or nation he may be,
so that he be of our party, shall wear a large sign of
the Arms of St. George before and another behind,
upon peril that if he be hurt or slain in default
thereof, he who shall hurt or slay him shall no
penalty pay for it; and that no enemy shall bear the
said sign of St. George whether he be a prisoner or
otherwise, upon pain of death."4
23. By the 16th and early 17th Century there
was definite written evidence of the use of private
badges to provide unit distinction. In 1512, Henry
VIII issued the following direction: "And ye then to
deliver, for us, and in our name, to every of our
subjects to be retained in your company, such
badges, tokens, or liveries to wear, as by you shall
be thought most convenient for the same, which we
will they shall wear for the same purpose." In 1639,
Robert Ward, in his Animadversions of War, states
"he ought to have all the Colours of his Regiment to
be alike both in colour and fashion to avoid
confusion so that the soldiers may discern their own
Regiment from the other troops, likewise every
particular Captain of his Regiment may have some
small distinctions in their Colours, as their Arm, or
some emblem, or the like so that one Company
may be discerned from another."
24. In a Royal Warrant issued by George II in
1751, the practice of using private badges the
Colonel of the regiments was stopped. The
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22. Llaboration des insignes rgimentaires
sinspire dorigines tant primitives que civilises. On
peut dire que les armes opposes avaient recours
des emblmes les diffrenciant lune de lautre et
utilisaient des objets pour distinguer les amis des
ennemis. On pouvait, par exemple, sappliquer de
la peinture sur le corps ou mettre un objet sur ses
vtements et porter des objets, tels que des petites
branches, des foulards ou lemblme dsignant les
chefs. Inversement, les thoriciens prsentent de
bons arguments pour expliquer que ladoption
dinsignes tait destine terroriser ses ennemis et
satisfaire sa propre vanit guerrire. Quoi quil en
soit, en Europe, les gouvernements ne
fournissaient pas toujours lhabillement des soldats
et les documents anciens fournissent trs peu de
preuves sur luniformit de la tenue vestimentaire.
On trouve peut-tre le premier cas en Grande-
Bretagne en 1337. douard III a alors lev une
arme de mille hommes et a habill ceux-ci aux
frais de la Couronne. Plus tard, en 1385, Richard II
a publi un Article de Guerre dans lequel il dclare
que tout homme, de quelque domaine, condition ou
pays quil soit, qui fait partie de son groupe, doit
porter un grand signe des armoiries de Saint-
Georges devant et derrire, que celui qui le blesse
ou le tue alors quil ne porte pas ce signe ne subira
pas les consquences de son acte et quaucun
ennemi ne doit porter les armoiries de Saint-
Georges, quil soit prisonnier ou pour une autre
raison, sous peine de mort.4
23. Au XVIe sicle et au dbut du XVIIe sicle, il
y avait des preuves crites prcises de lutilisation
dinsignes personnels pour distinguer les units. En
1512, Henry VIII ordonne que les commandants
des compagnies remettent, pour son compte et en
son nom, chacun de ses sujets que ceux-ci
retiennent dans la compagnie les insignes,
marques et couleurs convenant le mieux, et qui
devront tre ports aux mmes fins. En 1639,
Robert Ward dclare, dans son ouvrage intitul
Animadversions of War , que les hommes doivent
tous porter les couleurs de leur rgiment, qui
doivent tre de la mme teinte et du mme style
pour viter la confusion et permettre aux soldats de
discerner leur propre rgiment des autres troupes
et que chaque capitaine de rgiment peut avoir
dans ses couleurs de petites distinctions, telles que
ses armoiries, un emblme ou un autre signe du
mme genre permettant de distinguer les
compagnies les unes des autres.
24. Dans un Brevet royal, lanc en 1751,
George II a mis fin la pratique de lutilisation
dinsignes personnels tels que celui du colonel du

warrant also gives the first mention of standardized
badges for wear on caps for guards regiments. This
is where the modern form of a regimental cap
badge originates and because of these origins,
most regimental hat badges were of plain,
uncoloured metal and heraldically described as
such.
25. Our customs and traditions are preserved
in the badges of the Canadian army. Of necessity,
there are constant changes in the role of our
military forces and the uniforms that they wear in
which to train and fight. The continuity of our dress
distinctions and regimental titles provides a
constant source of pride and a tangible connection
with our long military history. The devices
incorporated into our regimental badges are replete
with symbols of our society. From the gold fleur-de-
lis of the French Crown, to provincial coats-of-arms,
to maple leaves, to beavers and to the Crown of our
Sovereign, these symbols communicate the
essence of our nation and the patriotism of our
soldiers. To paraphrase Thomas J. Edwards in his
book Military Customs, they are the basis of that
potent driving force in the army esprit de corps.
26. Since 1968, it has become convention to
colourise emblazonments of badges. This practice
started with the badges of Canadian Forces
Branches and 12e Rgiment blind du Canada
whose hat badges were made of metal and enamel.
Although the reigning monarch continues to
approve all badge paintings which incorporate a
royal device, the Governor General now approves
all other paintings with the Inspector of Canadian
Forces Colours and Badges being responsible for
the staffing of all badges and the authentication and
approval of sealed patterns. These emblazonments
are now the official designs and are illustrated in
this volume. In 2005, the heraldic descriptions and
symbolisms of these colourized badges were
described and approved by the Chief Herald of
Canada, through the office of the Governor
General, in the modern "Canadian style."
27. Badges worn on uniforms are approved
and issued in metal; however, regiments may
produce their cap badge in appropriately coloured
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rgiment. On retrouve aussi dans ce brevet la
premire mention des insignes uniformiss que les
membres des rgiments de la garde doivent porter
sur leur coiffure. Cest l lorigine de linsigne de
coiffure rgimentaire et, cause de ces origines, la
plupart des insignes de coiffure rgimentaire taient
en mtal uni, non color et dcrits de faon
hraldique en tant que tels.
25. Nos coutumes et nos traditions sont
conserves dans les insignes des Forces armes
canadiennes. Par ncessit, le rle de nos forces
militaires et les uniformes quelles portent pour
lentranement et le combat sont constamment
modifis. La continuit de nos distinctions
vestimentaires et de nos titres rgimentaires
fournit une source constante de fiert et un lien
concret avec notre longue histoire militaire. Les
emblmes incorpors dans nos insignes
rgimentaires sont remplis de symboles de notre
socit. De la fleur de lys dore de la Couronne
franaise aux armoiries des provinces, en passant
par les feuilles drable, les castors et la Couronne
du Souverain, ces symboles communiquent
lessence de notre pays et le patriotisme de nos
soldats. Pour dire en dautres termes ce que dit
Thomas J. Edwards dans son livre intitul Military
Customs , ils sont la base de ce puissant lment
moteur de larme lesprit de corps.
26. Depuis 1968, le blasonnement en couleurs
des insignes est devenu pratique courante. Cette
pratique a commenc avec les insignes des
branches des Forces canadiennes et avec le
12e Rgiment blind du Canada, dont les insignes
de coiffure taient en mtal et en mail. Mme si le
monarque rgnant continue dapprouver toutes les
peintures des insignes qui incorporent une devise
royale, le Gouverneur gnral approuve maintenant
les autres peintures et lInspecteur des drapeaux
consacrs et des insignes des Forces canadiennes
fait le travail dtat-major relatif tous les insignes,
authentifie les modles approuvs et en autorise
lutilisation. Ces blasonnements, qui constituent
maintenant les modles officiels, sont illustrs dans
le prsent volume. En 2005, les descriptions et
ornements hraldiques de ces insignes mis en
couleurs ont t dcrits et approuvs par le Hraut
darmes du Canada par lintermdiaire du bureau
du Gouverneur gnral, dans le style canadien
moderne.
27. Les insignes qui sont ports sur les
uniformes sont approuvs et distribus sous forme
mtallique, mais les rgiments peuvent produire
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thread. Similarly, a badge may vary according to
rank while remaining the same for design purposes.
For example, officers badges may reverse the
colours for bi-metal badges, be of finer quality (gold
instead of brass), or be of finer detail.
MOTTOES
28. Mottoes are connected with heraldry and
have the same origins as coats of arms. While a
knight painted his arms on his shield and other
items to identify him, mottoes originated as a battle
cry to rally his men, or as a maxim to express a
sentiment or principle of conduct. They were
associated with the individuals or units who created
them, and, thus, became part of family custom and
identity. Mottoes are often borne on badges, but the
two are separate customs. A unit may have a motto
without a badge, and, except for those badges
whose design necessarily includes a motto, a
badge without a motto.
29. Mottoes are a single word or sentence and
may be in any single language. (A bilingual motto
fails as a simple, all-purpose, rallying cry) and the
choice is that of the unit concerned. As a general
rule, mottoes are meant to appeal to patriotism or
descriptions of character and they differ from the
ancient religious or patriotic cries, or sentiments,
from the fact that they are always written.
Furthermore, hereditary mottoes did not become
commonplace until the beginning of the 12th
Century when family or surnames came into
widespread usage. Latin is most often the language
of choice as its roots as a classical language give it
a noble cachet and its suitability in a bilingual
country. In any case, mottoes are always translated
into English and French for the record and to
ensure common understanding.
MARCHES
30. As early as the 18th Century, the Prussian
Army systematically assigned march compositions
to regiments as musical identifiers. With varying
degrees of formality or regulation, units in other
nations armies were identifying with particular
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leur insigne de coiffure en fil color appropri. De la
mme faon, un insigne peut varier selon le grade
tout en demeurant du mme modle. Par exemple,
les insignes des officiers peuvent inverser les
couleurs dans le cas des insignes bimtalliques,
tre de meilleure qualit (tre en or plutt quen
laiton) ou tre plus finement dtaills.
DEVISES
28. Les devises sont lies lhraldique et ont
les mmes origines que les armoiries. Si un
chevalier peignait ses armoiries sur son cu et sur
dautres objets pour se faire reconnatre, les
devises ont commenc en tant que cri de guerre
servant rassembler les hommes et en tant que
maxime pour exprimer un sentiment ou une rgle
de conduite. Elles taient associes aux personnes
ou aux units qui les craient et sont donc
devenues un lment des coutumes et de lidentit
de la famille. Les devises figurent souvent sur les
insignes, mais ce sont l deux coutumes distinctes.
Une unit peut avoir une devise sans avoir
dinsigne et, sauf lorsque le modle de linsigne
comprend ncessairement une devise, un insigne
sans devise.
29. Les devises consistent en un mot ou en
une phrase et peuvent tre dans toute langue, mais
doivent tre en une seule langue. (Une devise
bilingue ne russit pas en tant que cri de ralliement
simple et universel.) Lunit choisit elle-mme sa
devise. En rgle gnrale, les devises doivent faire
appel au patriotisme ou aux descriptions de
caractre et elles diffrent des anciens cris ou
sentiments religieux ou patriotiques, car elles sont
toujours crites. Par ailleurs, les devises
hrditaires ne sont devenues courantes quau
dbut du XIIe sicle lorsque lutilisation des noms
de familles sest gnralis. Le latin est souvent la
langue de choix, car les racines de cette langue
classique lui donnent un cachet noble et sa
pertinence dans un pays bilingue. Dans tous les
cas, les devises sont toujours traduites en anglais
et en franais pour attestation officielle et pour
sassurer quelles taient comprises de la mme
faon par tous.
MARCHES
30. Ds le XVIIIe sicle, larme prusse assigne
systmatiquement des marches aux rgiments en
tant quidentificateurs musicaux. Avec divers
degrs de formalit ou de rglementation, les
units des armes dautres pays sidentifiaient aux

songs and tunes played on fifes or bagpipes or by
the small wind bands then extant. Nineteenth
Century improvements in the military (brass-reed)
band accelerated the acquisition of unit signature
tunes from a variety of sources. Some by virtue of
words or tune favoured by soldiers were obvious
choices, while in other cases, no doubt,
commanders, or their spouses, or bandmasters had
much say in the matter. Thus, it was not unheard of
for a unit to change its tune every now and then.
31. Although march selection was usually left
to the unit, specific marches could be arbitrarily
assigned systematically to similar type regiments.
In the British Army, organizations that had worked
with explosives and wore grenades as insignia
marched past to "British Grenadiers." At one time,
all highland regiments were expected to march past
to "Highland Laddie." While resigned to its
adoption, by order, the highland regiments clung to
tunes that had become theirs by right of usage, so
that while the official quickstep was played, there
were other tunes that were even more highly prized
because they had the originality which the ordered
march lacked.
32. While the popular use of regional folk
tunes/songs is obvious, opera has inspired the
selection of unit marches, particularly slow
marches. Cavalry regiments used the latter as unit
identifiers for the "walk past." Movement at faster
speeds (trots and canters/gallops) was executed to
the music published on the standard march past
card, e.g., "Keel Row" and "Bonnie Dundee."
Mounted units did not officially use quick marches
until the retirement of the horse brought about a
requirement for their use.
33. In Canada, the present authorized march
system has existed only since 1950. An earlier
attempt to compile and authorize regimental
marches appeared in Militia Order No.32 of
March 10, 1899: "It is essential that each regiment
of Cavalry and Battalion have a Regimental March."
At the time, Canadian cavalry regiments had
establishments for trumpeters, but not for brass-
reed bands. During Reviews at summer camps
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chansons et aux airs particuliers jous au son des
fifres et des cornemuses ou par les petites
musiques dinstruments vent lorsquil y en avait
une. Les amliorations apportes aux musiques
militaires (harmonies) au XIXe sicle ont acclr
lacquisition dindicatifs dunit provenant de
diverses sources. Certains, en raison des mots ou
de lair que prfraient les soldats, taient des
choix vidents alors que dans dautres cas, sans
doute, les commandants, leurs conjointes ou les
directeurs de fanfare influaient beaucoup sur le
choix. Il ntait donc pas rare quune unit change
de chanson de temps en temps.
31. Mme si on laissait gnralement le choix
de la marche lunit, on pouvait assigner
certaines marches systmatiquement, de faon
arbitraire, aux rgiments du mme genre. Dans
larme britannique, les groupes ayant travaill
avec des explosifs et portant des grenades en tant
quinsignes dfilaient sur lair de British
Grenadiers . un moment donn, tous les
rgiments cossais devaient dfiler sur lair de
Highland Laddie . Sils se sont rsigns
ladoption de cet air, cause de lordre reu, ces
rgiments sont rests attachs ceux qui taient
devenus les leurs en raison du droit dcoulant de
lusage, si bien que mme sils jouaient la marche
au pas acclr officielle, dautres airs leur
plaisaient beaucoup plus parce quils avaient
loriginalit qui manquait la marche commande.
32. Si lusage populaire de chansons et dairs
folkloriques rgionaux est vident, lopra a inspir
le choix des marches des units, et surtout des
marches lentes. Les rgiments de cavalerie
utilisaient ces dernires en tant quidentificateurs
dunit pour les dfils . Le mouvement des
vitesses plus rapides (les trots, et les petits
galops/galops) tait excut sur la musique publie
sur la carte rglementaire des dfils, par exemple,
Keel Row et Bonnie Dundee . Les units
cheval nont utilis officiellement les marches
rapides quune fois que labandon du cheval eut
rendu cela ncessaire.
33. Au Canada, la liste actuelle des marches
autorises nexiste que depuis 1950. On avait fait
antrieurement une tentative pour dresser et
autoriser les marches rgimentaires, et ce, au
moyen de lordonnance no 32 du 10 mars 1899 de
la Milice : Chaque rgiment de cavalerie et
bataillon doit avoir une marche rgimentaire .
lpoque, les rgiments de cavalerie canadiens
avaient des effectifs pour les postes de
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infantry bands were expected to play the
appropriate marches for all participating units. The
march titles eventually submitted to Headquarters
were an eclectic lot. The rationale for their adoption
is long forgotten, and some of the titles are virtually
unknown today. Some may have been fife or pipe
tunes, while others were simply borrowed from the
standard march cards mentioned above. At the
time, Canadian cavalry regiments had
establishments for buglers, but not for brass-reed
bands. Apparently, some units had not been using
music for unit identification, and colonels and
bandmasters were left scrambling to come up with
something suitable.
34. Although the Adjutant General approved
marches from time to time, if requests were
considered to be in accordance with traditional
rights and customs, no further attempt was made to
compile comprehensive and official listing of
regiments marches for another four decades.
During the Second World War, the British
Broadcasting Corporation had asked for a listing of
Canadian regimental marches so that they might be
played over the radio. The call went out to fill in the
gaps, but it was wartime, and notwithstanding the
values of unit marches, units had other things to
think about. The creation of the current regulation
and listing of authorized marches and its continuity
dates from 1950, when marches were promulgated
in Canadian Army Order 175 of 1950. Many of the
earlier selections had apparently not stood the test
of time. In the interim, some units and corps had
been allowed to adopt the marches of their alliance
partners in the British Army.
35. Official marches symbolize identity and are
the musical identifiers of regiments and branches.
As signature tunes, they are individually authorized
and regulated to ensure that their meaning is clear
to all. Each regiment is authorized a quick march
and may be authorized a slow march if it can
establish a traditional right to and continual usage
of such a march or, for rifle regiments a double
past. Regiments that already have additional
marches authorized for special occasions, e.g.,
mounted parades or within regiments, separate
battalion marches, may continue their use. Such
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trompettistes, mais pas pour les harmonies.
Pendant les revues aux camps dt, la musique de
linfanterie devait excuter les marches appropries
pour toutes les units participantes. Les titres des
marches qui ont finalement t soumises au
quartier gnral constituaient un lot clectique. On
a oubli depuis longtemps les raisons de leur
adoption et certain des titres sont peu prs
inconnus aujourdhui. Il pouvait sagir dans certains
cas dairs de fifre ou de cornemuse alors que
dautres taient puiss dans les listes des marches
rglementaires mentionnes ci-dessus. lpoque,
les rgiments de cavalerie canadiens avaient des
effectifs pour les postes de clairons, mais pas pour
les harmonies. De toute vidence, certaines units
nutilisaient pas la musique pour se faire
reconnatre, et les colonels et directeurs de fanfare
devaient faire des pieds et des mains pour trouver
un thme appropri.
34. Mme si ladjudant gnral approuvait les
marches de temps en temps, lorsque les demandes
taient juges conformes aux droits et coutumes
traditionnels, aucun autre effort na t fait pour
dresser des listes compltes et officielles des
marches rgimentaires pendant les quatre
dcennies suivantes. Pendant la Seconde Guerre
mondiale, la British Broadcasting Corporation a
demand quon lui fournisse une liste des marches
rgimentaires pour diffuser celles-ci la radio. On a
demand de fournir les titres manquants, mais on
tait en temps de guerre et, malgr la valeur des
marches des units, les units avaient autre chose
en tte. La cration du prsent rglement et de la
liste des marches autorises et sa continuit
remontent 1950, o les marches ont t publies
dans lOrdonnance no 175 de 1950 de lArme
canadienne. Bon nombre des marches choisies
antrieurement navaient apparemment pas rsist
au passage du temps. Dans lintervalle, des units
et des corps avaient t autoriss adopter les
marches de leurs partenaires de lalliance dans
lArme britannique.
35. Les marches officielles symbolisent
lidentit et sont les identificateurs musicaux des
rgiments et des branches. En tant quindicatifs
musicaux, elles sont autorises et rglementes
individuellement pour que leur signification soit
claire pour tous. Chaque rgiment est autoris
avoir une marche au pas acclr et peut tre
autoris en avoir une au pas ralenti sil peut
tablir un droit dutilisation traditionnel ainsi quun
usage continu dune telle marche. Les rgiments de
voltigeurs, pour leur part, sont autoriss avoir une
marche au pas redoubl. Les rgiments possdant

multiple marches are no longer authorized. Branch
marches apply to all units within each branch.
Except for The Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery and armour and infantry regiments, no
other marches are authorized for units of the same
branch, as this reduces the ability to use marches
for musical identification.
ALLIANCES AND AFFILIATIONS
36. Alliances, which are approved by the
Sovereign, are formal links with a partner regiment
in a Commonwealth country. Affiliations, approved
by the Chief of the Defence Staff, are similar links
between two Canadian units.
37. Although the practice of forming alliances
with other units is now practised throughout the
Commonwealth, the idea originated in Canada in
1903 with Major-General the Earl of Dundonald, the
General Officer Commanding the Canadian Militia.
His thoughts were to foster esprit de corps and
comradeship at the regimental and national level.
Additionally, he foresaw other mutual benefits such
as the provision of qualified British instructors,
exchanges of officers and to provide a social link for
ex-British Army soldiers emigrating to Canada. The
first such alliance, between the 48th Highlanders
and The Gordon Highlanders, was formally
sanctioned by His Majesty King Edward VII in 1904.
BATTLE HONOURS
38. Battle honours, or honorary distinctions as
they used to be called, are awarded to provide
public recognition and to record a combatant units
active participation in battle against a formed and
armed enemy. Combatant units are units whose
purpose is to close with and defeat, neutralize or
destroy the enemy as an effective fighting force.
For these purposes, army combatant units are
further defined as the Artillery and Military
Engineering branches as a whole, along with
armour and infantry regiments. The term "honorary
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dj des marches additionnelles autorises pour
des occasions particulires telles que les
rassemblements monts, ou lintrieur des
rgiments, les marches des bataillons distincts
peuvent continuer tre utilises. Les marches
multiples de ce genre ne sont plus autorises. Les
marches des branches sappliquent toutes les
units lintrieur de chacune des branches. Sauf
dans le cas du Rgiment royal de lArtillerie
canadienne, dans celui des rgiments blinds et
dans celui des rgiments dinfanterie, aucune autre
marche nest autorise pour les units de la mme
branche, car cela rduit la possibilit dutiliser les
marches aux fins didentification musicale.
ALLIANCES ET AFFILIATIONS
36. Une alliance est un rapport officiel avec un
rgiment partenaire dans un pays du
Commonwealth et doit tre approuve par la
Couronne. Une affiliation est une liaison semblable
entre deux units canadiennes, approuve par le
Chef dtat-major de la Dfense.
37. Mme si la pratique de conclure des
alliances avec dautres units existe maintenant
lchelle du Commonwealth, lide a t lance au
Canada en 1903 par le Major gnral Comte de
Dundonald, lofficier gnral commandant la Milice
canadienne. Son intention tait de susciter lesprit
de corps et la camaraderie au sein du rgiment
ainsi qu lchelon national. Il prvoyait en outre
dautres avantages mutuels, dont la fourniture
dinstructeurs britanniques comptents, les
changes dofficiers et ltablissement dun lien
social pour les anciens soldats de lArme
britannique migrant au Canada. La premire
alliance de cette nature, conclue entre le 48th
Highlanders et le Gordon Highlanders, a t
officiellement sanctionne par le roi douard VII en
1904.
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
38. Les honneurs de bataille, ou distinctions
honorifiques, comme on les appelait dj, sont
attribus pour reconnatre publiquement et pour
consigner la participation active au combat dune
unit de combat contre un corps ennemi structur
et arm. Les units de combat sont les units dont
le but est dengager lennemi et de le dfaire, le
neutraliser ou le dtruire en tant que force
combattante efficace. ces fins, les units de
combat de larme sont aussi dfinies comme tant
les branches de lartillerie et du gnie dans leur
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distinction" is now applied only to those few badges
or other devices specifically awarded as special
marks to honour operational activity or experience
which lie outside the norms recognized by battle
honours.
39. Artillery units (i.e., The Royal Regiment of
Canadian Artillery) and Military Engineering Branch
units (successor to the Corps of Royal Canadian
Engineers) have no individual battle honours, but
instead use the motto "UBIQUE," meaning
"everywhere." This was awarded as an honorary
distinction to "take the place of all past and future
battle honours and distinctions gained in the field."
Several other honorary distinctions have been
awarded to individual regiments, principally
emblazoned badges carried on their Colours but
uniform badges have also been awarded. However,
not all badges on Colours are honorary distinctions.
40. All battle honours are considered equal and
are therefore listed in the chronological order in
which they were won by the regiments concerned.
Battle honours printed in upper case indicate those
awarded for participation in large operations and
campaigns (for example, HILL 70 or THE RHINE),
while those in lowercase indicate honours granted
for more specific battles (for example,
Passchendaele or Ortona). A battle honour in bold
type indicates one authorized to be emblazoned on
regimental Colours or appointments such as the
cap badges of rifle regiments and full dress items
such as shoulder belt plates. Originally, all honours
could be displayed, but the number won in the
lengthy campaigns of the First World War led to
limits on the number which can now be emblazoned
on these particular items (a maximum of ten each
for the First and Second World Wars, plus
additional honours for other campaigns).
Elsewhere, if space permits, all authorized honours
can be displayed, e.g., on parade drum shells.
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ensemble avec les rgiments de blinds et
dinfanterie. Le terme distinction honorifique
sapplique aujourdhui uniquement aux quelques
insignes ou autres emblmes attribus express-
ment pour souligner de faon particulire lactivit
ou lexprience lies aux oprations qui se situent
en dehors des normes reconnues par les honneurs
de bataille.
39. Les units dartillerie (c.--d. le Rgiment
royal de lArtillerie canadienne) et les units de la
Branche du Gnie (qui a succd au Corps du
gnie royal canadien) nont pas dhonneurs de
bataille individuels, mais elles utilisent plutt la
devise UBIQUE , qui signifie partout . Cette
devise a t attribue en tant que distinction
honorifique afin de prendre la place de tous les
honneurs de bataille du pass et du futur mrits
sur le champ de bataille . Plusieurs autres
distinctions honorifiques ont t attribues des
rgiments distincts, surtout des insignes blasonns
quils arborent sur leurs drapeaux consacrs, mais
des insignes duniformes ont aussi t attribus.
Les insignes arbors sur les drapeaux consacrs
ne sont toutefois pas tous des distinctions
honorifiques.
40. Tous les honneurs de bataille sont jugs
tre de valeur gale et sont donc numrs dans
lordre chronologique dans lequel ils ont t
obtenus par les rgiments intresss. Les honneurs
de bataille crits en majuscules sont ceux qui ont
t attribus pour la participation des oprations
ou des campagnes denvergure (par exemple,
CTE 70 ou LE RHIN), alors que ceux qui sont
crits en minuscules sont ceux qui ont t dcerns
pour des batailles plus prcises (par exemple,
Passchendaele ou Ortona). Les honneurs de
bataille en caractres gras peuvent tre blasonns
sur les drapeaux consacrs rgimentaires ou
emblmes du rgiment, tels que les insignes de
coiffure des rgiments de voltigeurs et sur diverses
pices de la tenue telles que la plaque de
bandoulire. lorigine, on pouvait arborer tous les
honneurs ces endroits particuliers, mais on a
restreint le nombre des inscriptions quil est permis
dy arborer en raison du nombre des distinctions qui
ont t attribues au cours des longues campagnes
de la Premire Guerre mondiale (un nombre
maximal de dix chacun pour la Premire et la
Seconde Guerre mondiale, plus dautres honneurs
pour dautres campagnes). Tous les honneurs
autoriss peuvent tre arbors ailleurs, si lespace
le permet; le ft du tambour de parade est un
exemple appropri.

41. The Canadian Forces battle honours
system draws on the rich heritage of the British
forces. British battle honours originated with the
army, which granted its first honorary distinction in
1695 to the 18th Regiment of Foot (disbanded as
The Royal Irish Regiment in 1922) who were
awarded a badge, the lion of Nassau and the motto
"Virtutis Namurcensis Proemium" (The reward for
valour at Namur), by King William III for valour at
the siege of Namur, Belgium. The first regiment to
be awarded a battle honour in the form of a named
action to be emblazoned on a Colour was to the
15th Light Dragoons (now The Light Dragoons) who
received the honour "Emsdorf" in 1768 for the part
they played in defeating a French force in 1760
during the Seven Years War. Subsequently,
regiments made claims and received honours for
earlier battles. Several military honours were
granted for actions which occurred in Canada
during the 18th and early 19th Centuries, such as
"Louisburg, 1758" and "Quebec, 1759". The only
honour to be awarded to a wholly Canadian
regiment not on the British Order of Battle during
this period was the honour "NIAGARA" awarded to
the Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper
Canada (raised in 1813 and disbanded in 1815) in
1821 for their service during the War of 1812.
42. Prior to Confederation, British authorities
were responsible for the award of battle honours to
Canadian units. After Confederation, the Canadian
Militia decided on and allocated honours to its own
regiments. The first regiment to be awarded a
Canadian battle honour was the 60th "Mississiquoi"
Battalion of Infantry (disbanded in 1898) who were
given the honour "Eccles Hill" for service during the
Fenian Raids of 1870. This honour is still carried by
a Canadian regiment, although this unit, The
Victoria Rifles of Canada, is now dormant on the
Supplementary Order of Battle. The oldest honours
won by active Canadian units are for the North
West Rebellion of 1885. From the First World War
to the amalgamation of the CF, the army has
subscribed to common battle honour lists
developed by British Army committees, which
included Canadian representatives, for imperial or
Commonwealth contingents. Canadian authorities
then assessed and allocated individual honours
from these lists to our regiments.
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41. Le systme des honneurs de bataille des
Forces canadienne puise dans le riche hritage des
Forces britanniques. Les honneurs de bataille
britanniques tirent leur origine de larme de terre,
qui a attribu sa premire distinction honorifique, en
1695, au 18th Regiment of Foot (18e Rgiment de
Fantassins) (rebaptis suite la dissolution du
Royal Irish Regiment en 1922) qui le roi William III
a remis un insigne, le lion de Nassau, et la devise
Virtutis Namurcensis Proemium (ce qui signifie
La rcompense pour la vaillance manifeste
Namur), pour le courage dont il avait fait preuve au
sige de Namur, en Belgique. Le 15th Light
Dragoons (maintenant The Light Dragoons) est le
premier bataillon qui des honneurs de bataille ont
t dcerns sous la forme de linscription dun
combat donn sur un drapeau consacr. Celui-ci a
reu la dcoration Emsdorf en 1768 pour le rle
quil a jou dans la dfaite dune force franaise en
1760, pendant la guerre de Sept ans. Par la suite,
les rgiments ont demand et obtenu des honneurs
de bataille pour des batailles antrieures. Plusieurs
honneurs militaires ont t dcerns pour des
actions dclat qui ont eu lieu au Canada au XVIIIe
et au dbut du XIXe sicle, dont Louisbourg,
1759 et Qubec, 1759 . Le seul honneur
dcern un rgiment entirement canadien ne
figurant pas dans lordre de bataille britannique
pendant cette priode est la dcoration
NIAGARA qui a t dcerne au Battalion of
Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada (lev en 1813
et dissout en 1815), en 1821, pour avoir servi
pendant la guerre de 1812.
42. Avant la Confdration, ce sont les
autorits britanniques qui attribuaient les honneurs
de bataille aux units canadiennes . Aprs la
Confdration, la Milice canadienne a attribu
ses rgiments les dcorations quelle avait elle-
mme choisies. Le premier bataillon recevoir des
honneurs de bataille canadiens est le 60th
Missisquoi Battalion of Infantry (dissout en
1898), qui la dcoration Eccles Hill a t
dcerne pour le service accompli pendant les
raids des Fniens de 1970. Cette dcoration est
toujours arbore par un rgiment canadien, bien
que cette unit, The Victoria Rifles of Canada,
figure actuellement en tant quunit inactive dans
lordre de bataille supplmentaire. Les dcorations
les plus anciennes mrites par des units cana-
diennes en service actif lont t pour la Rbellion
du Nord-Ouest de 1885. De la Premire Guerre
mondiale jusqu lamalgamation des Forces
canadiennes, larme a contribu aux listes des
honneurs de bataille communs dresses par des
comits de larme britannique, comprenant des
reprsentants du Canada, pour les contingents de
lEmpire ou du Commonwealth. Par la suite, les
autorits canadiennes valuaient les actions de ses
rgiments et attribuaient les dcorations
individuelles partir de ces listes.
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43. Award conditions have evolved from time to
time to cater to circumstances presented by each
war. The basic principle, however, has remained
constant: to publicly commemorate a battle or
campaign, the memory of which will be a constant
source of pride for the unit involved. Other
fundamental principles are to: give just recognition
for outstanding achievement in battle; avoid
cheapening awards by over-generous
recommendations; keep the relative size of the
operational commitment and the combat conditions
of a war or campaign in perspective when assigning
the type and number of awards; and ensure that all
eligible units which honourably participated in an
action being commemorated are recognized equally
as comrades-in-arms.
LINEAGES
44. A Canadian Forces regiment remains a
family of soldiers. Its life-line, or official lineage,
begins with its creation as a battalion-sized unit,
that is, an organization composed of two or more
squadrons, batteries, companies or a headquarters
with allocated sub-units. Regimental lineage does
not start on the date of formation of its oldest
component part and like any family it requires
unbroken service to maintain its lifeline. After
disbandment, a regiment ceases to exist. Any unit
later reconstituted which has continuity in name,
number, territory or demography nevertheless does
not imply lineal descent of the former regiment; it is
a new family. The authority to authorize the
formation, disbandment and embodiment of a unit
is the prerogative of the Minister of National
Defence.
45. Regiments often undergo title changes,
sometimes to their chagrin. Normally, changes
occur during a force restructure when units are
amalgamated or converted to another arm. Some
title changes are simply made to clarify a units role.
An example of this would be the use of "(RCAC),"
now an historical marker, after armour regiment
titles to identify units without a cavalry background
or a traditional cavalry/armour title, e.g., hussars,
dragoons, etc. On rare occasions, regiments may
be granted a Royal title or secondary title in
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43. De temps en temps, les conditions
dattribution des dcorations ont chang en fonction
des circonstances de chaque guerre. Le principe
fondamental est toutefois rest le mme : les
dcorations doivent commmorer publiquement
une bataille ou une campagne dont le souvenir sera
une source constante de fiert pour lunit
intresse. Mentionnons, parmi les autres principes
fondamentaux que les dcorations doivent
reconnatre juste titre un exploit accompli au
cours dune bataille, viter dabaisser la valeur des
rcompenses en faisant trop de recommandations,
garder en perspective limportance relative de
lengagement et des conditions oprationnelles
dune guerre ou dune campagne lorsquon
dtermine le genre et le nombre des dcorations et,
finalement, sassurer que toutes les units
admissibles qui ont particip honorablement une
action dclat commmore sont reconnues juste
titre comme compagnons darmes.
LIGNES
44. Un rgiment des Forces canadiennes est
toujours et avant tout une famille de soldats. Sa
ligne officielle commence au moment de sa
cration en tant quunit de la taille dun bataillon,
cest--dire, un groupe compos dau moins deux
escadrons, batteries, compagnies ou dun quartier
gnral auquel des sous-units sont affectes. La
ligne rgimentaire ne commence pas le jour de la
formation du plus ancien de ses lments
constitutifs et, comme dans le cas de toute famille,
il faut que le service soit continu pour que la filiation
soit maintenue. Aprs sa dissolution, un rgiment
cesse dexister. Le fait quune unit reconstitue
ultrieurement assure la continuit sur le plan du
nom, du numro, du territoire ou de la dmographie
ne veut pas dire quelle descend directement de
lancien rgiment. Il sagit dune nouvelle famille.
Cest le Ministre de la dfense nationale qui a le
pouvoir dautoriser la formation, la dissolution et
lincorporation dune unit.
45. Les rgiments changent souvent de titre,
parfois leur grande dception. Gnralement, ces
changements surviennent au moment dune
rorganisation des forces lorsque les units sont
fusionnes ou passent une nouvelle arme.
Certains changements de titres sont faits tout
simplement pour prciser le rle dune unit. On
peut, par exemple, utiliser le sigle (RCAC
(CBRC) en franais) , qui est maintenant un jalon
historique, aprs les titres des rgiments de blinds
pour indiquer les units nayant pas dantcdents

recognition of exemplary service. Collectively,
changes have taken place to differentiate units from
another arm, such as the inclusion of the word
artillery and engineer.
46. Except for a few limited exemptions, official
language policy requires that the nomenclature of
Canadian Forces units be bilingual. The proper
names of units of historic or symbolic significance
are not subject to change, other than those words
in a title that do not form part of the proper name.
Units can waive the exemption to accord with their
membership and heritage. However, once the
bilingual title has been officially approved, the
organization cannot revert to a unilingual title at a
later date. Units and organizations that were
disbanded or placed on the Supplementary Order
of Battle prior to the institution of this policy are not
subject to retroactive translation of titles and all
units and organizations formed after the policy
came into effect must have a bilingual title. The
reader will note certain inconsistency in the French
translation of unit titles. A case in point would be
the translation of 2 Combat Engineer Regiment and
the 2nd Field Engineer Regiment which are both
translated as 2e Rgiment du gnie. In time, this
administrative oversight will be corrected.
47. The charts contained in this publication are
not listed in order of precedence. Rather, for ease
of reading and searching, they are listed in
numeric-alphabetical order. For detailed information
on precedence of regiments consult Annex 1C and
A-AD-200-000/AG-000, The Honours, Flags and
Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces.
48. Where applicable, the date of authorization
and the initial title of the independent sub-units that
were grouped or brigaded to form a regiment are
provided in the endnotes.
49. Where a regiment is reorganized as a sub-
unit, it maintains its lineage from the first date it was
formed as a regiment or battalion. There is no
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dans la cavalerie ou un titre traditionnel de la
cavalerie ou des blinds, par exemple, hussards,
dragons, etc. En de rares occasions, les rgiments
peuvent recevoir un titre royal ou un titre
secondaire en reconnaissance de leur service
exemplaire. Collectivement, les changements ont
t faits pour diffrencier les units dune autre
arme, en incluant par exemple le mot artillerie
ou blind .
46. Sauf quelques rares exceptions, la politique
en matire de langues officielles exige que la
nomenclature des units des Forces canadiennes
soit bilingue. Les noms propres des units
dimportance historique ou symbolique ne sont pas
sujets changement, sous rserve des mots du
titre ne faisant pas partie du nom propre. Une unit
peut dcider de renoncer la drogation pour
saccorder avec ses membres et son patrimoine.
Cependant, une fois que le titre bilingue a t
approuv officiellement, elle ne peut pas revenir
un titre unilingue plus tard. Les units et
organismes dissous ou placs dans lordre de
bataille supplmentaire avant que cette politique ne
soit tablie ne sont pas soumis la traduction
rtroactive des titres et les units et organismes qui
ont t forms aprs lentre en vigueur de la
politique doivent avoir un titre bilingue. Le lecteur
remarquera une certaine incohrence dans la
traduction franaise des titres des units. Le titre du
2 Combat Engineer Regiment et celui du 2nd Field
Engineer Regiment, dont la traduction est
2e Rgiment du gnie et 2e Rgiment de gnie
respectivement en est un exemple typique de cette
inconsistence. Avec le temps, cette erreur
administrative sera corrige.
47. Les tableaux inclus dans la prsente
publication ny figurent pas en ordre de prsance.
Pour en faciliter la lecture et la recherche, nous les
avons plutt numrs en ordre numrique-
alphabtique. Pour obtenir des renseignements
dtaills sur la prsance des rgiments, prire de
consulter lannexe 1C et lA-AD-200-000/AG-000,
Les dcorations, drapeaux et la structure du
patrimoine des Forces canadiennes.
48. Sil y a lieu, la date dautorisation et le titre
initial des sous-units indpendantes qui ont t
groupes ou embrigades pour former un rgiment
sont fournis dans les notes en fin de texte.
49. Un rgiment rorganis en sous-unit
conserve sa ligne depuis la premire date o il a
t form en rgiment ou bataillon. Il ny a pas
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resultant effect on this lineage if the sub-unit is
subsequently reorganized again as a unit, e.g., the
5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA. Conversely, a sub-unit reorganized as a unit
starts its regimental or battalion lineage on the date
of that reorganization. A case in point would be the
Regular Force engineer squadrons reorganized as
regiments in 1977. For the historical record, the
lineages of these sub-units are tracked separately
in case they are once again reconstituted as sub-
units.
50. When a unit is amalgamated with one or
more units or sub-units the new units lineage starts
on the date of the oldest regiment or battalion. All
honours and perpetuations held by any or all of the
amalgamated units and sub-units are automatically
transferred to the new unit. On rare occasions,
amalgamated regiments separate and revert to
their original form. After such a divorce, each
component regains its own honours. A list of
amalgamated units for the regiments contained in
this part (Part 1 Armour, Artillery and Engineer,
and Part 2 Infantry) to Volume 3 is at Annex 1A.
51. Armour Regiments. British Army cavalry
customs and traditions strongly influenced pre- and
post-Confederation cavalry in Canada. The types of
cavalry, while similar to those organized in
continental Europe, differed somewhat in terms of
the size of mounts and riders. Most European
armies prescribed to a formal gradation in which
larger men and horses were allocated to the heavy
cavalry and the smaller men and horses to the light
cavalry. In Britain, regulations required that all
cavalry regiments be capable of effecting a cavalry
charge and regimental colonels often sought to
obtain the best mounts available. Although in most
respects the weaponry used and uniforms worn
within the types of cavalry were similar to that of
other countries, the difference in capability was
slight as both types of cavalry employed arme
blanche tactics (charging the main body of the
enemy with sword and lance).
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deffet rsultant sur cette ligne si la sous-unit est
rorganise encore une fois par la suite en unit,
par exemple, le 5e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne (Colombie-Britannique), ARC. Inverse-
ment, une sous-unit qui est rorganise en unit
commence sa ligne en tant que rgiment ou
bataillon le jour de la rorganisation. La rorganisa-
tion de 1977 des escadrons du gnie de la Force
rgulire en rgiments est un exemple typique de
cela. Aux fins du dossier historique, la ligne de ces
sous-units est suivie sparment au cas on les
reconstituerait encore une fois en sous-units.
50. Lorsquune unit est fusionne avec une ou
plus dune unit ou sous-unit, la ligne de la
nouvelle unit commence le jour de la cration du
rgiment ou du bataillon le plus ancien. Les
honneurs et perptuations des units ou sous-unit
fusionnes passent automatiquement la nouvelle
unit. En de rares occasions, les rgiments
fusionns se sparent et retournent leur forme
originale. Aprs un tel divorce, chacun des
lments constitutifs reprend ses propres
honneurs. On trouvera lannexe 1A une liste des
units fusionnes relative aux rgiments dont il est
question dans la prsente partie du Volume 3
(Partie 1 Blinds, Artillerie et Gnie, et Partie 2
Infanterie).
51. Rgiments blinds. Les coutumes et
traditions de la cavalerie de larme britannique ont
beaucoup influenc la cavalerie de la priode
davant et la priode daprs la Confdration au
Canada. Les genres de cavalerie, tout en tant
semblables ceux des cavaleries organises en
Europe continentale, taient lgrement diffrents
du point de vue de la taille des montures et des
cavaliers. La plupart des armes europennes
suivaient une gradation officielle o les hommes et
les chevaux plus gros taient assigns la
cavalerie lourde et les hommes et chevaux plus
petits la cavalerie lgre. En Grande-Bretagne,
selon le rglement, tous les rgiments de cavalerie
devaient pouvoir faire une charge de cavalerie et
les colonels des rgiments cherchaient souvent
obtenir les meilleures montures disponibles. Mme
si, la plupart des gards, les armes quon utilisait
et les uniformes quon portait lintrieur des
diffrents genres de cavalerie taient semblables
ceux des autres pays, il y avait peu de diffrence
sur le plan des capacits, car les deux genres de
cavalerie employaient les tactiques de larme
blanche (consistant charger le corps principal de
lennemi lpe et la lance).

52. Household cavalry, dragoon guards and
dragoons were designated as heavy cavalry. The
heavies were used for decisive shock action
charges. Interestingly, in principle dragoons were
originally infantry armed with firearms but provided
with horses for transport. Over time, this type of unit
was used exclusively in a cavalry role. In a sense,
they were the precursors for the mounted rifles
which came into existence in the late 19th Century.
Light cavalry, which included light dragoons,
hussars and lancers, were used for piqueting,
reconnaissance, foraging, patrolling, screening and
pursuit. In Canada, only one lancer unit was
authorized but there is no record of it being formed
(a Class B "detachment of Volunteer Cavalry
(Lancers) at Ottawa" authorized on
3 September 1857 to be under command of the
Ottawa Field Battery). It is likely that no further
lancer units were authorized due to eastern
Canadas thickly wooded, undulating and copiously
watered terrain which would have made this type of
unit difficult to employ. For the purposes of the
regulations governing the carrying of Standards and
Guidons, all cavalry regiments in the Canadian
Militia, except for hussars, were designated as
dragoons.5
53. Like all long-standing army units, armour
regiments have undergone numerous role and
organizational terminology changes throughout
their existence. Canadas cavalry regiments were
horse-mounted until the early days of the Second
World War but the nature of warfare had changed
to such an extent that horse mounted fighting arms
were no longer required. As mechanized forces
were essential to the war effort, be they armoured
car, reconnaissance or tank, an Active Force
armoured corps was formed to assist in training and
personnel management issues of this new fighting
force. The new wartime armour regiments were
numbered sequentially, followed by a descriptive
title indicating their type and a bracketed secondary
title representing their former titles. In 1949, after all
Reserve Force cavalry regiments had been
assigned to the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps,
the regiments were once again identified by their
pre-war titles, with the generic numerical
identification as the bracketed secondary title. In
1958, the secondary titles were dropped.
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52. La Cavalerie de la Garde royale, les
dragons de la garde et les dragons taient
dsigns comme cavalerie lourde. La cavalerie
lourde tait utilise pour les charges dcisives dans
les actions de choc. Chose intressante, en
principe, les dragons taient au dpart linfanterie
arme darmes feu, mais munie de chevaux pour
le transport. Au fil du temps, les units de ce genre
ont t utilises exclusivement dans un rle de
cavalerie. Dune certaine faon, elles taient les
prcurseurs des carabiniers monts qui ont vu le
jour la fin du XIXe sicle. La cavalerie lgre, qui
comprenait les dragons lgers, les hussards et les
lanciers tait utilise pour le piquet, la
reconnaissance, la fouille, la patrouille, la protection
et la poursuite. Au Canada, une seule unit de
lanciers tait autorise ( savoir un dtachement de
classe B de la cavalerie lgre (lanciers)
Ottawa autorise le 3 septembre 1857 pour tre
sous les ordres de la Ottawa Field Battery), mais on
ne mentionne sa formation nulle part. Il est
probable quaucune autre unit de lanciers na t
autorise parce que le terrain densment bois,
vallonn et copieusement arros de lest du
Canada aurait rendu difficile lemploi dunits de ce
genre. Aux fins des rglements rgissant
lutilisation des tendards et des guidons, tous les
rgiments de cavalerie de la Milice canadienne,
sauf les hussards, taient dsigns comme
dragons.5
53. linstar de toutes les units de larme de
longue date, les rgiments de blinds ont fait lobjet
de nombreux changements sur le plan de la
terminologie des rles et de lorganisation au cours
de leur existence. Les rgiments de cavalerie
canadiens taient des units cheval jusquau
dbut de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, mais la
nature de la guerre a chang un tel point que les
armes de combat cheval ntaient plus
ncessaires. Vu que les forces mcanises, quil
sagisse de vhicules blinds, de vhicules de
reconnaissance ou de chars dassaut, taient
indispensables leffort de guerre, un corps blind
de la Force active a t form pour aider rgler
les problmes lis linstruction et la gestion du
personnel de cette nouvelle force de combat.
Les nouveaux rgiments blinds de temps de
guerre taient dcrits au moyen de numros
squentiels suivis dun titre descriptif en indiquant
le genre et dun titre secondaire entre parenthses
reprsentant leurs anciens titres. En 1949, lorsque
tous les rgiments de cavalerie de la Force de
rserve eurent t assigns au Corps blind royal
canadien, les rgiments ont encore une fois t
dfinis par leurs titres davant-guerre, lidentificateur
numrique gnrique constituant le titre secondaire
entre parenthses. En 1958, les titres secondaires
ont t abandonns.
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54. The Royal Canadian Dragoons, authorized
to be formed on 21 December 1883, are the oldest
continuously embodied armour regiment in the
Regular Force. As an armour regiment, the lineage
of 12e Rgiment blind du Canada is traced to
24 March 1871, although its Regular Force
component was not authorized until 6 May 1968.
The Halifax Rifles (RCAC), which were authorized
to be formed on 14 May 1860, are the oldest
continuously embodied armour regiment in the
Reserve Force.
55. Artillery Regiments. As defined by
Brigadier Oliver F.G. Hogg in his Artillery: its Origin,
Heyday and Decline, "The term artillery may be
taken to cover any non-personal offensive weapon
in which gas pressure derived from the combustion
of a propellant charge ejects a missile." During the
early history of artillery on the field of battle guns
were under civilian command and control and the
captains of the guns employed them individually,
normally against static fortifications. There was no
attempt to employ artillery in mass under a single
commander until sometime in the 17th Century
when artillery tactics emerged which in essence
created it as a separate arm or corps. During the
Thirty Years War, King Gustavus II of Sweden
(1594-1632) frequently employed his guns in mass
in batteries and developed greater mobility with his
artillery. He also increased the number of cannons
to six, rather than the standard of one cannon per
thousand soldiers, and attached a pair of light
pieces to each infantry regiment as "battalion"
guns. However, it was Louis XIV of France (1638-
1715) who was likely the first to permanently
organize artillery by forming a regiment of artillery
and schools of instruction in 1671. In 1716, the
British organized two permanent companies,
comprising the Royal Artillery.
56. Unlike the armour and infantry, the history
of the artillery as a single large regiment of
regiments is in reality the story of the individual
batteries that were brigaded into larger entities for
both tactical and administrative reasons. For much
of its early existence the Royal Artillery was
structured around battalions, which consisted of
companies in the field artillery and troops in the
horse artillery. In 1859, the British adopted a
brigade system and redesignated their companies
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54. Le Royal Canadian Dragoons, dont la
formation a t autorise le 21 dcembre 1883, est
le plus ancien rgiment de blinds incorpor de
faon continue de la Force rgulire. La ligne du
12e Rgiment de blinds du Canada, en tant que
rgiment de blinds, remonte au 24 mars 1871,
mme si la formation de son lment constitutif de
la Force rgulire na t autorise que le
6 mai 1968. Le Halifax Rifles (RCAC), dont la
formation a t autorise le 14 mai 1860, est le plus
ancien rgiment de blinds incorpor de faon
continue de la Force de rserve.
55. Rgiments de lartillerie. Selon la
dfinition qunonce le Brigadier Oliver F.G. Hogg
dans son livre intitul Artillery: its Origin, Heyday
and Decline, le mot artillerie englobe toutes les
armes offensives autres que les armes
personnelles dans lesquelles la pression du gaz
provenant de la combustion dune charge
propulsive jecte un missile. Pendant les dbuts de
lartillerie sur le champ de bataille, les pices
taient sous commandement et contrle civil et les
chefs de pices les utilisaient individuellement,
gnralement contre des fortifications stationnaires.
Ce nest quau XVIIe sicle lorsque les tactiques de
lartillerie sont apparues quon a essay demployer
lartillerie en masse sous un seul commandant ce
qui en a fait essentiellement une arme ou un corps
distinct. Pendant la guerre de Trente ans, le roi
Gustave II de Sude (1594-1632) utilisait souvent
ses pices en batteries et a dvelopp une plus
grande mobilit avec son artillerie. Il a aussi port
le nombre des canons six, au lieu de suivre la
norme dun canon par mille soldats, et a rattach
une paire de pices lgres chaque rgiment
dinfanterie en tant que pices du bataillon .
Cest toutefois Louis XIV de France (1638-1715)
qui a probablement t le premier organiser
lartillerie de faon permanente en formant un
rgiment dartillerie et en crant des coles
dinstruction en 1671. En 1716, les Britanniques ont
organis deux compagnies permanentes
comprenant lArtillerie royale.
56. Contrairement aux blinds et lartillerie,
lhistoire de lartillerie titre de seul important
rgiment des rgiments est en ralit lhistoire des
batteries individuelles quon a embrigades en des
entits plus grandes pour des raisons dordre
tactique et administratif. Pendant une grande partie
de ses premires annes dexistence, la Royal
Artillery tait structure autour des bataillons, qui
taient des compagnies dans lartillerie de
campagne et des troupes dans lartillerie cheval.

and troops as batteries with the field and garrison
batteries being designated numerically and the
horse artillery alphabetically. By late 1861 the field
batteries were also gradually being designated
alphabetically. In Canada, the brigade system of
organization was also adopted and, like the British,
the means of designating batteries changed over
time. Eventually, the field and horse artillery were
designated as batteries, with field batteries
designated numerically and horse artillery
alphabetically, and garrison artillery as companies,
designated numerically.
57. Artillery regiments went through a similar
series of redesignations and these can be, at times,
confusing to the reader. As mentioned before,
battalions were redesignated as brigades and,
between 1939 and 1946, artillery brigades were
redesignated as regiments. Prior to this last change
the designation regiment actually denoted a
formation level command. A case in point would be
the 7th Toronto Regiment, which was authorized to
be formed in 1931 and had under its command the
3rd Field Brigade and 4th Medium Brigade. This
artillery organization was disbanded in 1954 under
the title Headquarters, RCA, 2nd Armoured
Division.
58. The 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery, authorized to be formed on
1 December 1898, is the oldest continuously
embodied Regular Force artillery regiment. The 2nd
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, which was
authorized to be formed on 27 November 1856, is
the oldest continuously embodied Reserve Force
artillery regiment. Like the Montreal Light Infantry,
this regiment was originally a Sedentary Militia
battalion that was placed under the provisions of a
Class B unit as the Montreal Artillery.
59. Engineer Regiments. The original
engineer "unit" was the company. Although two
companies were formed in England in 1716, it was
not until 1772, when a company was formed in
Gibraltar from men stationed in that garrison, that
the rank and file of these units were permanently
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En 1859, les Britanniques ont adopt un systme
dorganisation ax sur la brigade et ont restructur
leurs compagnies et leurs troupes en batteries, les
batteries de garnison et de campagne tant
dsignes numriquement et lartillerie cheval, de
faon alphabtique. la fin de 1861, on a aussi
dsign graduellement les batteries de campagne
alphabtiquement. Au Canada, on a aussi adopt
le systme dorganisation ax sur la brigade et, de
la mme faon que dans larme britannique, la
faon de dsigner les batteries a chang au cours
des annes. Par la suite, lartillerie de campagne et
lartillerie cheval sont devenues des batteries, les
batteries de campagne tant dsignes numri-
quement et lartillerie cheval alphabtiquement, et
lartillerie de garnison pour sa part a t forme de
compagnies dsignes numriquement.
57. Les rgiments dartillerie sont passs par
une srie similaire de modifications, qui peuvent
parfois tre une source de confusion pour le
lecteur. Comme nous lavons mentionn antrieure-
ment, les bataillons sont devenus des brigades et,
entre 1939 et 1946, les brigades dartillerie ont t
renommes rgiments. Avant ce dernier
changement, le nom rgiment indiquait en fait
un commandement du niveau de la formation. Le
7th Toronto Regiment, dont la formation a t
autorise en 1931 et qui avait sous ses ordres la
3rd Field Brigade et la 4th Medium Brigade est un
exemple typique de cela. Ce groupe de lartillerie
fut dissous en 1954 alors quil portait le titre de
Headquarters, RCA, 2nd Armoured Division
(Quartier gnral, ARC, 2e Division blinde).
58. Le 1er Rgiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery, dont la formation a t autorise le
1er dcembre 1898, est le plus ancien rgiment
dartillerie de la Force rgulire avoir t
incorpor de faon continue. Le 2e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC, dont la formation a
t autorise le 27 novembre 1856, est le plus
ancien rgiment dartillerie de la Force de rserve
incorpor de faon continue. Comme le Montreal
Light Infantry, ce rgiment tait lorigine un
bataillon de la Milice sdentaire qui tait plac sous
lautorit dune unit de classe B en tant que
Montreal Artillery .
59. Rgiments du gnie. L unit du Gnie
tait au dpart la compagnie. Mme si deux
compagnies ont t formes en Grande-Bretagne
en 1716, ce nest quen 1772 que les hommes de
troupe ont t tablis de faon permanente,
lorsquon a form la garnison de Gibraltar une
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established. Although there were a few Militia
District engineer headquarters formed in the 1920s,
Canadian engineer companies were mostly
brigaded as necessary. In time the headquarters
were designated as regiments with the companies
temporarily assigned under command. Thus, for
traditional purposes the lineages of engineer sub-
units are tracked separately. Unfortunately, there is
often inadequate organizational documentation for
post-Unification engineer squadrons that are
assigned to regiments. Therefore, at least on paper,
regiments may have squadrons allocated to them
that are not reflected in the actual organization.
60. It can be said that Canada owes its
existence to the work of military engineers. From
the building of stockades and forts in New France
and British North America to the construction of
roads and canals they have left an indelible mark
on the nation. Engineer companies were
established as early as the 1850s but the oldest
engineer company still recorded on the order of
battle is the Charlottetown Engineer Company,
which was authorized to be formed on
16 August 1878. This company was amalgamated
with the 4th Prince Edward Island Regiment of
Garrison Artillery in 1904 and is now part of The
Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC).
61. Conventionally, engineer units are
numbered, not named, and the standard for army
engineer units is to use ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd,
3rd, etc.) for the Reserve Force and cardinal
numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) for the Regular Force. In the
French language, units are all identified with ordinal
numbers. Within this convention, units were
numbered sequentially by type, for example, there
was a 3rd Field Company and a 3rd Field Park
Company on active service and a 3rd (Reserve)
Field Company in the Non-Permanent Active Militia
during the Second World War. In 1947, field
engineer and field park companies were
redesignated squadrons. Prior to this date, these
types of engineer units were designated as
squadrons only if they provided support to cavalry
or armoured formations. Engineer units that did not
fill a field function, such as works companies,
continued to be designated as companies.
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compagnie constitue des hommes qui y taient
stationns. Mme sil y avait quelques quartiers
gnraux du gnie du district de la Milice dj
forms dans les annes vingt, les compagnies du
gnie du Canada ont t, pour la plupart,
embrigades au besoin. Au fil des ans, les quartiers
gnraux ont t dsigns rgiments et les
compagnies temporairement places en sous
ordres. Par consquent, aux fins des traditions, on
suit la ligne des sous-units du gnie sparment.
Malheureusement, les documents dorganisation
des escadrons de gnie de la priode suivant
lunification assigns aux rgiments sont souvent
insuffisants. Par consquent, au moins sur papier,
les escadrons affects aux rgiments peuvent,
dans certains cas, ne pas se reflter dans
lorganisation relle.
60. On peut dire que le Canada doit son
existence au travail du gnie militaire. De la
construction de palissades et de forts en Nouvelle-
France et en Amrique du Nord britannique la
construction des chemins et des canaux, il a laiss
une marque indlbile sur le pays. Des compagnies
de gnie ont t tablies ds les annes 1850,
mais la plus ancienne compagnie de gnie figurant
encore dans lordre de bataille est la Charlottetown
Engineer Company, dont la formation a t
autorise le 16 aot 1878. Cette compagnie a
fusionn avec le 4th Prince Edward Island
Regiment of Garrison Artillery en 1904 et fait
aujourdhui partie du Prince Edward Island
Regiment (RCAC).
61. Traditionnellement, les units du gnie sont
dsignes au moyen de numros et non au moyen
de titres, et la norme pour toutes les units du
gnie de larme consiste utiliser des nombres
ordinaux (1er, 2e, 3e, etc.) pour la Force de rserve
et des nombres cardinaux (1, 2, 3, etc.) pour la
Force rgulire. En franais, les units sont toutes
dfinies au moyen de nombres ordinaux.
lintrieur de cette convention, les units ont t
numrotes de faon squentielle selon le genre,
par exemple, il y avait une 3rd Field Company
(compagnie de campagne) et une 3rd Field Park
Company (compagnie du parc du Gnie) en service
actif et une 3rd (Reserve) Field Company
(compagnie de campagne de la Rserve) dans la
Milice active non permanente pendant la Seconde
Guerre mondiale. En 1947, les compagnies du
gnie de campagne et les compagnies du parc du
Gnie ont reu la nouvelle dsignation descadron.
Avant cette date, les units du gnie de ce genre
taient dsignes comme escadrons seulement si
elles offraient un appui aux formations de cavalerie
ou blindes. Les units du gnie qui nexeraient
pas de fonction en campagne, telles que les
compagnies de travaux, ont continu dtre
dsignes comme compagnies.

62. Although engineer regiments are a
comparatively new phenomenon in the Canadian
military, 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The
Elgins) does possess a lineage from
14 September 1866 but this is due to its previous
service as an infantry regiment. The first Regular
Force regiment was not formed until
29 August 1952 when the 1st Field Engineer
Regiment, RCE was authorized to be formed. This
regiment was disbanded on 1 July 1958 and it was
not until 17 June 1977 that Regular Force engineer
regiments again appeared on the order of battle.
63. Infantry Regiments. Of the fifty
independent volunteer rifle companies authorized in
1855, ten were formed in the Province of Canada
(present-day Ontario and Quebec). These rifle
companies and the ones formed thereafter were
armed with the 1853 pattern muzzle-loading rifled
musket. Their role was intended to provide a rapid
deployment force or "vanguard" for the antiquated
smoothbore musket equipped Sedentary Militia,
when they were called out, and as skirmishers and
providers of security and information for British
regulars. It was not until 1862 that the first volunteer
units designated "infantry" were authorized to be
formed. Although Canadian units were styled after
the various types of infantry that had developed in
Europe (light infantry, fusilier, rifle, etc.), except for
the guards regiments who filled a dual purpose for
ceremonial reasons, all were largely employed and
trained as line infantry.
64. The independent companies that were
formed in cities were being gradually grouped
together, or "battalionized," when, in 1866, the
Militia colonists of the Provinces of British North
America were called out to defend against the first
Fenian incursion. It became readily apparent that
for the efficient employment of the independent
infantry companies, especially those in isolated
rural communities, provisional battalions were
necessary. This experience rapidly led to the
establishment of permanent battalions with
permanent commanding and staff officers. In 1866
more than 40 battalions, including The Civil Service
Rifle Regiment and three battalions of rifles for the
newly authorized Grand Trunk Railway Corps, were
formed.
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62. Mme si les rgiments du gnie sont un
phnomne relativement nouveau dans les Forces
canadiennes, le 31e Rgiment de gnie de combat
(The Elgins) a une ligne remontant au
14 septembre 1866, mais cela est attribuable son
service antrieur en tant que rgiment dinfanterie.
Le premier rgiment de gnie de la Force rgulire
na t form que le 29 aot 1952, au moment o la
formation du 1st Field Engineer Regiment, RCE a
t autorise. Ce rgiment fut dissout le
1er juillet 1958 et ce nest que le 17 juin 1977 que
les rgiments de gnie de la Force rgulire
apparurent nouveau lordre de bataille.
63. Rgiments de linfanterie. Dix des
cinquante compagnies de voltigeurs volontaires
indpendantes autorises en 1855 ont t formes
dans la Province du Canada (lOntario et le Qubec
actuels). Ces compagnies de voltigeurs et celles
qui ont t formes par la suite taient armes du
mousquet canon ray chargement par la
bouche du modle de 1853. Lorsquelles taient
appeles, elles devaient fournir une force de
dploiement rapide ou tte davant-garde la
Milice sdentaire munie de fusils me lisse
vtustes et fournir une avant-garde la force
rgulire britannique, assurer sa scurit et lui
fournir de linformation. Ce nest quen 1862 que la
formation des premires units volontaires
dsignes infanterie a t autorise. Mme si
les units canadiennes taient conues daprs les
infanteries de divers genres qui staient
dveloppes en Europe (infanterie lgre, fusiliers,
voltigeurs, etc.), lexception des rgiments de la
garde qui avaient un double but pour des raisons
dordre crmonial, toutes taient en grande partie
utilises et entranes en tant quinfanterie de ligne.
64. Les compagnies indpendantes formes
dans les villes taient graduellement regroupes ou
constitues en bataillons lorsque, en 1866, les
pionniers des provinces de lAmrique du Nord
britannique qui faisaient partie de la Milice ont t
appels assurer la dfense contre la premire
incursion des Fniens. Il est devenu rapidement
manifeste que pour utiliser de faon efficace les
compagnies dinfanterie indpendantes, et surtout
celles des rgions rurales isoles, il fallait des
bataillons provisoires. Cette exprience a
rapidement men ltablissement de bataillons
permanents ainsi que de postes permanents de
commandants et dofficiers dtat-major. En 1866,
on a autoris la formation de plus de quarante
bataillons, y compris le Civil Service Rifle Regiment
et trois bataillons de voltigeurs pour le Grand Trunk
Railway Corps, dont la formation venait dtre
autorise.
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65. From the outset, battalions were
designated numerically. This system of
identification changed in 1900 when infantry
battalions were redesignated as regiments and
again in 1920 when, except for The 48th Regiment
(Highlanders), regiments lost their numerical
designations.
66. In the Canadian Army restructure of 1936,
the Canadian Machine Gun Corps was disbanded
and its units were amalgamated with infantry
regiments. The infantry regiments which received
these amalgamations took on the role of machine
gun units and were afforded the secondary
designation "(MG)." In many cases, machine gun
battalions were amalgamated with multiple partners
and unless specifically directed in General Orders,
the lineage of these battalions is afforded to the unit
that was assigned the headquarters component
and at least one company.
67. Since 1855 there have been more than 160
Regular and Reserve Force infantry battalions
authorized to be formed. Notwithstanding the
Second World War, when regiments raised
additional battalions for active service, some
regiments have and continue to be authorized as
multi-battalion regiments.
68. The Royal Canadian Regiment, which was
authorized to be formed on 21 December 1883, is
the oldest infantry regiment continuously embodied
in the Regular Force. However, its lineage is traced
to 14 August 1863 because of its amalgamated
Reserve Force component (the 4th Battalion), the
former "The London and Oxford Fusiliers (3rd
Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment)".
The Canadian Grenadier Guards, which were
authorized to be formed on 17 November 1859, are
the oldest infantry regiment continuously embodied
in the Reserve Force.
PERPETUATIONS
69. Perpetuation is a uniquely Canadian
system that institutionalizes the memory of the
deeds and sacrifices made by those soldiers who
contributed to a unique period in Canadas military
history and provides a means of preserving military
operational honours for succeeding generations.
Thus, the perpetuating unit becomes the official
safe-keeper of this heritage for them all.
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65. Dentre de jeu, les bataillons ont t
dsigns de faon numrique. Cette mthode
didentification a chang en 1900 lorsque les
bataillons dinfanterie sont devenus des rgiments
et, encore une fois en 1920, lorsque les rgiments,
lexception du 48th Regiment (Highlanders), ont
perdu leurs dsignations numriques.
66. Au moment de la restructuration de 1936
de lArme canadienne, le Canadian Machine Gun
Corps a t dissout et ses units ont t fusionnes
avec les rgiments dinfanterie. Les rgiments
dinfanterie qui ont fait lobjet de ces amalgamations
ont assum le rle dunits de mitrailleuses et on
leur a donn la dsignation secondaire (MG) .
Bien souvent, les bataillons de mitrailleuses taient
fusionns avec des partenaires multiples et moins
que ce soit exig expressment dans les
ordonnances gnrales, la ligne de ces bataillons
est accorde lunit assigne la composante du
quartier gnral et au moins une compagnie.
67. Depuis 1855, on a autoris la formation de
plus de 160 bataillons dinfanterie de la Force
rgulire et de la Rserve. Indpendamment de la
Seconde Guerre mondiale, o les rgiments ont
lev des bataillons additionnels pour le service
actif, certains rgiments ont t autoriss et
continuent dtre autoriss exister en tant que
rgiments bataillons multiples.
68. Le Royal Canadian Regiment, dont la
formation a t autorise le 21 dcembre 1883, est
le plus ancien rgiment dinfanterie incorpor de
faon continue dans la Force rgulire. Sa ligne
remonte toutefois au 14 aot 1863 cause de son
lment fusionn de la Rserve (le 4e Bataillon),
qui tait antrieurement The London and Oxford
Fusiliers (3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian
Regiment) . The Canadian Grenadier Guards,
dont la formation a t autorise le
17 novembre 1859, est le plus ancien rgiment
dinfanterie avoir t incorpor de faon continue
dans la Rserve.
PERPTUATIONS
69. La perptuation est une mesure propre au
Canada qui institutionnalise le souvenir des exploits
et des sacrifices des militaires qui ont contribu
une priode particulire de lhistoire militaire
canadienne. Cest une faon de protger les
honneurs de bataille pour les gnrations venir.
Lunit qui perptue un souvenir devient donc la
gardienne de cet hritage pour chacune dentre-
elles.

70. The system was developed by the army
after the First World War and was extensively used
to safeguard the heritage of Canadian
Expeditionary Force units. The system has
changed little over the years. Only combatant units,
that have gained an honour and/or distinction in the
field, may be perpetuated and only a combatant
unit authorized to be an honour-bearing unit may be
afforded a perpetuation. A list of authorized
perpetuations is contained at Annex 1B.
71. Perpetuation guidelines, developed by the
post-First World War Battle Honours Committee
and the Army Historical Section, are still followed
today:
a. where a connection can be established,
whether generic, territorial or titular, it is
desirable that units now existing or to be
raised in future should perpetuate military
units of the past in Canada;
b. where a connection is established between
an active unit and a defunct or disbanded
unit, no limits should be set to the time
elapsed between the disbanding of the
former unit and the raising of the present
unit;
c. where only a territorial connection is
established and where two or more active
units now recruit within that territory,
perpetuation should be offered to active
units in order of date of raising. Only in
exceptional cases may dual perpetuations
be warranted; and
d. it is policy to perpetuate the memory of
predecessor units but there shall be no
other effect upon the lineage or precedence
of any perpetuating unit.
72. The perpetuation rules were designed to
find the most suitable match for disbanded units
with units on the current order of battle. This
provided a strong family link and local meeting
point for former soldiers of the perpetuated unit and
avoided unnecessary conflicts amongst units who
wished to perpetuate the same unit.
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70. Les Forces ont tabli cette mesure aprs la
Premire Guerre mondiale et lont beaucoup
utilise pour sauvegarder le patrimoine des units
du Corps expditionnaire canadien. La perptuation
na pas beaucoup chang au fil des ans. Seules les
units combattantes qui ont obtenu un honneur de
bataille ou une distinction suite une campagne
peuvent tre perptues et seule une unit
combattante autorise avoir des honneurs peut
en perptuer une autre. On trouvera une liste des
perptuations lannexe 1B.
71. On suit encore aujourdhui les lignes
directrices sur la perptuation rdiges par le
Comit des honneurs de bataille suite la Premire
Guerre mondiale et la Section historique de
lArme :
a. lorsquil est possible dtablir une relation
gnrale, territoriale ou nominale, il est
souhaitable que les units qui existent
aujourdhui ou qui seront leves dans un
temps futur perptuent les units militaires
qui ont dj exist au Canada;
b. lorsquune relation est tablie entre une
unit active et une ancienne unit ou une
unit dissoute, aucune limite ne doit tre
fixe au temps coul entre la dissolution
de lancienne unit et la leve de lunit
actuelle;
c. lorsque seule une relation territoriale est
tablie, et quune ou plus dune unit active
recrute maintenant dans le territoire en
question, la perptuation doit tre offerte
aux units actives en fonction de lordre
des dates de leve. La perptuation par
deux units nest justifie que dans les cas
exceptionnels;
d. la politique est de perptuer le souvenir des
units qui ont prcd, mais cela naura
aucun autre effet sur la ligne ou la
prsance des units assurant la
perptuation.
72. Les rgles de la perptuation ont t
conues pour assortir le mieux possible les units
dissoutes et les units figurant dans lordre de
bataille actuel. Cela permet de crer un solide lien
familial et un point de rencontre local pour les
anciens membres de lunit perptue et vite les
conflits inutiles entre les units qui dsiraient
perptuer la mme unit.
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73. Perpetuations of Canadian Expeditionary
Force artillery units were assigned on a titular basis
and, in many cases, the wartime units mobilized in
Canada hold little connection with the geographical
location of the perpetuating unit.
74. When an artillery regiment and its allocated
batteries are amalgamated with another regiment
and its allocated batteries, perpetuation is
automatically assigned to the batteries which
maintain the same numerical designation. When a
numerical designation is not continued, the
perpetuation goes to the regiment as a whole.
OPERATIONAL HISTORIES
75. The notes in the lineage charts give only a
brief overview of the operational history of each
regiment. For this purpose, "operational" is
considered to apply to activity during war.
Peacetime service is not summarized, including
overseas service with the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation or peacekeeping service with the
United Nations or other international body. The
battle honours noted on the charts serve as a
record of a regiments participation in campaigns,
and it is not considered necessary to repeat this
detail in each charts history note. For further
information on the history of a regiment consult the
histories produced by the regiment or branch
concerned, many of which can found by reading the
endnotes.
76. Although many regiments contributed to the
raising of Canadas wartime units, the operational
histories in the charts includes information only for
those regiments which served as homogeneous
units or recognition was accorded through the
granting of a battle honour or perpetuation.
77. It should be noted that during the Second
World War the majority of artillery and engineer
regiments possessed no lineal or territorial
connection with the similarly numbered regiments
of the Canadian Active Service Force. Where
artillery batteries and engineer squadrons have
been amalgamated into regiments their wartime
service is detailed in the charts.
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73. La perptuation des units dartillerie du
Corps expditionnaire canadien a t assigne sur
une base nominale et, dans bien des cas, les units
qui ont t mobilises au Canada en temps de
guerre nont peu prs aucun lien avec
lemplacement gographique de lunit qui assure
la perptuation.
74. Lorsquun rgiment dartillerie et ses
batteries sont fusionns un autre rgiment
dartillerie et ses batteries, la perptuation est
alloue aux batteries conservant la mme dsigna-
tion numrique. Sil ny a pas une continuation de la
dsignation numrique, la perptuation incombe au
rgiment dans son ensemble.
HISTORIQUES OPRATIONNELS
75. Les notes ajoutes aux tableaux des
lignes ne donnent quun aperu de lhistorique
oprationnel de chaque rgiment. cette fin, le mot
oprationnel sapplique lactivit en temps de
guerre. Le service en temps de paix, dont le service
ltranger avec lOrganisation du Trait de
lAtlantique du Nord et le service de maintien de la
paix avec les Nations Unies ou un autre organisme
international nest pas compt. Les honneurs de
bataille signals dans les tableaux servent
rappeler la participation des rgiments aux
campagnes, et il nest pas jug ncessaire de
rpter ces renseignements dans la note historique
de chaque tableau. Pour obtenir de plus amples
renseignements sur lhistoire dun rgiment,
consulter les livres dhistoire raliss par le
rgiment ou la branche dont il sagit et dont bon
nombre sont mentionns dans les notes de fin de
texte.
76. Mme si de nombreux rgiments ont
particip la leve des units de temps de guerre
du Canada, les historiques oprationnels figurant
aux tableaux ne contiennent des renseignements
que sur les rgiments qui ont servi en tant quunits
homognes ou qui ont t reconnus par lattribution
dhonneurs de bataille ou par la perptuation.
77. Il faut signaler que, pendant la Seconde
Guerre mondiale, presque aucun des rgiments
dartillerie et du gnie ntait rattach en ligne
directe ou navait une relation territoriale avec les
rgiments de lArme active du Canada ayant une
dsignation numrique similaire. Le service en
temps de guerre des batteries dartillerie et des
escadrons du gnie qui ont t fusionns avec des
rgiments est dcrit aux diffrents tableaux.

COLOURS
78. As a generic term, a "Colour" refers to the
variously shaped consecrated flags that are issued
to specific types of units for identification. They are
described as the "Standards" of horse guards and
dragoon guards, the "Guidon" of dragoon and
hussar regiments and the "Colours" of foot guards
and line infantry regiments. Although the first official
reference to a standard form of religious service in
connection with the formal issue or presentation of
Colours dates to 1867, flags have been associated
with religion from the earliest times when battle
flags were blessed, as consecrated objects. It is for
this reason that Colours are afforded, when no
longer serviceable or used, the dignity of being laid
up in a sacred or public setting.
79. There is no definitive origin on the use of
Colours. The fixing of a tribal emblem or a badge to
a pole for the purpose of indicating the position of a
leader or as a rallying point for soldiers eventually
led military units and the nobility to employ a wide
array of painted flags and banners. Gradually this
eclectic mix of flags evolved into what can now be
called the original form of Colours as we know
them today. As mentioned previously, by the
beginning of 17th Century a system of
regimentation came into being. Each company
identified with its commanders (captains) flag or
colour. The battalions/regiments field officers (the
colonel, lieutenant-colonel and the major) each
nominally commanded one of the companies.
These flags did fulfil a purpose closely akin to
"Colours" but they were in essence simply a means
of marking their presence on the field of battle. In
mid-18th Century, Colours were standardized and
infantry regiments were issued a Sovereigns and a
Regimental Colour (referred to as a Stand of
Colours). At the same time, foot guard battalions
were still receiving their former allotment of
company colours, although not all were being used.
The foot guard regiments enjoyed the patronage of
Royal Colonels and were authorized to use a field
officers colour as the Sovereigns Colour (a
crimson flag displaying a royal badge) and other
company colours, in rotation, as the regimental
Colour (a grand union flag with a royal or national
badge).
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DRAPEAUX CONSACRS
78. En tant que terme gnrique, le mot
drapeau consacr ou Couleurs dsigne les
drapeaux consacrs de diverses formes attribus
aux units particulires aux fins didentification. Ils
sont dcrits en tant qu tendard de la cavalerie
de la Garde et des dragons de la Garde, en tant
que guidon des rgiments de dragons et de
hussards et en tant que couleurs consacres de
la garde pied et des rgiments dinfanterie de
ligne. Mme si la premire mention officielle dune
forme standard de service religieux li la remise
ou la prsentation officielle des drapeaux
consacrs remonte 1867, les drapeaux ont t
associs la religion depuis les tout premiers
temps o les drapeaux de guerre taient bnis,
en tant quobjets consacrs. Cest pour cela quon
accorde aux drapeaux consacrs qui ne sont plus
en tat de servir ou qui ne servent plus la dignit
dtre rangs dans un endroit sacr ou public.
79. Nous ignorons quelle est lorigine prcise
de lutilisation des drapeaux consacrs. Linstalla-
tion dun emblme tribal ou dun insigne sur un
poteau pour indiquer la position dun chef ou en
tant que point de rassemblement des soldats a
finalement amen les units militaires et les nobles
utiliser un large ventail de bannires et de
drapeaux. Graduellement, cet assortiment clecti-
que de drapeaux est devenu ce quon peut
maintenant appeler la forme originale de
drapeaux consacrs que nous connaissons
aujourdhui. Comme nous lavons mentionn ant-
rieurement, au dbut du XVIIe sicle, un systme
denrgimentation a vu le jour. Chaque compagnie
sidentifiait au drapeau ou aux couleurs de son
commandant (capitaine). Les officiers suprieurs du
bataillon/rgiment (le colonel, le lieutenant-colonel
et le major) commandaient chacun thoriquement
une des compagnies. Ces drapeaux avaient un but
trs semblable celui des couleurs , mais ils
taient essentiellement un moyen de marquer leur
prsence sur le champ de bataille. Au milieu du
XVIIIe sicle, les drapeaux consacrs ont t
normaliss et les rgiments dinfanterie ont reu un
drapeau consacr du Souverain et un drapeau
consacr rgimentaire (cest--dire un ensemble
de drapeaux consacrs ). la mme poque, les
bataillons de cavalerie de la Garde recevaient
toujours leur ancien lot de drapeaux de compa-
gnies, mme sils ne les utilisaient pas tous. Les
rgiments de la garde pied jouissaient de la
protection des colonels royaux et taient autoriss
utiliser les couleurs dun officier suprieur en tant
que drapeaux consacrs du Souverain (un drapeau
de couleur cramoisie arborant un insigne royal) et
dautres couleurs de la compagnie, tour de rle,
en tant que drapeau consacr rgimentaire (un
Grand Union Flag portant un insigne royal ou
national).
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80. Regiments who were required to employ
speed and stealth in their role as scouts and
skirmishers ahead of the main body were not
authorized to carry Colours. In Canada this
included both hussar and rifle regiments. While the
drums of mounted regiments and the drums of rifle
regiments may be emblazoned with battle honours
and distinctions, as are the drums of all infantry
regiments, they are not to be treated as Colours
and compliments are not authorized to be paid to
them. In 1956, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
authorized hussar regiments to carry Guidons.
81. For infantry regiments with a stand of
Colours, battle honours are emblazoned only on the
Regimental Colour except in the case of foot
guards, which emblazon the same honours on both.
British Army Order 338 of 1922 permits "with His
Majestys approval the carrying of honours on
Kings Colours ... including Canadian regiments,"
but this has not yet been necessary as to date the
design of Canadian Colours has provided sufficient
space to emblazon honours. Only the regimental
Colour is shown in the infantry regiment charts.
82. Colours bear badges which identify the
regiment to which they belong, the Crown and the
regimental facing colour. On the Standards and
Guidons of armour regiments, the distinguishing
insignia are in the centre and in a title or badge
form in the second and third quarters (corners of
the flag). On infantry regimental Colours, they are in
the centre and, in rare cases, in the four corners.
Other authorized badges, such as those for
honorary distinctions and foot guard company
badges may also be emblazoned.
83. In addition to the badge, title and honours
of a regiment, Colours also incorporate the
approved motto and, if required, the Arabic numeral
of the battalion. Furthermore, they can be
differenced to identify the type and history of the
unit. For example, armour regiments originally
formed as cavalry bear the White Horse of Hanover
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80. Les rgiments qui devaient aller vite et
furtivement dans leur rle en tant que troupe de
reconnaissance et davant-garde prcdant le gros
des troupes ntaient pas autoriss arborer des
drapeaux consacrs. Au Canada, cela comprenait
les rgiments, tant de hussards que de voltigeurs.
Si les tambours des rgiments monts et des
rgiments de carabiniers peuvent tre blasonns
dhonneurs de bataille et de distinctions
honorifiques, comme ceux de tous les rgiments
dinfanterie, on ne doit pas les considrer comme
des drapeaux consacrs. Il nest pas permis de leur
rendre hommage. En 1956, Sa Majest la reine
lisabeth II autorisait aux rgiments de hussards
arborer des guidons.
81. Dans le cas des rgiments dinfanterie
ayant un ensemble de drapeaux consacrs, les
honneurs de bataille sont blasonns seulement sur
le drapeau consacr rgimentaire sauf dans le cas
de la garde pied, qui blasonne les mmes
honneurs sur les deux drapeaux consacrs.
Lordonnance 338 de 1922 de lArme britannique
permet avec lautorisation de Sa Majest
darborer les dcorations sur le drapeau consacr
du roi [...] y compris dans le cas des rgiments
canadiens. Cela na toutefois pas encore t
ncessaire, car ce jour le modle des drapeaux
consacrs canadiens offre assez despace pour
blasonner les dcorations. Seul le drapeau
consacr rgimentaire est montr dans les tableaux
des rgiments dinfanterie.
82. Les drapeaux consacrs portent des
insignes qui dfinissent le rgiment auquel ils
appartiennent, la Couronne et la couleur des
garnitures du rgiment. Sur les tendards et
guidons des rgiments de blinds, les insignes
distinctifs sont placs au centre et sous forme de
titre ou dinsigne dans les deuxime et troisime
quartiers (coins du drapeau). Sur les drapeaux
consacrs des rgiments dinfanterie, ils sont
placs au centre et, dans de rares cas, dans les
quatre coins. Dautres insignes autoriss, tels que
ceux dcerns titre de distinctions honorifiques et
les insignes des compagnies de gardes pied
peuvent aussi tre blasonns.
83. Outre linsigne, le titre et les dcorations
dun rgiment, les drapeaux consacrs incorporent
la devise approuve et, sil y a lieu, le numro du
bataillon en chiffres arabes. De plus, ils peuvent
tre diffrencis pour faire reconnatre le genre et
lhistoire de lunit. Par exemple, les rgiments de
blinds qui ont t forms au dpart en tant que

while other armour regiments incorporate a white
ram. There are numerous other policies followed in
the design of Colours and readers should consult
A-AD-200-000/AG-000, The Honours, Flags and
Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces for
further information.
84. The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
does not possess Colours. However, when its guns
are on ceremonial parade with formed artillery
regiments or independent batteries they are
equivalent to a battalion with its Colours, and the
first gun in procession is to be saluted accordingly.
This honour was afforded to the Canadian artillery
in 1885.
85. A Colour has come to mean much more
than a simple expedient as a rallying point for
soldiers on the field of battle. Today, it is a symbol
of the spirit, history and sacrifices of a regiment. It
is a regiments most honoured possession, it
records the heroic actions of its soldiers and it is
venerated as the embodiment of the ideals of the
regimental family and the nation.
A moth-eaten rag on a worm-eaten pole, It does
not look likely to a stir a mans soul, Tis the
deeds that were done neath the moth-eaten
rag, When the pole was a staff, and the rag was
a flag.
Sir Edward Hamley
CAMP FLAGS
86. While Colours mark a formed unit in the
line of battle or on parade, camp flags mark the
units location in garrison or camp. Although
inspired by British practice, Canadian camp flags
reflect more freedom of design. For example, while
facing colours and regimental badges are often
used (as in the British tradition), so too are colours
derived from vehicle tactical signs. Basically, the
only restriction on camp flag design is that they be
sufficiently different from other camp flags to avoid
confusion, that they must have standard
proportions of two by length and one by width, the
use of lettering is restricted to what is absolutely
necessary and the first quadrant (top portion of the
flag closest to the pole) is reserved exclusively for
unit designation, i.e., the 1st or 2nd battalion of a
regiment.
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cavalerie arborent le cheval blanc de Hanovre alors
que les autres rgiments de blinds arborent un
blier blanc. On suit de nombreuses autres
politiques dans la conception des drapeaux
consacrs. Les lecteurs sont invits se reporter
la publication intitule Les dcorations, drapeaux et
la structure du patrimoine des Forces canadiennes
(A-AD-200-000/AG-000) o ils obtiendront de plus
amples renseignements.
84. Le Rgiment royal de lArtillerie canadienne
na pas de drapeau consacr, mais lorsquil
participe une prise darmes avec des batteries
indpendantes ou des rgiments dartillerie
structurs, il est, avec ses canons, lquivalent dun
bataillon avec ses drapeaux consacrs et le
premier canon du dfil doit tre salu en
consquence. Lartillerie canadienne a obtenu cet
honneur en 1885.
85. Un drapeau consacr est devenu bien plus
quun simple moyen de marquer un point de
ralliement pour les soldats sur le champ de bataille.
Cest aujourdhui un symbole du courage, de
lhistoire et des sacrifices dun rgiment. Cest le
bien le plus honor dun rgiment. Le drapeau
dcrit les actes hroques des soldats du rgiment
et il est vnr titre de symbole des idaux de la
famille rgimentaire et du pays.
Un bout dtoffe mit en lambeaux sur un
poteau vreux a peu de chances dmouvoir, Ce
qui fait vibrer, ce sont les actes accomplis,
lorsque le poteau tait un mt et le bout dtoffe,
un drapeau. [Traduction libre]
Sir Edward Hamley
DRAPEAUX DE CAMP
86. Alors que les drapeaux consacrs
indiquent une unit forme dans la ligne de bataille
ou dans un dfil, les drapeaux de camp marquent
lemplacement de lunit en garnison ou dans le
camp. Bien quils soient inspirs par la pratique
britannique, les drapeaux de camp canadiens
refltent plus de libert dans leur conception. titre
dexemple, alors que les couleurs des parements et
des insignes rgimentaires sont souvent utiliss
(tout comme cela se fait selon la tradition
britannique), les couleurs drives des signes
tactiques pour vhicule le sont tout autant. La seule
restriction sur la conception du drapeau de camp
est quil devrait tre suffisamment diffrent des
autres drapeaux de camp pour viter la confusion
et doit se conformer aux normes de proportion de
deux units de longueur pour chaque unit de
largeur.
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87. The use of Camp Colours, currently
referred to as camp flags, in the British Army dates
back to the 18th Century when Royal Clothing
Warrants were first issued to govern their use. Until
the First World War the descriptions concerning
camp colours were simple and precise. These flags
were a purely functional item of regiments field
equipment regardless of the type of unit that
served to mark the location of a unit in the field
while encamped. They were not Colours in the full
sense of the word that were carried into battle but
were called camp colours simply because early
orders governing their use stated that they had to
be of the same colour as the regiments facing
colour. Carried by the quartermaster, the quarter
and rear guards there were a total of five camp
colours for a Regiment. Upon arrival in the location
of a regiments designated encampment, the
quartermaster would place a central flag on the
ground to be occupied by the headquarters and the
quarter and rear guards would mark the front and
rear corners of the camp as laid out by the
quartermaster. Flags were simple in design
allowing the approaching troops to identify their
units allocated encampment from a distance.
These flags were square shaped so that they would
not unduly droop, thus assisting identification from
a distance.
88. Canadian use for the most part follows that
of the British except that Canadian instructions at
the beginning of the 20th Century directed camp
colours of the dimensions 18 x 18 inches (45.72 x
45.72 centimetres) be made of "blue for Infantry
and red for Rifles, with the number of the Battalion
in red [on blue] and green [on red] figures on each;
the Commanding Officer should have a little larger
colour erected in front of his tent, distinguished by a
transverse cross of blue or red." During the First
World War some units did use camp colours to
identify the location of the regimental headquarters
in the field but the practice was not formalized. The
primary identification for formations and units was
the formation patch that was more practical at the
time. For the most part, examples of battalion flags
were based on their formation patch. Just like the
formation patches, these flags were not used on
return to Canada as they were solely intended for
use on overseas service. The practice was
continued during the Second World War by some
units but their use was not generally encouraged.
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87. Lusage des couleurs de camp,
actuellement appeles drapeaux de camp, dans
larme britannique remonte au XVIIIe sicle, au
moment o les premiers brevets de fournisseur de
la cour en rgissant lusage ont t lancs. Jusqu
la Premire Guerre mondiale, les descriptions
relatives aux couleurs de camp taient simples et
prcises. Ces drapeaux taient des pices
dquipement de campagne purement
fonctionnelles dun rgiment peu importe le genre
dunit dont il sagissait qui servaient marquer
lemplacement dune unit sur le terrain pendant
quelle campait. Il ne sagissait pas de drapeaux
consacrs au plein sens du terme, quon arborait
au combat, mais on les appelait couleurs de camp
simplement parce que les premires ordonnances
en rgissant lusage exigeaient quelles soient de la
mme couleur que les garnitures du rgiment. Un
rgiment avait au total cinq drapeaux de camp qui
taient arbors par le quartier-matre, les gardes de
caserne et les arrire-gardes. son arrive
lemplacement du campement dsign du rgiment,
le quartier-matre plaait un drapeau central
lendroit qui devait tre occup par le quartier
gnral et les gardes de caserne et les arrire-
gardes marquaient les coins avant et arrire du
camp indiqus par le quartier-matre. Les drapeaux
taient dun modle simple, ce qui permettait aux
troupes qui arrivaient de reconnatre de loin le
campement attribu leur unit. Ils taient carrs
pour ne pas saffaisser indment, ce qui aidait les
reconnatre de loin.
88. Lusage canadien suit en gnral lusage
britannique sauf que, dans les instructions
canadiennes du dbut du XXe sicle, on ordonnait
que les couleurs de camp mesurent 18 po sur 18
po (45,72 cm sur 45,72 cm), quelles soient de
couleur bleue dans le cas de linfanterie et de
couleur rouge dans celui des voltigeurs, que le
numro du bataillon soit imprim sur chaque
drapeau en rouge [sur le bleu] et en vert [sur le
rouge]. Le commandant devait avoir devant sa
tente un drapeau un peu plus grand distingu par
une croix transversale de couleur bleue ou rouge.
Pendant la Premire Guerre mondiale, certaines
units ont utilis les couleurs de camp pour
prciser lemplacement du quartier gnral
rgimentaire sur le terrain, mais la pratique na pas
t officialise. Le principal moyen didentification
des formations et des units tait linsigne de la
formation, qui tait plus pratique lpoque. Dans
lensemble, les drapeaux de bataillon types taient
fonds sur linsigne de la formation. Ni ces
drapeaux ni les insignes de la formation nont t

They continued to be a purely utilitarian flag to
indicate location of a regiment in camp. During both
wars, instructions stated that these were not to be
brought into battle nor be within sight of enemy
forces.
89. The term Camp Flag comes into use after
the Second World War but its purpose continued
that of the camp colours. Their shape also became
rectangular and the patterns became more and
more elaborate with the addition of the outline of
the unit badge and more recently the colourised
unit badge. Recently, regimental identity has grown
towards these flags but their intended purpose has
been consistent in identifying the location of field
units headquarters. According to purpose, camp
flags are not carried on the line of march (on
parade) in the Canadian Forces.
90. Although the rectangular shape of camp
flags is regulated, regiments may choose various
other shapes for miniature flags for use as
pennants on parade square markers and vehicles.
TERMINOLOGY
91. The following organizational terminology is
used in this publication:
Allocated (affect/allou)
means assigned to a named unit as a
component part.
Amalgamated (fusionner (se fusionna))
means joined with another unit or units to form
one new unit; a kind of "marriage".
Attached (attach)
means assigned to a unit, but not as a
component part.
Authorised (autoris(e))
given official authority to exist as a unit.
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utiliss aprs le retour au Canada, parce quils
taient destins uniquement au service outre-mer.
La pratique a t continue par certaines units
pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, mais lusage
de ces drapeaux ntait pas encourag en gnral.
Ceux-ci sont rests purement des drapeaux dordre
utilitaire servant indiquer lemplacement dun
rgiment dans le camp. Pendant les deux guerres
mondiales, on dclarait dans les instructions quil
ne fallait pas apporter ces drapeaux au combat ni
les placer la vue des forces ennemies.
89. Aprs la Seconde Guerre mondiale, on a
commenc utiliser le terme drapeau de camp ,
mais ce drapeau avait le mme but que les
couleurs de camp. Les drapeaux sont devenus
rectangulaires et les modles sont devenus de plus
en plus dtaills avec lajout du contour de linsigne
dunit et plus rcemment de linsigne dunit en
couleurs. Rcemment, ces drapeaux ont servi
davantage lidentification des units, mais ils ont
toujours t destins indiquer lemplacement du
quartier gnral des units de campagne.
Conformment leur but, les drapeaux de camp ne
sont pas arbors sur la ligne de marche (pendant
les dfils) dans les Forces canadiennes.
90. Mme si la forme rectangulaire des
drapeaux de camp est rglemente, les rgiments
peuvent choisir diverses autres formes pour les
drapeaux miniatures utiliss en tant que fanions sur
les marqueurs pour le terrain de rassemblement et
les vhicules.
TERMINOLOGIE
91. Voici la terminologie de lorganisation qui
est utilise dans la prsente publication :
Affect/allou (allocated)
signifie assign une unit nomme en tant
qulment constituant.
Attach (attached)
signifie assign une unit, mais pas en tant
qulment constituant.
Autoris (authorised)
signifie avoir lautorisation officielle dexister en
tant quunit.
Baptis (designated)
signifie recevoir un titre ou un nom.
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Converted (converti)
means changed from one functional branch to
another, e.g., infantry to artillery. (In certain
periods, the artillery has also used the term
"branch" to indicate its own internal functional
components, e.g., field branch artillery and
anti-aircraft branch artillery. To avoid confusion,
these lineage charts only use the word "branch"
in its modern sense, rather than to indicate
components.)
Designated (baptis)
titled or named.
Disbanded (dissous)
means ceased to exist as an authorised unit.
Disbanded for the purpose of reorganisation
(fut dissous en vue dune rorganisation)
means disbanded with the intent to immediately
reform with no effect on lineage. This term was
also used to correct terminology errors made
by organizational staff.
Formed from (form de)
means established by the reorganization (and
normally the conversion) of another unit or
establishment of a regiment through the
grouping of sub-units.
Perpetuation (perptuation)
means the authorized inheritance and
preservation of the identity, fighting traditions,
and honours of a disbanded unit that has
gained an honour and/or distinction in the field.
Supplementary Order of Battle (Ordre de
bataille supplmentaire)
to be reduced to nil strength (made dormant)
but still legally exist as a unit of the Canadian
Forces.
Transferred (transfr)
assigned to one functional component from
another, for example, from the Regular to the
Reserve Force.
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Converti (converted)
signifie tre pass dune branche fonctionnelle
une autre (par exemple de linfanterie
lartillerie). (Pendant certaines priodes,
lartillerie a utilis le mot branche pour
dsigner ses propres composantes internes et
fonctionnelles, ex., branche dartillerie de
campagne et branche dartillerie anti-arienne.
Pour viter la confusion, dans les tableaux des
lignes, le mot branche est utilis dans son
sens moderne et non pour indiquer les
composantes.)
Dissous (disbanded)
signifie qui a cess dexister en tant quunit
autorise.
Dissous en vue dune rorganisation
(disbanded for the purpose of reorganisation)
signifie lintention de se reformer
immdiatement sans aucun effet sur la ligne.
Ce terme a galement t utilis par le
personnel dorganisation dans le but de corriger
leurs erreurs de terminologie.
Form de (formed from)
tabli par la rorganisation (et en gnral la
conversion) dune autre unit ou de leffectif
dun rgiment au moyen du groupement de
sous-units.
Fusionner (amalgamated)
signifie joint une autre unit ou des units
pour former une nouvelle unit; un genre de
mariage.
Ordre de bataille supplmentaire
(Supplementary Order of Battle)
tre rduit des effectifs zro, mais continuer
dexister lgalement en tant quunit des
Forces canadiennes.
Perptuation (perpetuation)
Action dhriter de faon autorise lidentit, les
traditions du combat et les honneurs dune
unit dissoute qui a mrit un honneur ou une
distinction sur le champ de bataille et de
conserver ce patrimoine.
Transfr (Transferred)
signifie tre pass dun lment fonctionnel
un autre (par exemple, de la Force rgulire
la Force de rserve).
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ENDNOTES NOTES EN FIN DE TEXTE

92. For ease of retrieval from the various
sources used, footnote sources have been entered
in the language of their communication. Within the
endnotes of the lineage charts it should be noted
the following abbreviations are used:
92. Pour faciliter la consultation des diverses
sources utilises, les sources des notes en fin de
texte sont indiques dans la langue de
communication. Les abrviations suivantes sont
utilises dans les notes en fin de texte des tableaux
des lignes :

AHR Annual Historical Report AN Archives nationales du Canada

CANFOREHED Canadian Forces Headquarters CANFOREHED Quartier gnral des Forces
canadiennes
CAO Canadian Army Order
CAO Ordre de lArme canadienne
CAOF Canadian Army Occupation Force
CAOF Troupes doccupation de larme
CASF Canadian Active Service Force
canadienne
CEF Canadian Expeditionary Force
CASF Larme active du Canada
CENCOM Central Command
CEF Corps expditionnaire canadien
CFAO Canadian Forces Administrative
CENCOM Commandement central
Order
CRO Ordres courants des Forces
CFOO Canadian Forces Organization
militaires du Canada outre-mer
Order
CTDO Ordre de la division
CFSO Canadian Forces Supplementary
dentranement canadienne
Order
DMO Dcret ministriel dorganisation
CRO Overseas Military Forces of
Canada Routine Orders EASCOM Commandement de lEst
CTDO Canadian Training Division Order GE Groupement denregistrement
EASCOM Eastern Command GO Ordre gnral
GO General Order QGDN Quartier gnral de la Dfense
nationale
MGO Militia General Order
MGO Ordre gnral de la Milice
MO Militia Order
MO Ordre de la Milice
MOO Ministerial Organization Order
OAFC Ordonnances administratives des
NAC National Archives of Canada
Forces canadiennes
NDHQ National Defence Headquarters
OOFC Ordonnances dorganisation des
PC Privy Council Forces canadiennes
QUECOM Quebec Command OSFC Ordonnances supplmentaires
des Forces canadiennes
RG Record Group
PC Conseil priv
RO Routine Order
QUECOM Commandement au Qubec
SD Directorate of Staff Duties
RHA Rapport historique annuel
WC Western Command
RO Ordres courants
SD Direction des services dtat-
major
WC Commandement de lOuest

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93. All unpublished documentation has been
taken from the collection of the Directorate of
History and Heritage or the National Archives of
Canada. The latter documentation is cited as being
taken from a particular section of the NAC. All
Directorate of History and Heritage documentation
taken from Document Collection, Kardex or
Permanent Reference files is cited as such. All
other documentation is from the Heritage Sections
own files or the Directorates library collection.
RECOMMENDED READINGS
94. For in depth treatment of the history and
development of the Canadian Forces and its
heritage, readers are invited to visit their local
military or civilian library or the internet to consult
the below mentioned sources:
Baker, Anthony, Battle Honours of the British and
Commonwealth Armies, (London, 1986).
Bernier, Serge, Canadian Military Heritage,
Volume III, 1871-2000, (Montreal, 2000).
Boutell, Charles, revised by J.P. Brooke-Little,
Boutells Heraldry, (London, 1977).
Canada, National Defence Headquarters, Director
Ceremonial (History and Heritage). Canadian
Forces Military Bands and Marches, Volume 1,
Band Instructions (A-PD-202-001/FP-000), (Ottawa,
1992 Change 1, 1993-09-10).
Canada, National Defence Headquarters,
Directorate of History and Heritage, The Honours,
Flags and Heritage Structure of the Canadian
Forces (A-AD-200-000/AG-000), (Ottawa, 1999
Change 3, 2003-01-13).
Chartrand, Rn, Canadian Military Heritage,
Volume I, 1000-1754, (Montreal, 1993).
Chartrand, Rn, Canadian Military Heritage,
Volume II, 1755-1871, (Montreal, 1995).
Department of Medieval Studies at Central
European University, Budapest,
(http://www.ceu.hu/medstud/).
Dunbar, Francis J. and Harper, Joseph H., Old
Colours Never Die, A Record of Colours and
Military Flags in Canada, (Oakville, 1992).
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93. Tous les documents non publis ont t
tirs de la collection de la Direction Histoire et
patrimoine, ou des Archives nationales du Canada.
Ces documents sont cits comme ayant t tirs
dune section particulire des AN. Tous les
documents de la Direction Histoire et patrimoine
tirs de la collection de documents, des Kardex ou
des dossiers de rfrence permanents sont cits
cette fin. Tout autre document provient des
dossiers de la Section du patrimoine ou de la
collection de la bibliothque de la Direction
Histoire et patrimoine.
LECTURES RECOMMANDES
94. Pour faire des recherches en profondeur
sur lhistoire, les progrs et le patrimoine des
Forces canadiennes, les lecteurs sont invits
visiter leur bibliothque militaire ou civile locale ou
Internet pour y consulter les ressources
mentionnes ci-dessous :
Baker, Anthony, Battle Honours of the British and
Commonwealth Armies, (London, 1986).
Bernier, Serge, Le Patrimoine militaire canadien,
Tome III, 1871-2000, (Montral, 2000).
Boutell, Charles, rvis par J.P. Brooke-Little,
Boutells Heraldry, (London, 1977).
Canada, Quartier gnral de la Dfense nationale,
Directeur Crmonial (Histoire et patrimoine). Les
Musiques et marches militaires des Forces
canadiennes, Volume 1, Instructions sur les
musiques (A-PD-202-001/FP-000), (Ottawa, 1992
modificatif 1, 1993-09-10).
Canada, Quartier gnral de la Dfense nationale,
Directeur Histoire et patrimoine, Les Dcorations,
drapeaux et la structure du patrimoine des Forces
canadienne (A-AD-200-000/AG-000), (Ottawa,
1999, modificatif 3, 2003-01-13).
Chartrand, Rn, Le Patrimoine militaire canadien,
Tome I, 1000-1754, (Montral, 1993).
Chartrand, Rn, Le Patrimoine militaire canadien,
Tome II, 1755-1871, (Montral, 1995).
Department of Medieval Studies at Central
European University, Budapest,
(http://www.ceu.hu/medstud/).
Dunbar, Francis J. et Harper, Joseph H., Old
Colours Never Die, A Record of Colours and
Military Flags in Canada, (Oakville, 1992).
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Eve, George. W., Heraldry as Art: An Account of Its Eve, George. W., Heraldry as Art: An Account of Its
Development and Practice, Chiefly in England, Development and Practice, Chiefly in England,
(London: Batsford, 1907). (London: Batsford, 1907).

Grosse, Francis, Military Antiquities Respecting A Grosse, Francis, Military Antiquities Respecting A
History of the English Army, Volume 1, (London, History of the English Army, Volume 1, (London,
1801). 1801).

Harris, Stephen John, Canadian Brass, (U of T Harris, Stephen John, Canadian Brass, (U of T
Press, 1988). Press, 1988).

Johnson, Stanley C., The Flags of our Fighting Johnson, Stanley C., The Flags of our Fighting
Army, Including Standards, Guidons, Colours and Army, Including Standards, Guidons, Colours and
Drum Banners, (London, 1918). Drum Banners, (London, 1918).

Kopstein, Jack and Pearson, Ian, The Heritage of Kopstein, Jack et Pearson, Ian, The Heritage of
Canadian Military Music, (St. Catharines, 2002). Canadian Military Music, (St. Catharines, 2002).

Morton, Desmond, Ministers and Generals Morton, Desmond, Ministers and Generals
Politics and the Canadian Militia 1868-1904, Politics and the Canadian Militia 1868-1904,
(Toronto, 1970). (Toronto, 1970).

Russell, Edward C., Customs and Traditions of the Russell, Edward C., Coutumes et Traditions des
Canadian Forces, (Government of Canada, 1980). Forces Armes Canadiennes, (Gouvernement du
Canada, 1980).

Stanley, George F., Canadas Soldiers, (Toronto, Stanley, George F., Nos soldats, LHistoire militaire
1960). du Canada de 1604 nos jours, (Montral, 1980).

Wood, Walter, The Romance of Regimental Wood, Walter, The Romance of Regimental
Marches, (London, 1932). Marches, (London, 1932).

1. B-GL-300-003/FP-000 Command / B-GL-300-003/FP-001 Le commandement.

2. Minutes of Militia Council, 7 January 1920, Decision No. 2 / Procs-verbal de la runion du 7 janvier 1920 du Conseil
de la Milice, deuxime dcision.
3. National Defence Act, PART II, THE CANADIAN FORCES, Constitution, paragraph 14 "The Canadian Forces are
the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." /
Loi sur la dfense nationale, PARTIE II, FORCES CANADIENNES, Constitution, paragraphe 14 Les Forces
canadiennes sont les forces armes de Sa Majest leves par le Canada. Elles constituent un service intgr appel
Forces armes canadiennes .
4. The spelling in the quotes contained herein have been modernized to assist the understanding of the
reader / Lorthographe utilise dans les citations du prsent document a t modernise pour faciliter la
comprhension du texte.
5. GO 97/1927.

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ANNEX A
ALPHA-NUMERIC INDEX OF
AMALGAMATED UNITS
Title
Titre
The Alberta Mounted Rifles
The Border Horse
Canadian Dragoons
Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps
Charlottetown Field Company
Charlottetown Provisional Battalion of Infantry
The Dufferin Rifles of Canada
The Governor Generals Body Guard
The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles)
The Haldimand Rifles
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)
The Kings Own Rifles of Canada
The Manitoba Horse
The Mississauga Horse
The Peterborough Rangers
The Prince Edward Island Highlanders
The Prince Edward Island Regiment
(17th Reconnaissance Regiment)
The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
Queens County Provisional Battalion of Infantry
The Queens Rangers,1st American Regiment
The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC)
The South Alberta Horse
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INDEX ALPHA-NUMRIQUE
DES UNITS FUSIONNS
See
Voir
19th Alberta Dragoons
12th Manitoba Dragoons
The Royal Canadian Dragoons
The Royal Canadian Dragoons
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
56e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC
The Governor Generals Horse Guards
50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Rangers), RCA
56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
56e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own)
The Saskatchewan Dragoons
The Fort Garry Horse
The Governor Generals Horse Guards
50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Rangers), RCA
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
The Queens York Rangers (1st American
Regiment) (RCAC)
The Sherbrooke Hussars
The South Alberta Light Horse
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Title See
Titre Voir

The South Alberta Regiment The South Alberta Light Horse

The Vancouver Regiment The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of

Connaughts Own)

The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Rangers), RCA

The York Rangers The Queens York Rangers (1st American

Regiment) (RCAC)

1st Armoured Car Regiment The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)

1st (Halifax) Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
RCA 1er Rgiment dartillerie de campagne (Halifax-
Dartmouth), ARC

1st (Reserve) Halifax Coast Brigade, RCA 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
1er Rgiment dartillerie de campagne (Halifax-
Dartmouth), ARC

2nd Dragoons 57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons),

RCA

2nd Medium Regiment, RCA 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

2e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Regiment, RCA 3e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

3rd Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Rangers), RCA

4th Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Rangers), RCA

4th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE 10th Field Engineer Squadron

10e Escadron du Gnie

4th Field Regiment (Self-propelled), RCA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Rangers), RCA

4th Hussars of Canada 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards

4th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Rangers), RCA

5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
5e (Colombie-Britannique) Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, ARC

5th Dragoons The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)

5th Field Squadron, RCE 3rd Field Engineer Squadron

3e Escadron de gnie

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Titre Voir

6th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, (Mobile), RCA 59th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA

6th Regiment "Duke of Connaughts Own Rifles" The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own)

6th "Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars" The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)

7th Hussars The Sherbrooke Hussars

7th/11th Hussars The Sherbrooke Hussars

8th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, RCA 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
5e (Colombie-Britannique) Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, ARC

9th (Reserve) Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
1er Rgiment dartillerie de campagne (Halifax-
Dartmouth), ARC

10th Brant Dragoons 57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons),

RCA

10th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE 3rd Field Engineer Squadron

3e Escadron de gnie

10th Medium Regiment, RCA 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

10e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)

15th Canadian Light Horse The South Alberta Light Horse

15th (Reserve) Alberta Light Horse The South Alberta Light Horse

16th (Reserve) Medium Battery (Howitzer), RCA 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA
116e Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC

17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)

17th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (Prince Edward The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
Island Light Horse)

19th (Reserve) Alberta Dragoons 19th Alberta Dragoons

19th Field Squadron, RCE 46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

22nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
10e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

22nd Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA

22nd (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA The South Alberta Light Horse

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Title See
Titre Voir

23rd Alberta Rangers a. The South Alberta Light Horse

b. 19th Alberta Dragoons

23rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
3e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

25th Medium Regiment (Norfolk Regiment), RCA 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
56e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

28th Light Ant-Aircraft Regiment, RCA The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)

29th Field Park Squadron, RCE 10th Field Engineer Squadron

10e Escadron du Gnie

36th Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, RCA 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA

41st Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA The South Alberta Light Horse

43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
15e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

45th Medium Battery, RCA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Rangers), RCA

46th Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA 46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

47th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA

50th Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (The 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA Rangers), RCA

51st Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
2e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

52nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA 59th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA

54th Field Park Squadron, RCE 6th Field Engineer Squadron

6e Escadron de gnie

56th Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales
Rangers), RCA

56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Dufferin and 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Haldimand Rifles), RCA 56e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

59th Field Battery, RCA 26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

26e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

60th Rifles of Canada a. The Saskatchewan Dragoons

b. 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

10e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

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Title See
Titre Voir

67th Field Battery, RCA 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

10e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

67th Light Ant-Aircraft Battery, RCA 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
10e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

68th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA The South Alberta Light Horse

75th (British Columbia) Heavy Anti-Aircraft 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
Regiment, RCA 5e (Colombie-Britannique) Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, ARC

95th Saskatchewan Rifles The Saskatchewan Dragoons

102nd Coast Regiment, RCA 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

15e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC

120th Independent Field Battery, RCA The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own)

133rd Locating Battery, RCA 8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

152nd Field Battery, RCA 84th Independent Field Battery, RCA

84e Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC

209th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA
116e Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC

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ANNEX B ANNEXE B

PERPETUATIONS PERPTUATIONS

Note:
The applicable orders, or directives, assigning or reconfirming
perpetuation are provided in column B. The current or last
designation of the perpetuating unit prior to disbandment or
placement on the Supplementary Order of Battle is given.
Note :
Les ordres ou directives touchant lattribution ou la
reconfirmation de la perptuation se trouvent dans la colonne B.
La dsignation actuelle (ou la plus rcente) de lunit de
perptuation avant le dmantlement ou linclusion lOrdre de
bataille supplmentaire est aussi prcise.

Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)

1. North West Rebellion, 1885 Rbellion du Nord-Ouest, 1885

Boultons Mounted Corps The Fort Garry Horse GO 38/32 and/et GO 69/39
Infantry Company Battleford, Saskatchewan The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 78/32
Moose Mountain Scouts The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 38/32
Rocky Mountain Rangers The South Alberta Light Horse GO 38/32
91st Winnipeg Battalion of Light Infantry The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 38/32
95th Battalion, Manitoba Grenadiers 12th Manitoba Dragoons
GO 38/32 and/et GO 114/39

2. Militia Act of 1855 Loi sur la milice de 1885

No. 1 Troop, Montreal Cavalry (1885)
3. South African War, 1899-1901
"C" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
"D" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
"E" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) GO 24/36
Guerre dAfrique du Sud, 1899-1901
"C" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
NDHQ 5400-34 (DHH Her Offr), 1 February 2005/QGDN
er
5400-34 (DHP O Patrimoine), 1 fvrier 2005
"D" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
NDHQ 5400-34 (DHH Her Offr), 1 February 2005/QGDN
er
5400-34 (DHP O Patrimoine), 1 fvrier 2005
"E" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
NDHQ 5400-34 (DHH Her Offr), 1 February 2005/QGDN
er
5400-34 (DHP O Patrimoine), 1 fvrier 2005

Strathconas Horse Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)

Letter/lettre G.J. Desbarats, Deputy Minister to/ Sir
Frederick Williams-Taylor, 7 February/ 7 fvrier 1928, HQ
903-13 F.D. 519

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919
4.a. Mounted Rifles Fusiliers monts
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion a. The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 26/20
and/et GO 31/30

b. 118th Medium Battery, RCA

GO 31/30

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion The British Columbia Dragoons GO 26/20
3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 19th Alberta Dragoons GO 26/20, GO 129/21,
GO 28/22, GO 14/23, GO 74/26 and/et GO 3/31

4th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles Governor Generals Horse Guards GO 26/20,
GO 129/21, GO 46/24 and/et GO 47/35

5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion The Sherbrooke Hussars GO 26/20, GO 203/36
and/et GO 154/37

6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles a. 87th Field Battery, RCA GO 176/21 and/et
GO 74/26

b. 88th Field Battery, RCA GO 176/21

c. 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises)
CAO 229-1, Issue No. 673/60

7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The Governor Generals Horse Guards GO 129/21
and/et GO 74/26

8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards GO 129/21
and/et GO 74/26

9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 26/20
10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 26/20
and/et GO 74/26

11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The British Columbia Dragoons GO 26/20 and/et
GO 74/26

12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The South Alberta Light Horse GO 26/20,
GO 129/21, GO 28/22, GO 38/22 and/et GO 74/26

13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The South Alberta Light Horse GO 26/20,
GO 129/21, GO 28/22, GO 75/22, GO 100/22, GO 14/23,
GO 3/31 and/et GO 74/26

4.b. Artillery Artillerie

1st Brigade, CFA 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/30e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
1st Heavy Brigade, CGA The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
GO 83/27

2nd Brigade, CFA 37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.b. Artillery (Cont) Artillerie (suite)
2nd Heavy Brigade, CGA 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/2e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
3rd Brigade, CFA 29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27
3rd Heavy Brigade, CGA 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/3e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
4th Brigade, CFA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA GO 83/27
5th Brigade, CFA 39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled),
RCA GO 83/27
6th Brigade, CFA 75th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
7th Brigade, CFA 12th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
8th Brigade, CFA 8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27
9th Brigade, CFA The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
GO 83/27

10th Brigade, CFA 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/10e Rgiment

dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
11th Brigade, CFA 11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27
12th Brigade, CFA 12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27
13th Brigade, CFA 57th Field Battery, RCA/57e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
14th Brigade, CFA 14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27
16th Brigade, CFA 6th Independent Field Artillery Battery, RCA
GO 83/27

1st Battery, CFA 1st Field Battery, RCA/1er Batterie de campagne,

ARC GO 83/27
1st Heavy Battery, CGA 50th Field Battery, RCA/RCA/50e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
No.1 Canadian Siege Battery 121st Field Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA
GO 83/27

2nd Battery, CFA 2nd Field Battery, RCA/2e Batterie de

campagne, ARC GO 83/27
2nd Heavy Battery, CGA 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27
No. 2 Canadian Siege Battery The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
GO 83/27

3rd Battery, CFA 3rd Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA

GO 83/27

No. 3 Canadian Siege Battery 112th Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.b. Artillery (Cont) Artillerie (suite)
4th Battery, CFA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA GO 83/27
No. 4 Canadian Siege Battery 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/3e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
5th Battery, CFA 5th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
No. 5 Canadian Siege Battery 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/15e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
6th Battery, CFA 6th Independent Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
No. 6 Canadian Siege Battery 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/3e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
7th Battery, CFA 7th Field Battery, RCA/7e Batterie de campagne,
ARC GO 83/27
No. 7 Canadian Siege Battery 83rd Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27
8th Battery, CFA 8th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
No. 8 Canadian Siege Battery The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
GO 83/27

9th Battery, CFA 9th Field Battery, RCA/9e Batterie de campagne,

ARC GO 83/27
No. 9 Canadian Siege Battery 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA/1er Rgiment dartillerie de campagne
(Halifax-Dartmouth), ARC GO 83/27
10th Battery, CFA 10th Field Battery, RCA/10e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
10th Canadian Siege Battery 106th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
11th Battery, CFA 11th (Hamilton-Wentworth) Field Battery, RCA/
11e Batterie de campagne (Hamilton-
Wentworth), ARC GO 83/27
11th Canadian Siege Battery 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA/116e
Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
12th Battery, CFA 12th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
12th Canadian Siege Battery 12th Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA GO 83/27
13th Battery, CFA 13th Field Battery, RCA/13e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
14th Battery, CFA 14th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.b. Artillery (Cont) Artillerie (suite)
15th Battery, CFA 15th Field Battery, RCA/15e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
16th Battery, CFA 16th Field Battery, RCA/16e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
17th Battery, CFA 17th Field Battery (Self Propelled), RCA GO 83/27
18th Battery, CFA 18th Field Battery, RCA/RCA/18e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
19th Battery, CFA 19th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
20th Battery, CFA 20th Field Battery, RCA/20e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
21st Battery, CFA 21st Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA
GO 83/27

22nd Battery, CFA The South Alberta Light Horse GO 83/27

23rd Battery, CFA 23rd Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27
24th Battery, CFA 24th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
25th Battery, CFA 25th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
26th Battery, CFA 26th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
27th Battery, CFA 27th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
28th Battery, CFA The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 83/27
29th Battery, CFA 29th Field Battery, RCA/29e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
30th Battery, CFA The Irish Regiment of Canada GO 83/27
31st Battery, CFA 31st Field Battery, RCA/31e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
32nd Battery, CFA The Brockville Rifles GO 83/27
33rd Battery, CFA 33rd Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
35th Battery, CFA 35th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
36th Battery, CFA 6th Independent Field Artillery Battery, RCA
GO 83/27

37th Battery, CFA 118th Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27

38th Battery, CFA 38th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
39th Battery, CFA 39th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
40th Battery, CFA 40th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.b. Artillery (Cont) Artillerie (suite)
41st Battery, CFA 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/56e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
43rd Battery, CFA 43rd Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
44th Battery, CFA 44th Independent Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
45th Battery, CFA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA GO 83/27
46th Battery, CFA 46th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
47th Battery, CFA 47th Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27
48th Battery, CFA 48th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
49th Battery, CFA 49th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
51st Battery, CFA 25th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
52nd Battery, CFA 84th Independent Field Battery, RCA/84e
Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
53rd Battery, CFA The Irish Regiment of Canada GO 83/27
55th Battery, CFA 12th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
58th Battery, CFA 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA/5e (Colombie-Britannique) Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
60th Battery, CFA 38th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27
61st Battery, CFA 61st Field Battery, RCA/61e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
66th Battery, CFA 66th Field Battery, RCA/66e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27
67th Battery, CFA 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/10e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27
68th Battery, CFA 68th Field Battery, RCA/68e Batterie de
campagne, ARC GO 83/27

Note:
When an artillery regiment and its allocated batteries are
amalgamated with another regiment and its batteries,
perpetuation is assigned to the batteries which maintain the
same numerical designation. When a numerical designation
is not continued, the perpetuation goes to the new regiment
as a whole.
Note :
Lorsquun rgiment dartillerie et ses batteries sont
amalgams un autre rgiment dartillerie et ses batteries,
la perptuation est alloue aux batteries conservant la mme
dsignation numrique. Sil ny a pas une continuation de la
dsignation numrique, la perptuation incombe au rgiment
dans son ensemble.

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)

4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry Infanterie
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment The Royal Newfoundland Regiment CAO 229-1,
Part "A", Supp Issue No. 194/50

1st Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment GO 39/20

2nd Battalion a. Governor Generals Foot Guards GO 152/31
b. 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA GO 27/20 and/et
GO 152/31

3rd Battalion a. The Queens Own Rifles of Canada GO 93/26

b. The Royal Regiment of Canada
GO 66/20, GO 118/21 and/et GO 19/39

4th Battalion a. 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/56e

Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC
GO 66/20

b. The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry

(Wentworth Regiment) GO 57/26
5th Battalion The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 31/20,
GO 160/20, GO 157/21 and/et GO 67/24

6th Battalion 12th Manitoba Dragoons GO 27/32, GO 117/35 and/et

GO 114/39

7th Battalion The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of

Connaughts Own) GO 30/20 and/et GO 66/24
8th Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20
9th Battalion 19th Alberta Dragoons GO 32/20 and/et
GO 68/24

10th Battalion a. The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20,

GO 254/21 and/et GO 68/24

b. The Calgary Highlanders GO 95/21 and/et

GO 68/24

11th Battalion The Winnipeg Grenadiers GO 29/20

12th Battalion a. The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
GO 28/20, GO 138/29 and/et GO 73/39

b. The Royal Rifles of Canada GO 138/29

13th Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of
Canada GO 40/20

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
14th Battalion The Royal Montreal Regiment GO 40/20 and/et
GO 94/20

15th Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada GO 76/20 and/et

GO 132/21

16th Battalion The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess

Marys) GO 30/20 and/et GO 97/30
17th Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders GO 42/20
18th Battalion The Essex and Kent Scottish GO 39/20 and/et
GO 118/21

19th Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of

Canada (Princess Louises) GO 66/20
20th Battalion The Queens York Rangers (1st American
Regiment) (RCAC) GO 66/20, GO 18/21, GO 65/21,
GO 265/21 and/et GO 86/25

21st Battalion The Princess of Wales Own Regiment GO 27/20

23rd Battalion The Royal Montreal Regiment GO 40/20 and/et
GO 94/20

24th Battalion Victoria Rifles of Canada GO 40/20

25th Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders GO 42/20 and/et
GO 77/20

26th Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 28/20

27th Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20, GO 33/36
and/et NDHQ 5400-34 (DHH Her Offr), 13 Oct 99/QGDN
5400-34 (DHP O Patrimoine), 13 oct 99

28th Battalion The Royal Regina Rifles GO 31/20, GO 160/20,

GO 67/24 and/et GO 67/24

29th Battalion The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of

Connaughts Own) GO 30/20 and/et GO 66/24
30th Battalion The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) GO 30/20 and/et GO 257/21
31st Battalion a. The North Alberta Regiment GO 32/20,
GO 157/21, GO 68/24 and/et GO 33/36

b. The South Alberta Light Horse GO 32/20,

GO 157/21 and/et GO 68/24

32nd Battalion 12th Manitoba Dragoons GO 2/29 and/et GO 114/39

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
33rd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment GO 39/20
34th Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada GO 39/20
35th Battalion The Queens York Rangers (1st American
Regiment) (RCAC) GO 66/20, GO 92/20, GO 13/22,
GO 86/25, GO 3/27 and/et GO 33/29

36th Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/56e Rgiment

dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 66/20
37th Battalion The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton
Regiment) GO 66/20
38th Battalion The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa GO 27/20
39th Battalion The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
GO 27/20 and/et GO 75/26

40th Battalion The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) GO 42/20 and/et GO 77/20

41st Battalion Le Rgiment de Maisonneuve, GO 41/20, GO 95/20,
CAO 229-1, Issue No. 698/61

42nd Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of

Canada GO 40/20
43rd Battalion The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of
Canada GO 29/20
44th Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 73/39, CFSO 351/69
45th Battalion 26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/26e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 29/20 and/et GO
33/23

46th Battalion The Saskatchewan Dragoons GO 31/20, GO 160/20,

GO 67/24(2) and/et GO 120/24

47th Battalion The Royal Westminster Regiment GO 30/20,

GO 230/21 and/et GO 66/24

48th Battalion The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess

Marys) GO 30/20 and/et GO 97/30
49th Battalion The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion,
Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry)
GO 32/20 and/et GO 68/24

50th Battalion The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)

GO 32/20, GO 95/21, GO 254/21 and/et GO 68/24

51st Battalion The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion,

Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry)
GO 32/20 and/et GO 68/24

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
52nd Battalion The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment GO 29/20
and/et GO 246/21

53rd Battalion The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 14/22

and/et GO 67/24

54th Battalion 24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 30/20

55th Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 28/20
56th Battalion The Calgary Highlanders GO 32/20, 95/21, GO 254/21
and/et GO 68/24

57th Battalion Les Voltigeurs de Qubec GO 41/20, GO 95/20

and/et GO 227/21

58th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Canada GO 66/20 and/et

GO 19/39

59th Battalion The Princess of Wales Own Regiment GO 27/20

60th Battalion Victoria Rifles of Canada GO 40/20
61st Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20
62nd Battalion The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) GO 30/20 and/et GO 66/24
63rd Battalion The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion,
Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry)
GO 32/20 and/et GO 68/24

64th Battalion The Princess Louise Fusiliers GO 42/20 and/et

GO 77/20

65th Battalion The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 31/20,

GO 160/20, GO 157/21 and/et GO 67/24

66th Battalion 19th Alberta Dragoons GO 32/20 and/et GO 68/24

67th Battalion (Pioneer) The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess
Marys) GO 30/20 and/et GO 97/30
68th Battalion The Royal Regina Rifles GO 31/20, GO 160/20 and/et
GO 67/24

69th Battalion Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal GO 40/20

70th Battalion 26th Field Battery, RCA GO 39/20
71st Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment GO 39/20
72nd Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada GO 30/20
73rd Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of
Canada GO 40/20

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
74th Battalion The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton
Regiment) GO 66/20, GO 65/21 and/et GO 118/21
75th Battalion The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen
Elizabeth The Queen Mothers Own) GO 66/20
and/et GO 246/21

76th Battalion The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton

Regiment) GO 66/20
77th Battalion Governor Generals Foot Guards GO 27/20
78th Battalion The Winnipeg Grenadiers GO 29/20
79th Battalion 26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/26e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 29/20 and/et GO
33/23

80th Battalion The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

GO 27/20

81st Battalion The Lincoln and Welland Regiment GO 66/20

82nd Battalion The Calgary Highlanders GO 32/20, GO 95/21,
GO 254/21 and/et GO 68/24

83rd Battalion The Queens Own Rifles of Canada GO 66/20

and/et GO 93/26

84th Battalion The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen

Elizabeth The Queen Mothers Own) GO 66/20
and/et GO 246/21

85th Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders GO 42/20

86th Battalion (Machine Gun) The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth
Regiment) GO 66/20
87th Battalion The Canadian Grenadier Guards GO 40/20
88th Battalion The Canada Scottish Regiment (Princess
Marys) GO 30/20 and/et GO 97/30
89th Battalion The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
GO 31/20, GO 157/21 and/et GO 68/24

90th Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20

91st Battalion 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins)/
31e Rgiment de gnie de combat (The Elgins)
GO 39/20

92nd Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada GO 76/20 and/et

GO 132/21

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
93rd Battalion 50th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (The Prince
of Wales Rangers) GO 27/20
94th Battalion a. 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA/116e
Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC
GO 29/20, GO 246/21 and/et GO 192/36

b. 16th/17th (Reserve) Medium Battery, RCA

GO 29/20, GO 246/21 and/et GO 192/36

95th Battalion The Queens Own Rifles of Canada GO 66/20

and/et GO 93/26

96th Battalion The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 31/20,

GO 160/20 and/et GO 157/21

98th Battalion The Lincoln and Welland Regiment GO 66/20

99th Battalion The Essex and Kent Scottish GO 39/20
100th Battalion The Winnipeg Grenadiers GO 29/20
101st Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20
102nd Battalion The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) GO 30/20 and/et GO 257/21
103rd Battalion The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess
Marys) GO 257/21 and/et GO 97/30
104th Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 28/20
and/et GO 73/39

105th Battalion The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) GO

42/20, GO 180/21, GO 56/26 and/et GO 58/26

106th Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders GO 42/20 and/et

GO 77/20

109th Battalion 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of

Wales Rangers), RCA GO 27/20
110th Battalion The Perth Regiment GO 39/20
111th Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada GO 39/20
112th Battalion The West Nova Scotia Regiment GO 42/20 and/et
GO 101/22

113th Battalion The South Alberta Light Horse GO 31/20, GO 157/21

and/et GO 68/24

114th Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/56e Rgiment

dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 66/20 and/et GO
84/24

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
115th Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 28/20
116th Battalion The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) GO 66/20
117th Battalion The Sherbrooke Hussars GO 40/20
118th Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada GO 39/20
119th Battalion 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/49e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 66/20 and/et GO
147/23

120th Battalion The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth

Regiment) GO 66/20
121st Battalion The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) GO 30/20
122nd Battalion The Algonquin Regiment GO 66/20
123rd Battalion (Pioneer) The Royal Regiment of Canada GO 66/20 and/et
GO 19/39

124th Battalion (Pioneer) The Royal Regiment of Canada GO 66/20,

GO 93/20, GO 118/21 and/et GO 19/39

125th Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/56e Rgiment

dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 66/20
126th Battalion The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton
Regiment) GO 66/20 and/et GO 65/21
127th Battalion The Queens York Rangers (1st American
Regiment) (RCAC) GO 66/20, GO 92/20, GO 13/22,
GO 86/25, GO 115/25 and/et GO 3/27

128th Battalion The Saskatchewan Dragoons GO 31/20, GO 160/20,

and/et GO 120/24

129th Battalion The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth

Regiment) GO 66/20 and/et GO 235/20
130th Battalion 1st Air Defence Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish), RCA/1er Rgiment dartillerie
antiarienne (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish),
ARC GO 27/20 and/et GO 101/22
131st Battalion The Royal Westminster Regiment GO 30/20,
GO 246/21 and/et GO 66/24

132nd Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 28/20

and/et GO 118/21

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
133rd Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/56e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 66/20 and/et GO
118/21

134th Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada GO 76/20 and/et

GO 132/21

135th Battalion The Middlesex and Huron Regiment GO 39/20

and/et GO 204/21

136th Battalion The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

GO 27/20

137th Battalion The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)

GO 32/20, GO 95/21, GO 254/21 and/et GO 68/24

138th Battalion 19th Alberta Dragoons GO 112/29

139th Battalion The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
GO 27/20 and/et GO 74/26

140th Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 28/20

and/et GO 73/39

141st Battalion The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment GO 29/20,

GO 227/21 and/et GO 246/21

142nd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment GO 39/20

143rd Battalion The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess
Marys) GO 30/20 and/et GO 97/30
144th Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20
145th Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 28/20
146th Battalion 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 27/20
147th Battalion The Grey and Simcoe Foresters GO 66/20 and/et
GO 118/21

148th Battalion McGill University Contingent (148th Battalion,

CEF) (COTC) GO 60/32
149th Battalion 26th Field Battery, RCA GO 39/20
150th Battalion Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal GO 40/20
151st Battalion The North Alberta Regiment GO 31/20, GO 157/21,
GO 68/24 and/et GO 33/36

152nd Battalion The South Saskatchewan Regiment GO 67/24

153rd Battalion 26th Field Battery, RCA GO 39/20, GO 117/36 and/et
GO 145/36

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
154th Battalion Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
GO 27/20

155th Battalion The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

GO 27/20

156th Battalion The Brockville Rifles GO 27/20

157th Battalion The Grey and Simcoe Foresters GO 66/20
158th Battalion The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) GO 30/20, GO 246/21 and/et
GO 66/24

159th Battalion The Algonquin Regiment GO 66/20 and/et GO 120/22

160th Battalion 97th Field Battery, RCA GO 39/20 and/et GO 117/36
161st Battalion The Middlesex and Huron Regiment GO 39/20
162nd Battalion The Algonquin Regiment GO 66/20
163rd Battalion Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke GO 40/20
164th Battalion The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton
Regiment) GO 66/20
165th Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 28/20
and/et GO 118/21

166th Battalion The Queens Own Rifles of Canada GO 66/20,

GO 57/26 and/et GO 93/26

167th Battalion Les Chasseurs Canadiens GO 41/20

168th Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment GO 39/20
169th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Canada GO 66/20,
GO 93/20 and/et GO 118/21

170th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Canada GO 93/20 and/et

GO 19/39

171st Battalion The Royal Rifles of Canada GO 41/20 and/et

GO 138/29

172nd Battalion The Rocky Mountain Rangers GO 30/20 and/et

GO 180/21

173rd Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of

Canada (Princess Louises) GO 66/20
174th Battalion The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of
Canada GO 29/20
175th Battalion The South Alberta Light Horse GO 31/20, GO 157/21
and/et GO 68/24

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
176th Battalion The Lincoln and Welland Regiment GO 66/20
177th Battalion The Grey and Simcoe Foresters GO 66/20
178th Battalion 12e Rgiment blind du Canada GO 40/20 and/et
GO 254/21

179th Battalion The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of

Canada GO 29/20
180th Battalion The Irish Regiment of Canada GO 66/20
181st Battalion 26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/26e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 29/20 and/et GO
33/23

182nd Battalion The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) GO 66/20

185th Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders GO 42/20
186th Battalion The Essex and Kent Scottish GO 39/20
187th Battalion The South Alberta Light Horse GO 31/20, GO 157/21
and/et GO 68/24

188th Battalion a. 64th Field Battery, RCA/64e Batterie de

campagne, ARC GO 31/20, GO 160/20,
GO 157/21, GO 67/24 and/et GO 121/24

b. 202nd Field Battery, RCA

GO 31/20, GO 160/20, GO 157/21,
GO 67/24 and/et GO 121/24

189th Battalion Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent GO 41/20

190th Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20
191st Battalion The North Alberta Regiment GO 31/20, GO 157/21,
GO 68/24 and/et GO 33/36

192nd Battalion The North Alberta Regiment GO 68/24 and/et

GO 33/36

193rd Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders GO 42/20

195th Battalion The Royal Regina Rifles GO 31/20, GO 160/20 and/et
GO 10/30

198th Battalion The Queens Own Rifles of Canada GO 66/20,

GO 57/26 and/et GO 93/26

199th Battalion The Irish Canadian Rangers GO 40/20 and/et

GO 33/36

202nd Battalion 19th Alberta Dragoons GO 68/24

203rd Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)
4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
204th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Canada GO 93/20 and/et
GO 19/39

205th Battalion The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth

Regiment) GO 66/20
206th Battalion Le Rgiment de Maisonneuve GO 40/20, GO 157/21
and/et GO 89/22

207th Battalion The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa GO 27/20

208th Battalion The Irish Regiment of Canada GO 66/20
209th Battalion 14th Canadian Hussars GO 11/30
215th Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/56e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 66/20
216th Battalion The Governor Generals Horse Guards GO 95/29
217th Battalion 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 67/24,
GO 165/36 and/et GO 167/36

219th Battalion The West Nova Scotia Regiment GO 42/20 and/et

GO 121/23

220th Battalion The Queens York Rangers (1st American

Regiment) (RCAC) GO 66/20, GO 92/20, GO 13/22,
GO 86/25, GO 3/27, and/et GO 31/29

222nd Battalion The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20

225th Battalion 24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 30/20
226th Battalion a. The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 29/20 and/et
GO 94/31

b. 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/49e

Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC
GO 147/23

c. The Fort Garry Horse GO 94/31, GO 94/31 and/et

GO 69/39

227th Battalion 49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/49e Rgiment

dartillerie de campagne, ARC GO 52/23
228th Battalion The Algonquin Regiment GO 66/20 and/et GO 120/22
230th Battalion (Forestry) Le Rgiment de Hull (RCAC) GO 27/20
231st Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada GO 30/20

232nd Battalion The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 67/24

234th Battalion The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton
Regiment) GO 66/20 and/et GO 65/21

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)

4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.c. Infantry (Cont) Infanterie (suite)
235th Battalion The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
GO 27/20

236th Battalion The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 28/20

240th Battalion 1st Air Defence Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish), RCA/1er Rgiment dartillerie
antiarienne (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish),
ARC GO 27/20
241st Battalion The Essex and Kent Scottish GO 39/20
244th Battalion Victoria Rifles of Canada GO 40/20
245th Battalion The Canadian Grenadier Guards GO 40/20
246th Battalion The Nova Scotia Highlanders GO 42/20
247th Battalion 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA GO 27/20
248th Battalion The Grey and Simcoe Foresters GO 66/20
252nd Battalion 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA GO 27/20
253rd Battalion The Princess of Wales Own Regiment GO 27/20
254th Battalion The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
GO 27/20

255th Battalion The Queens Own Rifles of Canada GO 66/20,

GO 57/26 and/et GO 93/26

256th Battalion The Algonquin Regiment GO 66/20 and/et GO 120/22

259th Battalion (Canadian Rifles) 12e Rgiment blind du Canada NDHQ 1065-1
(DHH Her Offr), 23 Jun 98/97/QGDN 1065-1 (DHP O
patrimoine), 23 juin 98

260th Battalion (Canadian Rifles) Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry NDHQ
1065-1 (DHH Her Offr), 13 Nov 97/ QGDN 1065-1 (DHP O
patrimoine), 13 nov 98

4.d. Machine Gun Mitrailleuse

1st Canadian Machine Gun Squadron 38th Field Battery, RCA GO 77/26, GO 192/36 and/et
GO 76/37

1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)
GO 77/26, GO 203/36 and/et GO 76/37

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Unit Perpetuated by
Unit Perptu par
(A) (B)

4. The First World War, 1914-1919 (Cont) Premire Guerre mondiale, 1914-1919 (suite)
4.d. Machine Gun (Cont) Mitrailleuse (suite)
2nd Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade 38th Field Battery, RCA GO 77/26 and/et GO 76/37
1st Battalion, CMGC The Irish Regiment of Canada GO 77/26, GO 76/37
and/et GO 149/37

2nd Battalion, CMGC The Royal Canadian Regiment GO 77/26 and/et GO

148/36 and/et GO 76/37

3rd Battalion, CMGC The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of

Canada (Princess Louises) GO 77/26 and/et
GO 76/37

4th Battalion, CMGC 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of

Wales Rangers), RCA GO 77/26 and/et GO 76/37
5. Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 1919-1936 Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 1919-1936
6th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC The Princess Louise Fusiliers GO 180/36 and/et
GO 76/37

7th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 76/37
10th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC The Winnipeg Grenadiers GO 161/36 and/et
GO 76/37

12th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC The Royal Regina Rifles GO 194/36, GO 76/37 and/et
GO 149/37

13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
GO 147/36, GO 76/37 and/et GO 149/37

Note:
The Canadian Machine Gun Corps was disbanded in 1936
and its units were amalgamated with existing Non
Permanent Active Militia regiments. In those cases where a
machine gun unit was broken-up into company sized groups
and amalgamated with various regiments, perpetuation was
specifically afforded so that perpetuation of First World War
units could be maintained.
Note :
Le Canadian Machine Gun Corps fut dissous en 1936 et
ses units furent fusionnes avec les rgiments existants de
la Milice active non permanente. Dans les cas o une unit
de mitrailleuses tait divise en groupes de la grosseur
dune compagnie et incorpore diffrents rgiments, on a
mis en place des mesures particulires assurant la
perptuation des units de la Premire Guerre mondiale.

6. The Second World War, 1939-1945 Seconde Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945

2nd Canadian Survey Regiment, RCA 1st Artillery Locating Regiment, RCA CAO 229-1,
Part "A", Supp Issue No. 203/50

1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, CIC Canadian Airborne Regiment/Rgiment

aroport du Canada Letter Governor General to
Minister, 8 February 1971/Lettre Le Gouverneur
Gnral au Ministre, 8 fvrier 1971

1st Canadian Special Service Battalion, CIC Canadian Airborne Regiment/Rgiment

aroport du Canada Letter Governor General to
Minister, 8 February 1971/Lettre Le Gouverneur
Gnral au Ministre, 8 fvrier 1971

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ANNEX C
ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
GENERAL
1. For further amplification on the rules and
responsibilities for determining precedence on a
parade or ceremonial function, article 3.43 to
Queens Regulations and Orders and Chapter 1 to
A-AD-200-000/AG-000, The Honours, Flags and
Heritage Structure of the Canadian Forces should
be consulted.
2. Seniority, which has connotations of age
and length of service, is only one of the factors
which determine precedence. First and foremost
regiments follow precedence by the component or
sub-component they are embodied. The Regular
Force and the Special Force (when authorized and
established by the Government in Council takes
precedence with the Regular Force as if both
formed the same component) take precedence over
the Reserve Force and within the Reserve Force,
the Primary Reserve takes precedence over the
Supplementary Reserve.
3. Furthermore, regiments take precedence
by branch and within their branch regiments take
precedence in accordance with the customs of that
branch. In general, precedence for each reflects a
combination of status (Regular before Reserve,
guards before line), numerical order and seniority of
various types.
4. Where precedence of a regiment embodied
within a component is based on seniority, units that
change status to a superior component (e.g.,
Reserve to Regular Force) take precedence within
the new component in accordance with the date of
change.
5. A regiment formed from the amalgamation
of two or more regiments inherits the rights and
privileges of each, including any rights of
precedence, according to the date of origin of the
oldest regiment which formed the new regiment or
the customs of the branch concerned.
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ANNEXE C
ORDRE DE PRSANCE
GNRALITS
1. Pour obtenir dautres prcisions sur les
rgles et responsabilits concernant la
dtermination de lordre de prsance un dfil
ou une crmonie, il faut consulter larticle 3.43
des Ordonnances et rglements royaux applicables
aux Forces canadiennes et le chapitre 1 de
lA-AD-200-000/AG-000, Les dcorations, drapeaux
et la structure du patrimoine des Forces
canadiennes.
2. Lanciennet, qui a aussi bien rapport
lge qu la dure des tats de service, nest que
lun des facteurs qui dterminent la prsance.
Dabord et avant tout, les rgiments suivent lordre
de prsance de leur lment ou sous-lment
constitutif. La Force rgulire et la Force spciale
(lorsque celle-ci est autorise et mise sur pied par
le gouverneur en conseil, elle se trouve au mme
rang que la Force rgulire comme si toutes deux
constituaient le mme lment), ont la prsance
sur la Force de rserve. Au sein de la Force de
rserve, la Premire rserve a la prsance sur la
Rserve supplmentaire.
3. En outre, les rgiments suivent lordre de
prsance des branches et, au sein de leur
branche, ils ont la prsance conformment aux
usages de cette branche. En gnral, la prsance
est tablie en fonction du statut (la Force rgulire
avant la Force de rserve, la garde avant les
troupes de ligne), de limportance numrique et des
diverses formes danciennet.
4. Lorsque lordre de prsance des
rgiments au sein dun lment constitutif est tabli
en fonction de lanciennet, les rgiments qui
passent un lment suprieur (par exemple de la
Force de rserve la Force rgulire) se voient
accorder la prsance dans le nouvel lment en
conformit avec la date du changement de leur
statut.
5. Un rgiment form la suite du
fusionnement dau moins deux rgiments hrite des
droits et des privilges de chacun, y compris lordre
de prsance, conformment la date de cration
du plus vieux rgiment qui a form le nouveau
rgiment ou aux usages de la branche en cause.
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BRANCHES
6. The Armour, Artillery, Military Engineering
and Infantry Branches take precedence within the
Canadian Forces according to Canadian Army
regulations in place at unification, 1 February 1968.
Precedence among regiments of the land field force
follows the same order as that for branches, except
that regiments of the Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery take precedence over Armour Branch
regiments. The order of precedence for these
branches and within each branch is:
a. Armour Branch. Regiments of horse
guards take precedence over other armour
regiments, regardless of the date of origin,
and, in turn, take precedence amongst
themselves according to the date they
became horse guard regiments. Regiments
of dragoon guards take precedence over
other armour regiments but after horse
guards, and, in turn take precedence
amongst themselves according to the date
they became dragoon guard regiments. All
other armour regiments take precedence
amongst themselves according to the date
they became regiments;
b. Artillery Branch. Regiments of horse
artillery take precedence over other artillery
regiments, regardless of the date of origin,
and, in turn, take precedence amongst
themselves numerically. Within each type
of artillery regiments take precedence
amongst themselves numerically;
c. Military Engineering Branch. Field
engineer regiments take precedence
amongst themselves numerically; and
d. Infantry Branch. Regiments of foot guards
take precedence over other infantry
regiments, regardless of the date of origin,
and, in turn, take precedence amongst
themselves according to the date they
became foot guard regiments. All other
infantry regiments take precedence
amongst themselves according to the date
they became regiments.
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BRANCHES
6. Les branches de larme blinde, de
lartillerie, du gnie et de linfanterie se voient
accorder la prsance au sein des Forces
canadiennes selon les rglements de lArme
canadienne en vigueur lors de lunification, le
1er fvrier 1968. Lordre de prsance des
rgiments de la force terrestre de campagne est le
mme que pour les branches, sauf que les
rgiments de la Royal Canadian Horse Artillery ont
la prsance sur ceux de larme blinde. Lordre de
prsance de ces branches et au sein de chaque
branche est le suivant :
a. Branche de larme blinde. Les rgiments
de la garde cheval ont la prsance sur
les autres rgiments blinds, quelle que
soit leur date de cration, et leur ordre de
prsance entre eux est rgi par la date o
ils sont devenus des rgiments de la garde
cheval. Les rgiments de la garde de
dragons ont la prsance sur les autres
rgiments blinds, mais aprs les gardes
cheval, et leur ordre de prsance entre
eux est rgi par la date o ils sont devenus
des rgiments de la garde de dragons.
Lordre de prsance de tous les autres
rgiments blinds entre eux est dtermin
par leur date de cration;
b. Branche de lartillerie. Les rgiments de
lartillerie cheval ont la prsance sur les
autres rgiments dartillerie, quelle que soit
leur date de cration, et leur ordre de
prsance entre eux est rgi par lordre
numrique. Dans chaque type dartillerie,
lordre de prsance des rgiments entre
eux est rgi par lordre numrique.
c. Branche du gnie militaire. Lordre de
prsance des rgiments du gnie entre
eux est rgi par lordre numrique.
d. Branche de linfanterie. Les rgiments de
la garde pied ont la prsance sur les
autres rgiments dinfanterie, quelle que
soit leur date de cration, et leur ordre de
prsance entre eux est rgi par la date o
ils sont devenus des rgiments de la garde
pied. Lordre de prsance de tous les
autres rgiments dinfanterie entre eux est
rgi par la date de leur constitution.
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ARMOUR REGIMENTS RGIMENTS BLINDS

7. An armour regiment with both Regular and
Reserve Force components (indicated by an
asterisk*) takes precedence within the Reserve
Force according to the regiments date of origin,
and within the Regular Force according to the date
its Regular Force component became part of that
Force.
7. Un rgiment blind incorporant des
lments de la Force rgulire et de la Force de
rserve (indiqu par un astrisque*) a la
prsance, dans la Force de rserve, suivant la
date de sa constitution et, dans la Force rgulire,
suivant la date dintgration de son lment cette
Force.

Regular Force Force rgulire

(1) The Royal Canadian Dragoons (1) The Royal Canadian Dragoons

(2) Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians) (2) Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)

(3) 12e Rgiment blind du Canada* (3) 12e Rgiment blind du Canada*

Primary Reserve Premire rserve

(4) The Governor Generals Horse Guards (4) The Governor Generals Horse Guards

(5) The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) (5) The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)

(6) The Queens York Rangers (1st American (6) The Queens York Rangers (1st American
Regiment) (RCAC) Regiment) (RCAC)

(7) The Sherbrooke Hussars (7) The Sherbrooke Hussars

(8) 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises) (8) 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises)

(9) 12e Rgiment blind du Canada (Milice)* (9) 12e Rgiment blind du Canada (Milice)*

(10) 1st Hussars (10) 1st Hussars

(11) The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) (11) The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)

(12) The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) (12) The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal)

(13) The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of (13) The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) Connaughts Own)

(14) The South Alberta Light Horse (14) The South Alberta Light Horse

(15) The Saskatchewan Dragoons (15) The Saskatchewan Dragoons

(16) The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) (16) The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)

(17) The British Columbia Dragoons (17) The British Columbia Dragoons

(18) The Fort Garry Horse (18) The Fort Garry Horse

(19) Le Rgiment de Hull (RCAC) (19) Le Rgiment de Hull (RCAC)

(20) The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) (20) The Windsor Regiment (RCAC)

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Supplementary Reserve Rserve supplmentaire

(21) 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards (21) 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards

(22) The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) (22) The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)

(23) 12th Manitoba Dragoons (23) 12th Manitoba Dragoons

(24) 19th Alberta Dragoons (24) 19th Alberta Dragoons

(25) 14th Canadian Hussars (25) 14th Canadian Hussars

ARTILLERY REGIMENTS RGIMENTS DARTILLERIE

8. The order of precedence for types of 8. Lordre de prsance par type dartillerie
artillery is: est le suivant :

(1) Horse artillery (1) Artillerie cheval

(2) Field artillery (2) Artillerie de campagne

(3) Medium artillery (3) Artillerie moyenne

(4) Heavy artillery (4) Artillerie lourde

(5) Surface to surface missile artillery (5) Artillerie de missile (sol-sol)

(6) Anti-tank artillery (6) Artillerie antichar

(7) Locating artillery (target acquisition) (7) Artillerie de reprage (acquisition dobjectifs)

(8) Coast artillery (8) Artillerie ctire

(9) Mountain artillery (9) Artillerie de montagne

(10) Air defence artillery (guns) (10) Artillerie antiarienne (canons)

(11) Air defence artillery (missile) (11) Artillerie antiarienne (missile)

(12) Regimental headquarters (12) Quartier gnral rgimentaire

(13) Artillery school (13) Lcole de lArtillerie

INFANTRY REGIMENTS RGIMENTS DINFANTERIE

9. An infantry regiment with both Regular and
Reserve Force components (indicated by an
asterisk*) takes precedence within the Reserve
Force according to the regiments date of origin,
and within the Regular Force according to the date
its Regular Force component became part of that
Force.
9. Un rgiment dinfanterie incorporant des
lments de la Force rgulire et de la Force de
rserve (indiqu par un astrisque*) a la
prsance, dans la Force de rserve, suivant la
date de sa constitution et, dans la Force rgulire,
suivant la date dintgration de son lment cette
Force.

10. Numbered infantry battalions take 10. Lordre de prsance des bataillons
precedence amongst themselves within their own dinfanterie qui ont un numro est tabli selon leur
position in the line in numerical order. ordre numrique et compte tenu de leur position
dans les troupes de ligne.

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Regular Force Force rgulire

(1) The Royal Canadian Regiment* (1) The Royal Canadian Regiment*

(2) Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (2) Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry

(3) Royal 22e Rgiment* (3) Royal 22e Rgiment*

Primary Reserve Premire rserve

(4) Governor Generals Foot Guards (4) Governor Generals Foot Guards

(5) The Canadian Grenadier Guards (5) The Canadian Grenadier Guards

(6) The Queens Own Rifles of Canada (6) The Queens Own Rifles of Canada

(7) The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (7) The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
of Canada of Canada

(8) Les Voltigeurs de Qubec (8) Les Voltigeurs de Qubec

(9) The Royal Regiment of Canada (9) The Royal Regiment of Canada

(10) The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth (10) The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth
Regiment) Regiment)

(11) The Princess of Wales Own Regiment (11) The Princess of Wales Own Regiment

(12) The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment (12) The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

(13) The Lincoln and Welland Regiment (13) The Lincoln and Welland Regiment

(14) The Royal Canadian Regiment* (14) The Royal Canadian Regiment*

(15) The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada (15) The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada

(16) The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (16) The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

(17) The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton (17) The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton
Regiment) Regiment)

(18) The Brockville Rifles (18) The Brockville Rifles

(19) Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (19) Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders

(20) Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent (20) Les Fusiliers du Saint-Laurent

(21) Le Rgiment de la Chaudire (21) Le Rgiment de la Chaudire

(22) Royal 22e Rgiment* (22) Royal 22e Rgiment*

(23) Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal (23) Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal

(24) The Princess Louise Fusiliers (24) The Princess Louise Fusiliers

(25) The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (25) The Royal New Brunswick Regiment

(26) The West Nova Scotia Regiment (26) The West Nova Scotia Regiment

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(27) The Nova Scotia Highlanders (27) The Nova Scotia Highlanders

(28) Le Rgiment de Maisonneuve (28) Le Rgiment de Maisonneuve

(29) The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (29) The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa

(30) The Royal Winnipeg Rifles (30) The Royal Winnipeg Rifles

(31) The Essex and Kent Scottish (31) The Essex and Kent Scottish

(32) 48th Highlanders of Canada (32) 48th Highlanders of Canada

(33) Le Rgiment du Saguenay (33) Le Rgiment du Saguenay

(34) The Algonquin Regiment (34) The Algonquin Regiment

(35) The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of (35) The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of
Canada (Princess Louises) Canada (Princess Louises)

(36) The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (36) The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment

(37) The North Saskatchewan Regiment (37) The North Saskatchewan Regiment

(38) The Royal Regina Rifles (38) The Royal Regina Rifles

(39) The Rocky Mountain Rangers (39) The Rocky Mountain Rangers

(40) The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, (40) The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4e Bataillon,
Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry) Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry)

(41) The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of (41) The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of
Canada Canada

(42) The Royal Westminster Regiment (42) The Royal Westminster Regiment

(43) The Calgary Highlanders (43) The Calgary Highlanders

(44) Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke (44) Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke

(45) The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (45) The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

(46) The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess (46) The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess
Marys) Marys)

(47) The Royal Montreal Regiment (47) The Royal Montreal Regiment

(48) Irish Regiment of Canada (48) Irish Regiment of Canada

(49) The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen (49) The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen
Elizabeth The Queen Mothers Own) Elizabeth The Queen Mothers Own)

(50) The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (50) The Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Supplementary Reserve Rserve supplmentaire

(51) The Canadian Guards (51) The Canadian Guards

(52) Victoria Rifles of Canada (52) Victoria Rifles of Canada

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(53) The Royal Rifles of Canada (53) The Royal Rifles of Canada

(54) The Perth Regiment (54) The Perth Regiment

(55) Le Rgiment de Joliette (55) Le Rgiment de Joliette

(56) The Winnipeg Grenadiers (56) The Winnipeg Grenadiers

(57) The South Saskatchewan Regiment (57) The South Saskatchewan Regiment

(58) The Yukon Regiment (58) The Yukon Regiment

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CHAPTER 2 CHAPITRE 2

ARMOUR REGIMENTS RGIMENTS BLINDS

SECTION 1 SECTION 1

ARMOUR BRANCH BRANCHE DE LARME BLINDE

BADGE INSIGNE

Description
A dexter hand in armour Argent charged with a
maple leaf Gules above a billet fesswise Sable
edged and inscribed CANADA in letters Or, the
whole set on a double-headed arrows forming two
concentric circles Or and ensigned by the Royal
Crown proper.
Description
Un poing dextre arm dargent charg dune feuille
drable de gueules soutenue dune billette de
sable lisre dor et inscrite CANADA en lettres du
mme, le tout brochant sur deux double flches
formant deux cercles concentriques dor et timbr
de la couronne royale au naturel.

Symbolism Symbolisme
The concentric circles symbolize the pincer Les cercles concentriques symbolisent les
operations of armoured forces. The mailed gauntlet oprations en tenailles des forces armes, le
symbolizes armour. gantelet darmure symbolise les blinds.

MOTTO DEVISE

None Aucune

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MARCH MARCHE

My Boy Willie My Boy Willie

ALLIANCE ALLIANCE

British Army Arme britannique

Royal Armoured Corps Royal Armoured Corps

LINEAGE LIGNE

The Armour Branch originated on 13 August 1940 La Branche de larme blinde vit le jour le
when the Canadian Armoured Corps of the 13 aot 1940, lorsque le Canadian Armoured
Canadian Active Service Force was authorized to Corps de la Force canadienne pour le service
be formed.1 It was redesignated: Royal Canadian actif fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : Royal
Armoured Corps on 2 August 1945;2 The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps le 2 aot 1945;2 The
Canadian Armoured Corps on 22 March 1948;3 Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on le 22 mars 1948;3 en franais, Corps blind royal
17 February 1964;5 Armoured Branch on canadien le 7 fvrier 1955;4 en anglais,
27 August 1971,6 and Armour Branch on Armoured Branch le 27 aot 1971;6 et, en
15 December 1980.8 franais : Service des blinds le
14 janvier 1972;7 et Branche de larme blinde
le 12 juillet 1985.9

BRANCH CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP DE BRANCHE

1. GO 250/40. Only units of the Permanent and Non Permanent Active Militia which were placed on active service for
the war were part of the corps. The Active Militia units retained the status of separate corps / Seules les units de la
Milice active permanente et non permanente mises en service actif pour la guerre firent partie de ce corps. Les units
de la Milice active conservrent leur statut de corps spar.
2. GO 275/45.
3. CAO 72-1, Date of Issue 22 March 1948.
4. CAO 220-3, 7 fvrier 1955.
5. CAO 220-3, AL 17 Feb 64.
6. CFAO 2-10, AL 35/71, 27 Aug 71.
7. CFAO 2-10, AL 2/72, 14 Jan 72 / OAFC 2-10, Mod 2/72, 14 jan 72.
8. CFAO 2-10, AL 25/80, 5 Dec 80 / OAFC 2-10, Mod 25/80, 5 dc 80.
9. CFAO 2-10, AL 14/85, 12 Jul 85 / OAFC 2-10, Mod 14/85, 12 juillet 85.

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SECTION 2
ARMOUR REGIMENTS
1ST HUSSARS
BADGE
Description
A scroll Azure inscribed HUSSARS surmounting
the word FIRST with R and S interlaced Argent
ensigned by a coronet trefl Or issuant therefrom a
horse forcene Argent crined Sable, the word
flanked by two branches of maple Or conjoined in
saltire beneath and surmounted in base by a scroll
Azure lined Or inscribed HODIE NON CRAS, all set
upon a like scroll inscribed CANADA, all
inscriptions in letters Or.
Symbolism
The maple leaves and the word "CANADA"
represent service to Canada. The horse represents
the regiments cavalry origins and the ducal coronet
service to the Sovereign. "FIRST HUSSARS" is a
form of the regimental title and "HODIE NON
CRAS" is the motto of the regiment.
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RGIMENTS BLINDS
1ST HUSSARS
INSIGNE
Description
Le mot FIRST dargent avec ses lettres R et S
entrelaces, au listel dazur brochant inscrit
HUSSARS, le tout somm dun cheval cabr
dargent crin de sable, naissant dune couronne
trfle dor, le mot accost de deux branches
drable du mme jointes en sautoir, au listel dazur
doubl dor brochant en pointe inscrit HODIE NON
CRAS soutenu dun listel similaire inscrit CANADA,
toutes les inscriptions en lettres dor.
Symbolisme
Les feuilles drables et le mot CANADA
reprsentent le service rendu au Canada. Le cheval
reprsente les origines de cavalerie du rgiment et,
la couronne ducale, le service au souverain.
FIRST HUSSARS est une variante du nom du
rgiment, et HODIE NON CRAS en est la
devise.
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MOTTO DEVISE

HODIE NON CRAS (Today not tomorrow) HODIE NON CRAS (Aujourdhui et non demain)

MARCH MARCHE

Bonnie Dundee Bonnie Dundee

ALLIANCE ALLIANCE

British Army Arme britannique

The Kings Royal Hussars The Kings Royal Hussars

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

South African War Guerre dAfrique du Sud

SOUTH AFRICA, 1900. AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1900.

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

SOMME, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Ancre Heights; SOMME, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Crte dAncre; ARRAS, 1917,
ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; 18; Vimy, 1917; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quant;
Drocourt-Quant; HINDENBURG LINE; Canal du Nord; LIGNE HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918;
Cambrai, 1918; PURSUIT TO MONS; FRANCE AND POURSUITE VERS MONS; FRANCE ET FLANDRES, 1915-18.
FLANDERS, 1915-18.

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

NORMANDY LANDING; Putot-en-Bessin; Le Mesnil-Patry;
CAEN; The Orne; BOURGUBUS RIDGE; Faubourg de
Vaucelles; Verrires Ridge-Tilly-la-Campagne; FALAISE;
Falaise Road; Quesnay Wood; The Laison; Chambois;
Calais, 1944; The Lower Maas; THE RHINELAND;
The Hochwald; Apeldoorn; Bad Zwischenahn; NORTH-WEST
EUROPE, 1944-1945.
DBARQUEMENT EN NORMANDIE; Putot-en-Bessin;
Le Mesnil-Patry; CAEN; LOrne; CRTE DE BOURGUBUS;
Faubourg de Vaucelles; Crte de Verrires-Tilly-
la-Campagne; FALAISE; Route de Falaise; Bois de Quesnay;
La Laison; Chambois; Calais, 1944; La Basse-Meuse;
LA RHNANIE; La Hochwald; Apeldoorn; Bad Zwischenahn;
NORD-OUEST DE LEUROPE, 1944-1945.

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in London, Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Ontario on 31 May 1872, when the 1st Regiment of London, en Ontario, le 31 mai 1872, lorsque le
Cavalry was authorized to be formed.1 It was 1st Regiment of Cavalry fut autoris.1 Il fut
redesignated: 1st Hussars on 1 January 1893;2 rebaptis : 1st Hussars le 1er janvier 1893;2
2nd (Reserve) Regiment, 1st Hussars on 2nd (Reserve) Regiment, 1st Hussars le
11 February 1941;3 6th (Reserve) Armoured 11 fvrier 1941;3 6th (Reserve) Armoured
Regiment, (1st Hussars) on 1 April 1941;4 1st Regiment, (1st Hussars) le 1er avril 1941;4 1st
Hussars (6th Armoured Regiment) on Hussars (6th Armoured Regiment) le
4 February 1949;5 1st Hussars on 19 May 1958;6 4 fvrier 1949;5 1st Hussars le 19 mai 1958;6
1st Hussars (RCAC) on 19 September 1985;7 and 1st Hussars (RCAC) le 19 septembre 1985;7 et
1st Hussars on 14 August 1997.8 1st Hussars le 14 aot 1997.8

Notes:
On 1 November 1920 the 1st Hussars were organized as a two
regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Regiment on the
Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20). The reserve unit was
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 1st Hussars were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 December 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 40/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 1st Hussars fut organis en tant
er
quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e
le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve
(GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 1st Hussars fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation du
15 dcembre 1920 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 40/21). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.

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Headquarters Location
London, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
South African War
The regiment contributed volunteers for the
Canadian Contingents.9
The First World War
The 1st Hussars recruited A Squadron of the 7th
Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, which
was authorized on 7 November 1914.10 It embarked
for Great Britain on 9 June 1915.11 This squadron
was redesignated: 2nd Canadian Divisional
Cavalry Squadron, CEF on 30 March 1915;12 First
Canadian Hussars (Special Service Squadron),
CEF on 31 January 1916;13 B Squadron, Canadian
Corps Cavalry Regiment, CEF on 12 May 1916;14
and B Squadron, Canadian Light Horse, CEF on
21 February 1917.15 It disembarked in France on
17 September 1915,16 where it fought in France and
Flanders as part of the Canadian Corps until the
end of the war.17 The squadron was disbanded on
6 November 1920.18
The Second World War
The regiment mobilized an active service unit
designated the 1st Hussars, CASF on
1 September 1939.19 This unit was disbanded on
1 March 1940, and on the same day a new active
service unit designated the 1st Canadian Cavalry
Regiment (Mechanized), CASF was raised.20 It was
converted to armour and redesignated: First
Canadian Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized), CASF
on 13 August 1940;21 6th Armoured Regiment (1st
Hussars), CASF on 11 February 1941;22 6th
Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars), CAC, CASF on
15 October 1943;23 and 6th Armoured Regiment
(1st Hussars), RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.24 It
embarked for Britain on 13 November 1941.25 The
regiment landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944, as
part of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, in
support of 7th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian
Infantry Division, and fought in North-West Europe
until the end of the war.26 The overseas regiment
was disbanded on 31 January 1946.27
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HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Le rgiment fournit des volontaires aux contingents
canadiens.9
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 1st Hussars recruta le A Squadron du
7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF ,
qui fut autoris le 7 novembre 1914.10 Il sembarqua
pour la Grande-Bretagne le 9 juin 1915.11 Cet
escadron fut rebaptis : 2nd Canadian Divisional
Cavalry Squadron, CEF le 30 mars 1915;12 First
Canadian Hussars (Special Service Squadron),
CEF le 31 janvier 1916;13 B Squadron,
Canadian Corps Cavalry Regiment, CEF le
12 mai 1916;14 et B Squadron, Canadian Light
Horse, CEF le 21 fvrier 1917.15 Il dbarqua en
France le 17 septembre 1915,16 o il y combattit de
mme que dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre, en tant que composante du Corps darme
canadien.17 Lescadron fut dissous le
6 novembre 1920.18
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment mobilisa une unit pour le service actif,
sous lappellation de 1st Hussars, CASF , le
1er septembre 1939.19 Cette unit fut dissoute le
1er mars 1940, et la mme journe, le rgiment
mobilisa une nouvelle unit pour le service actif,
baptise 1st Canadian Cavalry Regiment
(Mechanized), CASF .20 Il fut converti au blind et
rebaptis : 1st Canadian Cavalry Regiment
(Mechanized), CAC, CASF le 13 aot 1940;21
6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars), CASF le
11 fvrier 1941;22 6th Armoured Regiment (1st
Hussars) CAC, CASF le 15 octobre 1943;23 et
6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars), RCAC,
CASF le 2 aot 1945.24 Il sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 13 novembre 1941.25 Le
rgiment dbarqua en Normandie le 6 juin 1944, en
tant qulment de la 2e brigade blinde
canadienne, en soutien la 7e brigade dinfanterie,
de la 3e division dinfanterie canadienne, o il
combattit dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope, jusqu
la fin de la guerre.26 Le rgiment outre-mer fut
dissous le 31 janvier 1946.27
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GUIDON GUIDON

CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

1. MGO 15/72. Formed from five independent troops of cavalry and one newly organized troop authorized on the
following dates: No. 1 Troop (1st Troop St. Thomas and London Squadron, 20 March 1856), No. 2 Troop (2nd
Troop St. Thomas and London Squadron, 28 July 1856), No. 3 Troop (Mooretown Troop of Cavalry,
17 August 1866), No. 4 Troop (Kingsville Troop of Cavalry, 12 April 1872), No. 5 Troop (Bayfield Troop of Cavalry,
8 June 1866), and the newly organized No. 6 Troop in Stratford / Form de cinq troupes de cavalerie indpendantes
autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Troop (1st Troop St. Thomas and London Squadron, 20 mars 1856),
No. 2 Troop (2nd Troop St. Thomas and London Squadron, 28 juillet 1856), No. 3 Troop (Mooretown Troop of
Cavalry, 17 aot 1866), No. 4 Troop (Kingsville Troop of Cavalry, 12 avril 1872), No. 5 Troop (Bayfield Troop
of Cavalry, 8 juin 1866), et la No. 6 Troop , nouvellement autorise Stratford.
2. No authority for a change of designation of cavalry units in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des units de cavalerie en 1892. La date
du 1er janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
3. GO 79/41.
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4. GO 236/41.
5. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
6. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
7. MOO 291/85, 19 Sep 85 / DMO 291/85, 19 sep 85.
8. MOO 97100, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97100, 14 aot 97.
9. GO 60/33.
10. GO 36/15.
11. Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War 1914-1919, General Series
Vol. 1, August 1914-September 1915, Appendices, (Ottawa, 1938), p. 356. The regiment also sent a reinforcing draft
overseas in 1917 / Lunit envoya aussi un contingent de renfort outre-mer en 1917.
12. War Diary, 2nd Canadian Divisional Cavalry (1st Hussars), RG/GE 9, Series III-D-3, Volume 4955, File/dossier 493,
Appendix 1 Letter, Adjutant-General to Officer Commanding 1st Division, London, Ont, HQ 593-4-2 dated
30 March 1915.
13. Ibid, 13 February 1916/13 fvrier 1916 - Letter, War Office 121/Overseas/1374 AG-1, 31-1-16; and/et Letter, Maj-Gen
Wallace to Brig-Gen MacDougall Commanding CTD, 14-3-71 dated 3 February 1916, RG/GE9, Series III-B-1,
Volume 861.
14. War Diary, Canadian Light Horse, RG/GE 9, Series III-D-3, Volume 4954, File/dossier 490, Appendix 1 - Letters,
Canadian Corps G 706, 4 May 1916, and A. 29/59, 12 May 1916.
15. Ibid, 3 March 1917/3 mars 1917, Letter, War Office 121/Overseas/3407 (SD2), 21-2-17.
16. Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War 1914-1919, General Series
Vol. 1, August 1914-September 1915, Appendices, (Ottawa, 1938), p. 357.
17. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919 (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
18. GO 207/20. As part of the Canadian Light Horse / En tant que partie intgrante du Canadian Light Horse .
19. GO 135/39.
20. GO 81/40; and/et John Marteinson and Michael R. McNorgan, The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, (Toronto,
2000), p. 83. This new unit was a composite unit including a squadron from each of The Royal Canadian Dragoons,
the Lord Strathconas Horse, and the 1st Hussars. In January 1941 all three units resumed their former identities /
Cette nouvelle unit tait une unit mixte compose dun escadron provenant du The Royal Canadian Dragoons ,
du Lord Strathconas Horse ainsi que du 1st Hussars . En janvier 1941, ces trois units reprirent leur identit
respective.
21. GO 250/40; and/et GO 253/40.
22. GO 79/41.
23. GO 476/43.
24. GO 475/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
25. War Diary, 6th Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars), CASF, NAC/AN, RG/GE 24, C-3, vol. 14211 (reel T-12654,
serial 3).
26. Charles P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army. The Victory Campaign, (Ottawa, 1966), passim.
27. GO 111/46.

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8TH CANADIAN HUSSARS
(PRINCESS LOUISES)
Colonel-in-Chief: Her Royal Highness The
Princess Royal LG LT GCVO QSO CD
BADGE
Description
Or the Roman numerals "VIII" Argent within a
knotted surcingle Azure edged and inscribed
CANADIAN HUSSARS PRINCESS LOUISES in
letters Or, ensigned by the coronet of the younger
child of the Sovereign also Or, the whole set upon a
scroll Gules edged and inscribed REGI
PATRIAEQUE FIDELIS in letters Or.
Symbolism
The coronet of Her Royal Highness the Princess
Louise represents service to the Crown and the
relationship between Her Royal Highness and the
regiment. The surcingle represents the cavalry
nature of the regiment. The Roman numerals "VIII"
and the words "CANADIAN HUSSARS (PRINCESS
LOUISES)" are a form of the regimental title and
"REGI PATRIAEQUE FIDELIS" is the motto of the
regiment.
MOTTO
REGI PATRIAEQUE FIDELIS (Faithful to king and
country)
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(PRINCESS LOUISES)
Colonel-en-chef : Son Altesse Royale la
Princesse Royale LG LT GCVO QSO CD
INSIGNE
Description
Dor aux chiffres romains VIII dargent entours
dun surfait nou dazur lisr, inscrit CANADIAN
HUSSARS PRINCESS LOUISES et somm de
la couronne dun enfant cadet du souverain, le tout
dor, soutenu dun listel de gueules, lisr dor et
inscrit REGI PATRIAEQUE FIDELIS en lettres du
mme.
Symbolisme
La couronne de Son Altesse Royale la princesse
Louise reprsente le service rendu la Couronne
et le lien entre Son Altesse Royale et le rgiment.
Le surfait indique que ce rgiment tait lorigine
un rgiment de cavalerie. Les chiffres romains
VIII et les mots CANADIAN HUSSARS
(PRINCESS LOUISES) sont une des formes du
nom du rgiment, et REGI PATRIAEQUE
FIDELIS en est la devise.
DEVISE
REGI PATRIAEQUE FIDELIS (Fidle mon roi et
ma patrie)
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MARCHES MARCHES

Quick March Marche rapide

The Galloping 8th Hussars The Galloping 8th Hussars

Slow March Marche lente

The 8th Hussars The 8th Hussars

ALLIANCE ALLIANCE

British Army Arme britannique

The Queens Royal Hussars (The Queens Own The Queens Royal Hussars (The Queens Own
and Royal Irish) and Royal Irish)

AFFILIATION AFFILIATION

The Queens York Rangers, RCAC The Queens York Rangers, RCAC

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916; FRANCE AND MONT-SORREL; SOMME, 1916; FRANCE ET
FLANDERS, 1915-16. FLANDRES, 1915-16.

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

LIRI VALLEY; Melfa Crossing; Ceprano; GOTHIC LINE; VALLE DU LIRI; Traverse de la Melfa; Ceprano; LIGNE
Montecchio; Tomba di Pesaro; CORIANO; LAMONE GOTHIQUE; Montecchio; Tomba di Pesaro; CORIANO;
CROSSING; Misano Ridge; Conventello-Comacchio; PASSAGE DU LAMONE; Crte de Misano; Conventello-
ITALY, 1944-1945; Ijsselmeer; Delfzijl Pocket; NORTH-WEST Comacchio; ITALIE, 1944-1945; Ijsselmeer; Poche de Delfzijl;
EUROPE, 1945. NORD-OUEST DE LEUROPE, 1945.

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Apohaqui, New Brunswick on 30 April 1869, when
the New Brunswick Regiment of Yeomanry
Cavalry was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated: 8th Regiment of Cavalry on
31 May 1872;2 8th Princess Louises New
Brunswick Regiment of Cavalry on 18 July 1884;3
8th "Princess Louises New Brunswick Hussars"
on 1 January 1893;4 2nd (Reserve) Regiment, 8th
Princess Louises (New Brunswick) Hussars on
11 February 1941;5 5th (Reserve) Armoured
Regiment, 8th Princess Louises (New Brunswick)
Hussars on 1 April 1941;6 8th Princess Louises
(New Brunswick) Hussars (5th Armoured
Regiment) on 4 February 1949;7 2/8th Canadian
Hussars (Princess Louises) on 29 January 1957;8
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises) (Militia)
on 1 January 1960;9 and 8th Canadian Hussars
(Princess Louises) on 15 April 1993.10
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Apohaqui, au Nouveau Brunswick, le 30 avril 1869,
lorsque le New Brunswick Regiment of Yeomanry
Cavalry fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 8th
Regiment of Cavalry le 31 mai 1872;2 8th
Princess Louises New Brunswick Regiment of
Cavalry le 18 juillet 1884;3 8th "Princess
Louises New Brunswick Hussars" le
1er janvier 1893;4 2nd (Reserve) Regiment, 8th
Princess Louises (New Brunswick) Hussars le
11 fvrier 1941;5 5th (Reserve) Armoured
Regiment, 8th Princess Louises (New Brunswick)
Hussars le 1er avril 1941;6 8th Princess Louises
(New Brunswick) Hussars (5th Armoured
Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;7 2/8th Canadian
Hussars (Princess Louises) le 29 janvier 1957;8
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises)
(Militia) le 1er janvier 1960;9 et 8th Canadian
Hussars (Princess Louises) le 15 avril 1993.10

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Notes:
Only those pre-Confederation units which were re-enrolled under
the Act 31 Vic., Cap. 40, respecting the Militia Defence of the
Dominion of Canada, and were declared to be existing by
General Order of 6 February 1869, legally exist. It is known that
a number of units had existed in New Brunswick prior to
Confederation, but, as in the case of the Provinces of Ontario,
Quebec and Nova Scotia, units that did not re-enrol, as referred
to above, automatically ceased to exist without formal
announcement of their removal (viz., disbandment). There can
be no legal continuity of a former unit or ante-dating of
authorization. This would contravene the legal requirement of
conforming with Section 7 of the aforementioned Act. This Act
takes precedence over Canadian Forces Supplementary Order
43/72 (dated 4 February 1972), which erroneously authorized a
formation date of 4 April 1848.
On 1 November 1920 the 8th Princess Louises New Brunswick
Hussars were organized as a two regiment unit with the 1st
Regiment on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle,
and the 2nd Regiment on the Reserve order of battle (GO
185/20). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The 8th Princess Louises New Brunswick Hussars were
disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 1 May 1920 and
reorganized the same day (GO 84/20). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 29 January 1957, a Regular Force component was
authorized under the designation 1/8th Canadian Hussars
(Princess Louises) (CAO 110-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 535/58).
On 1 January 1960, it was redesignated the 8th Canadian
Hussars (Princess Louises) (CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No.
665/60). The Regular Force component was amalgamated with
its militia component on 15 April 1993 (MOO 93/111, 15 April
93).
On 2 June 1960, the regiment was authorized to perpetuate the
6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF (CAO 229-1,
Issue No. 673/60).
Perpetuation
6th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
Headquarters Location
Moncton, New Brunswick
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion, CEF, which was authorized on
7 November 1914,11 embarked for England on
17 July 1915.12 It disembarked in France on
24 October 1915,13 where it continued to train until
2 January 1916 when its personnel were absorbed
by the 4th and 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion(s), CEF.14 The regiment was disbanded
on 18 February 1918.15
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Notes :
Seules les units datant davant la Confdration qui furent r-
enrles selon larticle 40 de lActe 31 Vic. portant sur la Milice
du Dominion du Canada et dfinies comme existantes dans le
cadre de lOrdre Gnral du 6 fvrier 1869, existent de faon
lgale. Il est connu quun certain nombre dunits existaient dj
au Nouveau-Brunswick avant la Confdration. Toutefois,
comme dans le cas des provinces de lOntario, du Qubec et de
la Nouvelle-cosse, les units qui ne furent pas r-enrles tel
que dcrit prcdemment cessrent automatiquement dexister
sans mme un avis de retrait ou de dmembrement. Il ne peut y
avoir de prennit lgale chez une unit qui date davant
lautorisation. Cela contreviendrait lexigence lgale de
conformit par rapport la Section 7 de lActe ci-haut
mentionn. Cet Acte a prsance sur lOrdre supplmentaire
des Forces canadiennes 43/72 (dat du 4 fvrier 1972), qui
autorisa de faon errone la date de formation du 4 avril 1848.
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 8th Princess Louises New
Brunswick Hussars fut organis en tant quunit deux
er
rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de
e
la Milice active non permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment faisait
partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve (GO 185/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 8th Princess Louises New Brunswick Hussars fut dissous
er
en vue de la rorganisation du 1 mai 1920 et rorganis la
mme journe (GO 84/20). Il sagit dun changement
administratif qui ninflue pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 29 janvier 1957, une composante de la Force rgulire fut
autorise sous la dsignation de 1/8th Canadian Hussars
(Princess Louises) (CAO 110-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No.
er
535/58). Le 1 janvier 1960, il fut rebaptis 8th Canadian
Hussars (Princess Louises) (CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No.
665/60). La composante de la Force rgulire se fusionna avec
sa composante de la Force de rserve le 15 avril 1993 (DMO
93/111, 15 avril 93).
Le 2 juin 1960, le rgiment fut autoris perptuer le 6th
Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF (CAO 229-1, Issue
No. 673/60).
Perptuation
6th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Moncton, Nouveau Brunswick
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF fut autoris le 7 novembre 1914,11 et
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
17 juillet 1915.12 Il dbarqua en France le
24 octobre 1915,13 o il continua sy entraner
jusquau 2 janvier 1916, date o son personnel
passa au 4th et au 5th Canadian Mounted
Rifles Battalion(s), CEF .14 Le rgiment fut dissous
le 18 fvrier 1918.15
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The Second World War
The regiment mobilized the 4th Canadian
Motorcycle Regiment, CASF (8 NBH) for active
service on 24 May 1940.16 It was converted to
armour and redesignated: 8th Princess Louises
(New Brunswick) Hussars) CAC, CASF on
9 February 1941;17 5th Armoured Regiment (8th
Princess Louises (New Brunswick) Hussars, CASF
on 11 February 1941;18 5th Armoured Regiment
(8th Princess Louises (New Brunswick) Hussars,
CAC, CASF on 15 October 1943;19 and 5th
Armoured Regiment (8th Princess Louises (New
Brunswick) Hussars, RCAC, CASF on 2 August
1945.20 It embarked for Britain on 9 October 1941.21
It landed in Italy on 19 December 1943 as a unit of
the 5th Armoured Brigade, 5th Canadian Armoured
Division.22 It moved to North-West Europe on
17 February 1945, where it continued to fight until
the end of the war.23 The overseas regiment was
disbanded on 15 February 1946.24
GUIDON
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Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment mobilisa le 4th Canadian Motorcycle
Regiment, CASF (8 NBH) pour le service actif le
24 mai 1940.16 Il fut converti au blind et rebaptis :
8th Princess Louises (New Brunswick) Hussars)
CAC, CASF le 9 fvrier 1941;17 5th Armoured
Regiment (8th Princess Louises (New Brunswick)
Hussars, CASF le 11 fvrier 1941;18 5th
Armoured Regiment (8th Princess Louises (New
Brunswick) Hussars, CAC, CASF le
15 octobre 1943;19 et 5th Armoured Regiment
(8th Princess Louises (New Brunswick) Hussars,
RCAC, CASF le 2 aot 1945.20 Il sembarqua
pour la Grande-Bretagne le 9 octobre 1941.21 Il
dbarqua en Italie le 19 dcembre 1943 en tant
qulment de la 5e brigade blinde, de la 5e
division blinde canadienne.22 Le 17 fvrier 1945, le
rgiment se rendit dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope
o il servit jusqu la fin de la guerre.23 Le rgiment
outre-mer fut dissous le 15 fvrier 1945.24
GUIDON
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1. MGO 30 Apr 69 and/et MGO 17 Dec 69. Formed from seven independent troops of cavalry authorized on the
following dates: No. 1 Troop (Hampton Troop of Cavalry, 3 January 1866), No. 2 Troop (Assekeag Troop of
Cavalry, 30 November 1864), No. 3 Troop (Apohaqui Troop of Cavalry, 3 January 1866), No. 4 Troop (Upham
Troop of Cavalry, 3 January 1866), No. 5 Troop (Johnston Troop of Cavalry, 28 February 1866), No. 6 Troop
(Shediac Troop of Cavalry, 13 June 1866), and No. 7 Troop (Springfield Troop of Cavalry, 21 June 1865) / Form de
sept troupes de cavalerie indpendantes autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Troop (Hampton Troop of
Cavalry, 3 janvier 1866), No. 2 Troop , Assekeag Troop of Cavalry, 30 novembre 1864), No. 3 Troop
(Apohaqui Troop of Cavalry, 3 janvier 1866), No. 4 Troop (Upham Troop of Cavalry, 3 janvier 1866), No. 5
Troop (Johnston Troop of Cavalry, 28 fvrier 1866), No. 6 Troop (Shediac Troop of Cavalry, 13 juin 1866), et
No. 7 Troop (Springfield Troop of Cavalry, 21 juin 1865).
2. MGO 15/72.
3. MGO 16/84.
4. No authority for a change of designation of cavalry units in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (MGO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada
for the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice, ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des units de cavalerie en 1892. La date
er
du 1 janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (MGO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial
Year 1893-94).
5. GO 79/41.
6. GO 236/41.
7. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 535/57.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 665/60.
10. MOO 93/111, 15 April 93 / DMO 93/111, 15 avril 93.
11. GO 36/15.
12. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
13. War Diary, 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 24 October 1915/24 octobre 1915, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series
111-D-3, Vol. 4946, File/dossier 463.
14. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 6th Regt C.M.R., Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
15. GO 82/18.
16. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
17. GO 88/41.
18. GO 79/41.
19. GO 476/43.
20. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
21. Major E.D. Crook and Major J.K. Marteinsen, (eds.), A Pictorial History of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess
Louises) 125 Years of Service, (n.p., 1973), p. 112.

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22. Ibid, p. 132. The advance party (the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron) landed in Naples, Italy in late
November 1943 / Llment prcurseur (le quartier-gnral et lescadron de commandement et des services)
dbarqua Naples, Italie, la fin de novembre 1943.
23. Douglas How, 8th Hussars, A History of the Regiment, (Sussex, N.B., 1964), p. 312.
24. GO 111/46.

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12E RGIMENT BLIND DU CANADA
BADGE
Description
Gules the number 12e Or within an annulus Azure
edged and inscribed ADSUM and REGIMENT
BLINDE in letters Or, ensigned by the Royal Crown
proper and flanked by two maple branches Or
surmounted in base with a beaver on a log proper.
Symbolism
The maple leaves and the beaver represent service
to Canada, and the Crown, service to the
Sovereign. The ordinal number "12e" and the words
"REGIMENT BLINDE" are a form of the regimental
title and "ADSUM" is the motto of the regiment. The
number 12 also represents the 12th Armoured
Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment) of the Second
World War.
MOTTO
ADSUM (Present)
MARCHES
Quick March
Marianne sen va-t-au-Moulin
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12E RGIMENT BLIND DU CANADA
INSIGNE
Description
De gueules au chiffre 12e dor, le tout enclos dans
un anneau dazur lisr dor inscrit ADSUM et
REGIMENT BLINDE en lettres du mme, somm
de la couronne royale au naturel et accost de
deux branches drable dor charges en pointe
dun castor sur un rondin, le tout au naturel.
Symbolisme
Les feuilles drables et le castor reprsentent le
service rendu au Canada, et la couronne, le service
rendu au souverain. Le numro ordinal 12e et
les mots REGIMENT BLINDE sont une des
formes du nom du rgiment, et ADSUM en est
la devise. Le numro 12 reprsente le nom du
12th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers
Regiment) qui a servi durant la Seconde Guerre
mondiale.
DEVISE
ADSUM (Prsent)
MARCHES
Marche rapide
Marianne sen va-t-au Moulin
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Slow March
Quand vous mourrez de nos amours
ALLIANCE
British Army
Royal Tank Regiment
BATTLE HONOURS
The First World War
AMIENS; SIBERIA 1918-19.
The Second World War
LANDING IN SICILY; Grammichele; Piazza Armerina;
Valguarnera; Agira; ADRANO; Troina Valley; SICILY, 1943;
Termoli; The Gully; Ortona; CASSINO II; Gustav Line; LIRI
VALLEY; Hitler Line; TRASIMENE LINE; AREZZO; ADVANCE
TO FLORENCE; Monte La Pieve; Monte Spaduro;
ITALY, 1943-1945; Apeldoorn; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945.
LINEAGE
This regiment originated on 24 March 1871 and
incorporates both Regular and Reserve Force
regiments.
The 12e Rgiment blind du Canada originated in
Trois-Rivires, Quebec on 24 March 1871, when
the Three Rivers Provisional Battalion of Infantry
was authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated:
86th "Three Rivers" Battalion of Infantry on
4 June 1880;2 86th Three Rivers Regiment on
8 May 1900;3 The Three Rivers Regiment on
29 March 1920;4 The Three Rivers Regiment
(Tank) on 15 December 1936;5 2nd Regiment, The
Three Rivers Regiment (Tank) on 13 August 1940;6
12th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion, (The Three
Rivers Regiment (Tank)) on 1 April 1941;7 and
12th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Three
Rivers Regiment (Tank)) on 15 August 1942.8 The
regiment was converted to artillery and
redesignated the 46th Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA
(Three Rivers Regiment) on 1 April 1946.9 The
regiment was converted to armour and
redesignated the 24th Armoured Regiment (Three
Rivers Regiment) on 19 June 1947.10 It was
redesignated: Le Rgiment de Trois-Rivires (24th
Armoured Regiment) on 4 February 1949;11 Le
Rgiment de Trois-Rivires (RCAC) on
19 May 1958;12 and 12e Rgiment blind du
Canada on 2 May 1968.13
Notes:
The 86th Three Rivers Regiment was disbanded for the purpose
of reorganization on 15 April 1912 (GO 72/12) and reorganized
the next day (GO 102/12). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
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Marche lente
Quand vous mourrez de nos amours
ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
Royal Tank Regiment
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Premire Guerre mondiale
AMIENS; SIBRIE 1918-19.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
DBARQUEMENT EN SICILE; Grammichele; Piazza Armerina;
Valguarnera; Agira; ADRANO; Valle de Troina; SICILE, 1943;
Termoli; Le Ravin; Ortona; CASSINO II; Ligne Gustav;
VALLE DE LA LIRI; Ligne Hitler; LIGNE TRASIMNE;
AREZZO; AVANCE VERS FLORENCE; Monte La Pieve; Monte
Spaduro; ITALIE, 1943-1945; Apeldoorn; NORD-OUEST DE
LEUROPE, 1945.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment vit le jour le 24 mars 1871 et regroupe
les composantes de la Force rgulire et de la
Force de rserve.
Le 12e Rgiment blind du Canada vit le jour
Trois-Rivires, au Qubec, le 24 mars 1871,
lorsque le Three Rivers Provisional Battalion of
Infantry fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 86th
"Three Rivers" Battalion of Infantry le
4 juin 1880;2 86th Three Rivers Regiment le
8 mai 1900;3 The Three Rivers Regiment le
29 mars 1920;4 The Three Rivers Regiment
(Tank) le 15 dcembre 1936;5 2nd Regiment,
The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank) le
13 aot 1940;6 12th (Reserve) Army Tank
Battalion, (The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank)) le
1er avril 1941;7 et 12th (Reserve) Army Tank
Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment (Tank)) le
15 aot 1942.8 Le rgiment fut converti lartillerie
et rebaptis 46th Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA
(Three Rivers Regiment) le 1er avril 1946.9 Le
rgiment fut converti au blind et rebaptis 24th
Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment) le
19 juin 1947.10 Il fut rebaptis : Le Rgiment de
Trois-Rivires (24th Armoured Regiment) le
4 fvrier 1949;11 Le Rgiment de Trois-Rivires
(RCAC) le 19 mai 1958;12 et 12e Rgiment
blind du Canada le 2 mai 1968.13
Notes :
Le 86th Three Rivers Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 avril 1912 (GO 72/12) et rorganis le
lendemain (GO 102/12). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.

The 86th Three Rivers Regiment was disbanded for the purpose
of reorganization on 1 April 1914 (GO 60/14) and reorganized on
1 October 1915 (GO 120/15). This change was administrative
and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Upon redesignation as The Three Rivers Regiment on
29 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (178th Battalion, CEF) on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd
Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle.
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The Three Rivers Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 August 1921 and reorganized the same
day (GO 254/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Three Rivers Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 14 December 1936 and reorganized as a tank
regiment the next day (GO 188/36). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
e e
Upon redesignation as the 12 Rgiment blind du Canada on
2 May 1968 (see above), the Reserve component was given the
suffix (Militia) after the regimental title to difference it from the
Regular Force component which was authorized on 6 May 1968
(CFOO 3.24, 28 Oct 68).
On 25 June 1998, the regiment was granted the perpetuation of
the 259th Battalion (Canadian Rifles), CEF (Siberia) (NDHQ
Memorandum 5400-34 (DHH), 23 June 1998).
Perpetuations
178th Battalion, CEF, and 259th Battalion,
Canadian Rifles, CEF (Siberia)
Headquarters Locations
Regular Force: Valcartier, Quebec
Reserve Force: Trois-Rivires, Quebec
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 178th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 178th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,14 embarked for Britain on 3 March 1917.15 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 10th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 16 March 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.16 The battalion was disbanded on
21 May 1917.17
The 259th Battalion, which was authorized on
1 November 1918 as the 259th Battalion, Canadian
Rifles, CEF (Siberia),18 embarked for Russia on
22 and 26 December 1918.19 It served with the 16th
Infantry Brigade as part of the Allied Forces in
eastern Russia until 19 May 1919.20 The battalion
was disbanded on 6 November 1920.21
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Le 86th Three Rivers Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 avril 1914 (GO 60/14) et rorganis le
er
1 octobre 1915 (GO 120/15). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Three Rivers Regiment , le
29 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (178th Battalion,
CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Three Rivers Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 aot 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 254/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Three Rivers Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis en tant quun
rgiment blind le lendemain (GO 188/36). Il sagit de
changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du
rgiment.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le 12 Rgiment blind du Canada, le
2 mai 1968 (voir ci-dessus), la composante de la Force de
rserve reut le suffixe (Milice) la fin du titre rgimentaire afin
de la diffrencier de la composante de la Force rgulire,
autorise le 6 mai 1968 (OOFC 3.24, 18 oct 68).
Le 25 juin 1998, le rgiment reut la perptuation du 259th
Battalion (Canadian Rifles), CEF (Sibrie) (Mmorandum du
QGDN 5400-34 (DHP), 23 juin 1998).
Perptuations
178th Battalion, CEF , et 259th Battalion,
Canadian Rifles, CEF (Sibrie)
Sites des Quartiers gnraux
Force rgulire: Valcartier, Qubec
Force de rserve : Trois-Rivires, Qubec
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 178th Battalion , autoris le 15 juillet 1916
sous lappellation de 178th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,14 sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
3 mars 1917.15 Son personnel passa au 10th
Reserve Battalion, CEF le 16 mars 1917,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.16 Le bataillon fut dissous le
21 mai 1917.17
Le 259th Battalion , autoris le
1er novembre 1918, sous lappellation de 259th
Battalion, Canadian Rifles, CEF (Siberia) ,18
sembarqua pour la Russie le 22 et le
26 dcembre 1918.19 Il servit en tant que
composante de la 16e brigade dinfanterie, dans le
cadre de la Force allie en Russie orientale
jusquau 19 mai 1919.20 Le bataillon fut dissous le
6 novembre 1920.21
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The Second World War
The regiment mobilized The Three Rivers
Regiment (Tank), CASF for active service on
1 September 1939.22 It was redesignated The
Three Rivers Regiment (Tank), CAC, CASF on
13 August 1940.23 It was converted to armour on
23 November 1940,24 and an army tank battalion on
11 February 1941, under the designation 12th
Army Tank Battalion (The Three Rivers Regiment
(Tank)), CAC, CASF.25 It was redesignated: 12th
Army Tank Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment
(Tank)), CAC, CASF on 15 May 1942;26 12th
Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment),
CAC, CASF on 26 August 1943;27 and 12th
Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment),
RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.28 On
21 June 1941 it embarked for Britain.29 The
regiment landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943 and in
Italy on 12 September 1943 as part of the
1st Canadian Armoured Brigade.30 On
8 March 1945 the regiment moved with the 1st
Canadian Corps to North-West Europe, where it
fought until the end of the war.31 The overseas
regiment was disbanded on 30 November 1945.32
GUIDON
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Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment mobilisa le The Three Rivers
Regiment (Tank), CASF pour le service actif, le
1er septembre 1939.22 Il fut rebaptis The Three
Rivers Regiment (Tank), CAC, CASF le
13 aot 1940.23 Il fut converti en rgiment blind le
23 novembre 1940,24 et en un bataillon de chars de
larme le 11 fvrier 1941, sous la dsignation de
12th Army Tank Battalion (The Three Rivers
Regiment (Tank), CAC, CASF .25 Il fut rebaptis :
12th Army Tank Regiment (The Three Rivers
Regiment (Tank)), CAC, CASF le 15 mai 1942;26
12th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers
Regiment), CAC, CASF le 26 aot 1943;27 et
12th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers
Regiment), RCAC, CASF le 2 aot 1945.28 Le
21 juin 1941, lunit sembarqua pour la Grande-
Bretagne.29 Le rgiment dbarqua en Sicile le
10 juillet 1943 et en Italie le 12 septembre 1943, en
tant que composante de la 1re brigade blinde
canadienne.30 Le 8 mars 1945, le rgiment se
dirigea vers le Nord-Ouest de lEurope avec le 1er
corps canadien, o il combattit jusqu la fin de la
guerre.31 Le rgiment outre-mer fut dissous le
30 novembre 1945.32
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1. MGO 8/71. Formed from four existing independent infantry companies authorized on the following dates: No. 1
Company (2nd Three Rivers Infantry Company, 2 April 1869), No. 2 Company (Rivire du Loup, en haut, Infantry
Company, 9 April 1869), No. 3 Company (Berthier, en haut, Infantry Company, 23 April 1869), and No. 4 Company
(St. Gabriel de Brandon Infantry Company, 11 June 1869) / Form de quatre compagnies dinfanterie indpendantes
autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Company (2nd Three Rivers Infantry Company, 2 avril 1869), No. 2
Company (Rivire du Loup, en haut, Infantry Company, 9 avril 1869), No. 3 Company (Berthier, en haut,
Infantry Company, 23 avril 1869), et No. 4 Company , (St. Gabriel de Brandon Infantry Company, 11 juin 1869).
2. MGO 11/80.
3. MO 105/1900.
4. MO 95/20.
5. GO 188/36. The regiment remained a separate infantry corps / Le rgiment demeura un corps dinfanterie spar.
6. GO 253/40.
7. GO 236/41. The regiment was affiliated with the Canadian Armoured Corps on 13 August 1940 (GO 251/40) / Le
rgiment fut affili au Canadian Armoured Corps le 13 aot 1940 (GO 251/40).
8. GO 351/42.
9. GO 115/46.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 43/47. The regiment officially becomes a unit of the Royal Canadian Armoured
Corps / Le rgiment devint officiellement une unit du Royal Canadian Armoured Corps .
11. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49 and/et CAO Supp Issue No. 117/49, Errata.
12. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
13. CFOO 68/47, 28 Sep 68.
14. GO 69/16.
15. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 178th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 178. The unit also sent a reinforcing draft
overseas [27 November 1916] / Lunit envoya aussi un contingent de renfort outre-mer [27 novembre 1916].
16. Ibid.
17. GO 63/17.
18. GO 128/18.
19. John E. Skuce, Canadas Soldiers in Siberia, (Ottawa, 1990), pp. 54-120.
20. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 259th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 259.
21. GO 215/20.
22. GO 135/39.
23. GO 250/40; and/et 253/40.
24. GO 88/41.
25. GO 73/41; and/et GO 79/41.
26. GO 302/42.
27. GO 88/44. It was November before the new designation was adopted in the field / Il fallut attendre le mois de
novembre avant que soit adopte, en campagne, la nouvelle dsignation.
28. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
29. Jean-Yves Gravel, Histoire du Rgiment de Trois-Rivires, (Trois-Rivires, 1981), p. 40.
30. G.W.L. Nicholson, Histoire officielle de lArme canadienne. Les canadiens en Italie, (Ottawa, 1957), p. 73; and/et
John Marteinson et Michael R. McNorgan, Le Corps blind royal canadien, (Toronto, 2000), p. 159.
31. G.W.L. Nicholson, Histoire officielle de lArme canadienne. Les canadiens en Italie, (Ottawa, 1957), p. 692.
32. GO 85/46.

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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA DRAGOONS
BADGE
Description
Azure a maple leaf in autumnal tints proper within
an annulus Vert edged and inscribed THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA DRAGOONS in letters Or, enfiled in
base by a scroll Vert edged and inscribed
QUANSEM ILEP in letters Argent, the whole
ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and flanked
on both sides by maple leaves in autumnal tints
proper.
Symbolism
The maple leaves represent service to Canada and
also commemorate the 2nd Canadian Mounted
Rifles Battalion and the 11th Regiment, Canadian
Mounted Rifles, CEF. The Crown represents
service to the Sovereign. "THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA DRAGOONS" is the regimental title
and "QUANSEM ILEP" is the motto of the regiment.
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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA DRAGOONS
INSIGNE
Description
Dazur charg dune feuille drable dans ses
teintes automnales au naturel, la bordure de
sinople lisre dor, inscrite THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA DRAGOONS en lettres du mme,
enfile en pointe dun listel de sinople lisr
dargent inscrit QUANSEM ILEP en lettres du
mme, le tout somm de la couronne royale au
naturel et accost de feuilles drable dans leurs
teintes automnales au naturel.
Symbolisme
La feuille drable reprsente le service rendu au
Canada et commmore le 2nd Canadian Mounted
Rifles Battalion et le 11th Regiment, Canadian
Mounted Rifles, CEC. La couronne reprsente le
service rendu au souverain. THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA DRAGOONS est le nom du rgiment,
et QUANSEM ILEP en est la devise.
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MOTTO
QUANSEM ILEP (Always first)
MARCHES
Fare Ye Well Inniskilling (5th Royal Inniskilling
Dragoon Guards)
Additional march for pipe band
Scotland the Brave
ALLIANCE
British Army
The Royal Dragoon Guards
BATTLE HONOURS
The First World War
MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Ancre
Heights; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; HILL 70;
YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918;
HINDENBURG LINE; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918;
PURSUIT TO MONS; FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18.
The Second World War
LIRI VALLEY; Melfa Crossing; GOTHIC LINE; Pozzo Alto
Ridge; LAMONE CROSSING; Naviglio Canal; Fosso Munio;
Conventello-Comacchio; ITALY, 1944-1945; Ijsselmeer;
Delfzijl Pocket; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Vernon,
British Columbia on 1 April 1911, when two four-
squadron regiments designated the British
Columbia Horse were authorized to be formed.1 It
was redesignated: 1st Regiment, "British Columbia
Horse" on 1 December 1911;2 30th Regiment,
British Columbia Horse on 15 April 1912;3 The
British Columbia Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920;4 The British Columbia Dragoons
on 15 March 1929;5 2nd (Reserve) Regiment, The
British Columbia Dragoons on 11 February 1941;6
9th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment, (The British
Columbia Dragoons) on 1 April 1941;7 9th
Reconnaissance Regiment (The British Columbia
Dragoons), RCAC on 1 April 1946;8 The British
Columbia Dragoons (9th Reconnaissance
Regiment) on 4 February 1949;9 and The British
Columbia Dragoons on 19 May 1958.10
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DEVISE
QUANSEM ILEP (Toujours premier)
MARCHES
Fare Ye Well Inniskilling (5th Royal Inniskilling
Dragoon Guards)
Marche supplmentaire pour les corps de
cornemuses
Scotland the Brave
ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
The Royal Dragoon Guards
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Premire Guerre mondiale
MONT-SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Crte
dAncre; ARRAS,1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; CTE 70;
YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; LIGNE
HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918; POURSUITE
VERS MONS; FRANCE ET FLANDRES, 1915-18.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
VALLE DU LIRI; Traverse de la Melfa; LIGNE GOTHIQUE;
Crte de Pozzo Alto; PASSAGE DU LAMONE; Canal Naviglio;
Fosso Munio; Conventello-Comacchio; ITALIE, 1944-1945;
Ijsselmeer; Poche de Delfzijl; NORD-OUEST DE LEUROPE,
1945.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Vernon, en Colombie-Britannique, le 1er avril 1911,
lorsque deux rgiments de quatre escadrons
baptiss le British Columbia Horse furent
autoriss.1 Il fut rebaptis : 1st Regiment, "British
Columbia Horse" le 1er dcembre 1911;2 30th
Regiment, British Columbia Horse le
15 avril 1912;3 The British Columbia Mounted
Rifles le 15 mars 1920;4 The British Columbia
Dragoons le 15 mars 1929;5 2nd (Reserve)
Regiment, The British Columbia Dragoons le
11 fvrier 1941;6 9th (Reserve) Armoured
Regiment, (The British Columbia Dragoons) le
1er avril 1941;7 9th Reconnaissance Regiment
(The British Columbia Dragoons), RCAC le
1er avril 1946;8 The British Columbia Dragoons
(9th Reconnaissance Regiment) le
4 fvrier 1949;9 et The British Columbia
Dragoons le 19 mai 1958.10

Notes:
Upon redesignation as The British Columbia Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a two regiment
unit with the 1st Regiment (2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of
battle and the 2nd Regiment (11th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
The 1st Regiment, British Columbia Mounted Rifles was
disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 15 October 1920
and reorganized the same day (GO 251/20). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 15 November 1926 the 2nd Regiment was redesignated the
2nd Regiment (11th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF)
(GO 74/26). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perpetuations
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF; and
11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
Headquarters Location
Kelowna, British Columbia
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 30th Regiment, British Columbia Horse was
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protection duty.11
The 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, which
was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 2nd
Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF,12
embarked for Britain on 12 June 1915.13 It
disembarked in France on 22 September 1915 as
part of the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigade.14
On 1 January 1916 it was converted to infantry,
amalgamated with B Squadron and the
headquarters staff of the 3rd Regiment, Canadian
Mounted Rifles, CEF and redesignated the 2nd
Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF.15 It
fought as part of the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade,
3rd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until
the end of the war.16 The battalion was disbanded
on 6 November 1920.17
The 11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF was authorized on 7 November 1914.18 The
regiment was converted to infantry and
redesignated the 11th "Overseas" Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF on 23 April 1916.19 It
embarked for England on 8 July 1916.20 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 24th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 18 May 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.21 The regiment was disbanded on
27 July 1918.22
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Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The British Columbia Mounted
Rifles , le 15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant
er
quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment (2nd Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille
e
de la Milice active non permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment
(11th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve.
Le 1st Regiment, British Columbia Mounted Rifles fut
dissous en vue de la rorganisation du 15 octobre 1920 et
rorganis la mme journe (GO 251/20). Il sagit de
changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du
rgiment.
e e
Le 15 novembre 1926 le 2 Rgiment fut rebaptis 2 Rgiment
(11th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF) (GO 74/26).
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perptuations
2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF ; et
11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Kelowna, Colombie-Britannique
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 30th Regiment, British Columbia Horse fut
mis en service actif le 6 aot 1914, pour assurer la
protection locale.11
Le 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion fut
autoris le 7 novembre 1914, sous lappellation de
2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF ,12 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
12 juin 1915.13 Il dbarqua en France le
22 septembre 1915 en tant que composante de la
1re brigade de fusiliers monts canadienne.14 Le
1er janvier 1916, il fut converti linfanterie, se
fusionna avec le B Squadron et le quartier-
gnral du 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted
Rifles, CEF et fut rebaptis 2nd Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF .15 Il combattit en
France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre, en tant que composante de la 8e brigade
dinfanterie, de la 3e division canadienne.16 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 6 novembre 1920.17
Le 11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF fut autoris le 7 novembre 1914.18 Le
rgiment fut converti linfanterie et rebaptis
11th "Overseas" Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion, CEF le 23 avril 1916.19 Il sembarque
pour la Grande-Bretagne le 8 juillet 1916.20 Son
personnel passa au 24th Reserve Battalion,
CEF le 18 mai 1917, fournissant des renforts au
Corps darme canadien en campagne.21 Le
rgiment fut dissous le 27 juillet 1918.22
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The Second World War
Details from the regiment were called out on
service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on
active service on 1 September 1939, under the
designation The British Columbia Dragoons, CASF
(Details), for local protection duties.23 The details
called out on active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940.24 The regiment mobilized the
5th Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, CASF (BCD)
for active service on 24 May 1940.25 It was
converted to armour and redesignated: The British
Columbia Dragoons, CASF on 9 February 1941;26
9th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia
Dragoons), CASF on 11 February 1941;27 9th
Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia
Dragoons) CAC, CASF on 15 October 1943;28 and
9th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia
Dragoons) RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.29 It
embarked for Britain on 13 November 1941.30 The
regiment landed in Italy on 19 December 1943 as
part of the 5th Armoured Brigade, 5th Canadian
Armoured Division.31 On 20 February 1945 the
regiment moved with the 1st Canadian Corps to
North-West Europe, where it fought until the end of
the war.32 The overseas regiment was disbanded
on 31 January 1946.33
GUIDON
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Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
pour le service le 26 aot 1939 et mis en service
actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous lappellation de
The British Columbia Dragoons, CASF
(Details) , fournissant des services locaux de
protection.23 Les dtachements mobiliss pour le
service actif furent dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.24
Le rgiment mobilisa le 5th Canadian Motorcycle
Regiment, CASF (BCD) pour le service actif le
24 mai 1940.25 Il fut converti au blind et rebaptis :
The British Columbia Dragoons, CASF le
9 fvrier 1941;26 9th Armoured Regiment (The
British Columbia Dragoons), CASF le
11 fvrier 1941;27 9th Armoured Regiment (The
British Columbia Dragoons) CAC le
15 octobre 1943;28 et 9th Armoured Regiment
(The British Columbia Dragoons) CAC le
2 aot 1945.29 Il sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 13 novembre 1941.30 Le
rgiment dbarqua en Italie le 19 dcembre 1943,
en tant que composante de la 5e brigade blinde,
de la 5e division blinde canadienne.31 Le
20 fvrier 1945, le rgiment se dirigea vers le Nord-
Ouest de lEurope avec le 1er corps canadien, o il
combattit jusqu la fin de la guerre.32 Le rgiment
outre-mer fut dissous le 31 janvier 1946.33
GUIDON
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CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

1. GO 52/11. Formed from two existing independent cavalry squadrons and two newly organized squadrons authorized
on the following dates: A Squadron at Lumley (1 April 1911), B Squadron at Vernon (B Independent Squadron, The
Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 April 1908), C Squadron at Armstrong (C Independent Squadron, The Canadian
Mounted Rifles, 1 April 1910), and D Squadron at Kelowna (1 April 1910) / Form de deux escadrons de cavalerie
indpendants et de deux escadrons nouvellement organiss, autoriss selon les dates suivantes : A Squadron
Lumley (1er avril 1911), B Squadron Vernon (B Independent Squadron, The Canadian Mounted Rifles,
er er
1 avril 1908), C Squadron Armstrong (C Independent Squadron, The Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 avril 1910),
er
et D Squadron Kelowna (1 avril 1911).
2. GO 199/11.
3. GO 74/12.
4. GO 26/20. This General Order also amalgamated the Victoria Independent Squadron (British Columbia Horse)
[authorized as the Victoria Independent Squadron on 15 July 1914 (GO 122/14)] with the regiment / Cet Ordre
gnral amalgama galement le Victoria Independent Squadron (British Columbia Horse) [autoris en tant que le
Victoria Independent Squadron ] le 15 juillet 1914 (GO 122/14), avec le rgiment.
5. GO 34/29.
6. GO 79/41.
7. GO 236/41.
8. GO 115/46.
9. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
10. CAO 76-3. Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
11. GO 130/14.
12. GO 36/15.
13. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 2nd Regt C.M.R., Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
14. War Diary, 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 22 September 1915/22 septembre 1915, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9,
Series 111-D-3, Vol. 4947, File/dossier 465.
15. Ibid, 31 December 1915/31 dcembre 1915; and/et War Diary, 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
31 December 1915/31 dcembre 1915, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol. 4946, File 463.
16. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919, (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
17. GO 207/20.
18. GO 36/15.
19. Telegram/tlgramme Adjutant General to/ Inspector General for Western Canada, 23 April 1916/23 avril 1916,
NAC/AN, RG/GE 24, vol. 1532, file/dossier 683-96-2; and/et Telegram/tlgramme General Officer Commanding
Military District No. 13 to/ Secretary Militia Council, 22 May 1916/22 mai 1916. NAC/AN, RG/GE 24, vol. 1516,
file/dossier 683-30-2.
20. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 11th Regiment C.M.R., Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
21. Ibid.
22. GO 101/18. GO 207/20 also details the disbandment of the regiment but at a later date of 6 November 1920 / Le GO
207/20 donne galement les dtails sur le dmembrement du rgiment mais la date ultrieure du
6 novembre 1920.
23. GO 124/39; and/et GO 135/39.
24. GO 44/41.
25. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.

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26. GO 88/41.
27. GO 79/41.
28. GO 476/43.
29. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
30. R. H. Roy, Sinews of Steel, The History of the British Columbia Dragoons, (Toronto, 1965), passim.
31. Ibid.
32. Ibid.
33. GO 111/46.

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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REGIMENT
(DUKE OF CONNAUGHTS OWN)
BADGE
Description
On a maple leaf Vert resting upon a scroll Argent
inscribed FRANCE FLANDERS 1915-18, two
scrolls conjoined in pale Or inscribed BRITISH
COLUMBIA, all above a bugle horn Argent and
within a wreath of laurel Vert ensigned by the
coronet of a younger son of the Sovereign proper,
environed with a battle honour scroll Argent
inscribed dexter VIMY 1917, SOMME 1916,
FESTUBERT 1915, HINDENBURG LINE and
sinister AMIENS, CANAL DU NORD,
PASSCHENDAELE, DROCOURT-QUANT, the
wreath surmounted below the coronet by two battle
scrolls conjoined in pale Argent and inscribed
SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1900 and YPRES 1915-17
and in base by a scroll Argent inscribed DUKE OF
CONNAUGHTS OWN RIFLES, all inscriptions in
letters Sable.
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THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REGIMENT
(DUKE OF CONNAUGHTS OWN)
INSIGNE
Description
Une feuille drable de sinople charge de deux
listels superposs dor inscrits BRITISH
COLUMBIA, soutenue dun listel dargent inscrit
FRANCE FLANDERS 1915-18 au-dessus dun cor
du mme, le tout entour dune couronne de laurier
de sinople somme de la couronne dun fils cadet
de souverain au naturel entortille dun listel
dargent inscrit dhonneurs de guerre, dextre
VIMY 1917, SOMME 1916, FESTUBERT 1915,
HINDENBURG LINE, senestre AMIENS, CANAL
DU NORD, PASSCHENDAELE, DROCOURT-
QUANT, sous la couronne ducale deux listels
superposs brochants dargent, inscrits SOUTH
AFRICA 1899-1900 et YPRES 1915-17, en pointe
un listel brochant dargent inscrit DUKE OF
CONNAUGHTS OWN RIFLES, toutes les
inscriptions en lettres de sable.
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Symbolism
The coronet of His Royal Highness Prince Arthur
represents the tie between the Duke of Connaught
and the original regiment. The maple leaf and
scrolls represent the perpetuation of the 7th
Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF. The bugle, laurel
wreath and the inscription "DUKE OF
CONNAUGHTS OWN RIFLES" reflect the units
role as a rifle regiment from 1900 to 1920 and from
1930 to 1946. The battle honours represent the
honours awarded to the regiment and its
perpetuated units.
Symbolisme
La couronne de Son Altesse Royale le prince
Arthur reprsente le lien entre le duc de Connaught
et le rgiment original. La feuille drable et les
listels reprsentent la prennit du 7th Canadian
Infantry Battalion, CEC. Le clairon, la couronne de
laurier et linscription DUKE OF CONNAUGHTS
OWN RIFLES refltent le rle que lunit a jou
en tant que rgiment de voltigeurs de 1900 1920
et de 1930 1946. Le palmars du rgiment
reprsente les honneurs qui lui ont t dcerns et
la perptuit de ses units.

MOTTO DEVISE

FAUGH A BALLAGH (Clear the way) FAUGH A BALLAGH (Dgagez la voie)

MARCH MARCHE

Im Ninety Five Im Ninety Five

ALLIANCE ALLIANCE

British Army Arme britannique

The Royal Green Jackets The Royal Green Jackets

AFFILIATION AFFILIATION

HMCS Vancouver NCSM Vancouver

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

South African War Guerre dAfrique du Sud

SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900. AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1899-1900.

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

YPRES, 1915, 17; Gravenstafel; St. Julien; FESTUBERT, YPRES, 1915, 17; Gravenstafel; Saint-Julien;
1915; MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916, 18; Flers-Courcelette; FESTUBERT, 1915; MONT-SORREL; SOMME, 1916, 18;
Thiepval; Ancre Heights; Ancre 1916; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Flers-Courcelette; Thiepval; Crte dAncre; Ancre 1916; ARRAS,
Vimy, 1917; Arleux; HILL 70; Passchendaele; AMIENS; 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; Arleux; CTE 70; Passchendaele;
Scarpe, 1917, 18; Drocourt-Quant; HINDENBURG LINE; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1917, 18; Drocourt-Quant; LIGNE
Canal du Nord; Cambrai 1918; VALENCIENNES; FRANCE HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord; Cambrai 1918;
AND FLANDERS, 1915-18. VALENCIENNES; FRANCE ET FLANDRES, 1915-18.

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

FALAISE; Falaise Road; The Laison; Chambois; THE FALAISE; Route de Falaise; La Laison; Chambois; LESCAUT;
SCHELDT; The Lower Maas; THE RHINELAND; La Basse-Meuse; LA RHNANIE; La Hochwald; Veen; Canal
The Hochwald; Veen; Twente Canal; Ksten Canal; Bad Twente; Canal Ksten; Bad Zwischenahn; NORD-OUEST DE
Zwischenahn; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-1945. LEUROPE, 1944-1945.

Note:
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own)
possessed the battle honour PURSUIT TO MONS from the First
World War, but this honour cannot be perpetuated if a regiment
is entitled to the honour VALENCIENNES or SAMBRE. One of
these honours was gained by the regiment upon amalgamation
with The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment).
Note :
Le The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts
Own) possdait lhonneur de bataille POURSUITE VERS
MONS de la Premire Guerre mondiale. Toutefois, cet honneur
ne peut tre perptu sil sest dj vu attribu lhonneur
VALENCIENNES ou SAMBRE. Lun des deux honneurs fut
attribu au rgiment lors de son amalgamation avec le The
Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) .

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LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
12 October 1883 and incorporates the following
regiments and artillery battery.
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) originated in Victoria, British
Columbia on 12 October 1883, when the British
Columbia Provisional Regiment of Garrison
Artillery was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated: British Columbia Brigade of Garrison
Artillery on 7 May 1886;2 British Columbia
Battalion of Garrison Artillery on 1 January 1893;3
5th British Columbia Battalion of Garrison Artillery
on 1 January 1895;4 and 5th "British Columbia"
Regiment, CA on 28 December 1895.5 The
regiment was reorganized into two battalions on
1 July 1896, designated the 1st (now the 5th
(British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA)
and 2nd battalions.6 The 2nd Battalion was
detached and converted to infantry and
redesignated the 6th Battalion Rifles on
1 August 1899, with headquarters in Vancouver.7 It
was redesignated the 6th Regiment "The Duke of
Connaughts Own Rifles" on 1 May 1900.8 On
12 March 1920, it was amalgamated with the 104th
Regiment (Westminster Fusiliers of Canada) (now
The Royal Westminster Regiment) and
redesignated the 1st British Columbia Regiment.9
It was redesignated the 1st British Columbia
Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own) on
1 November 1920.10 On 15 May 1924 it was
reorganized into three separate regiments,
designated: The Vancouver Regiment (see below);
The Westminster Regiment; and the 1st British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own).11
The last named was redesignated: The British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own
Rifles) on 15 January 1930;12 and 2nd (Reserve)
Battalion, The British Columbia Regiment, (Duke of
Connaughts Own Rifles) on 7 November 1940.13
The regiment was converted to armour and
redesignated: 13th Armoured Regiment (The
British Columbia Regiment), RCAC on
1 April 1946;14 The British Columbia Regiment
(Duke of Connaughts Own) (13th Armoured
Regiment) on 4 February 1949;15 The British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own)
(RCAC) on 19 May 1958;16 and The British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own)
on 7 October 1985.17 On 13 June 2002, it was
amalgamated with The Irish Fusiliers of Canada
(The Vancouver Regiment) (see below), retaining
the same designation.18
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LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
12 octobre 1883 et regroupe les rgiments et
batterie dartillerie suivants.
Le The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) vit le jour Victoria, en
Colombie-Britannique, le 12 octobre 1883, lorsque
le British Columbia Provisional Regiment of
Garrison Artillery fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis :
British Columbia Brigade of Garrison Artillery le
7 mai 1886;2 British Columbia Battalion of
Garrison Artillery le 1er janvier 1893;3 5th British
Columbia Battalion of Garrison Artillery le
1er janvier 1895;4 et 5th British Columbia
Regiment, CA le 28 dcembre 1895.5 Le rgiment
fut rorganis en deux bataillons le 1er juillet 1896,
sous les appellations de 1st Battalion
(aujourdhui le 5e (Colombie-Britannique)
Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC ) et le
2nd Battalion .6 Le 2nd Battalion fut dtach,
converti linfanterie et rebaptis 6th Battalion
Rifles le 1er aot 1899, avec son quartier-gnral
Vancouver.7 Il fut rebaptis 6th Regiment, "The
Duke of Connaughts Own Rifles le
1er mai 1900.8 Le 12 mars 1920, le rgiment se
fusionna avec le 104th Regiment (Westminster
Fusiliers of Canada) (aujourdhui le The Royal
Westminster Regiment ) et fut rebaptis 1st
British Columbia Regiment .9 Il fut rebaptis 1st
British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts
Own) le 1er novembre 1920.10 Le 15 mai 1924, il
fut rorganis en trois rgiments distincts, et
baptis The Vancouver Regiment (voir ci-
dessous); The Westminster Regiment ; et 1st
British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts
Own) .11 Ce dernier fut rebaptis : The British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own
Rifles) le 15 janvier 1930;12 et 2nd (Reserve)
Battalion, The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own Rifles) le 7 novembre 1940.13
Le rgiment fut converti au blind et rebaptis :
13th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia
Regiment), RCAC le 1er avril 1946;14 The British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own)
(13th Armoured Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;15
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) (RCAC) le 19 mai 1958;16 et
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) le 7 octobre 1985.17 Le
13 juin 2002, il se fusionna avec le The Irish
Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment)
(voir ci-dessous), conservant la mme appellation.18
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Notes:
Unlike the volunteer militia units of Ontario, Quebec, New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia, who were required to re-enrol under
the Act 31 Vic.; Cap. 40, respecting the Militia Defence of the
Dominion of Canada, the provinces which joined Confederation
after 1867 were not covered by this provision. Therefore, there
can be no legal continuity of a former British Columbia
regiment or ante-dating of authorization.
Upon redesignation as the 1st British Columbia Regiment on
12 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a six battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (7th Battalion, CEF), 2nd
Battalion (29th Battalion, CEF) and 3rd Battalion (7th Battalion,
CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the
4th Battalion (62nd Battalion, CEF), 5th Battalion (131st
Battalion, CEF), and 6th Battalion (158th Battalion, CEF) on the
Reserve order of battle. The designation of the 5th Battalion was
changed to 5th Battalion (158th Battalion, CEF) and the 6th
Battalion to 6th Battalion (131st Battalion, CEF) on
1 September 1921 (GO 246/21).
The 1st British Columbia Regiment was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 15 September 1920 and
reorganized the same day (GO 232/20). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Upon reorganization on 15 May 1924 (see above), it was
organized as a two battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion (7th
Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of
battle and the 2nd Battalion (62nd Battalion, CEF) on the
Reserve order of battle. The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver
Regiment) originated in Vancouver, British
Columbia on 15 August 1913, when the 11th
Regiment Irish Fusiliers of Canada was authorized
to be formed.19 It was redesignated The Irish
Fusiliers of Canada on 12 March 1920.20 On
1 June 1936, it was amalgamated with The
Vancouver Regiment (see below) and
redesignated the Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver
Regiment).21 It was redesignated: 2nd (Reserve)
Battalion, Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment) on
1 January 1941;22 and Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver
Regiment) on 1 June 1945.23 The regiment was
converted to artillery and redesignated the 65th
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Irish Fusiliers), RCA
on 1 April 1946.24 On 1 September 1958, it was
amalgamated with the 120th Independent Field
Battery, RCA (see below), converted to infantry
and redesignated the Irish Fusiliers of Canada
(The Vancouver Regiment).25 It was reduced to nil
strength and transferred to the Supplementary
Order of Battle on 19 March 1965.26 On
13 June 2002, it was removed from the
Supplementary Order of Battle and amalgamated
with The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own), as above.
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Notes :
la diffrence des units de la milice volontaire de lOntario, du
Qubec, du Nouveau-Brunswick et de la Nouvelle-cosse, les
provinces qui se joignirent la Confdration aprs 1867qui
devaient se r-enrler en vertu de larticle 40 de lActe 31 Vic.
portant sur la Milice du Dominion du Canada. De ce fait, il ne
peut y avoir de prennit lgale chez un ancien rgiment de
Colombie-Britannique ou un rgiment datant davant
lautorisation.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le 1st British Columbia Regiment , le
12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er e
rgiment six bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (7th Battalion, CEF), 2
e
Bataillon (29th Battalion, CEF) et 3 Bataillon (4th Battalion,
CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e e
permanente tandis que le 4 Bataillon (62nd Battalion, CEF), 5
e
Bataillon (131st Battalion, CEF) et 6 Bataillon (158th Battalion,
e
CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Le 5
Bataillon fut rebaptis 5th Battalion (158th Bataillon, CEF) et
e
6 bataillon fut rebaptis 6th Battalion (131st Battalion, CEF) le
er
1 septembre 1921 (GO 246/21).
Le The 1st British Columbia Regiment fut dissous en vue de
la rorganisation du 15 septembre 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 232/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Lorsque le rgiment fut rorganis le 15 mai 1924 (voir ci-
dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment deux bataillons.
er
Le 1 Bataillon (7th Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de
e
bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que le 2
Bataillon (62nd Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille
de la Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver
Regiment) vit le jour Vancouver, en Colombie-
Britannique le 15 aot 1913, lorsque le 11th
Regiment Irish Fusiliers of Canada fut autoris.19
Il fut rebaptis The Irish Fusiliers of Canada le
12 mars 1920.20 Le 1er juin 1936, il se fusionna avec
le The Vancouver Regiment (voir ci-dessous) et
fut rebaptis Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver
Regiment) .21 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd (Reserve)
Battalion, Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment) le
1er janvier 1941;22 et Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver
Regiment) le 1er juin 1945.23 Le rgiment fut
converti lartillerie et rebaptis 65th Light Anti-
Aircraft Regiment (Irish Fusiliers), RCA le
1er avril 1946.24 Le 1er septembre 1958, il se
fusionna avec la 120th Independent Field Battery,
RCA (voir ci-dessous), converti linfanterie et fut
rebaptis Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The
Vancouver Regiment) .25 Il fut rduit des effectifs
nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 19 mars 1965.26 Le 13 juin 2002,
il fut retir de lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire et
se fusionna avec le The British Columbia
Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own) , tel que
dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.

Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Irish Fusiliers of Canada on
12 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (121st Battalion, CEF) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle and a 2nd Battalion (no
CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve
unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 2 July 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 140/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Irish Fusiliers of Canada were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 31 May 1936 and reorganized the next day
(GO 43/36 and GO 55/36). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 120th Independent Field Battery, RCA
originated in Prince Rupert, British Columbia on
1 May 1914, when the Earl Greys Own Rifles
were authorized to be formed.27 It was
redesignated: 68th Regiment (Earl Greys Own
Rifles) on 2 November 1914;28 and The North
British Columbia Regiment on 12 March 1920.29 On
15 December 1936, it was converted to artillery and
redesignated: 102nd (North British Columbia)
Heavy Battery, RCA;30 102nd (Reserve) (North
British Columbia) Heavy Battery, RCA on
1 January 1941;31 120th Coast Battery, RCA on
1 April 1946;32 120th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery,
RCA on 5 February 1948;33 120th Harbour
Defence Troop, RCA on 17 October 1954;34 and
120th Independent Field Battery, RCA on
25 October 1956.35 On 1 September 1958, it was
amalgamated with the 65th Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment (Irish Fusiliers), RCA, as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The North British Columbia Regiment on
12 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (102nd Battalion, CEF) on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd
Battalion (30th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
The North British Columbia Regiment was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 15 July 1921 and reorganized the
same day (GO 257/21). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The North British Columbia Regiment was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 14 December 1936 and
reorganized the next day (GO 193/36). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Vancouver Regiment originated in Vancouver,
British Columbia on 15 May 1924 when the 1st
British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts
Own) was reorganized into three separate
regiments designated the 1st British Columbia
Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own), The
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Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Irish Fusiliers of Canada , le
12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (121st Battalion,
CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Irish Fusiliers of Canada fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 2 juillet 1920 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 140/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Irish Fusiliers of Canada fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 31 mai 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 43/36 et GO 55/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La 120th Independent Field Battery, RCA vit le
jour Prince Rupert, en Colombie-Britannique, le
1er mai 1914, lorsque le Earl Greys Own Rifles
fut autoris.27 Il fut rebaptis : 68th Regiment
(Earl Greys Own Rifles) le 2 novembre 1914;28 et
The North British Columbia Regiment le
12 mars 1920.29 Le 15 dcembre 1936, il fut
converti lartillerie et rebaptis : 102nd (North
British Columbia) Heavy Battery, RCA ;30 102nd
(Reserve) (North British Columbia) Heavy Battery,
RCA le 1er janvier 1941;31 120th Coast Battery,
RCA le 1er avril 1946;32 120th Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA le 5 fvrier 1948;33
120th Harbour Defence Troop, RCA le
17 octobre 1954;34 et 120th Independent Field
Battery, RCA le 25 octobre 1956.35 Le
1er septembre 1958, elle se fusionna avec le 65th
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Irish Fusiliers), RCA ,
tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The North British Columbia
Regiment , le 12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en
er
tant que rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (102nd
Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice
e
active non permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (30th Battalion,
CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The North British Columbia Regiment fut dissous en vue
de la rorganisation du 15 juillet 1921 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 257/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The North British Columbia Regiment fut dissous en vue
de la rorganisation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le
lendemain (GO 193/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Vancouver Regiment vit le jour
Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique le 15 mai 1924,
lorsque le 1st British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own) fut rorganis en trois
rgiments indpendants et rebaptis 1st British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts
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Westminster Regiment; and The Vancouver
Regiment.36 On 1 June 1936, it was amalgamated
with The Irish Fusiliers of Canada, as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Vancouver Regiment on
15 May 1924 (see above), it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (29th Battalion, CEF) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion
(158th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle. The
reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Vancouver Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 31 May 1936 and reorganized the next day
(GO 43/36 and GO 55/36). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuations
7th, 29th, 30th, 62nd, 102nd, 121st, and 7th , 29th , 30th , 62nd , 102nd ,
158th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF
Headquarters Location
Vancouver, British Columbia
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
South African War
The 6th Battalion Rifles contributed volunteers for
the Canadian Contingents during the South African
War.37
The First World War
The 6th Regiment "The Duke of Connaughts Own
Rifles" was placed on active service on
6 August 1914 for local protection duties.38
The 11th Regiment Irish Fusiliers of Canada was
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protection duties.39
The 7th Battalion, which was authorized on
10 August 1914 as the 7th Battalion, CEF,40
embarked for Britain on 28 September 1914.41 It
disembarked in France on 15 February 1915,
where it fought as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade,
1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until
the end of the war.42 The battalion was disbanded
on 30 August 1920.43
The 29th Battalion, which was authorized on
7 November 1914 as the 29th Battalion, CEF,44
embarked for Britain on 20 May 1915.45 It
disembarked in France on 17 September 1915,
where it fought as part of the 6th Infantry Brigade,
2nd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until
the end of the war.46 The battalion was disbanded
on 30 August 1920.47
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Own) , The Westminster Regiment ; et The
Vancouver Regiment .36 Le 1er juin 1936, il se
fusionna avec le The Irish Fusiliers of Canada ,
tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Vancouver Regiment , le
15 mai 1924 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment
er
deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (29th Battalion, CEF) faisait
partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente
e
tandis que le 2 Bataillon (158th Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Vancouver Regiment fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 31 mai 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 43/36 et GO 55/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Perptuations
121st , et 158th "Overseas" Battalion(s),
CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Le 6th Battalion Rifles fournit des volontaires
aux contingents canadiens durant la Guerre
dAfrique du Sud.37
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 6th Regiment "The Duke of Connaughts Own
Rifles" fut mobilis pour le service actif le
6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux de
protection.38
Le 11th Regiment Irish Fusiliers of Canada fut
mobilis pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.39
Le 7th Battalion , autoris le 10 aot 1914 sous
lappellation de 7th Battalion, CEF ,40 sembarque
pour la Grande-Bretagne le 28 septembre 1914.41 Il
dbarqua en France le 15 fvrier 1915, o il
combattit en tant que composante de la 2e brigade
dinfanterie, de la 1re division canadienne en France
et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.42 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 30 aot 1920.43
Le 29th Battalion , autoris le 7 novembre 1914
sous lappellation de 29th Battalion, CEF ,44
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
20 mai 1915.45 Il dbarqua en France le
17 septembre 1915, o il combattit en tant que
composante de la 6e brigade dinfanterie, de la 2e
division canadienne en France et dans les Flandres
jusqu la fin de la guerre.46 Le bataillon fut dissous
le 30 aot 1920.47

The 30th Battalion, which was authorized on
27 October 1914 as the 30th Battalion, CEF,48
embarked for Britain on 23 February 1915.49 It was
redesignated the 30th Reserve Battalion, CEF on
18 April 1915 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.50 On 4 January 1917
its personnel were absorbed by the 1st Reserve
Battalion, CEF.51 The battalion was disbanded on
1 September 1917.52
The 62nd Battalion, which was authorized on
20 April 1915 as the 62nd "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,53 embarked for Britain on 20 March 1916.54 It
provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in
the field until 6 July 1916 when its personnel were
absorbed by the 30th Reserve Battalion, CEF.55
The battalion was disbanded on
8 December 1917.56
The 102nd Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 102nd "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,57 embarked for Britain on
18 June 1916.58 It disembarked in France on
12 August 1916, where it fought as part of the 11th
Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France
and Flanders until the end of the war.59 The
battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.60
The 121st Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 121st "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,61 embarked for Britain on
14 November 1916.62 It provided reinforcements for
the Canadian Corps in the field until
10 January 1917 when its personnel were absorbed
by the 16th Reserve Battalion, CEF.63 The
battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917.64
The 158th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 158th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,65 embarked for Britain on
14 November 1916.66 It provided reinforcements for
the Canadian Corps in the field until
4 January 1917 when its personnel were absorbed
by the 1st Reserve Battalion, CEF.67 The battalion
was disbanded on 27 July 1917.68
The Second World War
The British Columbia Regiment was called out on
service on 26 August 1939.69 Details of the
regiment were placed on active service on
1 September 1939, under the designation The
British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts
Own Rifles), CASF (Details), for local protection
duties.70 The details called out on active service
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Le 30th Battalion , autoris le 27 octobre 1914
sous lappellation de 30th Battalion, CEF ,48
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
23 fvrier 1915.49 Il fut rebaptis 30th Reserve
Battalion, CEF le 18 avril 1915, fournissant des
renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne.50 Le 4 janvier 1917, son personnel
passa au 1st Reserve Battalion, CEF .51 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 1 septembre 1917.52
Le 62nd Battalion , autoris le 20 avril 1915
sous lappellation de 62nd "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,53 sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
20 mars 1916.54 Il fournit des renforts au Corps
darme canadien en campagne jusquau
6 juillet 1916, date o son personnel passa au
30th Reserve Battalion, CEF .55 Le bataillon fut
dissous le 8 dcembre 1917.56
Le 102nd Battalion , autoris le
22 dcembre 1915 sous lappellation de
102nd "Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,57 sembarque
pour la Grande-Bretagne le 18 juin 1916.58 Il
dbarqua en France le 12 aot 1916, o il combattit
en tant que composante de la 11e brigade
dinfanterie, de la 4e division canadienne en France
et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.59 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 30 aot 1920.60
Le 121st Battalion , autoris le
22 dcembre 1915 sous lappellation de
121st "Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,61 sembarque
pour la Grande-Bretagne le 14 novembre 1916.62 Il
fournit des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusquau 10 janvier 1917, date o son
personnel passa au 16th Reserve Battalion,
CEF .63 Le bataillon fut dissous le 17 juillet 1917.64
Le 158th Battalion , autoris le
22 dcembre 1915 sous lappellation de
158th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,65 sembarque
pour la Grande-Bretagne le 14 novembre 1916.66 Il
fournit des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusquau 4 janvier 1917, date o son
personnel passa au 1st Reserve Battalion,
CEF .67 Le bataillon fut dissous le 27 juillet 1917.68
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le The British Columbia Regiment fut mobilis
pour le service le 26 aot 1939.69 Des
dtachements du rgiment furent mis en service
actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous lappellation de
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of
Connaughts Own Rifles), CASF (Details) ,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.70 Les
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were disbanded on 31 December 1940.71 The
regiment subsequently mobilized The British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own
Rifles), CASF for active service on 24 May 1940.72
It was redesignated: 1st Battalion, The British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own
Rifles), CASF on 7 November 1940.73 It was
converted to armour and redesignated: 28th
Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia
Regiment), CAC, CASF on 26 January 1942;74 and
28th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia
Regiment), RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.75 On
21 August 1942 it embarked for Britain.76 The
regiment landed in France on 28 July 1944 as part
of the 4th Armoured Brigade, 4th Canadian
Armoured Division and continued to serve in North
West Europe until the end of the war.77 The
overseas regiment was disbanded on
15 February 1946.78
Details from the Irish Fusiliers were called out on
service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on
active service on 1 September 1939, under the
designation Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment),
CASF (Details), for local protection duties.79 The
details called out on active service were disbanded
on 31 December 1940.80 The regiment
subsequently mobilized the 1st Battalion, Irish
Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment), CASF on
1 January 1941.81 This unit served in Canada in a
home defence role as part of the 18th Infantry
Brigade, 6th Canadian Division;82 and in Jamaica
on garrison duty from 18 May 1943 to
6 August 1944.83 On 10 January 1945 it embarked
for Britain,84 where it was disbanded on
19 January 1945 to provide reinforcements to the
Canadian Army in the field.85 The regiment also
mobilized the 3rd Battalion, Irish Fusiliers
(Vancouver Regiment), CASF for active service on
12 May 1942.86 This unit served in Canada in a
home defence role as part of the 19th Infantry
Brigade of Pacific Command.87 The 3rd Battalion
was disbanded on 15 August 1943.88
The 102nd Battery was called out on service on
26 August 1939.89 Details of the battery were
placed on active service on 1 September 1939,
under the designation 102nd (North British
Columbia) Heavy Battery, RCA, CASF (Details), for
local protection duties.90 The details called out on
active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940.91 The battery subsequently
mobilized the 102nd (North British Columbia)
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dtachements mobiliss pour le service actif furent
dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.71 Subsquemment,
le rgiment mobilisa le The British Columbia
Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own Rifles),
CASF pour le service actif le 24 mai 1940.72 Il fut
rebaptis 1st Battalion, The British Columbia
Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own Rifles),
CASF le 7 novembre 1940.73 Il fut converti au
blind et rebaptis : 28th Armoured Regiment
(The British Columbia Regiment), CAC, CASF le
26 janvier 1942;74 et 28th Armoured Regiment
(The British Columbia Regiment), RCAC, CASF
le 2 aot 1945.75 Il sembarqua pour la Grande-
Bretagne le 21 aot 1942.76 Le rgiment dbarqua
en France le 28 juillet 1944, en tant qulment de
la 4e brigade blinde, de la 4e division canadienne,
o il combattit dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope,
jusqu la fin de la guerre.77 Le rgiment outre-mer
fut dissous le 15 fvrier 1946.78
Des dtachements du Irish Fusiliers furent
mobiliss pour le service le 26 aot 1939 et furent
mis en service actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous
lappellation de Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver
Regiment), CASF (Details) , fournissant des
services locaux de protection.79 Les dtachements
mobiliss pour le service actif furent dissous le
31 dcembre 1940.80 Subsquemment, le rgiment
mobilisa le 1st Battalion, Irish Fusiliers
(Vancouver Regiment), CASF pour le service actif
le 1er janvier 1941.81 Il servit au Canada dans un
rle de dfense territoriale, en tant que composante
de la 18e brigade dinfanterie, de la 6e division
canadienne;82 et en Jamaque dans un rle de
garnison du 18 mai 1943 au 6 aot 1944.83 Le
10 janvier 1945 il sembarqua pour la Grande-
Bretagne,84o il fut dissous le 19 janvier 1945
fournissant des renforts pour larme canadien en
campagne.85 Le rgiment mobilisa le 3rd
Battalion, Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment),
CASF pour le service actif le 12 mai 1942.86 Il
servit au Canada dans un rle de dfense
territoriale, en tant que composante de la 19e
brigade dinfanterie de la Rgion du Pacifique.87 Le
3e bataillon fut dissous le 15 aot 1943.88
La 102nd Battery fut mobilise pour le service
le 26 aot 1939.89 Des dtachements de la batterie
furent mis en service actif le 1er septembre 1939,
sous lappellation de 102nd (North British
Columbia) Heavy Battery, RCA, CASF (Details) ,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.90 Les
dtachements mobiliss pour le service actif furent
dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.91 Subsquemment,
la batterie mobilisa la 102nd (North British
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Heavy Battery, RCA, CASF for active service on
1 January 1941.92 It was redesignated the 102nd
Coast Battery, RCA, CASF on 1 May 1942.93 This
unit served in Canada in a home defence role with
the 17th (North British Columbia) Coast Regiment,
RCA, CASF as part of Pacific Command.94 The
battery was disbanded on 31 October 1945.95
Columbia) Heavy Battery, RCA, CASF pour le
service actif le 1er janvier 1941.92 Elle fut rebaptise
102nd Coast Battery, RCA, CASF le
1er mai 1942.93 Lunit servit au Canada en tant que
composante du 17th (North British Columbia)
Coast Regiment, RCA, CASF .94 La batterie fut
dissoute le 31 octobre 1945.95

GUIDON GUIDON

CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

1. MGO 22/83. Formed from two existing independent garrison batteries and one rifle company authorized on the
following dates: No. 1 Battery at New Westminster (Seymour Battery of Garrison Artillery, 11 July 1874), No. 2
Battery at Victoria (half of the Victoria Battery of Garrison Artillery, 19 July 1878), No. 3 Battery at Victoria (half of
the Victoria Battery of Garrison Artillery, 19 July 1878), and No. 4 Battery at Victoria (No. 1 Company of Rifles,
Victoria, 13 February 1874) / Form de deux batteries de garnison indpendantes et dune compagnie de voltigeurs
autorise selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Battery New Westminster (Seymour Battery of Garrison Artillery,
11 juillet 1874), No. 2 Battery Victoria (la moiti de la Victoria Battery of Garrison Artillery, 19 juillet 1878), No.
3 Battery Victoria (la moiti de la Victoria Battery of Garrison Artillery, 19 juillet 1878), et No. 4 Battery
Victoria (No. 1 Company of Rifles, Victoria, 13 fvrier 1874).

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2. MGO 9/86.
3. No authority for a change of designation of artillery brigades in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des brigades dartillerie en 1892. La date
du 1er janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
4. MGO 9/95; and/et The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada corrected to 1st January 1895.
5. MGO 58/95.
6. GO 69/96.
7. GO 83/99; and/et MGO 144/99.
8. GO 38/1900.
9. MO 61/20.
10. GO 189/20.
11. GO 66/24.
12. GO 13/30.
13. GO 273/40; and/et GO 42/41.
14. GO 115/46.
15. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
16. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
17. MOO 351/85, 7 Oct 85 / DMO 351/85, 7 oct 85.
18. MOO 2002001, 13 Jun 02 / DMO 2002001, 13 juin 02.
19. GO 137/13.
20. MO 61/20.
21. GO 43/36; and/et GO 55/36.
22. GO 273/40; and GO 42/41.
23. GO 264/45.
24. GO 115/46.
25. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
26. SD 1 Letter 64/53; and/et Letter, HQ Western Command to D Org, 18 Oct 65 File ref: WC 2001-3/1 (G).
27. GO 23/14; and/et GO 80a/14. Formed from an independent company of rifles at Prince Rupert designated the Earl
Greys Own Rifles (authorized on 1 April 1910) and three newly authorized companies / Form dune compagnie
er
indpendante de voltigeurs autorise le 1 avril 1910, et baptise le Earl Greys Rifles , et trois compagnies
nouvellement autorises.
28. GO 179/14.
29. MO 61/20.
30. GO 193/36.
31. GO 273/40; and/et GO 42/41.
32. GO 115/46.
33. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 62/48.
34. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 415/54.
35. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 528/57.
36. GO 66/24.
37. GO 60/33.
38. GO 130/14.
39. Ibid.
40. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, and/et memorandum Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S. Williams,
Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel A.F. Duguid,
Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa, 1938), pp. 37-39.
41. Ibid, pp. 110 and/et 116.
42. War Diary, 7th Battalion, 15 February 1915/15 fvrier 1915, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol. 4917,
File/dossier 365; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian
Expeditionary Force 1914-1919, (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
43. GO 149/20.
44. GO 36/15.
45. CEF Sailing List, vol. II.
46. War Diary, 29th Battalion, 17 September 1915/17 septembre 1915, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol. 4936,
File/dossier 427; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian
Expeditionary Force 1914-1919, (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
47. GO 149/20.

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48. Colonel A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 (Ottawa, 1938),
p. 368; Circular letter, Mobilization 2nd Canadian Division, Lt Col R.J. Gwynne for Acting Adjutant-General to
Districts, 26 December 1914, reprinted in vol. 1 Appendices, pp. 345-346; and/et Ibid, p. 425.
49. CEF Sailing List, vol. II.
50. Shorncliffe Camp Order 354/15.
51. CRO 198/17; and/et War Diary, 1st Reserve Battalion, 4 January 1917/4 janvier 1917, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series
111-D-3, Vol. 4950, File 475.
52. GO 82/18.
53. GO 103a/15.
54. CEF Sailing List, vol. IV.
55. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 62nd Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 62.
56. GO 82/18.
57. GO 151/15.
58. CEF Sailing List, vol. VI.
59. War Diary, 102nd Battalion, 12 August 1916/12 aot 1916, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol. 4944,
File/dossier 456; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian
Expeditionary Force 1914-1919, (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
60. GO 149/20.
61. GO 151/15.
62. CEF Sailing List, vol. VII.
63. CRO 212/17.
64. GO 82/18.
65. GO 151/15.
66. CEF Sailing List, vol. VIII.
67. CRO 198/17; and/et War Diary, 1st Reserve Battalion, 4 January 1917/4 janvier 1917, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series
111-D-3, Vol. 4950, File 475.
68. GO 89/17.
69. GO 124/39.
70. GO 135/39.
71. GO 44/41.
72. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
73. GO 42/41.
74. GO 132/42.
75. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
76. Douglas E. Harker, The Dukes, The Story of the Men Who Have Served in Peace and War with The British Columbia
Regiment (DCO), (unpublished), p. 306.
77. John Marteinson and Michael R. McNorgan, The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, (Toronto, 2000), p. 258.
78. GO 111/46.
79. GO 124/39; and/et GO 135/39.
80. GO 44/41.
81. GO 44/41; and/et GO 42/41.
82. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 538.
83. War Diary, 1st Battalion, Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment), 18 May-4 August 1943/18 mai-4 aot 1943, NAC/AN,
RG24/GE 24, Series C-3, Vol. 15081.
84. Document Collection/Collection de documents 92/252, folder/chemise 29, file/dossier 1.
85. GO 114/45.
86. GO 309/42.
87. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 538.
88. GO 438/43.
89. GO 124/39.
90. GO 135/39.
91. GO 44/41.
92. GO 44/41.
93. GO 311/42.
94. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 147.
95. GO 18/46.

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THE FORT GARRY HORSE THE FORT GARRY HORSE

BADGE INSIGNE

Description
On a maple leaf Or the portal gate of Fort Garry
proper above a scroll Azure edged and inscribed
FORT GARRY HORSE in letters Argent.
Description
Une feuille drable dor charge de la porte du Fort
Garry au naturel soutenue dun listel dazur lisr
dargent inscrit FORT GARRY HORSE en lettres du
mme.

Symbolism
The maple leaf represents service to Canada. The
Fort Garry Gate of the former Hudson Bays
Company fort represents the City of Winnipeg.
"FORT GARRY HORSE" is a form of the regimental
title.
Symbolisme
La feuille drable reprsente le service rendu au
Canada. La porte du fort Garry provenant de
lancien fort de la Compagnie de la Baie dHudson
reprsente la Ville de Winnipeg. FORT GARRY
HORSE est une variante du nom du rgiment.

MOTTO DEVISE

FACTA NON VERBA (Deeds not words) FACTA NON VERBA (Des actes, pas des paroles)

MARCHES MARCHES

Quick Marches Marches rapides

El Abanico; and St. Patricks Day El Abanico; et St. Patricks Day

Slow March Marche lente

Red River Valley Red River Valley

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ALLIANCE
British Army
The Royal Dragoon Guards
BATTLE HONOURS
North West Rebellion
FISH CREEK; BATOCHE; NORTH WEST CANADA, 1885.
The First World War
SOMME, 1916, 18; Bazentin; Pozires; Flers-Courcelette;
HILL 70; YPRES 1917; CAMBRAI, 1917, 18; St. Quentin;
AMIENS; ARRAS, 1918; HINDENBURG LINE; St. Quentin
Canal; Beaurevoir; PURSUIT TO MONS; FRANCE AND
FLANDERS, 1916-18.
The Second World War
NORMANDY LANDING; CAEN; Carpiquet; FALAISE; Falaise
Road; The Laison; Boulogne, 1944; Antwerp-Turnhout
Canal; THE SCHELDT; Woensdrecht; THE RHINELAND;
Goch-Calcar Road; The Hochwald; Groningen; Oldenburg,
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-1945.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
15 April 1912 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The Fort Garry Horse originated in Winnipeg,
Manitoba on 15 April 1912, when the 34th
Regiment of Cavalry was authorized to be formed.1
It was redesignated: 34th "Fort Garry Horse" on
2 January 1913;2 and The Fort Garry Horse on
15 March 1920.3 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with The Manitoba Horse (see
below) retaining its designation.4 It was
redesignated: 2nd Regiment, The Fort Garry
Horse on 13 August 1940;5 10th (Reserve)
Armoured Regiment, (The Fort Garry Horse) on
1 April 1941;6 10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort
Garry Horse) on 31 January 1946;7 The Fort Garry
Horse (10th Armoured Regiment) on
4 February 1949;8 The Fort Garry Horse on
19 May 1958;9 The 2nd Fort Garry Horse on
11 October 1958;10 The Fort Garry Horse (Militia)
on 1 January 1960;11 and The Fort Garry Horse on
16 June 1970.12
Notes:
On 1 November 1920 The Fort Garry Horse was organized as a
two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Regiment on the
Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20). The reserve unit was
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
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ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
The Royal Dragoon Guards
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
FISH CREEK; BATOCHE; CANADA DU NORD-OUEST, 1885.
Premire Guerre mondiale
SOMME, 1916, 18; Bazentin; Pozires; Flers-Courcelette;
CTE 70; YPRES, 1917; CAMBRAI, 1917, 18; Saint-Quentin;
AMIENS; ARRAS, 1918; LIGNE HINDENBURG; Canal de
Saint-Quentin; Beaurevoir; POURSUITE VERS MONS;
FRANCE ET FLANDRES, 1916-18.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
DBARQUEMENT EN NORMANDIE; CAEN; Carpiquet;
FALAISE; Route de Falaise; La Laison; Boulogne, 1944;
Canal dAnvers-Turnhout; LESCAUT; Woensdrecht;
LA RHNANIE; Route de Goch-Calcar; La Hochwald;
Groningue; Oldenburg, NORD-OUEST DE LEUROPE,
1944-1945.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
15 avril 1912 et regroupe les rgiments suivants.
Le The Fort Garry Horse vit le jour Winnipeg,
au Manitoba, le 15 avril 1912, lorsque le 34th
Regiment of Cavalry fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis :
34th "Fort Garry Horse" le 2 janvier 1913;2 et
The Fort Garry Horse le 15 mars 1920.3 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec le The
Manitoba Horse (voir ci-dessous), conservant la
mme appellation.4 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd
Regiment, The Fort Garry Horse le 13 aot 1940;5
10th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment, (The Fort
Garry Horse) le 1er avril 1941;6 10th Armoured
Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) le
31 janvier 1946;7 The Fort Garry Horse (10th
Armoured Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;8 The
Fort Garry Horse le 19 mai 1958;9 The 2nd Fort
Garry Horse le 11 octobre 1958;10 The Fort
Garry Horse (Militia) le 1er janvier 1960;11 et The
Fort Garry Horse le 16 juin 1970.12
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le The Fort Garry Horse fut organis
er
en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie
de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis
e
que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la
Rserve (GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

The Fort Garry Horse was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 2 August 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 172/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Fort Garry Horse were disbanded for the purpose
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 160/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 15 May 1936, the regiment was assigned the perpetuation of
the 226th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF (GO 69/39).
On 11 October 1958, a Regular Force component was
authorized under the designation The 1st Fort Garry Horse
(CAO 110-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 626/58). On 1 January 1960,
it was redesignated The Fort Garry Horse (CAO 76-2, Pt B,
Supp Issue No 665/60). The Regular Force component was
reduced to nil strength and placed on the Supplementary Order
of battle on 16 June 1970 (CANCOMGEN 018/70).
The Manitoba Horse originated in Roblin, Manitoba
on 1 April 1912, when the 32nd Light Horse was
authorized to be formed.13 It was redesignated:
32nd Manitoba Horse on 2 November 1912;14 and
The Manitoba Horse on 15 March 1920.15 On
15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with The
Fort Garry Horse, as above.
Notes:
On 1 November 1920 The Manitoba Horse was organized as a
two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Regiment on the
Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20). The reserve unit was
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Manitoba Horse was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 June 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 200/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Manitoba Horse was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 31 March 1925 and reorganized the same day
(GO 31/26). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the regiment.
On 15 July 1931, the 1st Regiment was redesignated the 1st
Regiment (226th Battalion, CEF) (GO 94/31).
On 16 March 1932, the regiment was authorized to perpetuate
Boultons Mounted Corps (GO 38/32).
The Manitoba Horse was disbanded for the purpose
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 160/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuations
Boultons Mounted Corps of 1885; and 226th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Headquarters Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Le The Fort Garry Horse fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 2 aot 1920 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 172/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Fort Garry Horse fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 160/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 15 mai 1936, le rgiment fut assign la perptuation du
226th, "Overseas" Battalion, CEF (GO 69/39).
Le 11 octobre 1958, une composante de la Force rgulire fut
autorise sous la dsignation de The 1st Fort Garry Horse
er
(CAO 110-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 626/58). Le 1 janvier 1960,
il fut rebaptis The Fort Garry Horse (CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp
Issue No 665/60). La composante de la Force rgulire fut
rduite des effectifs nuls et transfre lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 16 juin 1970 (CANCOMGEN 018/70).
Le The Manitoba Horse vit le jour Roblin, au
Manitoba, le 1er avril 1912, lorsque le 32nd Light
Horse fut autoris.13 Il fut rebaptis : 32nd
Manitoba Horse le 2 novembre 1912;14 et The
Manitoba Horse le 15 mars 1920.15 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec le The
Fort Garry Horse , tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le The Manitoba Horse fut organis
er
en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie
de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis
e
que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la
Rserve (GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Manitoba Horse fut dissous en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 juin 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 200/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Manitoba Horse fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 31 mars 1925 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 31/26). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
er er
Le 15 juillet 1931, le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1 Rgiment
(226th Battalion, CEF) (GO 94/31).
Le 16 mars 1932, le rgiment fut autoris perptuer le
Boultons Mounted Corps (GO 38/32).
Le The Manitoba Horse fut dissous en vue de lincorporation
du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain (GO 160/36). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Perptuations
Boultons Mounted Corps de 1885; et 226th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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OPERATIONAL HISTORY
North West Rebellion
Boultons Mounted Corps was mobilized for active
service on 10 April 1885.16 It served with
Middletons Column of the North West Field
Force.17 The corps was disbanded on
18 September 1885.18
The First World War
Details from the 32nd Manitoba Horse were placed
on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protection duties.19
Details from the 34th Fort Garry Horse were placed
on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protection duties.20
The Fort Garry Horse, CEF were organized in
England on 21 January 1916.21 It disembarked in
France on 25 February 1916, where it fought in
France and Flanders as part of the 1st Canadian
Cavalry Brigade until the end of the war.22 The
regiment was disbanded on 6 November 1920.23
The regiment also mobilized the 34th Fort Garry
Horse Overseas Training Depot, CEF, which was
authorized on 15 June 1917.24 It was redesignated
the 34th Fort Garry Horse, Depot Squadron, CEF
on 1 January 1917.25 It embarked for Britain on
21 May 1917, where it provided reinforcements to
the Canadian Corps in the field.26 The squadron
was disbanded on 6 November 1920.27
The 226th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 226th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,28 embarked for Britain on
16 December 1916.29 Its personnel were absorbed
by the 14th Reserve Battalion, CEF on
7 April 1917 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.30 The battalion was
disbanded on 27 July 1917.31
The Second World War
The regiment mobilized The Fort Garry Horse,
CASF for active service on 1 September 1939.32 It
was redesignated: The Fort Garry Horse, CASF on
13 August 1940;33 10th Armoured Regiment (The
Fort Garry Horse), CASF on 11 February 1941;34
10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse),
CAC, CASF on 15 October 1943;35 and 10th
Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse),
RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.36 The regiment
embarked for Britain in November 1941.37 The
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HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
Le Boultons Mounted Corps fut mobilis pour le
service actif le 10 avril 1885.16 Il servit en tant que
composante de la colonne de Middleton du corps
expditionnaire du Nord-Ouest.17 Le corps fut
dissous le 18 septembre 1885.18
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 32nd Manitoba Horse furent
mis en service actif le 6 aot 1914, pour assurer la
protection locale.19
Des dtachements du 34th Fort Garry Horse
furent mis en service actif le 6 aot 1914, pour
assurer la protection locale.20
Le The Fort Garry Horse, CEF fut organis en
Angleterre le 21 janvier 1916.21 Il dbarqua en
France le 25 fvrier 1916, o il servit en tant que
composante de la 1re brigade de cavalerie en
France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.22 Le rgiment fut dissous le
6 novembre 1920.23 Le rgiment mobilisa
galement le 34th Fort Garry Horse Overseas
Training Depot, CEF , autoris le 15 juin 1917.24 Il
fut rebaptis 34th Fort Garry Horse, Depot
Squadron, CEF le 1 janvier 1917.25 Il dbarqua en
Grande-Bretagne le 21 mai 1917, o il fournit des
renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne.26 Lescadron fut dissout le
6 novembre 1920.27
Le 226th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 226th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,28 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
16 dcembre 1916.29 Son personnel passa au
14th Reserve Battalion, CEF le 7 avril 1917,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.30 Le bataillon fut dissous le
27 juillet 1917.31
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment mobilisa le The Fort Garry Horse,
CASF pour le service actif le
1er septembre 1939.32 Il fut rebaptis : The Fort
Garry Horse, CASF le 13 aot 1940;33 10th
Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse),
CASF le 11 fvrier 1941;34 10th Armoured
Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse), CAC, CASF le
15 octobre 1943;35 et 10th Armoured Regiment
(The Fort Garry Horse), RCAC, CASF le
2 aot 1945.36 Le rgiment sembarqua pour la
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regiment landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944, as a Grande-Bretagne en novembre 1941.37 Le rgiment

part of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, in
support of the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian
Infantry Division, and fought in North-West Europe
until the end of the war.38 The overseas regiment
was disbanded on 31 January 1946.39
dbarqua en Normandie le 6 juin 1944, en tant
qulment la 2e brigade blinde canadienne en
soutien de la 8e brigade dinfanterie, de la
3e division dinfanterie canadienne, et combattit
dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope, jusqu la fin de la
guerre.38 Le rgiment outre-mer fut dissous le
31 janvier 1946.39

GUIDON GUIDON

CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

1. GO 72/12. Although the personnel of A Squadron, 18th Mounted Rifles were transferred to the new regiment, the
squadron as an organization remained with the 18th Mounted Rifles / Malgr que le personnel du A Squadron, 18th
Mounted Rifles fut transfr au sein du nouveau rgiment, lescadron, en tant quorganisation, demeura au sein du
18th Mounted Rifles .
2. GO 7/13; GO 44/13; and/et GO 166/13.
3. GO 26/20.
4. GO 160/36.
5. GO 253/40.
6. GO 236/41.
7. GO 400/45.

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8. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.

9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 626/58.
11. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 626/60.
12. CANCOMGEN 018/70.
13. GO 60/12.
14. GO 202/12.
15. GO 26/20.
16. MGO 8/85.
17. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), pp. 22, 29 and 30.
18. MGO 21/85.
19. GO 163/14.
20. GO 142/14.
21. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units Overseas Training Depot 34th Fort Garry Horse, Document
Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
22. Captain G.T. Service, (ed.) and Captain J.K. Marteinson, (ed.), The Gate. A History of The Fort Garry Horse,
(Calgary, 1971), passim.
23. GO 207/20.
24. GO 63/17.
25. GO 89/17.
26. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units Overseas Training Depot 34th Fort Garry Horse, Document
Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
27. GO 207/20.
28. GO 69/16.
29. CEF Sailing List, vol. X.
30. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 226th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 226.
31. GO 89/17.
32. GO 135/39.
33. GO 250/40; and/et 253/40. It was converted to armour on 23 November 1940 / Il fut converti au blind le
23 novembre 1940 (GO 88/41).
34. GO 79/41.
35. GO 476/43.
36. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
37. Captain G.T. Service, (ed.) and Captain J.K. Marteinson, (ed.), The Gate. A History of The Fort Garry Horse,
(Calgary, 1971), p. 57.
38. Charles P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army. The Victory Campaign, (Ottawa, 1966), passim.
39. GO 111/46.

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THE GOVERNOR GENERALS HORSE GUARDS
Colonel-in-Chief: Her Majesty The Queen
BADGE
Description
Gules a unicorn rampant Argent armed, crined,
unguled and gorged with a coronet composed of
crosses pate and fleurs-de-lis a chain affixed
thereto reflexed all Or within the Garter bearing the
motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE ensigned by
the Royal Crown all proper and set upon a scroll
Azure edged and inscribed NULLI SECUNDUS in
letters Or.
Symbolism
The Crown represents service to the Sovereign.
The Garter is taken from the badge of The
Governor Generals Body Guard. The unicorn,
coronet and chain are from the badge of The
Mississauga Horse, and, originally, they were taken
from the unicorn supporter of the Royal Arms.
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THE GOVERNOR GENERALS HORSE GUARDS
Colonel-en-chef : Sa Majest la Reine
INSIGNE
Description
De gueules une licorne saillante dargent, arme,
crine, ongle et collete dune couronne
rehausse de croix pattes et de fleurs de lis,
munie dune chane passant entre les pattes de
devant de la licorne et pardessus son dos, le tout
dor, entour de la Jarretire portant la devise HONI
SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE somme de la couronne
royale, le tout au naturel soutenu dun listel dazur
lisr dor et inscrit NULLI SECUNDUS en lettres
du mme.
Symbolisme
La couronne reprsente le service rendu au
souverain. La jarretire est celle qui se trouve sur
linsigne de la garde du corps du Gouverneur
gnral. La licorne, la couronne et la chane sont
celles qui ornent linsigne du Mississauga Horse et
qui, lorigine, provenaient du soutien en forme de
licorne des armoiries royales.
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MOTTO DEVISE

NULLI SECUNDUS (Second to none) NULLI SECUNDUS (Toujours premier, jamais

second)

MARCH MARCHE

Men of Harlech Men of Harlech

ALLIANCES ALLIANCES

British Army Arme britannique

The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and
1st Dragoons); and the 1st The Queens Dragoon 1st Dragoons) ; et le 1st The Queens Dragoon
Guards. Guards .

AFFILIATION AFFILIATION

The Royal Canadian Dragoons The Royal Canadian Dragoons

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

North West Rebellion Rbellion du Nord-Ouest

NORTH WEST CANADA, 1885. CANADA DU NORD-OUEST, 1885.

South African War Guerre dAfrique du Sud

SOUTH AFRICA, 1900. AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1900.

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; MONT-SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Crte
Ancre Heights; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; HILL 70; dAncre; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; CTE 70;
YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; LIGNE
HINDENBURG LINE; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918; HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918;
VALENCIENNES; SAMBRE; FRANCE AND FLANDERS, VALENCIENNES; SAMBRE; FRANCE ET FLANDRES,
1915-18. 1915-18.

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

LIRI VALLEY; Melfa Crossing; GOTHIC LINE; LAMONE VALLE DU LIRI; Traverse de la Melfa; LIGNE GOTHIQUE;
CROSSING; Misano Ridge; Fosso Munio; ITALY, 1944-1945; PASSAGE DU LAMONE; Crte de Misano; Fosso Munio;
Ijsselmeer; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945. ITALIE, 1944-1945; Ijsselmeer; NORD-OUEST DE
LEUROPE, 1945.

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated on Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
17 May 1889 and incorporates the following 17 mai 1889 et regroupe les rgiments suivants.
regiments.

The Governor Generals Horse Guards originated in
Toronto, Ontario on 17 May 1889, when the
Governor Generals Body Guard for Ontario was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated The
Governor Generals Body Guard on 13 July 1895.2
On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with
The Mississauga Horse (see below) and
redesignated The Governor Generals Horse
Guards.3 It was redesignated: 2nd (Reserve)
Regiment, The Governor Generals Horse Guards
Le The Governor Generals Horse Guards vit le
jour Toronto, en Ontario, le 17 mai 1889, lorsque
le The Governor Generals Body Guard for
Ontario fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis The
Governor Generals Body Guard le
13 juillet 1895.2 Le 15 dcembre 1936, il se
fusionna avec le The Mississauga Horse (voir
ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis The Governor
Generals Horse Guards .3 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd
(Reserve) Regiment, The Governor Generals

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on 11 February 1941;4 3rd (Reserve) Armoured
Regiment, (The Governor Generals Horse Guards)
on 1 April 1941;5 The Governor Generals Horse
Guards (3rd Armoured Regiment) on
4 February 1949;6 and The Governor Generals
Horse Guards on 19 May 1958.7
Notes:
On 1 November 1920 The Governor Generals Body Guard was
organized as a two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Regiment on the Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20).
On 16 April 1935 the 1st Regiment was redesignated the 1st
Regiment (4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF)
(GO 47/35). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Governor Generals Body Guard was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 3 January 1921 and reorganized
the same day (GO 60/21). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Governor Generals Body Guard was disbanded for the
purpose amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized
the next day (GO 199/36). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Mississauga Horse originated in Toronto,
Ontario on 1 April 1903, when the Toronto Light
Horse was authorized to be formed.8 It was
redesignated: 9th Toronto Light Horse on
22 December 1903;9 9th Mississauga Horse on
1 May 1907;10 The Ontario Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920;11 and The Mississauga Horse on
1 April 1924.12 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with The Governor Generals Body
Guard, as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Ontario Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a three
regiment unit with the 1st (Mississauga) Regiment (4th Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active
Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Regiment (7th Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) and 3rd Regiment (8th Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
The Ontario Mounted Rifles were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 April 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 129/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Upon redesignation as The Mississauga Horse on 1 April 1924
(see above) the 1st (Mississauga) Regiment was redesignated
the 1st Regiment (4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF)
(GO 46/24).
On the 15 November 1926, the 2nd Regiment was redesignated
the 2nd Regiment (7th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF) and the 3rd Regiment (8th Regiment Canadian Mounted
Rifles Battalion, CEF) was redesignated the 3rd Regiment (no
CEF designation) (GO 74/26).
On the 15 July 1929 the 3rd Regiment was redesignated the 3rd
Regiment (216th Battalion, CEF) (GO 95/29).The reserve units
were disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
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Horse Guards le 11 fvrier 1941;4 3rd (Reserve)
Armoured Regiment, (The Governor Generals
Horse Guard) le 1er avril 1941;5 The Governor
Generals Horse Guards (3rd Armoured
Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;6 et The Governor
Generals Horse Guards le 19 mai 1958.7
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le The Governor Generals Body
er
Guard fut organis en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1
Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active
e
non permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve (GO 185/20).
er er
Le 16 avril 1935, le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1 Rgiment (4th
Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) (GO 47/35). Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Governor Generals Body Guard fut dissous en vue
de la rorganisation du 3 janvier 1921 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 60/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Governor Generals Body Guard fut dissous en vue
de lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le
lendemain (GO 199/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le Mississauga Horse vit le jour Toronto, en
Ontario, le 1er avril 1903, lorsque le Toronto Light
Horse fut autoris.8 Il fut rebaptis : 9th Toronto
Light Horse le 22 dcembre 1903;9 9th
Mississauga Horse le 1er mai 1907;10 The
Ontario Mounted Rifles le 15 mars 1920;11 et
The Mississauga Horse le 1er avril 1924.12 Il se
fusionna avec le The Governor Generals Body
Guard le 15 dcembre 1936, tel dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Ontario Mounted Rifles , le
15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant quunit
er
trois rgiments. Le 1 (Mississauga) Rgiment (4th Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille
e
de la Milice active non permanente tandis que les 2 Rgiment
e
(7th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) et 3 Rgiment
(8th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve.
Le The Ontario Mounted Rifles fut dissous en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 avril 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 129/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Mississauga Horse le
er er
1 avril 1924 (voir ci-dessus), le 1 (Mississauga) Rgiment fut
er
rebaptis 1 Rgiment (4th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion,
CEF) (GO 46/24).
e e
Le 15 novembre 1926, le 2 Rgiment fut rebaptis 2 Rgiment
e
(7th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF) et le 3 Rgiment
(8th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) fut
e
rebaptis 3 Rgiment (aucune dsignation CEF) (GO 74/26).
e e
Le 15 juillet 1929, le 3 Rgiment fut rebaptis 3 Rgiment
(216th Bataillon, CEF) (GO 95/296). Les units de rserve furent
dissoutes le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
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The Mississauga Horse were disbanded for the purpose
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 199/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuations
4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF;
7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF; and
216th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Headquarters Location
Toronto, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
North West Rebellion
The Governor Generals Body Guard for Ontario
was mobilized for active service on 10 April 1885.13
It served in the Alberta Column of the North West
Field Force.14 The unit was removed from active
service on 24 July 1885.15
South African War
The Governor Generals Body Guard contributed
volunteers for the Canadian contingents in the
field.16
The First World War
The 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, which
was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 4th
Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF,17
embarked for Britain on 18 July 1915.18 It
disembarked in France on 24 October 1915,19
where it fought as part of the 2nd Brigade Canadian
Mounted Rifles until 31 December 1915, when it
was converted to infantry and allocated to the 8th
Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division.20 The
regiment was redesignated the 4th Battalion,
Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF on
1 January 1916.21 The battalion was disbanded on
6 November 1920.22
The 7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles was
authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 7th
Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF.23 The
regiment, broken-up in Canada, supplied the 2nd
Canadian Divisional Cavalry Squadron (see the 1st
Hussars chart) and two squadrons formed the
Canadian Mounted Rifles Depot in England.24 The
regiment was disbanded on 11 April 1918.25
The 216th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 216th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,26 embarked for Britain on 18 April 1917.27 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 3rd Reserve
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Le The Mississauga Horse fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 199/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Perptuations
4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF ;
7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF ;
et 216th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF .
Site du Quartier gnral
Toronto, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
Le The Governor Generals Body Guard for
Ontario fut mobilis pour le service actif le
10 avril 1885.13 Il servit en tant que composante de
la colonne dAlberta du corps expditionnaire du
Nord-Ouest.14 Lunit fut retire du service actif le
24 juillet 1885.15
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Le The Governor Generals Body Guard fournit
des volontaires pour les contingents canadiens en
campagne.16
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles ,
autoris le 7 novembre 1914 sous lappellation de
4th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF ,17
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
18 juillet 1915.18 Il dbarqua en France le
24 octobre 1915,19 o il servit en tant que
composante de la 2e brigade canadienne de
fusiliers monts jusquau 31 dcembre 1915, date
o il fut converti linfanterie et allou la 8e
brigade dinfanterie, de la 3e division canadienne.20
Le rgiment fut rebaptis 4th Battalion, Canadian
Mounted Rifles, CEF le 1er janvier 1916.21 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 6 novembre 1920.22
Le 7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles , fut
autoris le 7 novembre 1914, sous lappellation de
7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF .23
Le rgiment dissous au Canada, fournit des
renforts la 2nd Canadian Divisional Cavalry
Squadron (voir la charte du 1st Hussars) et deux
escadrons formrent le Canadian Mounted Rifles
Depot en Angleterre.24 Le rgiment fut dissous le
11 avril 1918.25
Le 216th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 216th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,26 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
18 avril 1917.27 Son personnel passa au 3rd
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Battalion, CEF on 5 May 1917 to provide Reserve Battalion, CEF le 5 mai 1917,
reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field.28 fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
The battalion was disbanded on canadien en campagne.28 Le bataillon fut dissous le
1 September 1917.29 1er septembre 1917.29

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

Details from the regiment were called out on Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on pour le service le 26 aot 1939 et furent mis en
active service on 1 September 1939, under the service actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous
designation The Governor Generals Horse lappellation de The Governor Generals Horse
Guards, CASF (Details), for local protection Guards, CASF (Details) , fournissant des services
duties.30 The details called out on active service locaux de protection.30 Les dtachements mobiliss
were disbanded on 31 December 1940.31 pour le service actif furent dissous le
Subsequently, the regiment mobilized the 2nd 31 dcembre 1940.31 Subsquemment, le rgiment
Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, CASF (GGHG) for mobilisa le 2nd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment,
active service on 24 May 1940.32 It was converted CASF (GGHG) pour le service actif le
to armour and redesignated: The Governor 24 mai 1940.32 Il fut converti au blind et
Generals Horse Guards, CASF on rebaptis : The Governor Generals Horse
9 February 1941;33 3rd Armoured Regiment (The Guards, CASF le 9 fvrier 1941;33 3rd Armoured
Governor Generals Horse Guards), CASF on Regiment (The Governor Generals Horse Guards),
11 February 1941;34 3rd Armoured CASF le 11 fvrier 1941;34 3rd Armoured
Reconnaissance Regiment (The Governor Reconnaissance Regiment (The Governor
Generals Horse Guards), CAC, CASF on Generals Horse Guards), CAC, CASF le
1 January 1943;35 and 3rd Armoured 1er janvier 1943;35 et 3rd Armoured
Reconnaissance Regiment (The Governor Reconnaissance Regiment (The Governor
Generals Horse Guards), RCAC, CASF on Generals Horse Guards), RCAC, CASF le
2 August 1945.36 It embarked for Britain on 2 aot 1945.36 Il sembarqua pour la Grande-
9 October 1941.37 The regiment landed in Italy on Bretagne le 9 octobre 1941.37 Le rgiment
19 December 1943 as part of the 5th Armoured dbarqua en Italie le 19 dcembre 1943 en tant
Brigade, 5th Canadian Armoured Division.38 On qulment de la 5e brigade blinde, de la 5e
20 February 1945 the regiment moved with the 1st division blinde canadienne.38 Le 20 fvrier 1945, le
Canadian Corps to North-West Europe, where it rgiment se retrouva dans le Nord-Ouest de
continued to fight until the end of the war.39 The lEurope avec le 1er corps canadien, o il combattit
overseas regiment was disbanded on jusqu la fin de la guerre.39 Le rgiment outre-mer
31 January 1946.40 fut dissous le 31 janvier 1946.40

STANDARD TENDARD

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1. MGO 9/89. On 27 December 1855 two independent cavalry troops, designated the "1st" and "2nd Troop of Volunteer
Militia Cavalry of the County of York, were authorized to be formed (MGO 27 Dec 55). The 1st Troop was
redesignated The Governor Generals Body Guard for Upper Canada on 27 April 1866 (MGO 27 Apr 66); and
The Governor Generals Body Guard for Ontario on 1 July 1867 (MGO 31 Jul 68). It was reorganized as a two troop
squadron on 22 April 1876 (MGO 7/76). On 30 March 1866 the 2nd Troop, Volunteer Militia Cavalry of the County of
York was redesignated 1st Troop of the 1st Squadron Volunteer Light Cavalry of the County of York (MGO
30 Mar 66). It was redesignated No. 2 Troop of a district regiment of cavalry (Military District No. 2) designated the
2nd Regiment of Cavalry on 10 May 1872 (MGO 12/72). On 17 July 1856 an independent cavalry troop designated
The Markham Troop of Volunteer Militia Cavalry was authorized to be formed (MGO 17 Jul 56). It was redesignated:
2nd Troop of the 1st Squadron Volunteer Light Cavalry of the County of York on 30 March 1866 (MGO 30 Mar 66);
and No. 3 Troop of the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry on 10 May 1872 (MGO 12/72). On 3 May 1889, No. 2 and No. 3
Troop, 2nd Regiment of Cavalry were redesignated C Troop and D Troop and attached to the Governor Generals
Body Guard for Ontario (MGO 7/88). The Governor Generals Body Guard for Ontario was reorganized as a
regiment on 17 May 1889 / Le 27 dcembre 1855, deux troupes de cavalerie indpendantes, baptises la 1st et
la 2nd Troop of Volunteer Militia Cavalry of the County of York , furent autorises (MGO 27 dc 55). La 1st
Troop fut rebaptise : The Governor Generals Body Guard for Upper Canada le 27 avril 1866 (MGO
er
27 avril 66); et The Governor Generals Body Guard for Ontario le 1 juillet 1867 (MGO 31 jul 68). Le
e
22 avril 1876, elle fut organise en tant quunit deux escadrons (MGO 7/76). Le 30 mars 1866, la 2nd Troop,
Volunteer Militia Cavalry of the County of York fut rebaptise 1st Troop de la 1st Squadron Volunteer Light
Cavalry of the County of York (MGO 30 mars 66). Elle fut rebaptise No. 2 Troop en tant que composante dun
rgiment de cavalerie du District militaire No. 2, baptis 2nd Regiment of Cavalry le 10 mai 1872 (MGO 12/72).
Le 17 juillet 1856, une troupe de cavalerie indpendante baptise The Markham Troop of Volunteer Militia
Cavalry fut autorise (MGO 17 Jul 56). Elle fut rebaptise : 2nd Troop de la 1st Squadron Volunteer Light
Cavalry of the County of York le 30 mars 1866 (MGO 30 mars 66); et No. 3 Troop du 2nd Regiment of
Cavalry le 10 mai 1872 (MGO 12/72). Le 3 mai 1889, la No. 2 et la No. 3 Troop, 2nd Regiment of Cavalry
furent rebaptises la C Troop et la D Troop , faire partie du Governor Generals Body Guard for Ontario (MGO
7/88). Le 17 mai 1889, le Governor Generals Body Guard for Ontario fut rorganis en tant quun seul rgiment.
2. MGO 36/95.
3. GO 199/36.
4. GO 79/41.
5. GO 236/41.
6. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49; and/et CAO Supp Issue No. 117/49, Errata.
7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
8. GO 59/03. Formed from three newly authorized squadrons and the amalgamation of "J" and "K" Squadrons,
Canadian Mounted Rifles (authorized on 1 April 1901 as the Toronto Mounted Rifles (GO 34/01)) / Form de trois
troupes indpendantes de cavalerie et lamalgamation des escadrons J et K du Canadian Mounted Rifles
er
(autoris le 1 avril 1901, lorsque le The Toronto Mounted Rifles fut autoris (GO 34/01)).
9. GO 201/03. No authority for a change of designation of this unit is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date is consistent with the nomenclature used in the
aforementioned sources of 1903 and is the first reference to its numeric designation / Les Ordres Gnraux de la
Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement
dappellation de cette unit. La date correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1903
mentionnes prcdemment.
10. GO 92/07.

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11. GO 26/20.
12. GO 46/24.
13. MGO 8/85.
14. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), p. 42.
15. MGO 16/85.
16. GO 60/33.
17. GO 36/15.
18. War Diary, 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 3 July to 8 October 1915, Volume 1 Summary, NAC/AN, RG9/GE
9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4947, File/dossier 467.
19. Ibid, 24 October 1915/24 octobre 1915.
20. Ibid, 31 December 1915/31 dcembre 1915.
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21. Ibid; and/et War Diary, 5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 January 1916 / 1 janvier 1916, NAC/AN, RG9/GE
9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4949, File/dossier 473.
22. GO 207/20.
23. GO 36/15.
24. Colonel A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1, (Ottawa, 1938),
p. 450; and vol.1 Appendices, p. 446. "A" Squadron, which was reorganized in Canada as the 2nd Canadian
Divisional Cavalry Squadron (subsequently B Squadron, Canadian Light Horse) sailed on 9 June 1915, "B
Squadron sailed on 29 June 1915 and "C" Squadron sailed in advance on 23 February 1915 (CEF Sailing List,
vol. XII) / Le A Squadron , qui fut rorganis au Canada en tant que le 2nd Canadian Divisional Cavalry
Squadron (plus tard le B Squadron, Canadian Light Horse ) prit la mer le 9 juin 1915, le B Squadron quitta le
29 juin 1915 et le C Squadron partit le premier le 23 fvrier 1915.
25. GO 82/18.
26. GO 69/16.
27. CEF Sailing List, vol. X.
28. War Diary, 3rd Reserve Battalion, 5 May 1917/5 mai 1917, NAC/AN, RG9/GE 9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4950,
File/dossier 475. On 14 May 1917 an additional 90 officers and men from the battalion, who arrived late from Canada
due to reasons of quarantine, were absorbed by the reserve battalion / Le 14 mai 1917, un groupe supplmentaire
compos de 90 officiers et soldats provenant du bataillon, qui arrivrent du Canada plus tard pour des raisons de
quarantaine, fut intgr au bataillon de rserve.
29. GO 82/18.
30. GO 124/39; and GO 135/39.
31. GO 44/41.
32. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
33. GO 88/41.
34. GO 79/41.
35. GO 223/43.
36. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
37. John Marteinson, The Governor Generals Horse Guards, (Toronto, 2002), p. 163.
38. Ibid, pp. 185 and/et 188. The advance party (the headquarters and Headquarters Squadron) landed in Naples, Italy
on 1 December 1943 / Le groupe prcurseur (le quartier-gnral et lescadron de commandement) dbarqua
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Naples, en Italie le 1 dcembre 1943.
39. Ibid, p. 241.
40. GO 111/46.

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THE KINGS OWN CALGARY
REGIMENT (RCAC)
Colonel-in-Chief: Her Majesty The Queen
BADGE
Description
A shield Argent a cross Gules surmounted by a
maple leaf in autumnal tints charged with a bison
statant on a mound, on a chief the local landscape
at sunset all proper, the shield ensigned by the
Royal Crown, supported dexter by a horse, sinister
by a steer, adorned beneath with a rose between
shamrocks and thistles all proper, the whole set
upon three scrolls Or, the upper one inscribed with
the motto ONWARD and the two below inscribed
KINGS OWN CALGARY REGIMENT in letters
Azure.
Symbolism
The Crown represents service to the Sovereign.
The badge, incorporates the shield, the horse, the
steer and the roses, thistles and shamrocks, as
adopted by the City of Calgary in 1902. "KINGS
OWN CALGARY REGIMENT" is a form of the
regimental title and "ONWARD" is the motto of the
regiment.
MOTTO
ONWARD
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REGIMENT (RCAC)
Colonel-en-chef : Sa Majest la Reine
INSIGNE
Description
Un cu dargent la croix de gueules, la feuille
drable dans ses teintes automnales brochante
charge dun bison arrt sur une terrasse, au chef
charg du paysage local au soleil couchant, le tout
au naturel, lcu somm de la couronne royale du
mme, support dextre par un cheval et
senestre par un buf, soutenu dune rose
accompagne de trfles et de chardons le tout au
naturel, et de trois listels dor lun sur lautre, celui
du haut inscrit de la devise ONWARD et les deux
autres inscrits KINGS OWN CALGARY
REGIMENT en lettres dazurs.
Symbolisme
La couronne reprsente le service rendu au
souverain. Linsigne comprend lcu, le cheval, le
boeuf ainsi que des roses, des chardons et des
trfles, sinspire de lemblme de la Ville de
Calgary, tel quadopt en 1902. KINGS OWN
CALGARY REGIMENT est une variante du nom
du rgiment, ONWARD en est la devise.
DEVISE
ONWARD (En avant)
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MARCH
Colonel Bogey
ALLIANCE
British Army
The Kings Own Royal Border Regiment
BATTLE HONOURS
The First World War
YPRES, 1915, 17; FESTUBERT, 1915; MOUNT SORREL;
SOMME, 1916; Ancre Heights; Ancre, 1916; ARRAS, 1917,
18; Vimy, 1917; HILL 70; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe,
1918; Drocourt-Quant; HINDENBURG LINE; Canal du Nord;
VALENCIENNES; FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18.
The Second World War
Dieppe; SICILY, 1943; Motta Montecorvino; San Leonardo;
The Gully; CASSINO II; Gustav Line; Pignataro; LIRI VALLEY;
Aquino; TRASIMENE LINE; AREZZO; ADVANCE TO
FLORENCE; Cerrone; ITALY, 1943-1945; NORTH-WEST
EUROPE, 1942, 1945.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
1 April 1910 and incorporates the following
regiment and machine gun battalion.
The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
originated in Calgary, Alberta on 1 April 1910, when
the 103rd Regiment "Calgary Rifles" was
authorized to be formed.1 On 15 March 1920 it was
reorganized as two separate regiments, designated
The Alberta Regiment (now The South Alberta
Light Horse) and The Calgary Regiment.2 On
15 May 1924 it was again reorganized as two
separate regiments, designated The Calgary
Highlanders and The Calgary Regiment.3 On
1 April 1936, it was amalgamated with the
Headquarters and B Company of the 13th
Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (see below)
retaining its designation.4 It was redesignated: The
Calgary Regiment (Tank) on 15 December 1936;5
14th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion, (The Calgary
Regiment (Tank)) on 1 April 1941;6 14th (Reserve)
Army Tank Regiment, (The Calgary Regiment
(Tank)) on 15 August 1942;7 14th Armoured
Regiment (Calgary Regiment), RCAC on
1 April 1946;8 14th Armoured Regiment (Kings
Own Calgary Regiment) on 22 July 1946;9
The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (14th Armoured
Regiment) on 4 February 1949;10 and The Kings
Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) on 19 May 1958.11
MARCHE
Colonel Bogey
ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
The Kings Own Royal Border Regiment
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Premire Guerre mondiale
YPRES, 1915, 17; FESTUBERT, 1915; MONT-SORREL;
SOMME, 1916; Crte dAncre; Ancre, 1916; ARRAS, 1917, 18;
Vimy, 1917; CTE 70; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe,
1918; Drocourt-Quant; LIGNE HINDENBURG; Canal du
Nord; VALENCIENNES; FRANCE ET FLANDRES, 1915-18.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Dieppe; SICILE, 1943; Motta Montecorvino; San-Leonardo;
Le Ravin; CASSINO II; Ligne Gustav; Pignataro; VALLE DU
LIRI; Aquino; LIGNE TRASIMNE; AREZZO; AVANCE VERS
FLORENCE; Cerrone; ITALIE, 1943-1945; NORD-OUEST DE
LEUROPE, 1942, 1945.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
1er avril 1910 et regroupe le rgiment et le bataillon
de mitrailleuse suivants.
Le The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
vit le jour Calgary, en Alberta, le 1er avril 1910,
lorsque le 103rd Regiment "Calgary Rifles" fut
autoris.1 Le 15 mars 1920, il fut rorganis en
deux rgiments distincts, dont lun fut baptis The
Alberta Regiment (aujourdhui le The South
Alberta Light Horse ) et le The Calgary
Regiment .2 Le rgiment fut rorganis encore une
fois le 15 mai 1924 et rorganis en deux
rgiments distincts, dont lun fut baptis The
Calgary Highlanders et lautre The Calgary
Regiment .3 Le 1er avril 1936, il se fusionna avec le
Headquarters et la B Company du 13th
Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (voir ci-dessous),
conservant la mme appellation.4 Il fut rebaptis :
The Calgary Regiment (Tank) le
15 dcembre 1936;5 14th (Reserve) Army Tank
Battalion, (The Calgary Regiment (Tank)) le
1er avril 1941;6 14th (Reserve) Army Tank
Regiment, (The Calgary Regiment (Tank)) le
15 aot 1942;7 14th Armoured Regiment (Calgary
Regiment), RCAC le 1er avril 1946;8 14th
Armoured Regiment (Kings Own Calgary
Regiment) le 22 juillet 1946;9 The Kings Own
Calgary Regiment (14th Armoured Regiment) le
4 fvrier 1949;10 et The Kings Own Calgary
Regiment (RCAC) le 19 mai 1958.11
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Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Calgary Regiment on 15 March 1920
(see above), it was organized as a four battalion regiment with
the 1st Battalion (50th Battalion, CEF) and 2nd Battalion (56th
Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of
battle and the 3rd Battalion (82nd Battalion, CEF) and 4th
Battalion (137th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
The reserve units were disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
The Calgary Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 3 January 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 65/21). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the regiment.
On 1 April 1920, it was reorganized as a five battalion regiment
with the 1st Battalion (10th Battalion, CEF) and 2nd Battalion
(50th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order
of battle and the 3rd Battalion (56th Battalion, CEF), 4th
Battalion (82nd Battalion, CEF) and 5th Battalion (137th
Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle (GO 95/21).
On 15 September 1921, the 1st Battalion was redesignated 1st
Battalion (10th Battalion, CEF), Calgary Highlanders
(GO 254/21).
Upon reorganization on 15 May 1924 (see above), it was
organized as a three battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion
(50th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order
of battle and the 2nd Battalion (89th Battalion, CEF) and 3rd
Battalion (137th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
The reserve units were disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
The Calgary Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 188/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC
originated in Edmonton, Alberta on 1 June 1919,
when the 13th Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC was
authorized to be formed.12 It was redesignated the
13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC on
15 September 1924.13 On 1 April 1936 it was
amalgamated with The Calgary Regiment, as
above.
Notes:
The 13th Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 June 1919
(GO 104/20). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC was disbanded for the
purpose of amalgamation on 1 April 1936 and reorganized the
same day (GO 149/36). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The perpetuation of the 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC
(1919-1936) was assigned to The Calgary Regiment (Tank) (GO
149/37).
Perpetuations
50th, 89th, and 137th "Overseas" Battalion(s), 50th ,
CEF
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Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Edmonton Regiment , le
15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
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rgiment quatre bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (50th Battalion,
e
CEF) et 2 Bataillon (56th Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e e
le 3 Bataillon (82nd Battalion, CEF) et le 4 Bataillon (137th
Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la
Rserve. Les units de rserve furent dissoutes le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Calgary Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 3 janvier 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 65/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
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Le 1 avril 1920, il fut organis en tant que rgiment cinq
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bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (10th Battalion, CEF) et le 2 Bataillon
(50th Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la
e
Milice active non permanente tandis que le 3 Bataillon (56th
e e
Battalion, CEF), le 4 Bataillon (82nd Battalion, CEF) et le 5
Bataillon (137th Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de
bataille de la Rserve (GO 95/21).
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Le 15 septembre 1921, le 1 Battalion fut rebaptis 1st
Battalion (10th Battalion, CEF), Calgary Highlanders
(GO 254/21).
Lorsque le rgiment fut rorganis le 15 mai 1924 (voir ci-
dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment trois bataillons. Le
er
1 Bataillon (50th Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de
e
bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que le 2
e
Bataillon (89th Battalion, CEF) et le 3 Bataillon (137th Battalion,
CEF) faisaient parties de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Les
units de rserve furent dissoutes le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO
3/37).
Le The Calgary Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 188/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC vit le
jour Edmonton, en Alberta, le 1er juin 1919,
lorsque la 13th Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC
fut autorise.12 Elle fut rebaptise 13th Machine
Gun Battalion, CMGC le 15 septembre 1924.13 Le
1er avril 1936, il se fusionna avec le The Calgary
Regiment , tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Notes :
La 13th Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC fit partie de lordre de
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bataille de la Rserve compter du 1 juin 1919 (GO 104/20).
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC fut dissous en vue
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de lincorporation du 1 avril 1936 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 149/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La perptuation du 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC fut
assigne au The Calgary Regiment (Tank) (GO 149/37).
Perptuations
89th , et 137th "Overseas"
Battalion(s), CEF
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Headquarters Location
Calgary, Alberta
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details of the 103rd Regiment "Calgary Rifles" were
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protection duties.14
The 50th Battalion, which was authorized on
7 November 1914 as the 50th Battalion, CEF,15
embarked for Britain on 27 October 1915.16 The
battalion disembarked in France on
11 August 1916,17 where it fought as part of the
10th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian
Division in France and Flanders until the end of the
war.18 The battalion was disbanded on
30 August 1920.19
The 89th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 89th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,20 embarked for Britain on
2 June 1916.21 Its personnel were absorbed by the
9th Reserve Battalion, CEF to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.22 The battalion was disbanded on
21 May 1917.23
The 137th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 137th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,24 embarked for Britain on
21 August 1916.25 It was amalgamated with the
175th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF to form the 21st
Reserve Battalion, CEF on 10 January 1917, to
provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in
the field.26 The battalion was disbanded on
17 July 1917.27
The Second World War
Details from the regiment were called out on
service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on
active service on 1 September 1939, under the
designation The Calgary Regiment (Tank), CASF
(Details), for local protection duties.28 The details
called out on active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940.29 The regiment subsequently
mobilized an armour regiment designated the 14th
Army Tank Battalion (The Calgary Regiment
(Tank)), CAC, CASF on 11 February 1941.30 It was
redesignated: 14th Army Tank Regiment (The
Calgary Regiment (Tank)), CAC, CASF on
15 May 1942;31 14th Armoured Regiment (The
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HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 103rd Regiment "Calgary
Rifles" furent mobilis pour le service actif le
6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux de
protection.14
Le 50th Battalion fut autoris le
7 novembre 1914, sous lappellation de 50th
Battalion, CEF ,15 et sembarque pour la Grande-
Bretagne le 27 octobre 1915.16 Le bataillon
dbarqua en France le 11 aot 1916,17 et il y
combattit de mme que dans les Flandres jusqu
la fin de la guerre, en tant que composante de la
10e brigade dinfanterie canadienne, de la 4e
division canadienne.18 Le bataillon fut dissous le
30 aot 1920.19
Le 89th Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 89th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,20 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 2 juin 1916.21 Son personnel
passa au 9th Reserve Battalion, CEF ,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.22 Le bataillon fut dissous le
21 mai 1917.23
Le 137th Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 137th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,24 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 21 aot 1916.25 Il se
fusionna avec le 175th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF pour former le 21st Reserve Battalion,
CEF , et fournit des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.26 Le bataillon fut dissous le
17 juillet 1917.27
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
pour le service le 26 aot 1939 et furent mis en
service actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous
lappellation de The Calgary Regiment (Tank),
CASF (Details) , fournissant des services locaux
de protection.28 Les dtachements mobiliss pour le
service actif furent dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.29
Subsquemment, le rgiment mobilisa un rgiment
blind baptis 14th Army Tank Battalion (The
Calgary Regiment (Tank)), CAC, CASF le
11 fvrier 1941.30 Il fut rebaptis : 14th Army Tank
Regiment (The Calgary Regiment (Tank)), CAC,
CASF le 15 mai 1942;31 14th Armoured

Calgary Regiment), CAC, CASF on
26 August 1943;32 and 14th Armoured Regiment
(The Calgary Regiment), RCAC, CASF on
2 August 1945.33 This unit embarked for Britain on
20 June 1941.34 The regiment took part in the raid
on Dieppe on 19 August 1942 as the first unit of the
Canadian Armoured Corps to go into action.35 The
regiment landed in Sicily on 13 July 1943 as part of
the 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade, and in Italy
on 3 September 1943.36 On 9 March 1945 the
regiment moved with the 1st Canadian Corps to
North-West Europe, where it fought as part of the
1st Armoured Brigade until the end of the war.37
The overseas regiment was disbanded on
15 December 1945.38
GUIDON
CAMP FLAG
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Regiment (The Calgary Regiment), CAC, CASF
le 26 aot 1943;32et 14th Armoured Regiment
(The Calgary Regiment), RCAC, CASF le
2 aot 1945.33 Cette unit sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 20 juin 1941.34 Le rgiment prit
part au raid de Dieppe le 19 aot 1942 en tant que
premire unit du Canadian Armoured Corps
entrer en action.35 Le rgiment atteignit la Sicile le
13 juillet 1943 en tant qulment de la 1re brigade
blinde de larme canadienne, et lItalie le
3 septembre 1943.36 Le 9 mars 1945, le rgiment
se retrouva dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope avec le
1er corps canadien, o il combattit en tant que
composante de la 1re brigade blinde jusqu la fin
de la guerre.37 Le rgiment outre-mer fut dissous le
15 dcembre 1945.38
GUIDON
DRAPEAU DE CAMP
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1. GO 38/10.
2. GO 32/20.
3. GO 68/24.
4. GO 149/36.
5. GO 188/36.
6. GO 236/41.
7. GO 351/42.
8. GO 115/46.
9. GO 194/46.
10. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
11. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
12. GO 47/19; and/et GO 1/20. The brigade was authorized with its headquarters in Edmonton, Alberta but this was
changed to Calgary, Alberta on 1 May 1920 (GO 67/20) / La brigade fut autorise avec son quartier gnral
Edmonton, en Alberta, mais fut chang pour Calgary.
13. GO 117/24.
14. GO 142/14.
15. GO 86/15.
16. CEF Sailing List, vol. III.
17. War Diary, 50th Battalion, 10 August 1916/10 aot 1916, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol. 4921, File/dossier
441.
18. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919 (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
19. GO 149/20.
20. GO 151/15.
21. CEF Sailing List, vol. V.
22. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 89th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 89.
23. GO 63/17.
24. GO 151/15.
25. CEF Sailing List, vol. VII.
26. CRO 271/17.
27. GO 82/18.
28. GO 124/39; and/et GO 135/39.
29. GO 44/41.
30. GO 79/41; and/et GO 71/41.
31. GO 302/42.
32. GO 88/44.
33. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
34. Document Collection/Collection de documents 92/252, folder/chemise 31, file/dossier 1.
35. John Marteinson and Michael R. McNorgan, The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, (Toronto, 2000), p. 137.
36. Ibid, pp. 147 and/et 155.
37. Document Collection/Collection de documents 92/252, folder/chemise 31, file/dossier 1.
38. GO 85/46.

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LORD STRATHCONAS HORSE
(ROYAL CANADIANS)
Colonel-in-Chief: His Royal Highness The
Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO CD
ADC
BADGE
Description
The Arms (Gules a fess Argent charged with a
hammer and nail in saltire Sable, in chief a demi
lion rampant Or, in base a canoe paddled by four
men proper, in the stern a flag Argent flowing
towards the dexter inscribed NW in letters Sable)
and Crest (On a mount a beaver gnawing at a tree
proper) of Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron
Strathcona and Mount Royal, beneath a scroll
Gules edged and inscribed PERSEVERANCE in
letters Or, and within a chaplet of maple leaves,
roses, thistles and shamrocks proper surmounted
by a scroll Gules edged and inscribed LORD
STRATHCONAS HORSE ROYAL CANADIANS in
letters Or, the whole ensigned by the Royal Crown
proper.
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(ROYAL CANADIANS)
Colonel-en-chef : Son Altesse Royale le Prince
de Galles KG KT GCB OM AK QSO CD ADC
INSIGNE
Description
Les armoiries (De gueules la fasce dargent
charge dun marteau de sable et dun crampon du
mme passs en sautoir accompagne en chef
dun demi-lion dor et en pointe dun canot ram par
quatre hommes le tout au naturel flottant de la
poupe dextre un drapeau dargent inscrit NW en
lettres de sable) et le cimier (un castor rongeant un
arbre soutenu dune terrasse, le tout au naturel) de
Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1er baron Strathcona
and Mount Royal, somms dun listel de gueules
lisr dor inscrit PERSEVERANCE en lettres du
mme et de la couronne royale au naturel, le tout
environn dune guirlande de feuilles drable, de
roses, de chardons et de trfles au naturel, au listel
brochant de gueules lisr dor inscrit LORD
STRATHCONAS HORSE ROYAL CANADIANS en
lettres du mme.
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Symbolism
The Crown represents service to the Sovereign.
The shield, beaver and maple tree were the coat of
arms and crest of the first Lord Strathcona and
were taken from symbols used by the North West
Company. The wreath of roses, thistles, shamrocks
and maple leaves represents Canadas ethnic link
with Great Britain. "LORD STRATHCONAS
HORSE ROYAL CANADIANS" is a form of the
regimental title and "PERSEVERANCE" is the
motto of the regiment.
MOTTO
PERSEVERANCE
MARCH
Soldiers of the Queen
ALLIANCE
British Army
The Queens Royal Lancers
BATTLE HONOURS
South African War
SOUTH AFRICA, 1900-1901.
The First World War
FESTUBERT, 1915; SOMME, 1916, 18; Bazentin; Pozires;
Flers-Courcelette; CAMBRAI, 1917, 18; St. Quentin; AMIENS;
HINDENBURG LINE; St. Quentin Canal; Beaurevoir;
PURSUIT TO MONS; FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18.
The Second World War
LIRI VALLEY; Melfa Crossing; Torrice Crossroads; GOTHIC
LINE; Pozzo Alto Ridge; CORIANO; LAMONE CROSSING;
Misano Ridge; Casale; Naviglio Canal; Fosso Munio;
ITALY, 1944-1945; Ijsselmeer; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945.
United Nations Operations Korea
Korea, 1951-1953.
LINEAGE
This Regular Force regiment originated in
Winnipeg, Manitoba on 1 July 1901 when an
independent Permanent Active Militia corps of
mounted rifles, designated A Squadron, The
Canadian Mounted Rifles, was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: The Royal Canadian
Mounted Rifles on 1 October 1903;2 Strathconas
Horse (Royal Canadians) on 1 October 1909;3
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Symbolisme
La couronne reprsente le service rendu au
souverain. Lcu, le castor et lrable figuraient sur
les armoiries du premier lord Strathcona, lments
inspirs des symboles utiliss par la Compagnie du
Nord-Ouest. La couronne de roses, de chardons,
de trfles et de feuilles drable reflte le lien
ethnique entre le Canada et la Grande-Bretagne.
LORD STRATHCONAS HORSE ROYAL
CANADIANS est une variante du nom du
rgiment, et PERSEVERANCE en est la devise.
DEVISE
PERSEVERANCE (Persvrance)
MARCHE
Soldiers of the Queen
ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
The Queens Royal Lancers
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1900-1901.
Premire Guerre mondiale
FESTUBERT, 1915; SOMME, 1916, 18; Bezentin; Pozires;
Flers-Courcelette; CAMBRAI, 1917, 18; Saint-Quentin;
AMIENS; LIGNE HINDENBURG; Canal de Saint-Quentin;
Beaurevoir; POURSUITE VERS MONS; FRANCE ET
FLANDRES, 1915-18.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
VALLE DU LIRI; Traverse de la Melfa; Carrefour de
Torrice; LIGNE GOTHIQUE; Crte de Pozzo Alto; CORIANO;
PASSAGE DU LAMONE; Crte de Misano; Casale; Canal
Naviglio; Fosso Munio; ITALIE, 1944-1945; Ijsselmeer;
NORD-OUEST DE LEUROPE, 1945.
Oprations des Nations Unies Core
Core, 1951-1953.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour
Winnipeg, au Manitoba le 1er juillet 1901, lorsquun
corps de fusiliers monts, baptis le A Squadron,
The Canadian Mounted Rifles , fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis : The Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles
le 1er octobre 1903;2 Strathconas Horse (Royal
Canadians) le 1er octobre 1909;3 Lord
Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians) le

Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians) on
1 May 1911;4 2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord
Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)), RCAC on
16 October 1946;5 Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal
Canadians) (2nd Armoured Regiment) on
2 March 1949;6 and Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians) on 19 May 1958.7
Perpetuation
Strathconas Horse of 1900-19018
Headquarters Location
Edmonton, Alberta
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
South African War
The Strathconas Horse, which was authorized on
1 February 1900,9 embarked for Africa on
17 March 1900.10 It fought as part of the 3rd
Mounted Brigade and 4th Infantry Brigade, II
Division until its departure from the theatre of
operations on 20 January 1901.11 The unit was
disbanded on 9 March 1901.12
The First World War
The regiment was placed on active service on
6 August 1914 for instructional and camp
administration duties.13 On 14 September 1914 they
mobilized the The Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal
Canadians), CEF,14 which embarked for England
on 3 October 1914.15 On 5 May 1915 it
disembarked in France,16 where it fought in an
infantry role with Seeleys Detachment, 1st
Canadian Division.17 On 27 January 1916, it
resumed its cavalry role as part of the 1st
Canadian Cavalry Brigade, with whom it continued
to fight in France and Flanders until the end of the
war.18 The overseas regiment was disbanded on
6 November 1920.19
The Second World War
On 24 May 1940, the headquarters and one
squadron were mobilized together with
headquarters and one squadron of The Royal
Canadian Dragoons to form the 1st Canadian
Motorcycle Regiment, CASF (RCD/LSH(RC)).20 It
was redesignated: Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal
Canadians), CASF on 21 September 1940;21 2nd
Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians)), CASF on 11 February 1941;22
2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians)), CAC, CASF on
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1er mai 1911;4 2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord
Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)) RCAC le
16 octobre 1946;5 Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal
Canadians) (2nd Armoured Regiment) le
2 mars 1949;6 et Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal
Canadians) le 19 mai 1958.7
Perptuation
Strathconas Horse de 1900 19018
Site du Quartier gnral
Edmonton, Alberta
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Le Strathconas Horse fut autoris le
1er fvrier 1900,9 et sembarque pour lAfrique le
17 mars 1900.10 Il combattit en tant que
composante de la 3rd Mounted Brigade et de la
4th Infantry Brigade de la II Division , jusqu
son dpart du thtre doprations, le
20 janvier 1901.11 Lunit fut dissoute le
9 mars 1901.12
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment fut mis en service actif le 6 aot 1914,
pour des fonctions dinstruction et dadministration
de camp.13 Le 14 septembre 1914, le The Lord
Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians), CEF fut
mobilis,14 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne
le 3 octobre 1914.15 Il dbarqua en France le
5 mai 1915,16 o il combattit dans un rle
dinfanterie en tant que composante du Seelys
Detachment , de la 1re division canadienne.17 Le
27 janvier 1916, il fut reconverti la cavalerie en
tant que composante de la 1re brigade de cavalerie
canadien, avec laquelle il continua se battre en
France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.18 Le rgiment outre-mer fut dissous le
6 novembre 1920.19
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le 24 mai 1940, le quartier-gnral et un escadron
furent mobiliss avec le quartier-gnral et un
escadron du The Royal Canadian Dragoons
pour mettre sur pied le 1st Canadian Motorcycle
Regiment, CASF (RCD/LSH (RC)) .20 Il fut
rebaptis : Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal
Canadians), CASF le 21 septembre 1940;21 2nd
Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians)), CASF le 11 fvrier 1941;22
2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathconas
Horse (Royal Canadians)), CAC, CASF le
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15 October 1943;23 and 2nd Armoured Regiment
(Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)),
RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.24 It embarked for
Britain on 13 November 1941.25 The regiment
landed in Italy on 8 November 1943, where it fought
as part of the 5th Armoured Brigade, 5th Canadian
Armoured Division.26 On 16 February 1945 the
regiment moved with the 1st Canadian Corps to
North-West Europe, where it fought until the end of
the war.27 The overseas regiment was disbanded
on 1 March 1946.28
On 1 September 1945 a second Active Force
component of the regiment was mobilized for
service in the Pacific theatre of operations under
the designation 2nd-2nd Armoured Car Regiment
(Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)),
RCAC, CASF.29 It was redesignated the 2nd
Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians)), RCAC, CASF) on
1 March 1946.30 On 27 June 1946 it was embodied
in the Permanent Force.31
United Nations Operations Korea
A, B and C Squadrons fought independently
from 19 April 1951 to 27 July 1953 as part of the
25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, 1st
Commonwealth Division.32
Notes:
C Squadron was the first to arrive in Korea, followed by B then
A Squadron. C Squadron was mobilized for active service on
7 August 1950, under the designation A Squadron, 1st/2nd
Canadian Armoured Regiment, RCAC, CASF (CAO 110-2, Pt
A, Supp Issue No. 210/50). It was redesignated C Squadron,
Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians), 2nd Armoured
Regiment, RCAC, CASF on 29 March 1951 (CAO 76-2, Pt A,
Supp Issue No. 226/51). The squadron ceased to be embodied
in the Canadian Army Special Force on 14 July 1952 (CAO 76-8,
Pt B, Supp Issue No. 293/52).
On 8 November 1950 B Squadron was placed on active
service, under the designation B Squadron, Lord Strathconas
Horse (Royal Canadians) 2nd Armoured Regiment, RCAC,
CASF (CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 273/52). The squadron
ceased to be embodied in the Canadian Army Special Force on
10 June 1953 (CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 345/53).
On 1 March 1953 A Squadron was placed on active service,
under the designation A Squadron, Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians) 2nd Armoured Regiment, RCAC, CASF
(CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 324/53). The squadron
ceased to be embodied in the Canadian Army Special Force on
1 November 1953 (CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 365/53).
15 octobre 1943;23 et 2nd Armoured Regiment
(Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)),
RCAC, CASF le 2 aot 1945.24 Le
13 novembre 1941, il sembarqua pour la Grande-
Bretagne.25 Le rgiment atteignit lItalie le
8 novembre 1943, o il combattit en tant que
composante de la 5e brigade blinde, de la 5e
division blind canadienne.26 Le 16 fvrier 1945, le
rgiment se retrouva dans le Nord-Ouest de
lEurope avec le 1er corps canadien, o il combattit
jusqu la fin de la guerre.27 Le rgiment outre-mer
fut dissous le 1er mars 1946.28
Le 1er septembre 1945, une seconde composante
de la Force Active du rgiment fut mobilise, sous
lappellation de 2nd-2nd Armoured Car Regiment
(Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)),
RCAC, CASF , pour une service dans le thtre
de guerre du Pacifique.29 Il fut rebaptis 2nd
Armoured Regiment ((Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians)), RCAC, CASF le
1er mars 1946.30 Le 27 juin 1946, il fut incorpor au
sein de la Force permanente.31
Oprations des Nations Unies Core
Les escadrons A , B , et C , combattirent
indpendamment dans le thtre dopration de
19 avril 1951 27 juillet 1953 en tant que
composante du 25e groupe-brigade canadien
dinfanterie, 1re division du Commonwealth.32
Notes :
LEscadron C fut le premier arriver en Core, suivie par le
B , alors l Escadron A . LEscadron C fut mobilis
pour le service actif le 7 aot 1950, sous la dsignation A
Squadron, 1st/2nd Canadian Armoured Regiment, RCAC,
CASF (CAO 110-2, Pt A, Supp Issue No. 210/50). Il fut
rebaptis C Squadron, Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal
Canadians), 2nd Armoured Regiment, RCAC, CASF le
29 mars 1951 (CAO 76-2, Pt A, Supp Issue No. 226/51).
Lescadron cessa dtre incorpor la Force spciale de larme
canadienne le 14 juillet 1952 (CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No.
293/52).
Le 8 novembre 1950, lEscadron B fut plac en service actif,
sous la dsignation de B Squadron, Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians) 2nd Armoured Regiment, RCAC, CASF
(CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 273/52). Lescadron cessa
dtre incorpor la Force spciale de larme canadienne le
10 juin 1953 (CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 345/53).
er
Le 1 mars 1953, lEscadron A fut place en service actif,
sous la dsignation de A Squadron, Lord Strathconas Horse
(Royal Canadians) 2nd Armoured Regiment, RCAC, CASF
(CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 324/53). Lescadron cessa
dtre incorpor la Force spciale de larme canadienne le
er
1 novembre 1953 (CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 365/53).
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1. Regimental Establishments of the Active Militia, Including The Permanent Force, for the Financial Year 1901-1902,
pp. 3 and/et 12; and/et GO 102/01.
2. GO 153/03.
3. GO 111/09.
4. GO 68/11.
5. GO 259/46.
6. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 118/49.
7. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
8. Minutes of the Militia Council, 1904 and 1909. It was the intention of the Militia Council to form a unit designated
"Strathconas Horse" as part of the Permanent Force and that the proposed unit "should perpetuate the corps Lord
Strathcona sent to South Africa." Due to difficulties in identifying a suitable location for them in Western Canada, and
opposition "encountered in dealing with the question from the North-West Mounted Police, and from other sources"
(Report No. 12, Articles 380 to 383 of 31 January 1905), no decision was made until 1909. In that year, the Adjutant-
General recommended to the Council "to designate the Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles, Strathconas Horse, and to
add another squadron in due time to be stationed west of Manitoba, a good one, and, in the absence of a more
practicable scheme, he would like to see such a change made if agreeable to the officers of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Rifles" (Report No. 6, Articles 197 to 199 of 3 March 1909). On 16 March 1909, it was decided that "the
Adjutant-General should see the Military Secretary with a view to a designation being decided on which would meet
with the approval of His Majesty the King" (Report No. 8, Article 281) / Procs-verbaux du Conseil de la milice, 1904

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et 1909. Le Conseil de la milice avait lintention de former au sein de la force permanente une unit appele
Strathconas Horse afin de perptuer le nom du corps darme envoy en Afrique du Sud par Lord Strathcona. tant
donn les difficults trouver un emplacement adquat dans lOuest canadien pour cette unit et lopposition des
membres de la Police monte du Nord-Ouest et dautres parties (Rapport no 12, articles 380 383, 31 janvier 1905),
aucune dcision na t prise avant 1909. Cette mme anne, lAdjudant gnral a recommand au Conseil
dadopter lappellation Strathconas Horse pour le Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles et, en temps opportun, dajouter un
escadron qui sera cantonn louest du Manitoba, ce qui savrait tre une bonne suggestion. En labsence dun
projet plus pratique, il aimerait quun tel changement soit effectu, si les officiers du Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles
o
sont daccord (Rapport n 6, articles 197 199, 3 mars 1909). Le 16 mars 1909, le Conseil a dcid que lAdjudant
gnral devait rencontrer le Secrtaire militaire pour trouver un nom dunit qui se mriterait lapprobation de Sa
Majest le Roi (Rapport no 8, article 281).
9. MO No. 26/1900.
10. MO No. 69/1900.
11. British Army Official History, History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902, Vol.III (London, 1908), pp. 282 to/ 283,
382, 411, 459 and/et 511.
12. W.B. Fraser, Always a Strathcona, (Calgary, 1976), p.3.
13. GO 142/14; and/et Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War 1914-
1919, General Series Vol. 1, August 1914-September 1915, (Ottawa, 1938), p. 47. The regiment was called out to
provide utilitarian services at Camp Valcartier. Initially, it was not part of the Expeditionary Force, though many of its
personnel joined CEF units / Le rgiment fut appel fournir des services utilitaires au Camp Valcartier. Initialement,
il ne faisait pas parti du corps expditionnaire, bien que plusieurs de ses membres se joignirent aux units du corps
expditionnaire canadien.
14. Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary
Force 1914-1919, (Ottawa, 1962), p. 23.
15. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units Lord Strathconas Horse (RC), Document
Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
16. War Diary, Lord Strathconas Horse, 4/5 May 1915/4/5 mai 1915, RG9/GE9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4955, File/dossier
494; and/et Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War 1914-1919,
General Series Vol. 1, August 1914-September 1915, Appendix 855 (Ottawa, 1938), p. 454.
17. 1st Division RO 785; John Marteinson and Michael R. McNorgan, The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, (Toronto,
2000), p. 37; and/et Major-General J.E.B. Seeley, Adventure, (London, 1930), p. 221. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade
was formed in England on 30 January 1915 however, as cavalry was not required at the front, the brigades
commander, Brigadier-General Seely, agreed that his formation could serve in a dismounted role / La brigade de
cavalerie canadienne fut forme en Angleterre le 30 janvier 1915. Toutefois, comme la cavalerie ntait pas requise
au front, le commandant de la brigade, le brigadier-gnral Seely, fut daccord pour que cette formation serve dans
un rle dmont.
18. War Diary, Lord Strathconas Horse, 27 January 1916/27 janvier 1916, RG9/GE9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4955,
File/dossier 494.
19. GO 207/20. The regiment was again embodied in the Permanent Active Militia on 1 April 1919 (GO 27/19; and/et
90/19).
20. GO 184/40 and/et GO 50/41. On 1 September 1939, all corps, units and detachments of the Permanent Force were
er
embodied in the Canadian Active Service Force (GO 135/39) / Le 1 septembre 1919, tous les corps, units et
dtachements furent incorpors dans la Force canadienne pour le service actif (GO 135/39).
21. GO 256/40. On 15 November 1940, the regiment was allocated to the Canadian Armoured Corps (GO 96/40) / Le
15 novembre 1940, le rgiment fut allou au Canadian Armoured Corps (GO 296/40).
22. GO 79/41.
23. GO 476/43.
24. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
25. W.B. Fraser, Always a Strathcona, (Calgary, 1976), p. 141.
26. Lieutenant-Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of The Canadian Army in the Second World War, Vol. II, The
Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945, (Ottawa, 1957), passim.
27. W.B. Fraser, Always a Strathcona, (Calgary, 1976), p. 185.
28. GO 139/46.
29. GO 344/45.
30. GO 138/46.
31. GO 158/46.
32. W.B. Fraser, Always a Strathcona, (Calgary, 1976), pp. 197-212.

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THE ONTARIO REGIMENT (RCAC)
BADGE
Description
Gules on a bar a cat statant guardant irate Or, the
whole within an annulus Gules fimbriated and
inscribed with the motto FIDELIS ET PARATUS in
letters Or and surmounted at the base by a bezant
fimbriated and charged with a fillet saltire Sable the
base quarter removed, and beneath the annulus a
scroll Or with the words ONTARIO REGIMENT
inscribed in letters Sable, and above, encircling the
annulus, a wreath of nine maple leaves autumnally
coloured, the centre one in chief ensigned by the
Royal Crown proper.
Symbolism
The badge is based, in part, on the cat from the
Clan MacGillivray familial crest, a member of which
commanded the regiment in the early 1900s. After
the First World War, the cat was redesigned into a
fierce or fighting pose echoing the experience of the
regiments members in the war. The maple leaves,
nine in total, reflect the nine provinces that
contributed soldiers to the First World War
battalions which the regiment perpetuates. The
three quarters of a disc in the base of the badge
represents the old regimental Militia number "34".
"ONTARIO REGIMENT" is a form of the regimental
title and "FIDELIS ET PARATUS" is the motto of
the regiment.
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THE ONTARIO REGIMENT (RCAC)
INSIGNE
Description
De gueules au chat arrt hrissonn dor, la tte
de front, soutenu dune burle du mme; le tout
entour dun anneau de gueules lisr dor inscrit
de la devise FIDELIS ET PARATUS en lettres du
mme charg en pointe dun besant aussi dor,
lisr de sable, surcharg dun filet en sautoir du
mme, son quartier infrieur enlev; le tout
environn en chef de neuf feuilles drable en
coloris dautomne, celle pose au centre du chef
coiffe de la couronne royal au naturel, et soutenu
en pointe dun listel dor inscrit ONTARIO
REGIMENT en lettres de sable.
Symbolisme
Linsigne est compos en partie du chat du cimier
du clan MacGillivray, duquel un membre fut la
tte du rgiment au dbut des annes 1900. Aprs
la Premire Guerre mondiale, le chat fut redessin
pour adopter une attitude fire et combative, faisant
ainsi cho aux expriences vcues par les
membres du rgiment la guerre. Les feuilles
drable, au nombre de neuf, font rfrence aux
neuf provinces ayant fourni des soldats aux
bataillons de la Premire Guerre, que le rgiment
perptue. Les trois quartiers du disque la base de
linsigne reprsentent lancien numro rgimentaire
34 . ONTARIO REGIMENT est une variante
du nom du rgiment et FIDELIS PARATUS en
est la devise.
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MOTTO
FIDELIS ET PARATUS (Faithful and ready)
MARCH
John Peel
ALLIANCE
British Army
The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)
BATTLE HONOURS
The First World War
SOMME, 1916; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; HILL 70;
YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918;
Drocourt-Quant; HINDENBURG LINE; Canal du Nord;
Cambrai, 1918; VALENCIENNES; FRANCE AND
FLANDERS, 1916-18.
The Second World War
Pursuit to Messina; SICILY, 1943; Colle dAnchise; The Gully;
Casa Berardi; Ortona; Point 59; CASSINO II; Gustav Line;
SantAngelo in Teodice; LIRI VALLEY; Aquino; TRASIMENE
LINE; Sanfatucchio; AREZZO; ADVANCE TO FLORENCE;
ITALY, 1943-1945; Arnhem, 1945; NORTH-WEST
EUROPE, 1945.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Whitby,
Ontario on 14 September 1866, when the 34th
"Ontario Battalion of Infantry" was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 34th Ontario
Regiment on 8 May 1900;2 The Ontario Regiment
on 1 May 1920;3 The Ontario Regiment (Tank) on
15 December 1936;4 and 2nd Regiment, The
Ontario Regiment (Tank) on 13 August 1940.5 It
was converted to armour and redesignated:
11th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion, (The Ontario
Regiment (Tank)) on 1 April 1941;6 11th (Reserve)
Army Tank Regiment (Ontario Regiment (Tank)) on
15 August 1942;7 11th Armoured Regiment
(Ontario Regiment), RCAC on 1 April 1946;8 The
Ontario Regiment (11th Armoured Regiment) on
4 February 1949;9 and The Ontario Regiment
(RCAC) on 19 May 1958.10
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Ontario Regiment on 1 May 1920
(see above), it was organized as a two battalion regiment with
the 1st Battalion (116th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Battalion (182nd
Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
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DEVISE
FIDELIS ET PARATUS (Fidle et prt)
MARCHE
John Peel
ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Premire Guerre mondiale
SOMME, 1916; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; CTE 70;
YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918;
Drocourt-Quant; LIGNE HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord;
Cambrai, 1918; VALENCIENNES; FRANCE ET
FLANDRES, 1916-18.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Poursuite Messine; SICILE, 1943; Colle dAnchise; Le Ravin;
Casa Berardi; Ortona; Point 59; CASSINO II; Gustav Line;
SantAngelo in Teodice; VALLE DU LIRI; Aquino; LIGNE
TRASIMNE; Sanfatucchio; AREZZO; AVANCE VERS
FLORENCE; ITALIE, 1943-1945; Arnhem, 1945;
NORD-OUEST DE LEUROPE, 1945.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Whitby, en Ontario, le 14 septembre 1866, lorsque
le 34th "Ontario Battalion of Infantry" fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 34th Ontario
Regiment le 8 mai 1900;2 The Ontario
Regiment le 1er mai 1920;3 The Ontario
Regiment (Tank) le 15 dcembre 1936;4 et 2nd
Regiment, The Ontario Regiment (Tank) le
13 aot 1940.5 Il fut converti au blind et rebaptis :
11th (Reserve) Army Tank Battalion, (The Ontario
Regiment (Tank)) le 1er avril 1941;6 11th
(Reserve) Army Tank Regiment, (Ontario Regiment
(Tank)) le 15 aot 1942;7 11th Armoured
Regiment (Ontario Regiment), RCAC le
1er avril 1946;8 The Ontario Regiment (11th
Armoured Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;9 et The
Ontario Regiment (RCAC) le 19 mai 1958.10
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Ontario Regiment , le
er
1 mai 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment
er
deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (116th Battalion, CEF) faisait
partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente
e
tandis que le 2 Bataillon (182nd Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

The Ontario Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 November 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 80/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Ontario Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 188/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuations
116th, and 182nd "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF
Headquarters Location
Oshawa, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 116th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 116th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,11 embarked for Britain on
24 July 1916.12 From October to December 1916 it
provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in
the field, and on 11 February 1917 it disembarked
in France,13 where it fought with the 9th Infantry
Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.14 The battalion
was disbanded on 30 August 1920.15
The 182nd Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 182nd "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,16 embarked for Britain on 3 May 1917.17 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 18th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 16 May 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.18 The battalion was disbanded on
1 September 1917.19
The Second World War
The regiment mobilized the The Ontario Regiment
(Tank), CASF for active service on
1 September 1939.20 It was redesignated: The
Ontario Regiment (Tank), CASF on
13 August 1940.21 It was converted to armour on
23 November 1940,22 and an army tank battalion on
11 February 1941, under the designation 11th
Army Tank Battalion (The Ontario Regiment
(Tank)), CAC, CASF.23 It was redesignated: 11th
Army Tank Regiment (The Ontario Regiment
(Tank)), CAC, CASF on 15 May 1942;24
11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment),
CAC, CASF on 26 August 1943;25 and
11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment),
RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.26 On 21 June 1941
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Le The Ontario Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 novembre 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 80/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Ontario Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 188/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Perptuations
116th , et 182nd "Overseas" Battalion(s),
CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Oshawa, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 116th Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 116th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,11 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 24 juillet 1916.12 Doctobre
dcembre 1916, il fournit des renforts au Corps
darme canadien en campagne, et il dbarqua en
France le 11 fvrier 1917.13 Il combattit en tant que
composante de la 9e brigade dinfanterie, de la 3e
division canadienne en France et dans les Flandres
jusqu la fin de la guerre.14 Le bataillon fut dissous
le 30 aot 1920.15
Le 182nd Battalion fut autoris le
15 juillet 1916, sous lappellation de 182nd
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,16 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 3 mai 1917.17 Son personnel
passa au 18th Reserve Battalion, CEF le
16 mai 1917, fournissant des renforts au Corps
darme canadien en campagne.18 Le bataillon fut
dissous le 1er septembre 1917.19
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment mobilisa le The Ontario Regiment
(Tank), CASF pour le service actif le
1er septembre 1939.20 Il fut rebaptis The Ontario
Regiment (Tank), CASF le 13 aot 1940.21 Il fut
converti au blind le 23 Novembre 1940,22 et en
bataillon de char 11 fvrier 1941, sous lappellation
de 11th Army Tank Battalion (The Ontario
Regiment (Tank)), CAC, CASF .23 Il fut rebaptis :
11th Army Tank Regiment (The Ontario Regiment
(Tank)), CAC, CASF le 15 mai 1942;24 11th
Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment), CAC,
CASF le 26 aot 1943;25 et 11th Armoured
Regiment (The Ontario Regiment), RCAC, CASF
le 2 aot 1945.26 Le 21 juin 1941, il sembarqua
pour la Grande-Bretagne.27 Le rgiment dbarqua
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it embarked for Britain.27 The regiment landed in
Sicily on 13 July 1943, as part of the 1st Canadian
Armoured Brigade, and in Italy on
3 September 1943 in support of 17th Brigade, 5th
British Division.28 On 8 March 1945 the regiment
moved with the 1st Canadian Corps to North-West
Europe, where it fought until the end of the war.29
The overseas regiment was disbanded on
15 December 1945.30
en Sicile le 13 juillet 1943, en tant qulment de la
1re brigade blinde canadienne, et en Italie le
3 septembre 1943 en tant qulment de la 17e
brigade, de la 5e division britannique.28 Le
8 mars 1945, le rgiment alla au Nord-Ouest de
lEurope avec le 1er corps canadien, o il combattit
jusqu la fin de la guerre.29 Le rgiment outre-mer
fut dissous le 15 dcembre 1945.30

GUIDON GUIDON

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1. MGO 3/66. Formed from nine independent rifle and infantry companies authorized on the following dates: No. 1
Company (The Volunteer Highland Rifle Company of Whitby, 31 March 1858); No. 2 Company (Volunteer Militia
Company of Infantry at Oshawa, 28 November 1862); No. 3 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Rifles at
Oshawa, 28 November 1862); No. 4 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry at Whitby,
26 December 1862); No. 5 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry at Prince Albert, 2 January 1863); No. 6
Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry at Greenwood, 9 January 1863); No. 7 Company (Volunteer Militia
Company of Infantry at Uxbridge, 6 February 1863); No. 8 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry at
Columbus, 6 February 1863); and No. 9 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry at Brooklin,
6 February 1863) / Form de neuf compagnies indpendantes dinfanterie et de voltigeur autorises selon les dates
suivantes : No. 1 Company (The Volunteer Highland Rifle Company of Whitby, 31 mars 1858); No. 2
Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry Oshawa, 28 novembre 1862); No. 3 Company (Volunteer
Militia Company of Rifles Oshawa, 28 novembre 1862); No. 4 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry
Whitby, 26 dcembre 1862); No. 5 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry Prince Albert,
2 janvier 1863); No. 6 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry Greenwood, 9 janvier 1863); No. 7
Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry Uxbridge, 6 fvrier 1863); No. 8 Company (Volunteer Militia
Company of Infantry Columbus, 6 fvrier 1863); et No. 9 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry
Brooklin, 6 fvrier 1863).
2. MO 105/1900.
3. GO 66/20.
4. GO 188/36.
5. GO 253/40.
6. GO 236/41.
7. GO 351/42.
8. GO 115/46.
9. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
10. GO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
11. GO 151/15.
12. CEF Sailing List, vol. VI.
13. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 116th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 116.
14. Ibid; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary
Force 1914-1919 (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
15. GO 149/20.
16. GO 69/16.
17. CEF Sailing List, vol. IX.
18. War Diary, 3rd Reserve Battalion, 16 May 1917/16 mai 1917, NAC/AN, RG9/GE 9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4950,
File/dossier 475.
19. GO 82/18.
20. GO 135/39.
21. GO 250/40; and/et 253/40.
22. GO 88/41.
23. GO 73/41; and/et GO 79/41.
24. GO 302/42.
25. GO 88/44.
26. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
27. Document Collection/Collection de documents 92/252, folder/chemise 40, file/dossier 2.
28. John Marteinson and Michael R. McNorgan, The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, (Toronto, 2000), pp. 147 and/et
155.
29. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume II. The Canadians in Italy,
1943-1945 (Ottawa, 1957), p. 663.
30. GO 85/46.

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THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
REGIMENT (RCAC)
BADGE
Description
Azure the Roman numerals "XVII" conjoined above
and below to two barrulets Or, issuant in chief a
sprig of three autumn maple leaves, and in base on
a grassy island an oak tree, to the dexter thereof
three oak saplings all proper, the whole within an
annulus Or edged and inscribed THE PRINCE
EDWARD ISLAND REGIMENT in letters Sable,
ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and set upon
a scroll Or lined Azure, edged and inscribed
PARVA SUB INGENTI in letters Sable.
Symbolism
The maple leaves represent service to Canada, and
the Crown, service to the Sovereign. The three
small oak trees represent the three counties of
Prince Edward Island, while the larger tree
represents Canada. The three dots on the annulus
represent A, B and C Squadrons of the regiment as
it existed in 1946. The Roman numerals "XVII"
represent the 17th Reconnaissance Regiment.
"THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REGIMENT" is a
form of the regimental title and "PARVA SUB
INGENTI" is the motto of the regiment and of the
Province.
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THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
REGIMENT (RCAC)
INSIGNE
Description
Dazur aux chiffres romains XVII dor somms
et soutenus dune burle du mme, accompagns
en chef dune branchette trois feuilles drable
dautomne issante et, en pointe, dun chne
accompagn dextre de trois chneaux soutenus
dun lot herbeux le tout au naturel, lensemble
bord dun anneau dor lisr de sable, inscrit THE
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REGIMENT en lettres
du mme, somm de la couronne royale au naturel
et pos sur un listel dor doubl dazur, lisr de
sable et inscrit PARVA SUB INGENTI en lettres du
mme.
Symbolisme
Les feuilles drable reprsentent le service rendu
au Canada et, la couronne, le service rendu au
souverain. Les trois chneaux reprsentent les trois
comts de lle-du-Prince-douard, tandis que le
chne plus grand reprsente le Canada. Les trois
points sur lanneau reprsentent les escadrons A, B
et C du rgiment, tel quil existait en 1946. Les
chiffres romains XVII reprsentent le 17th
Reconnaissance Regiment. THE PRINCE
EDWARD ISLAND REGIMENT est une variante
du nom du rgiment, et PARVA SUB INGENTI
est la devise du rgiment et de la Province.
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MOTTO DEVISE

PARVA SUB INGENTI (The small under the PARVA SUB INGENTI (Les petits sous la
protection of the great) protection du grand)

MARCH MARCHE

Old Solomon Levi Old Solomon Levi

ALLIANCES ALLIANCES

British Army Arme britannique

The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Waless); The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Waless); et
and The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

South African War Guerre dAfrique du Sud

SOUTH AFRICA, 1900. AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1900.

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

ARRAS, 1917, 18; YPRES, 1917; AMIENS; HINDENBURG ARRAS, 1917, 1918; YPRES, 1917; AMIENS; LIGNE
LINE; PURSUIT TO MONS. HINDENBURG; POURSUITE VERS MONS.

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945. NORD-OUEST DE LEUROPE, 1945.

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated on Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
25 June 1875 and incorporates the following 25 juin 1875 et regroupe les rgiments et la
regiments and engineer company. compagnie du gnie suivants.

The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
originated in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
on 25 June 1875, when the Queens County
Provisional Battalion of Infantry was authorized to
be formed.1 On 30 June 1876, it was amalgamated
with the Charlottetown Provisional Battalion of
Infantry (see below) and redesignated the Queens
County Battalion of Infantry.2 It was redesignated:
82nd Queens County, Battalion of Infantry on
4 October 1878;3 82nd Queens County Regiment
on 8 May 1900;4 82nd "Abegweit Light Infantry"
Regiment on 5 June 1906;5 The Prince Edward
Island Regiment on 29 March 1920;6 The Prince
Edward Island Highlanders on 15 June 1927;7 2nd
(Reserve) Battalion, The Prince Edward Island
Highlanders on 1 January 1941;8 and The Prince
Edward Island Highlanders on 1 June 1945.9 On
1 April 1946, it was converted to armour,
amalgamated with the 17th (Reserve) Armoured
Regiment (Prince Edward Island Light Horse),
RCAC (see below), and redesignated the 17th
(Prince Edward Island) Reconnaissance
Regiment.10 It was redesignated The Prince
Le The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
vit le jour Charlottetown, lle-du-Prince-
douard, le 25 juin 1875, lorsque le Queens
County Provisional Battalion of Infantry fut
autoris.1 Le 30 juin 1876, il se fusionna avec le
Charlottetown Provisional Battalion of Infantry
(voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis Queens County
Battalion of Infantry .2 Il fut rebaptis : 82nd
Queens County, Battalion of Infantry le
4 octobre 1878;3 82nd Queens County
Regiment le 8 mai 1900;4 82nd "Abegweit Light
Infantry" Regiment le 5 juin 1906;5 The Prince
Edward Island Regiment le 29 mars 1920;6 The
Prince Edward Island Highlanders le
15 juin 1927;7 2nd (Reserve) Battalion,
The Prince Edward Island Highlanders le
1er janvier 1941;8 et The Prince Edward Island
Highlanders le 1er juin 1945.9 Le 1er avril 1946, il
se fusionna avec le 17th (Reserve) Armoured
Regiment (Prince Edward Island Light Horse),
RCAC (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis 17th
(Prince Edward Island) Reconnaissance
Regiment .10 Il fut rebaptis The Prince Edward

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Edward Island Regiment (17th Reconnaissance
Regiment) on 4 February 1949.11 On
28 February 1955, it was amalgamated with the
28th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA (see
below) retaining its designation.12 It was
redesignated The Prince Edward Island Regiment
(RCAC) on 19 May 1958.13
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Prince Edward Island Regiment on
29 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (105th Battalion, CEF) on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle.
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
The Prince Edward Island Regiment was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 2 May 1921 and reorganized the
same day (GO 180/21). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Charlottetown Provisional Battalion of Infantry
originated in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
on 2 July 1875, when the Charlottetown Provisional
Battalion of Infantry was authorized to be formed.14
On 30 June 1876, it was amalgamated with the
Queens County Provisional Battalion of Infantry,
as above.
The 17th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (Prince
Edward Island Light Horse) originated in
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on
16 February 1914, when the Prince Edward Island
Light Horse was authorized to be formed.15 It was
redesignated: 36th Prince Edward Island Light
Horse on 1 April 1914;16 The Prince Edward Island
Light Horse on 15 March 1920;17 2nd (Reserve)
Regiment, The Prince Edward Island Light Horse
on 27 February 1941;18 and 17th (Reserve)
Armoured Regiment, (Prince Edward Island Light
Horse) on 1 April 1941.19 On 1 April 1946, it was
amalgamated with The Prince Edward Island
Highlanders, as above.
Notes:
On 1 November 1920, The Prince Edward Island Light Horse
was organized as a two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on
the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Regiment on the Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20).
The 1st Regiment was redesignated the 1st Regiment (105th
Battalion, CEF) on 15 June 1926 (GO 56/26). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Prince Edward Island Light Horse was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 2 May 1921 and reorganized the
same day (GO 180/21). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
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Island Regiment (17th Reconnaissance
Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949.11 Le 28 fvrier 1955,
il se fusionna avec le 28th Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA (voir ci-dessous), conservant la
mme dsignation.12 Il fut rebaptis The Prince
Edward Regiment (RCAC) le 19 mai 1958.13
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Prince Edward Island
Regiment , le 29 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en
er
tant que rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (105th
Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice
e
active non permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune
dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la
Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936
(GO 3/37).
Le The Prince Edward Island Regiment fut dissous en vue
de la rorganisation du 2 mai 1921 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 180/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le Charlottetown Provisional Battalion of
Infantry vit le jour Charlottetown, lle-du-
Prince-douard, le 2 juillet 1875, lorsque le
Charlottetown Provisional Battalion of Infantry
fut autoris.14 Le 30 juin 1876, il se fusionna avec le
Queens County Provisional Battalion of
Infantry , tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Le 17th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (Prince
Edward Island Light Horse) vit le jour
Charlottetown, lle-du-Prince-douard, le
16 fvrier 1914, lorsque le (Prince Edward Island
Light Horse fut autoris.15 Il fut rebaptis : 36th
Prince Edward Island Light Horse le
1er avril 1914;16 The Prince Edward Island Light
Horse le 15 mars 1920;17 2nd (Reserve)
Regiment, The Prince Edward Island Light Horse
le 27 fvrier 1941;18 et 17th (Reserve) Armoured
Regiment, (Prince Edward Island Light Horse) le
1er avril 1941.19 Le 1er avril 1946, il se fusionna avec
le Prince Edward Island Highlanders , tel que
dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le The Prince Edward Island Light
er
Horse fut organis en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1
Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active
e
non permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve (GO 185/20).
er
Le 1 rgiment fut rebaptis 1st Regiment (105th Battalion,
CEF) le 15 juin 1926 (GO 56/26). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Prince Edward Island Regiment fut dissous en vue
de la rorganisation du 2 mai 1921 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 180/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
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The 28th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
originated in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
on 31 March 1882, when the Prince Edward Island
Provisional Brigade of Garrison Artillery was
authorized to be formed.20 It was redesignated:
Prince Edward Island Battalion of Garrison Artillery
on 1 January 1893;21 4th "Prince Edward Island"
Battalion on 1 January 1895;22 and 4th Prince
Edward Island Regiment of Garrison Artillery on
28 December 1895.23 On 1 January 1904, it was
amalgamated with the Charlottetown Field
Company (see below), retaining its designation.24 It
was redesignated: 4th Prince Edward Island
Regiment (Heavy Brigade) on 1 April 1908;25 4th
"Prince Edward Island" Heavy Brigade, CGA on
2 May 1910;26 "Prince Edward Island" Heavy
Brigade, CGA on 1 June 1912;27 1st (Prince
Edward Island) Heavy Brigade on
2 February 1920;28 1st (Prince Edward Island)
Heavy Brigade, CA on 15 March 1920;29 1st
(Prince Edward Island) Medium Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;30 1st (Prince Edward Island) Medium
Brigade, RCA on 3 June 1935;31 and 28th Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946.32 On
28 February 1955, it was amalgamated with The
Prince Edward Island Regiment (17th
Reconnaissance Regiment), as above.
Notes:
The 1st (Prince Edward Island) Heavy Brigade was disbanded
for the purpose of reorganization on 15 April 1921 and
reorganized the same day (GO 177/21). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 1st (Prince Edward Island) Heavy Brigade was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO
186/20). It was redesignated the 1st Reserve (Prince Edward
Island) Medium Brigade, CA on 1 July 1925 (GO 82/25). The
reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Charlottetown Field Company originated in
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on
16 August 1878, when the Charlottetown Engineer
Company was authorized to be formed.33 It was
redesignated the Charlottetown Field Company on
1 August 1899.34 On 1 January 1904, it was
amalgamated with the 4th Prince Edward Island
Regiment of Garrison Artillery, as above.
Perpetuations
1st Brigade, CGA, CEF; No. 2, and No. 8
Canadian Siege Batteries, CEF; and 105th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Headquarters Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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Le 28th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA vit le
jour Charlottetown, lle-du-Prince-douard, le
31 mars 1882, lorsque la Prince Edward Island
Provisional Brigade of Garrison Artillery fut
autorise.20 Elle fut rebaptise : Prince Edward
Island Battalion of Garrison Artillery le
1er janvier 1893;21 4th Prince Edward Island
Battalion of Garrison Artillery 1er janvier 1895;22 et
4th Prince Edward Island Regiment of Garrison
Artillery le 28 dcembre 1895.23 Le
er
1 janvier 1904, il se fusionna avec la
Charlottetown Field Company (voir ci-dessous),
conservant la mme dsignation.24 Il fut rebaptis :
4th Prince Edward Island Regiment (Heavy
Brigade) le 1er avril 1908;25 4th "Prince Edward
Island" Heavy Brigade, CGA le 2 mai 1910;26
"Prince Edward Island" Heavy Brigade, CGA le
1er juin 1912;27 1st (Prince Edward Island) Heavy
Brigade le 2 fvrier 1920;28 1st (Prince Edward
Island) Heavy Brigade le 15 mars 1920;29 1st
(Prince Edward Island) Medium Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;30 1st (Prince Edward Island)
Medium Brigade, RCA le 3 juin 1935;31 et
28th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le
1er avril 1946.32 Le 28 fvrier 1955, il se fusionna
avec le Prince Edward Island Regiment (17th
Reconnaissance Regiment) , tel que dcrit dans la
paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
La 1st (Prince Edward Island) Heavy Brigade fut dissoute en
vue de la rorganisation du 15 avril 1921 et rorganise la
mme journe (GO 177/21). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La 1st (Prince Edward Island) Heavy Brigade fit partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Elle fut rebaptise 1st
Reserve (Prince Edward Island) Medium Brigade, CA le
er
1 juillet 1925 (GO 82/25). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
La Charlottetown Field Company vit le jour
Charlottetown, lle-du-Prince-douard, le
16 aot 1878, lorsque la Charlottetown Engineer
Company fut autorise.33 Elle fut rebaptise
Charlottetown Field Company le 1 aot 1899.34
Le 1er janvier 1904 elle se fusionna avec le 4th
Prince Edward Island Regiment of Garrison
Artillery , tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Perptuations
1st Brigade, CGA, CEF ; 2nd , et 8th Siege
Batteries, CEF ; et 105th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Charlottetown, le-du-Prince-douard

OPERATIONAL HISTORY
South African War
The 82nd Queens County Regiment contributed
volunteers for the Canadian contingents in the
field.35
The First World War
Details of the 82nd "Abegweit Light Infantry"
Regiment were placed on active service on
6 August 1914 for local protection duties.36
The 1st Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery was
mobilized in England on 1 January 1916 as the
Canadian Brigade Siege Artillery, CEF.37 It was
redesignated: 1st Canadian Heavy Artillery Group,
CEF on 24 November 1916;38 and 1st Brigade,
Canadian Garrison Artillery, CEF on
12 January 1918.39 From January to
December 1917 it coordinated siege battery
training, and on 31 December 1917 it disembarked
in France,40 where it provided siege artillery support
as part of the Canadian Corps troops in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.41 The brigade was
disbanded on 23 October 1920.42
No. 2 Siege Battery, which was authorized as No.
2 Heavy Battery Depot, CEF on 20 April 1915,43
was redesignated: 2nd "Overseas" Battery
Canadian Siege Artillery, CEF on
29 September 1915;44 98th (Canadian) Siege
Battery, CEF on 24 February 1916;45 and No. 2
Canadian Siege Battery, CEF on
24 January 1917.46 It embarked for Britain on
27 November 1915.47 The battery disembarked in
France on 1 June 1916, where it provided siege
artillery support as part of the 2nd Brigade, CGA,
CEF, in France and Flanders until the end of the
war.48 The battery was disbanded on
23 October 1920.49
No. 8 Siege Battery was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the No. 5 "Overseas" Battery
Siege Artillery, CEF.50 It was redesignated: 272nd
(Canadian) Siege Battery, CEF on
15 October 1916;51 and No. 8 Canadian Siege
Battery, CEF on 24 January 1917.52 It embarked
for Britain on 26 September 1916.53 The battery
disembarked in France on 1 April 1917, where it
provided siege artillery support as part of the 3rd
Brigade, CGA, CEF, in France and Flanders until
the end of the war.54 The battery was disbanded on
23 October 1920.55
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HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Le 82nd Queens County Regiment fournit des
volontaires pour les contingents canadiens en
campagne.35
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 82nd "Abegweit Light
Infantry" Regiment fut mobilis pour le service
actif le 6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux
de protection.36
La 1st Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery fut
mobilise en Angleterre, sous lappellation de
Canadian Brigade Siege Artillery, CEF , le
1er janvier 1916.37 Elle fut rebaptise : 1st
Canadian Heavy Artillery Group, CEF le
24 novembre 1916;38 et 1st Brigade, Canadian
Garrison Artillery, CEF le 12 janvier 1918.39 De
janvier dcembre 1917, elle a coordonn lentra-
nement du support dartillerie de sige, et le
31 dcembre 1917 elle dbarqua en France,40 o
elle fournit un appui dartillerie de sige en tant que
composante des troupes de corps darme en
France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.41 La brigade fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.42
La No. 2 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF fut
autorise le 20 avril 1915, sous lappellation de
No. 2 Heavy Battery Depot, CEF.43 Elle fut
rebaptise : 2nd "Overseas" Battery Canadian
Siege Artillery, CEF le 29 septembre 1915;44
98th (Canadian) Siege Battery, CEF le
24 fvrier 1916;45 et No. 2 Canadian Siege
Battery, CEF le 24 janvier 1917.46 Elle
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
27 novembre 1915.47 La batterie dbarqua en
France le 1er juin 1916, fournit du support dartillerie
de sige en tant que composante de la 2nd
Brigade, CGA, CEF en France et dans les
Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.48 La batterie fut
dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.49
La No. 8 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF fut
autorise le 15 juillet 1916, sous lappellation de
No. 5 "Overseas" Battery Siege Artillery, CEF.50
Elle fut rebaptise : 272nd (Canadian) Siege
Battery, CEF le 15 octobre 1916;51 et No. 8
Canadian Siege Battery, CEF le
24 janvier 1917.52 Elle sembarque pour la Grande-
Bretagne le 26 septembre 1916.53 La batterie
dbarqua en France le 1er avril 1917, fournit du
support dartillerie de sige en tant que composante
de la 3rd Brigade, CGA, CEF en France et dans
les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.54 La batterie
fut dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.55
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The 105th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 105th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,56 embarked for Britain on
16 July 1916.57 The battalion provided
reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field
until 24 January 1917, when it was amalgamated
with the 104th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF, under
the latter designation.58 The battalion was
disbanded on 12 October 1917.59
The Second World War
Details of The Prince Edward Island Highlanders
were placed on active service on
1 September 1939, under the designation The
Prince Edward Island Highlanders, CASF (Details),
for local protection duties.60 The details called out
on active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940.61 The regiment subsequently
mobilized the 1st Battalion, The Prince Edward
Island Highlanders, CASF for active service on
1 January 1941.62 This unit served in Canada in a
home defence role as part of Atlantic Command.63
On 10 January 1945 it embarked for Britain,64
where it was disbanded on 18 January 1945 to
provide reinforcements to the Canadian Army in the
field.65
The Prince Edward Island Light Horse mobilized an
armoured squadron designated the 1st Canadian
Armoured Brigade Headquarters Squadron (The
Prince Edward Island Light Horse), CASF for active
service on 27 February 1941.66 The squadron
embarked for Britain on 9 October 1941.67 It was
converted to infantry and redesignated the 2nd
Corps Defence Company (The Prince Edward
Island Light Horse), CIC, CASF on
1 November 1943.68 On 6 July 1944 it landed in
France as part of the 2nd Canadian Corps, where it
served in North-West Europe until the end of the
war.69 The overseas company was disbanded on
15 February 1946.70
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Le 105th Battalion , autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 105th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,56 embarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 16 juillet 1916.57 Le bataillon
fournit des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusquau 24 janvier 1917, lorsquil se
fusionna avec le 104th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF , sous cette dernire dsignation.58 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 12 octobre 1917.59
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du The Prince Edward Island
Highlanders furent mobiliss pour le service actif
le 1er septembre 1939, sous lappellation de The
Prince Edward Island Highlanders, CASF
(Details) , fournissant des services locaux de
protection.60 Les dtachements mobiliss pour le
service actif furent dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.61
Subsquemment, le rgiment mobilisa le 1st
Battalion, The Prince Edward Island Highlanders,
CASF pour le service actif le 1er janvier 1941.62 Il
servit au Canada dans un rle de dfense
territoriale, en tant que composante de la rgion de
lAtlantique.63 Le 10 janvier 1945, il sembarqua
pour la Grande-Bretagne,64 o il fut dissous le
18 janvier 1945, fournissant des renforts larme
canadienne en campagne.65
Le The Prince Edward Island Light Horse
mobilisa le 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade
Headquarters Squadron (The Prince Edward Island
Light Horse), CASF pour le service actif le
27 fvrier 1941.66 Lescadron sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 9 octobre 1941.67 Il fut converti
linfanterie puis rebaptis la 2nd Corps Defence
Company (The Prince Edward Island Light Horse),
CIC, CASF le 1er novembre 1943.68 La compagnie
dbarqua en France le 6 juillet 1944, en tant
qulment du 2e corps canadien, o elle servit
dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope jusqu la fin de la
guerre.69 La compagnie outre-mer fut dissoute le
15 fvrier 1946.70
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GUIDON GUIDON

CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

1. MGO 17/75. Formed from three newly authorized infantry companies, as follows: No. 1 Company at Strathalbyn;
No. 2 Company at Wheatley River; and No. 3 Company at Crapaud / Form de trois compagnies dinfanterie
nouvellement autorises, soit : No. 1 Company Strathalbyn; No. 2 Company Wheatley River; et No. 3
Company Crapaud.
2. MGO 13/76.
3. MGO 22/78.
4. GO 105/1900.
5. GO 106/06.
6. MO 97/20.
7. GO 49/27.
8. GO 42/41.
9. GO 264/45.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 489/56. This order supersedes/Cet ordre annule les GO 113/46, GO 114/46, CAO
78-3, Supp Issue No. 26/47, and/et CAO 110-3, Supp Issue No. 26/47.
11. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
12. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 424/55; and/et CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 463/55.
13. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.

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14. MGO 18/75. Formed from three newly authorized infantry companies, as follows: No. 1 Company at Charlottetown
Royalty; No. 2 Company at Southport; and No. 3 Company at Charlottetown / Form de trois compagnies
dinfanterie nouvellement autorises, soit : No. 1 Company Charlottetown Royalty; No. 2 Company
Southport; et No. 3 Company Charlottetown.
15. GO 23/14. On 1 June 1901, "L" Squadron, Prince Edward Island Mounted Rifles was formed as an independent
squadron (GO 73/01). It was redesignated "L" Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles on 1 October 1901 (GO 124/01)
and the Prince Edward Island Light Horse on 1 April 1903 (GO 60/03). Under the latter designation it became a two
squadron regiment / Le 1er juin 1901, le L Squadron, Prince Edward Island Mounted Rifles fut autoris en tant
er
quescadron indpendant (GO 73/01). Il fut rebaptis L Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles le 1 octobre 1901
er
(GO 124/01) et le Prince Edward Island Light Horse le 1 avril 1903 (GO 60/03). Sous cette dernire dsignation,
elle fut organise en tant que rgiment deux escadrons.
16. GO 62/14.
17. GO 26/20.
18. GO 129/41.
19. GO 236/41.
20. MGO 6/82. Formed from three independent artillery batteries authorized on the following dates: No. 1 Battery (No. 2
Charlottetown Battery of Garrison Artillery, 2 July 1875); No. 2 Battery (No. 1 Charlottetown Battery of Garrison
Artillery, 25 June 1875); and No. 3 Battery (Georgetown Battery of Garrison Artillery, 25 June 1875) / Form de trois
batteries indpendantes dartillerie selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Battery (No. 2 Charlottetown Battery of
Garrison Artillery, 2 juillet 1875); No. 2 Battery (No. 1 Charlottetown Battery of Garrison Artillery, 25 juin 1875); et
No. 3 Battery (Georgetown Battery of Garrison Artillery, 25 juin 1875).
21. No authority for a change of designation of artillery brigades in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893 (MGO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada
for the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des brigades dartillerie en 1892. La date
er
du 1 janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (MGO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
22. No authority for a change of designation of artillery battalions in 1895 is contained within the applicable Militia
General Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1895 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1895, the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List of
the Dominion of Canada, 1895 (MGO 43/95 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1895-96) and MGO 32/95 / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport
Annuel de la Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des bataillons dartillerie en
er
1895. La date du 1 janvier 1895 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1895
mentionnes prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion
of Canada, 1895. (MGO 43/95 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial
Year 1895-96), et MGO 32/95.
23. MGO 58/95.
24. GO 7/04.
25. GO 67/08.
26. GO 57/10.
27. GO 102/12.
28. GO 13/20.
29. GO 25/20.
30. GO 82/25.
31. GO 58/35.
32. GO 115/46.
33. MGO 19/78.
34. Regimental Establishments of the Active Militia Including the Permanent Force for the Financial Year 1899-1990, pp.
10 and 11, Issued with GO 83/99.
35. GO 60/33.
36. GO 163/14.
37. War Diary, 1st Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery, January 1916/janvier 1916, p. 5, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-
D-3, Vol. 4974, File/dossier 562.
38. Ibid, 24 November 1916/24 novembre 1916.
39. Ibid, 12 January 1918/12 janvier 1918.
40. Ibid, 31 December 1917/31 dcembre 1917.
41. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.

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42. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official date of disbandment as it is
the General Order in which the batteries of the brigade were disbanded / Bien que cette formation ne soit pas
spcifiquement liste, ceci est considr la date officielle de dissolution puisque cest lOrdre Gnral selon lequel
toutes les batteries de la brigade furent dissoutes.
43. GO 103a/15.
44. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), p. 402.
45. Ibid; and/et Official History of the CEF 1914-1919, Formations and Units Ledger, Document Collection/Collection de
documents, 87/252 LG.
46. CRO 334/17.
47. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
48. Official History of the CEF 1914-1919, Formations and Units Ledger, Document Collection/Collection de documents,
87/252 LG; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), passim.
49. GO 191/20.
50. GO 69/16.
51. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), p. 403.
52. CRO 334/17.
53. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII. The unit also sent a reinforcing draft overseas on 17 February 1917 / Lunit envoya aussi
un contingent de renfort outre-mer le 17 fvrier 1917.
54. War Diary, 8th Canadian Siege Battery, 1 April 1917/1er avril 1917, NAC/AN, RG9/GE 9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4977,
File/dossier 475; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), passim.
55. GO 191/20.
56. GO 151/15.
57. CEF Sailing List, vol. VI.
58. CRO 297/17.
59. GO 82/18.
60. GO 135/39.
61. GO 44/41.
62. GO 44/41; and/et GO 42/41.
63. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 536.
64. War Diary, 1st Battalion, The Prince Edward Island Highlanders, 10 January 1945/10 janvier 1945, NAC/AN,
RG24/GE 24, Series C-3, Vol. 15149.
65. Ibid; and/et GO 114/45.
66. GO 260/41; and/et GO 129/41.
67. War Diary, 2nd Canadian Corps Defence Company (PEILH), 9 October 1941/9 octobre 1941, NAC/AN, RG24/GE 24,
Series C-3, Vol. 15311.
68. GO 486/43; and/et GO 60/44. No lineal connection with the 2nd Corps Defence Company of 14 January 1943 (GO
281/43) to 18 October 1943 (GO 488/43) / Aucun lien de ligne avec le 2nd Corps Defence Company du
14 janvier 1943 (GO 281/43) au 18 octobre 1943 (GO 488/43).
69. War Diary, 2nd Canadian Corps Defence Company, passim, NAC/AN, RG24/GE 24, Series C-3, Vol. 15311.
70. GO 111/46.

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THE QUEENS YORK RANGERS
(1ST AMERICAN REGIMENT) (RCAC)
Colonel-in-Chief: His Royal Highness The Duke
of York KCVO CD ADC
BADGE
Description
On an escutcheon Argent the inscription QUEENS
RANGERS 1ST AMER.NS Argent fimbriated Sable,
the shield ensigned by the Royal Crown and within
a wreath of roses, thistles and shamrocks proper.
Symbolism
Crown represents service to the Sovereign. The
shield and the words "QUEENS RANGERS 1ST
AMER.NS." are in memory of the Loyalist military
unit formed during the American Revolutionary
War. The roses, thistles and shamrocks represent
the English, Scottish and Irish composition of the
Queens Rangers.
MOTTO
PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMORES (Mindful of our
ancient valour)
MARCH
Braganza
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THE QUEENS YORK RANGERS
(1ST AMERICAN REGIMENT) (RCAC)
Colonel-en-chef : Son Altesse Royale le Duc de
York KCVO CD ADC
INSIGNE
Description
Un cusson dargent linscription QUEENS
RANGERS 1ST AMER.NS du mme lisr de sable,
lcu somm de la couronne royale au naturel et
accost dune guirlande de roses, de chardons et
de trfles, le tout au naturel.
Symbolisme
La couronne reprsente le service rendu au
souverain. Lcu et les mots QUEENS
RANGERS 1ST AMER.NS commmorent lunit
militaire loyaliste forme durant la guerre de
lIndpendance amricaine. Les roses, les
chardons et les trfles reprsentent la composition
des Queens Rangers, qui sont dorigine anglaise,
cossaise et irlandaise.
DEVISE
PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMOR (Nous souvenant
de notre valeur ancienne)
MARCHE
Braganza
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ALLIANCES
British Army
The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of
Waless Own Yorkshire Regiment); and The
Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens and
Royal Hampshires)
AFFILIATION
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises)
BATTLE HONOURS
North West Rebellion
NORTH WEST CANADA, 1885.
The First World War
YPRES, 1915, 17; FESTUBERT, 1915; MOUNT SORREL;
SOMME, 1916, 18; Flers-Courcelette; Thiepval; Ancre Heights;
ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; HILL 70; Pilchkem;
Langemarck, 1917; Menin Road; Polygon Wood; Broodseinde;
Poelcappelle; Passchendaele; St. Quentin; AMIENS;
Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quant; HINDENBURG LINE; Canal du
Nord; Cambrai, 1918; PURSUIT TO MONS; FRANCE AND
FLANDERS, 1915-18.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
14 September 1866 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The Queens York Rangers (RCAC) originated in
Aurora, Ontario on 14 September 1866, when the
12th "York Battalion of Infantry" was authorized to
be formed.1 It was redesignated: 12th Battalion of
Infantry or "York Rangers" on 10 May 1872;2
12th Regiment "York Rangers" on 8 May 1900;3
and The York Rangers on 1 May 1920.4 On
15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with
The Queens Rangers, 1st American Regiment
(see below) and redesignated The Queens York
Rangers (1st American Regiment) (MG).5 It was
redesignated: 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The
Queens York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
on 5 March 1942;6 The Queens York Rangers (1st
American Regiment) (Reserve) on
15 September 1944;7 The Queens York Rangers
(1st American Regiment) on 30 November 1945;8
25th Armoured Regiment (Queens York Rangers),
RCAC on 19 June 1947;9 The Queens York
Rangers (1st American Regiment) (25th Armoured
Regiment) on 4 February 1949;10 The Queens
York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) on
19 May 1958;11 The Queens York Rangers
(RCAC) on 3 September 1985;12 and The Queens
York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC) on
12 November 2004.13
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ALLIANCES
Arme britannique
The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of
Waless Own Yorkshire Regiment); et The Princess
of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens and Royal
Hampshires)
AFFILIATION
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louises)
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
CANADA DU NORD-OUEST, 1885.
Premire Guerre mondiale
YPRES, 1915, 17; FESTUBERT, 1915; MONT-SORREL;
SOMME, 1916, 18; Flers-Courcelette; Thiepval; Crte dAncre;
ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; CTE 70; Pilchkem;
Langemarck, 1917; Chemin de Menin; Bois du Polygon;
Broodseinde; Poelcappelle; Passchendaele; Saint-Quentin;
AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quant; LIGNE
HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918; POURSUITE
VERS MONS; FRANCE ET FLANDRES, 1915-18.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
14 septembre 1866 et regroupe les rgiments
suivants.
Le The Queens York Rangers (1st American
Regiment) (RCAC) vit le jour Aurora, en
Ontario, le 14 septembre 1866, lorsque le 12th
"York Battalion of Infantry" fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis : 12th Battalion of Infantry or "York
Rangers" le 10 mai 1872;2 12th Regiment "York
Rangers" le 8 mai 1900;3 et The York
Rangers le 1er mai 1920.4 Le 15 dcembre 1936,
il se fusionna avec le The Queens Rangers, 1st
American Regiment (voir ci-dessous) et fut
rebaptis The Queens York Rangers (1st
American Regiment) (MG) .5 Il fut rebaptis :
2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Queens York
Rangers (1st American Regiment) le
5 mars 1942;6 The Queens York Rangers (1st
American Regiment) (Reserve) le
15 septembre 1944;7 The Queens York Rangers
(1st American Regiment) le 30 novembre 1945;8
25th Armoured Regiment (Queens York
Rangers), RCAC le 19 juin 1947;9 The Queens
York Rangers (1st American Regiment (25th
Armoured Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;10 The
Queens York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
(RCAC) le 19 mai 1958;11 The Queens York
Rangers (RCAC) le 3 septembre 1985;12 et The
Queens York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
(RCAC) le 12 novembre 2004.13

Notes:
Upon redesignation as The York Rangers on 1 May 1920 (see
above and GO 92/20), it was organized as a four battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Battalion
(35th Battalion, CEF), 3rd Battalion (127th Battalion, CEF), and
4th Battalion (220th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of
battle.
The York Rangers were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 October 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 232/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 1 January 1922, the 2nd Battalion (35th Battalion, CEF) was
moved from the Reserve to the Non Permanent Active Militia
order of battle (GO 13/22 and GO 120/22).
On 1 August 1925, the 2nd Battalion (35th Battalion, CEF) was
amalgamated with The West Toronto Regiment (see below)
and redesignated The Queens Rangers (GO 86/25).
On 1 August 1925 (see above), The York Rangers were
reorganized as a two battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion
(127th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order
of battle and the 2nd Battalion (220th Battalion, CEF) on the
Reserve order of battle.
On 1 January 1927, the 2nd Battalion (220th Battalion, CEF)
was redesignated the 2nd Battalion (35th Battalion, CEF)
(GO 3/27).
On 15 March 1929, the regiment was authorized an additional
reserve unit, designated the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (220th
Battalion, CEF) (GO 33/29). The reserve units were disbanded
on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The York Rangers were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 200/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Queens Rangers, 1st American Regiment in
Toronto, Ontario on 15 January 1921, when The
West Toronto Regiment was authorized to be
formed.14 On 1 August 1925, it was amalgamated
with the 2nd Battalion (35th Battalion, CEF), The
York Rangers and redesignated The Queens
Rangers, see note above. It was redesignated The
Queens Rangers, 1st American Regiment on
1 December 1927.15 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with The York Rangers, as above.
Notes:
Upon organization as The West Toronto Regiment on
15 January 1921 (see above), it was organized as a two
battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion (20th Battalion, CEF) on
the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle.
Upon redesignation as The Queens Rangers on 1 August 1925
(see above), it was organized as a two battalion regiment with
the 1st Battalion (20th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Battalion (35th
Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve units
were disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
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Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The York Rangers Fusiliers , le
er
1 mai 1920 (voir ci-dessus et GO 92/20), il fut organis en tant
er
que rgiment quatre bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (aucune
dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice
e
active non permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (35th Battalion,
e e
CEF), le 3 Bataillon (127th Battalion, CEF) et le 4 Bataillon
(220th Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la
Rserve.
Le The York Rangers fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation
du 15 octobre 1920 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 232/20).
Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
er e
Le 1 janvier 1922, le 2 Bataillon (35th Battalion, CEF) passa
de lordre de bataille de la Rserve lordre de bataille de la
Milice active non permanente (GO 13/22 et 120/22).
er e
Le 1 aot 1925, le 2 Bataillon (35th Battalion, CEF) se
fusionna avec le The West Toronto Regiment (voir ci-
dessous) et fut rebaptis The Queens Rangers (GO 86/25).
er
Le 1 aot 1925 (voir ci-dessus), le The York Rangers fut
er
organis en tant que rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon
(127th Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la
e
Milice active non permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (220th
Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve.
er e
Le 1 janvier 1927, le 2 Bataillon (220th Battalion, CEF) fut
e
rebaptis 2 Bataillon (35th Battalion, CEF) (GO 3/27).
Le 15 mars 1929, le rgiment fut autoris une unit de rserve
additionnelle, baptis le 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (220th Battalion,
CEF) (GO 33/29). Les units de rserve furent dissoutes le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The York Rangers fut dissous en vue de lincorporation
du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain (GO 200/36). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le The Queens Rangers, 1st American
Regiment vit le jour Toronto, en Ontario, le
15 janvier 1921, lorsque le The West Toronto
Regiment fut autoris.14 Le 1er aot 1925 il se
fusionna avec le 2nd Battalion (35th Battalion,
CEF), The York Rangers et fut rebaptis The
Queens Rangers , voir la note ci-dessous. Il fut
rebaptis The Queens Rangers, 1st American
Regiment le 1er dcembre 1927.15 Le
5 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec le The York
Rangers , tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The West Toronto Regiment , le
15 janvier 1921 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (20th Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Queens Rangers , le
er
1 aot 1925 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (20th Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (35th Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
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Perpetuations Perptuations
20th, 35th, 127th, and 220th "Overseas" 20th , 35th , 127th , et 220th
Battalion(s), CEF "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

North West Rebellion Rbellion du Nord-Ouest

The 12th Battalion of Infantry (York Rangers)
mobilized four companies for active service on
10 April 1885.16 The companies served with the
York and Simcoe Provisional Battalion in the
Alberta Column of the North West Field Force.17
The companies were removed from active service
on 24 July 1885.18
Le 12th Battalion of Infantry mobilisa quatre
compagnies pour le service actif le 10 avril 1885.16
Les compagnies servirent en tant que composante
du York and Simcoe Provisional Battalion de la
colonne dAlberta du corps expditionnaire du
Nord-Ouest.17 Les compagnies furent retires du
service actif le 24 juillet 1885.18

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

The 20th Battalion, which was authorized on
7 November 1914 as the 20th Battalion, CEF,19
embarked for Britain on 15 May 1915.20 It
disembarked in France on 15 September 1915,
where it fought as part of the 4th Canadian Infantry
Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.21 The battalion
was disbanded on 30 August 1920.22
Le 20th Battalion fut autoris le
7 novembre 1914, sous lappellation de 20th
Battalion, CEF ,19 et sembarque pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 15 mai 1915.20 Il dbarqua en
France le 15 septembre 1915, o il y combattit de
mme que dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre, en tant que composante de la 4e brigade
dinfanterie, de la 2e division canadienne.21 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 30 aot 1920.22

The 35th Battalion which was authorized on
7 November 1914 as the 35th Battalion, CEF,23
embarked for Britain on 16 October 1915.24 The
battalion was redesignated the 35th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 9 February 1915,25 and it
provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in
the field until 4 January 1917 when its personnel
were absorbed by the 4th Reserve Battalion,
CEF.26 The battalion was disbanded on
8 December 1917.27
Le 35th Battalion fut autoris le
7 novembre 1914, sous lappellation de 35th
Battalion, CEF ,23 et sembarque pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 16 octobre 1915.24 Le bataillon
fut rebaptis 35th Reserve Battalion, CEF le
9 fvrier 1915.25 Il fournit des renforts au Corps
darme canadien en campagne jusquau
4 janvier 1917, date o son personnel passa au
4th Reserve Battalion, CEF .26 Le bataillon fut
dissous le 8 dcembre 1917.27

The 127th Battalion, which was authorized on Le 127th Battalion fut autoris le
22 December 1915 as the 127th "Overseas" 22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 127th
Battalion, CEF,28 embarked for Britain on "Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,28 et sembarque pour
21 August 1916.29 It sent reinforcements to the la Grande-Bretagne le 21 aot 1916.29 Il fournit des
Canadian Corps in the field until 20 November 1916 renforts au Corps darme canadien en campagne
when it was reorganized as a railway battalion.30 It jusquau 20 novembre 1916, date o il fut converti
disembarked in France on 13 January 1917, and en bataillon ferroviaire.30 Il dbarqua en France le
was redesignated the 2nd Battalion, Canadian 3 fvrier 1917, et fut rebaptis 2nd Battalion,
Railway Troops, CEF on 3 February 1917,31 where Canadian Railway Troops, CEF le
it provided special engineering services to the 3 fvrier 1917,31 o il fournit des services spciaux
British Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders dingnierie au Corps expditionnaire britannique
until the end of the war.32 The battalion was en France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
disbanded on 23 October 1920.33 guerre.32 Le bataillon fut dissous le
23 octobre 1920.33

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The 220th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 220th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,34 embarked for Britain on 26 January 1917.35
Its personnel were absorbed by the 3rd Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 7 May 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.36 The battalion was disbanded on
1 September 1917.37
The Second World War
Details from the regiment were called out on
service on 26 August 1939 and placed on active
service on 1 September 1939, under the
designation The Queens York Rangers (1st
American Regiment) (MG), CASF, (Details), for
local protection duties.38 The details called out on
active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940.39 The regiment subsequently
mobilized the 1st Battalion, The Queens York
Rangers (1st American Regiment), CASF on
5 March 1942.40 It served in Canada in a home
defence role as part of Military District No. 2.41 The
battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1943.42
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Le 220th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 220th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,34 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
26 janvier 1917.35 Son personnel passa au 3rd
Reserve Battalion, CEF le 7 mai 1917,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.36 Le bataillon fut dissous le
1er septembre 1917.37
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
pour le service le 26 aot 1939 et furent mis en
service actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous
lappellation de The Queens York Rangers (1st
American Regiment) (MG), CASF (Details) ,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.38 Les
dtachements mobiliss pour le service actif furent
dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.39 Subsquemment,
le rgiment mobilisa le 1st Battalion, The Queens
York Rangers (1st American Regiment), CASF le
5 mars 1942.40 Il servit au Canada dans un rle de
dfense territoriale, en tant que composante du
District militaire NE 2.41 Le bataillon fut dissous le
15 octobre 1943.42
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CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

1. MGO 14 Sep 66. The headquarters of the battalion was changed to Newmarket on 5 Oct 1866 (GO of same date).
Formed from five existing independent infantry and rifle companies authorized on the following dates: No. 1
Company at Scarborough (Scarborough Rifle Company, 4 September 1862), No. 2 Company at Aurora (Aurora
Infantry Company,11 December 1862), No. 3 Company at Lloydtown (Lloydtown Infantry Rifle Company,
19 December 1862), No. 4 Company at King (King Infantry Company, 23 January 1863), and No. 5 Company at
Newmarket (Newmarket Infantry Company,15 June 1866) / Form de cinq compagnies indpendantes dinfanterie et
de voltigeur autorises selon les dates suivantes: No. 1 Company Scarborough (Scarborough Rifle Company,
4 septembre 1862), No. 2 Company Aurora (Aurora Infantry Company, 11 dcembre 1862), No. 3 Company
Lloydtown (Lloydtown Infantry Rifle Company, 19 dcembre 1862), No. 4 Company King (King Infantry
Company, 23 janvier 1863), et No. 5 Company Newmarket (Newmarket Infantry Company, 15 juin 1866).
2. MGO 12/72.
3. MO 105/1900.
4. GO 66/20.
5. GO 200/36; and GO 75/37.
6. GO 42/41; GO 128/42 and/et GO 131/42.
7. GO 402/44.
8. GO 400/45.
9. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
11. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
12. MOO 271/85, 3 September 1985 / DMO 271/85, 3 sep 85.
13. MOO 2004058, 12 November 2004 / DMO 2004058, 12 novembre 2004.
14. GO 18/21. Although authorized, the regiment was not organized until 15 September 1921 (GO 265/21) / Bien
quautoris, le rgiment ne fut pas organis avant le 15 septembre 1921 (GO 265/21).
15. GO 101/27.
16. MGO No. 3 of 10 April 1885.
17. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), p. 42.
18. MGO No. 16 of 24 July 1885.
19. GO 36/15.
20. Colonel A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices
(Ottawa), 1938), pp. 448-449; Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 20th Battalion, Document
Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 11, Folder/chemise 20.
21. Ibid; and/et Major D.J. Corrigall, The History of the Twentieth Canadian Battalion (Central Ontario Regiment),
Canadian Expeditionary Force, (Toronto, 1935), passim.
22. GO 149/20.
23. GO 86/15.
24. CEF Sailing List, vol. II. The unit also sent two reinforcing drafts overseas on 4 June and 17 August 1915] / Lunit
envoya aussi deux contingents de renforts outre-mer le 4 juin et 17 aot 1915.
25. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 35th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 11, Folder/chemise 35.
26. CRO 198/17.
27. GO 82/18.

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28. GO 151/15.
29. CEF Sailing List, vol. VII.
30. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 217th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 217; and/et Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Jackson, The
127th Battalion, CEF : 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops, (Montral, n.d.), pp. 2-3.
31. Ibid, (OMFC AG 21-2-30, 5 February 1917).
32. Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Jackson, The 127th Battalion, CEF : 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops, (Montral,
n.d.), passim.
33. GO 196/20.
34. GO 69/16.
35. CEF Sailing List, vol. X.
36. War Diary, 3rd Reserve Battalion, 7 May 1917/7 mai 1917, NAC/AN, RG9/GE 9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4950,
File/dossier 475.
37. GO 82/18.
38. GO 126/39; and/et GO 135/39.
39. GO 44/41.
40. GO 42/41; and/et GO 131/42.
41. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 538.
42. GO 15/44.

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LE RGIMENT DE HULL (RCAC)
BADGE
Description
A tower Argent within an annulus Azure edged and
inscribed LE RGIMENT DE HULL in letters Or,
ensigned by the Royal Crown, flanked on either
side by maple leaves in autumnal tints and resting
upon a beaver all proper, the whole set upon a
scroll Azure edged and inscribed ON NE PASSE
PAS in letters Or.
Symbolism
The maple leaves and beaver represent service to
Canada, and the Crown, service to the Sovereign.
"LE REGIMENT DE HULL" is a form of the
regimental title and "ON NE PASSE PAS" is the
motto of the regiment. The tower symbolizes the
theme of the regimental motto.
MOTTO
ON NE PASSE PAS (They shall not pass)
MARCH
La Marche de la victoire
BATTLE HONOURS
None
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LE RGIMENT DE HULL (RCAC)
INSIGNE
Description
Une tour dargent entoure dun anneau dazur
lisr dor, inscrit LE RGIMENT DE HULL en
lettres du mme, somm de la couronne royale,
accost de feuilles drable dautomne et soutenu
dun castor, le tout au naturel pos sur un listel
dazur lisr dor et inscrit ON NE PASSE PAS en
lettres du mme.
Symbolisme
Les feuilles drable et le castor reprsentent le
service rendu au Canada, et la couronne
reprsente le service rendu au souverain. LE
REGIMENT DE HULL est une variant du nom du
rgiment, et ON NE PASSE PAS en est la
devise. La tour reprsente le motif de la devise.
DEVISE
ON NE PASSE PAS
MARCHE
La Marche de la victoire
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Aucun
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LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Hull,
Quebec on 7 August 1914, when a "City Corps
Battalion of Infantry, with headquarters at Hull" was
authorized to be formed.1 It was designated 70th
Regiment on 15 October 1914;2 The Hull
Regiment on 12 March 1920;3 Le Rgiment de
Hull on 1 March 1923;4 2nd (Reserve) Battalion,
Le Rgiment de Hull on 29 July 1941;5 Le
Rgiment de Hull on 18 September 1945;6
21st Armoured Regiment (Rgiment de Hull),
RCAC on 1 April 1946;7 Le Rgiment de Hull
(21st Armoured Regiment) on 4 February 1949;8
and Le Rgiment de Hull (RCAC) on
19 May 1958.9
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Hull Regiment on 12 March 1920
(see above), it was organized as a two battalion regiment with
the 1st Battalion (230th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion (no CEF
designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve units
were disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Hull Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 June 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 136/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Le Rgiment de Hull was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 April 1931 and reorganized the same day
(GO 46/31). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuation
230th "Overseas" Canadian Forestry Battalion,
CEF
Headquarters Location
Gatineau, Quebec
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 230th Battalion was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 230th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF.10 It was redesignated the 230th "Overseas"
Canadian Forestry Battalion, CEF" on
25 October 1916,11 and embarked for Britain in
three drafts on 3 May, 2 June and 25 June 1917.12
Its personnel were absorbed by the Canadian
Forestry Corps, CEF in March 1917.13 The
battalion was disbanded on 27 July 1918.14
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LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Hull, au Qubec, le 7 aot 1914, lorsquun
bataillon dinfanterie fut autoris.1 Il fut baptis :
70th Regiment le 15 octobre 1914;2 The Hull
Regiment le 12 mars 1920;3 Le Rgiment de
Hull le 1er mars 1923;4 2nd (Reserve) Battalion,
Le Rgiment de Hull le 29 juillet 1941;5 Le
Rgiment de Hull le 18 septembre 1945;6 21st
Armoured Regiment (Rgiment de Hull), RCAC le
1er avril 1946;7 Le Rgiment de Hull (21st
Armoured Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;8 et Le
Rgiment de Hull (RCAC) le 19 mai 1958.9
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Hull Regiment , le 12 mars 1920
(voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment deux
er
bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (230th Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e
le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre
de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Hull Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 juin 1920 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 136/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le Rgiment de Hull fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation du
er
1 avril 1931 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 46/31). Il sagit
de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du
rgiment.
Perptuation
230th "Overseas" Canadian Forestry Battalion,
CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Gatineau, Qubec
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 230th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 230th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF .10 Il fut rebaptis 230th "Overseas"
Canadian Forestry Battalion, CEF le
25 octobre 1916,11 et sembarqua en trois
dtachements destination de la Grande-Bretagne,
le 3 mai, le 2 juin et le 25 juin 1917.12 Son
personnel passa au Canadian Forestry Corps,
CEF en mars 1917.13 Le bataillon fut dissous le
27 juillet 1918.14

The Second World War
Details from the regiment were called out on
service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on
active service on 1 September 1939 under the
designation Le Rgiment de Hull, CASF (Details),
for local protection duties.15 The details called out
on active service were disbanded
31 December 1940.16 The regiment subsequently
mobilized the 1st Battalion, Le Rgiment de Hull,
CASF for active service on 29 July 1941.17 It was
redesignated and 4th Canadian Infantry Training
Battalion, Type B (Le Rgiment de Hull), CASF on
1 November 1944.18 It served in Canada in a home
defence role as part of Pacific Command;19 and
took part in the expedition to Kiska, Alaska as a
component of the 13th Canadian Infantry Brigade
Group, serving there from 16 August 1943
to 6 January 1944.20 It embarked for Britain on
25 May 1944.21 The battalion served in England
until disbanded on 18 September 1945.22
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Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
pour le service le 26 aot 1939 et furent mis en
service actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous
lappellation de Le Rgiment de Hull, CASF,
(Details) , fournissant des services locaux de
on protection.15 Les dtachements mobiliss pour le
service actif furent dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.16
Subsquemment, le rgiment mobilisa le 1st
Battalion, Le Rgiment de Hull, CASF pour le
service actif le 29 juillet 1941.17 Il fut rebaptis 4th
Canadian Infantry Training Battalion, Type B (Le
Rgiment de Hull), CASF le 1er novembre 1944.18
Il servit au Canada dans un rle de dfense
territoriale, en tant que composante de la Rgion
du Pacifique;19 et participe lexpdition Kiska, en
Alaska en tant que composante du 13e Groupe
brigade dinfanterie canadienne, servant
du 16 aot 1943 au 6 janvier 1944.20 Il sembarqua
pour la Grande-Bretagne le 25 mai 1944.21 Le
bataillon servi en Grande-Bretagne jusqu sa
dissolution le 18 septembre 1945.22
GUIDON
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1. GO 128/14.
2. Authority for the units numeric designation was not published in General Orders. However, the first reference to the
designation is given in the Appointments, Promotions and Retirements section of GO 27/15 (15 February 1915) and,
more specifically, the 15 October 1914 seniority date given for all officers as published in the Militia List 1915
corrected to 1 January / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ne comporte aucune autorit quant lappellation
numrique de lunit. Toutefois, la premire rfrence cette appellation se retrouve dans la publication
Appointments, Promotions and Retirements (GO 27/15, 15 fvrier 1915) et, plus spcifiquement, la date
danciennet du 15 octobre 1914 attribue tous les officiers, telle que publie dans la Militia List 1915 , corrige
er
au 1 janvier.
3. MO 59/20.
4. GO 24/23.
5. GO 42/41.
6. GO 400/45.
7. GO 115/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
10. GO 69/16.
11. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 230th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 230.
12. CEF Sailing List, vol. X.
13. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 230th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 230.
14. GO 101/18.
15. GO 124/39; and/et GO 135/39.
16. GO 44/41.
17. GO 63/42.
18. GO 78/45.
19. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Histoire officielle de la participation de lArme canadienne la Seconde Guerre mondiale,
Volume 1, Six Annes de Guerre (Ottawa, 1955), p. 559.
20. Ibid, pp. 502-505. Upon landing, the Japanese were found to have previously evacuated the island / Lors du
dbarquement, lon dcouvrit que les japonais avaient dj quitt lle.
21. Document Collection/Collection de documents, 92/252, folder/chemise 49, file/dossier 1.
22. GO 52/46.

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THE ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS THE ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS

Colonel-in-Chief: His Royal Highness The Colonel-en-chef : Son Altesse Royale le Prince
Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO CD de Galles KG KT GCB OM AK QSO CD ADC
ADC

BADGE INSIGNE

Description
A springbok at speed on a grassy plain proper set
upon a scroll Azure lined Gules, edged and
inscribed ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS in
letters Or.
Description
Un springbok courant sur une plaine herbeuse, le
tout au naturel soutenu dun listel dazur doubl de
gueules, lisr dor et inscrit ROYAL CANADIAN
DRAGOONS en lettres du mme.

Symbolism
The bounding springbok commemorates the
regiments involvement in the South African War.
"ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS" is a form of the
regimental title.
Symbolisme
La gazelle qui saute commmore la participation du
rgiment la guerre dAfrique du Sud. ROYAL
CANADIAN DRAGOONS est une variante du
nom du rgiment.

MOTTO DEVISE

None Aucune

MARCHES MARCHES

Mounted Parades (Concerts and Mess) Dfils monts (concerts et dners)

Monsieur Beaucaire Monsieur Beaucaire

Dismounted Parades Dfils pied

Light of Foot Light of Foot

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ALLIANCE
British Army
The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and
1st Dragoons)
AFFILIATION
The Governor Generals Horse Guards
BATTLE HONOURS
North West Rebellion
NORTH WEST CANADA, 1885.
South African War
SOUTH AFRICA, 1900.
The First World War
FESTUBERT, 1915; SOMME, 1916, 18; Bazentin; Pozires;
Flers-Courcelette; CAMBRAI, 1917, 18; St. Quentin; AMIENS;
HINDENBURG LINE; St. Quentin Canal; Beaurevoir; PURSUIT
TO MONS; FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18.
The Second World War
LIRI VALLEY; GOTHIC LINE; LAMONE CROSSING; Misano
Ridge; SantAngelo in Salute; Fosso Vecchio; ITALY, 1944-
1945; Groningen; Bad Zwischenahn; NORTH-WEST EUROPE,
1945.
LINEAGE
This Regular Force regiment originated on
21 December 1883 and incorporates the following
regiment and mounted rifle corps.
The Royal Canadian Dragoons originated in
Quebec City, Quebec on 21 December 1883, when
the Cavalry School Corps was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated the Canadian
Dragoons on 14 May 1892.2 On 27 June 1892, it
was amalgamated with the Canadian Mounted
Rifle Corps (see below) retaining its designation.3 It
was redesignated: The Royal Canadian Dragoons
on 24 May 1893;4 1st Armoured Regiment (Royal
Canadian Dragoons), RCAC on 16 October 1946;5
Royal Canadian Dragoons (1st Armoured
Regiment) on 2 March 1949;6 Royal Canadian
Dragoons on 19 May 1958;7 and The Royal
Canadian Dragoons on 12 January 1959.8
The Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps originated in
Winnipeg, Manitoba on 20 July 1885, when the
School of Mounted Infantry was authorized to be
formed.9 It was redesignated the Canadian
Mounted Rifle Corps on 7 August 1891.10 On
27 June 1892, it was amalgamated with the
Canadian Dragoons, as above.
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ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and
1st Dragoons)
AFFILIATION
The Governor Generals Horse Guards
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
CANADA DU NORD-OUEST, 1885.
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1900.
Premire Guerre mondiale
FESTUBERT, 1915; SOMME, 1916, 18; Bezentin; Pozires;
Flers-Courcelette; CAMBRAI, 1917, 18; Saint-Quentin;
AMIENS; LIGNE HINDENBURG; Canal Saint-Quentin;
Beaurevoir; POURSUITE VERS MONS; FRANCE ET
FLANDRES, 1915-18.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
VALLE DU LIRI; LIGNE GOTHIQUE; PASSAGE DU
LAMONE; Crte de Misano; SantAngelo in Salute; Fosso
Vecchio; ITALIE, 1944-1945; Groningue; Bad Zwischenahn;
NORD-OUEST DE LEUROPE, 1945.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour le
21 dcembre 1883, et regroupe le rgiment et le
corps de fusiliers monts suivants.
Le The Royal Canadian Dragoons vit le jour
Qubec, au Qubec, le 21 dcembre 1883, lorsque
le Cavalry School Corps fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis Canadian Dragoons le 14 mai 1892.2
Le 27 juin 1892, il se fusionna avec le Canadian
Mounted Rifle Corps (voir ci-dessous),
conservant la mme dsignation.3 Il fut rebaptis :
The Royal Canadian Dragoons le 24 mai 1893;4
1st Armoured Regiment (Royal Canadian
Dragoons) le 16 octobre 1946;5 Royal Canadian
Dragoons (1st Armoured Regiment) le
2 mars 1949;6 Royal Canadian Dragoons le
19 mai 1958;7 et The Royal Canadian Dragoons
le 12 janvier 1959.8
Le Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps vit le jour
Winnipeg, au Manitoba, le 20 juillet 1885, lorsque la
School of Mounted Infantry fut autorise.9 Elle
fut rebaptise Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps le
7 aot 1891.10 Le 27 juin 1892, elle se fusionna
avec le Canadian Dragoons , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.

Headquarters Location
Petawawa, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
North West Rebellion
The Cavalry School Corps mobilized its A Troop
for active service on 10 April 1885.11 It served with
the Alberta Column of the North West Field Force.12
The troop was removed from active service on
18 September 1885.13
South African War
The Canadian Mounted Rifles were authorized to
be formed for active service on
20 December 1899.14 On 28 December 1899 it was
reorganized as two separate battalions, designated
the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles and
the 2nd Battalion, The Canadian Mounted Rifles.15
The 1st Battalion was redesignated The Royal
Canadian Dragoons (Special Service Force) on
1 August 1900.16 It embarked for South Africa on
21 February 1900,17 where it fought as part of the
1st Brigade, 1st Mounted Infantry Corps and
Major-General Smith-Dorriens column until its
departure on 13 December 1900.18 The overseas
regiment was disbanded on 21 January 1901.19
The First World War
The regiment was placed on active service on
6 August 1914 for instructional and camp
administration duties.20 On 14 September 1914 it
mobilized The Royal Canadian Dragoons, CEF,21
which embarked for England on 3 October 1914.22
On 5 May 1915 it disembarked in France,23 where it
fought in an infantry role as part of Seelys
Detachment, 1st Canadian Division.24 On
24 January 1916, it resumed its cavalry role as part
of the 1st Canadian Cavalry Brigade with whom it
continued to fight in France and Flanders until the
end of the war.25 The overseas regiment was
disbanded on 6 November 1920.26
The Second World War
On 24 May 1940, the headquarters and one
squadron were mobilized together with the
headquarters and one squadron of the Lord
Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians) to form the
1st Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, CASF
(RCD/LSH (RC)).27 On 21 September 1940, this
regiment was redesignated Lord Strathconas
Horse (Royal Canadians) CASF (see the chart for
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HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
Le The Cavalry School Corps mobilisa sa A
Troop pour le service actif le 10 avril 1885.11 Elle
servit en tant que composante de la colonne
dAlberta du corps expditionnaire du Nord-Ouest.12
La troupe fut retire du service actif le
18 septembre 1885.13
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Le The Canadian Mounted Rifles fut autoris, le
20 dcembre 1899, pour le service actif.14 Le
28 dcembre 1899, il fut rorganis en deux
bataillons distincts, le 1st Battalion, Canadian
Mounted Rifles et le 2nd Battalion, The
Canadian Mounted Rifles .15 Le 1er bataillon fut
rebaptis The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Special
Service Force) le 1er aot 1900.16 Il sembarque
pour lAfrique du Sud le 21 fvrier 1900,17 o il
combattit en tant que composante de la 1re brigade,
du 1er corps dinfanterie mont et la colonne du
major-gnral Smith-Dorrien jusquau
13 dcembre 1900.18 Le rgiment outre-mer fut
dissous le 21 janvier 1901.19
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment fut plac en service actif le
6 aot 1914, afin dentreprendre des fonctions
dinstruction et dadministration de camp.20 Le
14 septembre 1914, il mobilisa le The Royal
Canadian Dragoons, CEF ,21 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 3 octobre 1914.22 Il
dbarqua en France le 5 mai 1915,23 o il combattit
dans un rle dinfanterie en tant que composante
du Seelys Detachment , de la 1re division
canadienne.24 Le 24 janvier 1916, il fut reconverti
la cavalerie en tant que composante de la 1re
brigade de cavalerie canadienne avec laquelle il
poursuivit les combats en France et dans les
Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.25 Le rgiment
outre-mer fut dissous le 6 novembre 1920.26
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le 24 mai 1940, le quartier-gnral et un escadron
furent mobiliss avec le quartier-gnral et un
escadron du Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal
Canadians) pour former le 1st Canadian
Motorcycle Regiment, CASF (RCD/LSH (RC)) .27
Le 21 septembre 1940, ce rgiment fut rebaptis
Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians)
CASF (voir la charte de cette unit).28
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this unit).28 Subsequently, the regiment mobilized
The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Armoured Car
Regiment), CASF on 21 September 1940.29 It was
redesignated: 1st Armoured Car Regiment (The
Royal Canadian Dragoons), CAC, CASF on
11 February 1941;30 1st Armoured Car Regiment
(The Royal Canadian Dragoons), CAC, CASF on
15 October 1943;31 and 1st Armoured Car
Regiment (The Royal Canadian Dragoons), RCAC,
CASF on 2 August 1945.32 It embarked for Britain
on 13 November 1941.33 The regiment landed in
Sicily on 8 November 1943 and in Italy on
5 January 1944 as 1st Canadian Corps troops and
eventually as a part of the 1st Canadian Infantry
Division.34 In March 1945 the regiment moved with
the 1st Canadian Corps to North-West Europe,
where it fought until the end of the war.35 The
overseas regiment was disbanded on
1 March 1946.36
On 1 September 1945 a second Active Force
component of the regiment was mobilized for
service in the Pacific theatre of operations under
the designation 2nd-1st Armoured Car Regiment
(The Royal Canadian Dragoons), RCAC, CASF.37
It was redesignated: 2nd-1st Armoured Regiment
(The Royal Canadian Dragoons), RCAC, CASF on
15 November 1945;38 and 1st Armoured Regiment
(The Royal Canadian Dragoons), RCAC, CASF on
1 March 1946.39 On 27 June 1946 it was embodied
in the Permanent Force.40
GUIDON
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Subsquemment, le rgiment mobilisa le The
Royal Canadian Dragoons (Armoured Car
Regiment), CASF le 21 septembre 1940.29 Il fut
rebaptis : 1st Armoured Car Regiment (The
Royal Canadian Dragoons), CAC, CASF le
11 fvrier 1941;30 1st Armoured Car Regiment
(The Royal Canadian Dragoons), CAC, CASF le
15 octobre 1943;31 et 1st Armoured Car Regiment
(The Royal Canadian Dragoons), RCAC, CASF le
2 aot 1945.32 Le 13 novembre 1941, il sembarqua
pour la Grande-Bretagne.33 Le rgiment atteignit la
Sicile le 8 novembre 1943 et en Italie le
5 janvier 1944 en tant qulment du 1er corps
canadien et ventuellement avec la 1re division
dinfanterie canadienne.34 En mars 1945, le
rgiment se retrouva dans le Nord-Ouest de
lEurope avec le 1er corps canadien, o il combattit
jusqu la fin de la guerre.35 Le rgiment outre-mer
fut dissous le 1 mars 1946.36
Le 1er septembre 1945, une seconde composante
de la Force Active du rgiment fut mobilise, sous
lappellation de 2nd-1st Armoured Car Regiment
(The Royal Canadian Dragoons), RCAC, CASF ,
pour le service dans le thtre de guerre du
Pacifique.37 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd-1st Armoured
Regiment (The Royal Canadian Dragoons), RCAC,
CASF le 15 novembre 1945;38 et 1st Armoured
Regiment (The Royal Canadian Dragoons), RCAC,
CASF le 1er mars 1946.39 Le 27 juin 1946, il fut
incorpor au sein de la Force permanente.40
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1. MGO 13/84. A School of Cavalry was established within the Permanent Active Militia corps. On 15 July 1887 it was
designated "Royal School of Cavalry" (MGO 13/87) / Une cole dinstruction de cavalerie fut cre au sein du corps
de la Milice active permanente. Le 15 juillet 1887, elle fut baptise Royal School of Cavalry (MGO 13/87).
2. GO 16/92.
3. GO 29/92. It became B Troop, Canadian Dragoons / Il devint la B Troop, Canadian Dragoons .
4. Special General Order 11 Aug 93.
5. GO 259/46.
6. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 118/49.
7. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
8. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 637/59.
9. MGO 21/85. It was authorized with two companies, administratively organized as one company for administrative
purposes, and a school of instruction. The school was redesignated : Royal School of Mounted Infantry on
15 July 1887(MGO 13/87); and Royal School of Instruction on 7 August 1891 (MGO 15/91) / Elle fut autorise avec
deux compagnies, organises administrativement en une compagnie pour les besoins administratifs, et une cole
dinstruction. Lcole fut rebaptise : Royal School of Mounted Infantry le 15 juillet 1887 (MGO 13/87); et Royal
School of Instruction le 7 aot 1891 (MGO 15/91).
10. GO 15/91.
11. MGO 8/85.
12. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), p. 42.
13. MGO 21/85.
14. MO No. 265/99, Part 1.
15. MO No. 271/99; and/et GO 9/1900 (Special GO dated 29 December 1899).
16. GO 71/1900. This change also resulted in the units squadrons being redesignated, starting with the letter B, so as to
conform with the A Squadron of the regiment which was in Canada. The 2nd Battalion now became an entirely
different unit designated The Canadian Mounted Rifles / Ce changement rsulta galement en une nouvelle
appellation des escadrons de lunit, commenant avec la lettre B , afin de se conformer lescadron A du
rgiment, qui se trouvait au Canada. Le 2e bataillon devint donc une unit distincte dsigne sous le nom de The
Canadian Mounted Rifles .
17. MO No. 51/1900.
18. Brereton Greenhous, Dragoon, The Centennial History of The Royal Canadian Dragoons, 1883-1983, (Ottawa,
1983), passim.
19. MO No. 17/01.
20. GO 142/14; and/et Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War
1914-1919, General Series Vol. 1, August 1914-September 1915, (Ottawa, 1938), p. 47. The regiment was called out
to provide utilitarian services at Camp Valcartier. Initially, it was not part of the Expeditionary Force, though many of
its personnel joined CEF units / Le rgiment fut appel fournir des services utilitaires au Camp Valcartier.
Initialement, il ne faisait pas parti du Corps expditionnaire, bien que plusieurs des ses membres se joignirent aux
units du Corps expditionnaire canadien.
21. Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary
Force 1914-1919, (Ottawa, 1962), p. 23.
22. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units Royal Can. Dragoons, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
23. War Diary, Royal Canadian Dragoon, 5 May 1915/5 mai 1915, NAC/AN, RG9/GE 9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4955,
File/dossier 495.

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24. 1st Division RO 785; Major-General J.E.B. Seely, Adventure, (London, 1930), p. 221; and/et Colonel A. Fortescue
Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War 1914-1919, General Series Vol. 1, August 1914-
September 1915 (Ottawa, 1938), pp. 158; and/et 445. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade was formed in England on
30 January 1915 however, as cavalry was not required at the front the brigades commander, Brigadier-General
Seely, agreed that his formation could serve in a dismounted role / La brigade de cavalerie canadienne fut forme en
Angleterre le 30 janvier 1915. Toutefois, comme la cavalerie ntait pas requise au front, le commandant de la
brigade, le brigadier-gnral Seely, fut daccord pour que cette formation serve dans un rle dmont.
25. War Diary, 1st Division RO 785; Royal Canadian Dragoons, 24 January 1916/24 janvier 1916, NAC/AN, RG9/GE9,
Series 11-D-3, Vol. 4955, File/dossier 495; and/et Brereton Greenhous, Dragoon, The Centennial History of The
Royal Canadian Dragoons, 1883-1983, (Ottawa, 1983), passim.
26. GO 207/20. The regiment was embodied in the Permanent Active Militia on 1 April 1919 (GO 27/19; and GO 90/19) /
Le rgiment fut incorpor au sein de la Milice active permanente le 1er avril 1919 (GO 27/19; et GO 90/19).
27. GO 184/40 and/et GO 50/41. On 1 September 1939, all corps, units and detachments of the Permanent Force were
er
embodied in the Canadian Active Service Force (GO 135/39) / Le 1 septembre 1939, tous les corps, units et
dtachements furent incorpors dans la Force canadienne pour le service actif (GO 135/39).
28. GO 256/40.
29. GO 252/40. On 15 November 1940, the regiment was allocated to the Canadian Armoured Corps (GO 96/40) / Le
15 novembre 1940, le rgiment fut allou au Canadian Armoured Corps (GO 296/40).
30. GO 79/41.
31. GO 476/43.
32. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
33. Document Collection/Collection de documents 92/252, folder/chemise 65, file/dossier 2.
34. War Diary, 1st Armoured Car Regiment (Royal Canadian Dragoons), 5 January 1944/5 janvier 1944, NAC/AN,
RG24/GE24; Series C-3, vol. 14188; and/et Brereton Greenhous, Dragoon, The Centennial History of The Royal
Canadian Dragoons, 1883-1983, (Ottawa, 1983), passim. The regiment often served in a dismounted role / Le
rgiment servit souvent dans un rle dmont.
35. Ibid.
36. GO 139/46.
37. GO 344/45.
38. GO 404/45.
39. GO 138/46.
40. GO 158/46.

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THE ROYAL CANADIAN HUSSARS
(MONTREAL)
BADGE
Description
A rose Argent barbed Vert seeded Or upon a scroll
Azure lined Argent edged and inscribed ROYAL
CANADIAN HUSSARS in letters Or all below two
swords in saltire points upwards Argent hilted Or
surmounted by an eagle displayed Sable armed
and langued Gules dimidiated with a sinister arm
embowed vested Argent the hand proper holding a
dagger palewise Argent hilted Or.
Symbolism
The eagle, sleeved arm with the dagger and the
crossed cavalry swords came from the badge of the
6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars
where, originally, the eagle and arm came from the
arms of the Irish province of Connaught and the
swords represented the cavalry role of the unit. The
white rose came from the badge of the 17th Duke
of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars. It was originally
the badge of the Royal House of York. "ROYAL
CANADIAN HUSSARS" is a form of the regimental
title.
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN HUSSARS
(MONTREAL)
INSIGNE
Description
Une rose dargent, pointe de sinople, boutonne
dor, soutenue dun listel dazur doubl dargent,
lisr dor et inscrit ROYAL CANADIAN HUSSARS
en lettres du mme, le tout somm de deux pes
dargent garnies dor passes en sautoir, une
aigle de sable arme et langue de gueules, partie
et jointe un senestrochre vtu dargent la main
de carnation tenant un poignard dargent garni dor
en pal, le tout brochant.
Symbolisme
Laigle, le bras dans une manche tenant une dague
et les deux sabres de cavalerie croiss proviennent
de linsigne du rgiment 6th Duke of Connaughts
Royal Canadian Hussars, dont laigle et le bras
avait initialement t repris des armoiries de la
province irlandaise de Connaught, et o les pes
reprsentaient le rle de cavalerie jou par lunit.
La rose blanche provient de linsigne du rgiment
17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars. Il
sagissait lorigine de linsigne de la maison royale
dYork. ROYAL CANADIAN HUSSARS est une
variante du nom du rgiment.
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MOTTO DEVISE

NON NOBIS SED PATRIAE (Not for ourselves but NON NOBIS SED PATRIAE (Pas pour nous-
for our country) mmes, mais pour la patrie)

MARCHES MARCHES

St. Patricks Day; and Men of Harlech St. Patricks Day; et Men of Harlech

ALLIANCES ALLIANCES

British Army Arme britannique

The Queens Royal Hussars; and The Light The Queens Royal Hussars; et The Light Dragoons
Dragoons

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

South African War Guerre dAfrique du Sud

SOUTH AFRICA, 1900. AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1900.

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916, 18; Flers-Courcelette; MONT-SORREL; SOMME, 1916, 18; Flers-Courcelette;
Thiepval; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; HILL 70; Thiepval; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; CTE 70;
YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; Baupaume, 1918; Rosires; YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; Baupaume, 1918; Rosires;
Avre; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quant; HINDENBURG Avre; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quant; LIGNE
LINE; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918; VALENCIENNES; HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918;
SAMBRE; FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18. VALENCIENNES; SAMBRE; FRANCE ET
FLANDRES, 1915-18.

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

CAEN; FALAISE; The Laison; THE SCHELDT; Breskens CAEN; FALAISE; La Laison; LESCAUT; Poche de
Pocket; THE RHINELAND; THE RHINE; Emmerich-Hoch Breskens; LA RHNANIE; LE RHIN; Emmerich-Hoch Elten;
Elten; Zutphen; Deventer; NORTH-WEST Zutphen; Deventer; NORD-OUEST DE
EUROPE, 1944-1945. LEUROPE, 1944-1945.

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated on Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
30 November 1877 and incorporates the following 30 novembre 1877 et regroupe les rgiments
regiments. suivants.

The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) originated
in Cookshire, Quebec on 30 November 1877, when
the 5th Provisional Regiment of Cavalrywas
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 5th
Regiment of Cavalryon 21 May 1886;2 and 5th
Dragoonson 1 January 1893.3 On 1 June 1901, it
was amalgamated with the 6th "Duke of
Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars"(see below)
and redesignated the 6th Duke of Connaughts
Royal Canadian Hussars.4 On 15 December 1936,
it was amalgamated with the 1st Armoured Car
Regiment(see below) and redesignated the 6th
Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars
(Armoured Car).5 It was redesignated: 2nd
(Reserve) Regiment, 6th Duke of Connaughts
Royal Canadian Hussars (Armoured Car)on
27 February 1941;6 15th (Reserve) Armoured
Le The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) vit
le jour Cookshire, au Qubec, le
30 novembre 1877, lorsque le 5th Provisional
Regiment of Cavalry fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis :
5th Regiment of Cavalry le 21 mai 1886;2 et
5th Dragoons le 1er janvier 1893.3 Le
er
1 juin 1901, il se fusionna avec le 6th "Duke of
Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars" (voir ci-
dessous) et fut rebaptis 6th Duke of
Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars .4 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec le 1st
Armoured Car Regiment (voir ci-dessous) et fut
rebaptis 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal
Canadian Hussars (Armoured Car) .5 Il fut
rebaptis : 2nd (Reserve) Regiment, 6th Duke of
Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars (Armoured
Car) le 27 fvrier 1941;6 15th (Reserve)

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Regiment, (6th Duke of Connaughts Royal
Canadian Hussars) on 1 April 1941;7 6th Duke of
Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars (15th
Armoured Regiment)on 4 February 1949;8 and
6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian
Hussarson 19 May 1958.9 On 16 September 1958,
it was amalgamated with the 17th Duke of Yorks
Royal Canadian Hussars(see below) and
redesignated The Royal Canadian Hussars
(Montreal).10
Notes:
On 1 November 1920 the 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal
Canadian Hussars were organized as a two regiment unit with
the 1st Regiment on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of
battle, and the 2nd Regiment on the Reserve order of battle (GO
185/20). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars were
disbanded for the purpose amalgamation on 14 December 1936
and reorganized the next day (GO 203/36). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the battalion.
The 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars were
disbanded for the purpose amalgamation on 15 September 1958
and reorganized the next day (CAO 78-3, Part B, Supp Issue
No. 626/58). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the regiment.
The 6th "Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian
Hussars" originated in Montral, Quebec on
14 November 1879, when the 6th Provisional
Regiment of Cavalrywas authorized to be formed.11
It was redesignated: 6th Regiment of Cavalryon
18 September 1885;12 6th Regiment of Cavalry
"Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars"on
20 June 1890;13 and 6th "Duke of Connaughts
Royal Canadian Hussars"on 1 January 1893.14 On
1 June 1901, it was amalgamated with the 5th
Dragoons, as above.
The 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars
originated in Montral, Quebec on 1 March 1907,
when the The 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussarswere authorized to be formed.15 It was
redesignated: The 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars "Argenteuil Rangers"on
15 July 1912;16 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussarson 15 March 1920;17 2nd
(Reserve) Regiment, 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussarson 11 February 1941;18
7th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion, (17th
Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars)on
1 April 1941;19 7th (Reserve) Reconnaissance
Regiment (17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussars), CACon 8 June 1942;20 7th (Reserve)
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Armoured Regiment, (6th Duke of Connaughts
Royal Canadian Hussars) le 1er avril 1941;7 6th
Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars
(15th Armoured Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;8 et
6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian
Hussars le 19 mai 1958.9 Le 16 septembre 1958,
il se fusionna avec le 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars (voir ci-dessous) et fut
rebaptis The Royal Canadian Hussars
(Montreal) .10
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal
Canadian Hussars fut organis en tant quunit deux
er
rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de
e
la Milice active non permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment faisait
partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve (GO 185/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars fut
dissous en vue de lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et
rorganis le lendemain (GO 203/36). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du bataillon.
Le 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars fut
dissous en vue de lincorporation du 15 septembre 1958 et
rorganis le lendemain (CAO 78-3, Part B, Supp Issue No.
626/58). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas
sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 6th "Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian
Hussars" vit le jour Montral, au Qubec, le
14 novembre 1879, lorsque le 6th Provisional
Regiment of Cavalry fut autoris.11 Il fut
rebaptis : 6th Regiment of Cavalry le
18 septembre 1885;12 6th Regiment of Cavalry
"Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars"
le 20 juin 1890;13 et 6th "Duke of Connaughts
Royal Canadian Hussars" le 1er janvier 1893.14 Le
1er juin 1901, il se fusionna avec le 5th
Dragoons , tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Le 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussars vit le jour Montral, au Qubec, le
1er mars 1907, lorsque le 17th Duke of Yorks
Royal Canadian Hussars fut autoris.15 Il fut
rebaptis : The 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars "Argenteuil Rangers" le
15 juillet 1912;16 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars le 15 mars 1920;17 2nd
(Reserve) Regiment, 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars le 11 fvrier 1941;18 7th
(Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion, (17th Duke of
Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars) le
1er avril 1941;19 7th (Reserve) Reconnaissance
Regiment (17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussars), CAC le 8 juin 1942;20 7th (Reserve)
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Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of Yorks
Royal Canadian Hussars), RCACon
2 August 1945;21 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars (7th Reconnaissance
Regiment) on 4 February 1949;22 and 17th Duke of
Yorks Royal Canadian Hussarson 19 May 1958.23
On 16 September 1958, it was amalgamated with
the 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian
Hussars, as above.
Notes:
On 1 November 1920 the 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussars were organized as a two regiment unit with the 1st
Regiment on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle,
and the 2nd Regiment on the Reserve order of battle
(GO 185/20). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars were
disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 15 October 1920
and reorganized the same day (GO 40/21). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 15 February 1936, the 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussars were authorized to perpetuate No. 1 Troop, Montreal
Cavalry(GO 24/36).
The 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars were
disbanded for the purpose amalgamation on 15 September 1958
and reorganized the next day (CAO 78-3, Part B, Supp Issue
No. 626/58). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the regiment.
The 1st Armoured Car Regimentoriginated in
Montral, Quebec on 1 June 1919, when the 1st
Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CMGCwas
authorized to be formed.24 It was redesignated the
1st Armoured Car Regiment on 1 October 1936.25
On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with
the 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian
Hussars, as above.
Notes:
The 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 June 1919
(GO 104/20). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
On 15 November 1926, the brigade was authorized to
perpetuate the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade,
CEF(GO 77/26).
The 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC was disbanded for
the purpose reorganization on 30 September 1935 and
reorganized on 1 October 1936 (GO 15/36, 95/36, 96/36,
113/36,and GO 114/36). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the brigade.
The 1st Armoured Car Regiment was disbanded for the purpose
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 203/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuations
No. 1 Troop, Montreal Cavalry (1855); and 1st
Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CEF
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Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of Yorks
Royal Canadian Hussars), RCAC le
2 aot 1945;21 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars (7th Reconnaissance
Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;22 et 17th Duke of
Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars le 19 mai 1958.23
Le 16 septembre 1958, il se fusionna avec le 6th
Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars ,
tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
er
Hussars fut organis en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1
Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active
e
non permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve (GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve
fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars fut dissous
en vue de la rorganisation du 15 octobre 1920 et rorganis la
mme journe (GO 40/21). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 15 fvrier 1936, le 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussars fut autoris perptuer la No. 1 Troop, Montreal
Cavalry (GO 24/36).
Le 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars fut dissous
en vue de lincorporation du 15 septembre 1958 et rorganis le
lendemain (CAO 78-3, Part B, Supp Issue No. 626/58). Il sagit
de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du
rgiment.
Le 1st Armoured Car Regiment vit le jour
Montral, au Qubec, le 1er juin 1919, lorsque la
1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC fut
autoris.24 Elle fut rebaptise 1st Armoured Car
Regiment le 1er octobre 1936.25 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec le 6th
Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars ,
tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
La 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC fit partie de
er
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du 1 juin 1920 (GO
104/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936
(GO 3/37).
Le 15 novembre 1926, la brigade fut autorise afin de perptuer
le 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CEF (GO
77/26).
La 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC fut dissoute en
vue de la rorganisation du 30 septembre 1935 et rorganis le
er
1 octobre 1936 (GO 15/36, GO 95/36, GO 96/36, GO 113/36,
et GO 114/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la brigade.
Le 1st Armoured Car Regiment fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 203/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Perptuations
No. 1 Troop, Montreal Cavalry (1855) ; et 1st
Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CEF

Headquarters Location
Montral, Quebec
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
Fenian Raids
The 1st Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of
Montreal was called out on active service on
24 May 1870. The troop, which served on the
South-eastern frontier, was removed from active
service on 31 May 1870.26
South African War
The Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars
contributed volunteers for the Canadian contingents
in the field.27
The First World War
Details of the 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal
Canadian Hussars were placed on active service
on 6 August 1914 for local protective duty. These
details later formed a part of the Montreal
Composite Regimentengaged in local protection
duties.28
Details of the 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussars "Argenteuil Rangers" were placed on
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection
duties.29
The 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade was
authorized on 15 September 1914 as the
Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, No. 1, CEF.30 It
was redesignated the 1st Canadian Motor Machine
Gun Brigade, CEFon 16 May 1915.31 The brigade
embarked for Britain on 30 September 1914,32 and
disembarked in France on 27 June 1915.33 It fought
as part of the 1st Canadian Division in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.34 The brigade was
disbanded on 6 November 1920.35
The Second World War
The 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian
Hussars (Armoured Car) mobilized an armoured
squadron designated the 5th Canadian (Armoured)
Division Headquarters Squadron (6th Duke of
Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars), CAC,
CASFfor active service on 27 February 1941.36
This unit embarked for Britain on
11 November 1941.37 It was disbanded on
1 January 1943 and its personnel absorbed by
Headquarters, 5th Canadian Armoured Division.38
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Montral, au Qubec
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Raids des Fenians
La 1st Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry fut
mobilise le 24 mai 1870. Ayant servit sur la
frontire du sud-est, la troupe fut retire du service
actif le 31 mai 1870.26
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Le Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars
fournit des volontaires pour les contingents
canadiens en campagne.27
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 6th Duke of Connaughts
Royal Canadian Hussars furent mobiliss pour le
service actif le 6 aot 1914, fournissant des
services locaux de protection. Ces derniers
dtachements formrent une partie du Montreal
Composite Regiment engag en service de
protection locale.28
Des dtachements du 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars "Argenteuil Rangers" furent
mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.29
La 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade
fut autorise le 15 septembre 1914, sous
lappellation de Automobile Machine Gun
Brigade, No. 1, CEF .30 Elle fut rebaptise 1st
Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, CEF le
16 mai 1915.31 La brigade sembarque pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 30 septembre 1914,32 et
dbarqua en France le 27 juin 1915.33 Elle
combattit en France et dans les Flandres jusqu la
fin de la guerre, en tant que composante de la 1re
division canadienne.34 La brigade fut dissoute le
6 novembre 1920.35
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian
Hussars (Armoured Car) mobilisa un escadron
blind sous lappellation de 5th Canadian
(Armoured) Division Headquarters Squadron (6th
Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars),
CAC, CASF le 27 fvrier 1941.36 Lunit
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
11 novembre 1941.37 Elle fut dissoute le
1er janvier 1943 et son personnel passa au quartier-
gnral de la 5e division blinde canadienne.38
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Details of the 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussars were called out on service on
26 August 1939 and then placed on active service
on 1 September 1939, under the designation 17th
Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars, CASF
(Details), for local protection duties.39 The details
called out on active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940.40 The regiment subsequently
mobilized the 3rd Canadian Motorcycle Regiment,
CASF (17 H)for active service on 24 May 1940.41 It
was redesignated 17th (Active) Duke of Yorks
Royal Canadian Hussars, CASFon
1 February 1941;42 7th Reconnaissance Battalion
(17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars),
CAC, CASFon 11 February 1941;43 and 7th
Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of Yorks
Royal Canadian Hussars), CAC, CASFon
8 June 1942.44 It embarked for Britain on
23 August 1941.45 Detachments of the regiment
landed in Normandy as part of the 3rd Canadian
Infantry Division on 6 June 1944, followed by the
remainder of the regiment in the course of June and
July 1944.46 The unit fought in North West until the
end of the war.47 The regiment was disbanded on
15 January 1946.48 A 2nd 7th Reconnaissance
Regiment, CAC, CAOFwas mobilized for service
with the Canadian Army Occupation Force on
1 June 1945.49 It was redesignated the 2nd 7th
Reconnaissance Regiment, RCAC, CAOFon
2 August 1945.50 This regiment was disbanded on
24 May 1946.51
GUIDON
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Des dtachements du 17th Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars furent mobiliss pour le
service le 26 aot 1939 et furent mis en service
actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous lappellation de
17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars,
CASF (Details) , fournissant des services locaux
de protection.39 Les dtachements mobiliss pour le
service actif furent dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.40
Subsquemment, le rgiment mobilisa le 3rd
Canadian Motorcycle Regiment, CASF (17 H)
pour le service actif le 24 mai 1940.41 Il fut
rebaptis : 17th (Active) Duke of Yorks Royal
Canadian Hussars, CASF le 1er fvrier 1941;42
7th Reconnaissance Battalion (17th Duke of
Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars), CAC, CASF le
11 fvrier 1941;43 et 7th Reconnaissance
Regiment (17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussars), CAC, CASF le 8 juin 1942.44 Il
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
23 aot 1941.45 Des dtachements dbarqurent
en Normandie le 6 juin 1944, en tant qulments
de la 3e division dinfanterie canadienne, suivis du
reste du rgiment pendant les mois de juin et
juillet 1944.46 Lunit combattit dans le Nord-Ouest
de lEurope jusqu la fin de la guerre.47 Le
rgiment fut dissous le 15 janvier 1946.48 Le
1er juin 1945, un 2nd 7th Reconnaissance
Regiment, CAC, CAOF se mobilise pour servir
aux cts de la Force doccupation de lArme
canadienne.49 Il fut rebaptis 2nd 7th
Reconnaissance Regiment, RCAC, CAOF le
2 aot 1945.50 Ce rgiment fut dissous le
24 mai 1946.51
GUIDON
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1. MGO 23/77. Formed from four independent troops of cavalry authorized on the following dates: No. 1
Troop(Cookshire Troop of Volunteer Militia Cavalry, 7 February 1856), No. 2 Troop(1st Troop of Volunteer Militia
Cavalry of Sherbrooke, 13 November 1860), No. 3 Troop(Stanstead Troop of Cavalry, 23 February 1872), and No.
4 Troop(Compton Troop of Cavalry, 23 February 1872) / Form de quatre troupes de cavalerie indpendantes
autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Troop (Cookshire Troop of Cavalry, 7 fvrier 1856), No. 2 Troop
(Sherbrooke Troop of Cavalry, 13 novembre 1860), No. 3 Troop (Stanstead Troop of Cavalry, 23 fvrier 1872), et
No. 4 Troop (Compton Troop of Cavalry, 23 fvrier 1872).
2. MGO 10/86.
3. No authority for a change of designation of cavalry units in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des units de cavalerie en 1892. La date
er
du 1 janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
4. GO 72/01.
5. GO 203/36.
6. GO 129/41.
7. GO 236/41.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
10. CAO 110-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 626/58; and/et CAO 268-4, Supp Issue No. 626/58.
11. MGO 27/79. Formed from four independent troops of cavalry authorized on the following dates: No. 1 Troop(1st
Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of Montreal, 27 September 1855), No. 2 Troop(Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry
of St. Andrews, 31 January 1856), No. 3 Troop(Huntingdon Troop of Cavalry, 1 March 1872), and No. 4
Troop(Missisquoi Troop of Cavalry, 1 March 1872) / Form de quatre troupes de cavalerie indpendantes autorises
selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Troop (1st Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of Montreal, 27 septembre 1855),
No. 2 Troop (Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of St. Andrews, 31 janvier 1856), No. 3 Troop (Huntingdon
er er
Troop of Cavalry, 1 mars 1872), et No. 4 Troop (Missisquoi Troop of Cavalry, 1 mars 1872).
12. GO 21/85.
13. GO 8/90.
14. No authority for a change of designation of cavalry units in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des units de cavalerie en 1892. La date
du 1er janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).

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15. GO 37/07; and/et Errata of 2 Jan 1908. Formed from one existing and one newly authorized independent cavalry
squadrons. The 1st Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of Montrealwas authorized on 27 September 1855 (see
above) and on 14 November 1879 this troop was designated No. 1 Troop (later "A" Squadron) of the 6th Provisional
Regiment of Cavalryauthorized the same date. On 1 July 1897 (MGO 77/97) it was detached from the regiment to
become an independent squadron designated Montreal Hussars(redesignated The Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian
Hussarson 1 June 1898). With the formation of an additional squadron, authorized on 1 March 1907 (GO 34/07), it
became a regiment. On 15 February 1936, the perpetuation of "No. 1 Troop, Montreal Cavalry (1885)"[1855] was
assigned to the 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars (GO 24/36). / Form de deux escadrons de cavalerie
indpendantes autorises. La 1st Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of Montreal fut autorise le
27 septembre 1855 (voir ci-dessous) et le 14 novembre 1879, cette troupe fut rebaptise No. 1 Troop (plus tard le
"A" Squadron ) du 6th Provisional Regiment of Cavalry autorise la mme journe. Le 1er juillet 1897 (MGO
77/97), elle fut dtache du rgiment et devint un escadron indpendant baptis Montreal Hussars (rebaptis
er
The Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars le 1 juin 1898). Avec la formation dun escadron additionnel,
er
autoris le 1 mars 1907 (GO 34/07), elle devint un rgiment. Le 15 fvrier 1936, la perptuation de la No. 1 Troop,
Montreal Cavalry (1885) [1855] fut assigne au 17th Duke of Yorks Royal Canadian Hussars (1885) (GO
24/36).
16. GO 139/12.
17. GO 26/20.
18. GO 79/41.
19. GO 236/41.
20. GO 451/42.
21. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corpson this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
22. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
23. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
24. GO 47/19; and/et GO 1/20.
25. GO 96/36; and/et GO 114/36.
26. Hereward Senior, The Last Invasion of Canada, The Fenian Raids 1866-1870, (Toronto, 1991), p. 153, 154, 164,
166, 172.
27. GO 60/33. See also footnote 15 / voir aussi le note 15 au bas de la page.
28. Colonel A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices
(Ottawa), 1938), p. 30.
29. GO 142/14.
30. GO 150/14.
31. Official History of the CEF 1914-1919, Formations and Units Ledger, Document Collection/Collection de documents,
87/252 LG.
32. Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War 1914-1919, General Series
Vol. 1, August 1914-September 1915, Appendix 132 (Ottawa, 1938), pp. 110 and 116.
33. War Diary, 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, 17 June 1915/17 juin 1915, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-
3, Vol. 4986, File/dossier 625.
34. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919, (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
35. GO 209/20.
36. GO 88/41; GO 129/41; and/et GO 260/41.
37. Document Collection/Collection de documents 92/252, folder/chemise 66, file/dossier 2.
38. GO 225/43.
39. GO 124/39; GO 135/39; and/et GO 136/39.
40. GO 44/41.
41. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
42. GO 60/41.
43. GO 79/41.
44. GO 455/42.
45. Document Collection/Collection de documents 92/252, folder/chemise 66, file/dossier 3.
46. Charles P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army. The Victory Campaign, (Ottawa, 1966), pp. 82 and/et 650.
47. Ibid, passim.
48. GO 85/46.
49. GO 319/45.
50. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corpson this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
51. GO 201/46.

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THE SASKATCHEWAN DRAGOONS
Colonel-in-Chief: His Royal Highness The Earl
of Wessex KCVO
BADGE
Description
The Arms of the Province of Saskatchewan (Vert
three garbs in fess Or, on a chief Or a lion passant
guardant Gules) ensigned by the Royal Crown
proper, supported on either side by the Roman
numerals "X" Argent all above a scroll Or inscribed
ESPRIT DINITIATIVE in letters Sable.
Symbolism
The Crown represents service to the Sovereign.
The arms of the Province of Saskatchewan
represent the geographical basis of the regiment.
The Roman numerals "XX" represent the
regiments heritage as the 20th Saskatchewan
Armoured Regiment."ESPRIT DINITIATIVE" is the
motto of the regiment.
MOTTO
ESPRIT DINITIATIVE (Spirit of initiative)
MARCH
Punjaub
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THE SASKATCHEWAN DRAGOONS
Colonel-en-chef : Son Altesse Royale le Comte
de Wessex KCVO
INSIGNE
Description
Les armes de la Province de la Saskatchewan (de
sinople trois gerbes de bl en fasce dor, au chef
du mme charg dun lopard de gueules)
sommes de la couronne royale au naturel,
accostes de deux chiffres romains X dargent,
soutenues dun listel dor inscrit ESPRIT
DINITIATIVE en lettres de sable.
Symbolisme
La couronne reprsente le service rendu au
souverain. Les armoiries de la Province de
Saskatchewan reprsentent la base gographique
du rgiment. Les chiffres romains XX
reprsentent le patrimoine du rgiment en tant que
20th Saskatchewan Armoured Regiment. ESPRIT
DINITIATIVE est la devise du rgiment.
DEVISE
ESPRIT DINITIATIVE
MARCHE
Punjaub
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BATTLE HONOURS
The First World War
MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Ancre Heights; Ancre, 1916;
ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; HILL 70; YPRES, 1917;
Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quant;
HINDENBURG LINE; Canal du Nord; VALENCIENNES;
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1916-18.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
3 July 1905 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The Saskatchewan Dragoons originated in Regina,
Saskatchewan on 3 July 1905, when a regiment of
infantry was authorized to be formed in the districts
of Assiniboia and Saskatchewan.1 It was
redesignated: 95th Regiment on 2 April 1907;2 and
95th Saskatchewan Rifles on 1 June 1909.3 On
1 April 1912 the regiment was reorganized as two
separate regiments, designated the 105th
Regiment (now The North Saskatchewan
Regiment) and the 95th Saskatchewan Rifles.4 On
15 March 1920, it was amalgamated with the 60th
Rifles of Canada (see below) and redesignated
The South Saskatchewan Regiment.5 On
15 May 1924, The South Saskatchewan Regiment
was reorganized into five separate regiments,
designated: The Assiniboia Regiment (now the
10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA); The Regina
Rifle Regiment (now The Royal Regina Rifles);
The Weyburn Regiment (now The South
Saskatchewan Regiment); The Saskatchewan
Border Regiment (now The South Saskatchewan
Regiment); and The South Saskatchewan
Regiment.6 It was redesignated The Kings Own
Rifles of Canada on 15 September 1924.7 On
15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with B
Company of the 12th Machine Gun Battalion,
CMGC (now The Royal Regina Rifles) and
redesignated The Kings Own Rifles of Canada
(MG).8 It was redesignated: 2nd Battalion, The
Kings Own Rifles of Canada on 29 January 1942;9
and upon conversion to armour,
20th (Saskatchewan) Armoured Regiment, RCAC
on 1 April 1946;10 20th Saskatchewan Armoured
Regiment on 4 February 1949;11 The
Saskatchewan Dragoons (20th Armoured
Regiment) on 31 July 1954;12 and The
Saskatchewan Dragoons on 19 May 1958.13
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HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Premire Guerre mondiale
MONT-SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Crte dAncre; Ancre, 1916;
ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; CTE 70; YPRES, 1917;
Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quant;
LIGNE HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord; VALENCIENNES;
FRANCE ET FLANDRES, 1916-18.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
3 juillet 1905 et regroupe les rgiments suivants.
Le Saskatchewan Dragoons vit le jour
Regina, en Saskatchewan, le 3 juillet 1905,
lorsquun rgiment dinfanterie fut autoris
tre form dans les districts de lAssiniboia et de la
Saskatchewan.1 Il fut rebaptis : 95th Regiment
le 2 avril 1907;2 et 95th Saskatchewan Rifles le
1er juin 1909.3 Le 1er avril 1912, le rgiment fut
rorganis en deux rgiments, le 105th
Regiment (aujourdhui le The North
Saskatchewan Regiment ) et le 95th
Saskatchewan Rifles .4 Le 15 mars 1920, le
rgiment se fusionna avec le 60th Rifles of
Canada (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis The
South Saskatchewan Regiment .5 Le 15 mai 1924,
The South Saskatchewan Regiment fut
rorganis en cinq rgiments, le The Assiniboia
Regiment (aujourdhui le 10e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC ), le The Regina
Rifle Regiment (aujourdhui le The Royal
Regina Rifles ), le The Weyburn Regiment
(aujourdhui le The South Saskatchewan
Regiment ), le The Saskatchewan Border
Regiment (aujourdhui le The South
Saskatchewan Regiment ), et le The South
Saskatchewan Regiment .6 Il fut rebaptis The
Kings Own Rifles of Canada le
15 septembre 1924.7 Le 15 dcembre 1936, il se
fusionna avec la B Company du 12th Machine
Gun Battalion, CMGC (aujourdhui The Royal
Regina Rifles ) et fut rebaptis The Kings Own
Rifles of Canada (MG) .8 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd
Battalion, The Kings Own Rifles of Canada le
29 janvier 1942;9 et la suite dune conversion au
blind, 20th (Saskatchewan) Armoured Regiment,
RCAC le 1er avril 1946;10 20th Saskatchewan
Armoured Regiment le 4 fvrier 1949;11 The
Saskatchewan Dragoons (20th Armoured
Regiment) le 31 juillet 1954;12 et The
Saskatchewan Dragoons le 19 mai 1958.13

Notes:
Upon redesignation as The South Saskatchewan Regiment on
15 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a five battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (28th Battalion, CEF) and 2nd
Battalion (46th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active
Militia order of battle, and the 3rd Battalion (68th Battalion, CEF),
4th Battalion (128th Battalion, CEF), and 5th Battalion (195th
Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
On 1 October 1920, it was organized as a ten battalion regiment
with the 1st Battalion (28th Battalion, CEF), 2nd Battalion (46th
Battalion, CEF), 3rd Battalion (no CEF designation), 4th
Battalion (no CEF designation), and 5th Battalion (no CEF
designation) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle,
and the 6th Battalion (68th Battalion, CEF), 7th Battalion (128th
Battalion, CEF), 8th Battalion (195th Battalion, CEF), 9th
Battalion (no CEF designation) and 10th Battalion (no CEF
designation) on the Reserve order of battle (GO 160/20).
The South Saskatchewan Regiment was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized
the same day (GO 232/20). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Upon the reorganization of 15 May 1924 (see above), it was
authorized a 1st Battalion on the Non Permanent Active Militia
order of battle and a 2nd Battalion on the Reserve order of
battle.
Upon redesignation as The Kings Own Rifles of Canada on
15 September 1924 (see above), the 1st Battalion was
redesignated the 1st Battalion (46th Battalion, CEF) and the 2nd
Battalion the 2nd Battalion (128th Battalion, CEF). The reserve
unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Kings Own Rifles of Canada were disbanded for the
purpose amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized
the next day (GO 194/36). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The perpetuation of the 12th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC
(1919-1936) was assigned to The Regina Rifle Regiment (now
The Royal Regina Rifles) (GO 149/37).
The Saskatchewan Dragoons were restricted to one squadron
on 1 September 1970 (CFOO 70/15).
The 60th Rifles of Canada originated in Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan on 2 January 1913, when the 60th
Rifles of Canada were authorized to be formed.14
On 15 March 1920, it was amalgamated with the
95th Saskatchewan Rifles, as above.
Perpetuations
46th, and 128th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF
Headquarters Location
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details of the 60th Rifles of Canada were placed on
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protective
duty.15
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Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The South Saskatchewan
Regiment , le 15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en
er
tant que rgiment cinq bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (28th
e
Battalion, CEF) et le 2 Bataillon (46th Battalion, CEF) faisaient
partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente
e e
tandis que le 3 Bataillon (68th Battalion, CEF), le 4 Bataillon
e
(128th Battalion, CEF), et le 5 Bataillon (195th Battalion, CEF)
faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve.
er
Le 1 octobre 1920, il fut organis en tant que rgiment dix
er e
bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (28th Battalion, CEF), le 2 Bataillon
e
(46th Battalion, CEF), le 3 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF),
e e
le 4 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF), et le 5 Bataillon
(aucune dsignation CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de bataille
e
de la Milice active non permanente tandis que le 6 Bataillon
e e
(68th Battalion, CEF), le 7 Bataillon (128th Battalion, CEF), le 8
e
Bataillon (195th Battalion, CEF), 9 Bataillon (aucune
e
dsignation CEF) et le 10 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF)
faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve (GO 160/20).
Le The South Saskatchewan Regiment fut dissous en vue
er
de la rorganisation du 1 octobre 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 232/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Lorsque la rorganisation de 15 mai 1924 (voir ci-dessus), il fut
er
autoris un 1 Bataillon faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la
e
Milice active non permanente tandis quun 2 Bataillon faisait
partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Kings Own Rifles of Canada , le
er er
1 Bataillon fut rebaptis 1 Bataillon (46th Battalion, CEF), et le
e e
2 Bataillon fut rebaptis 2 Bataillon (128th Battalion, CEF).
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Kings Own Rifles of Canada fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 194/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La perptuation du 12th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC du
(1919-1936) fut assign au The Regina Rifle Regiment
(aujourdhui The Royal Regina Rifles ) (GO 149/37).
Le The Saskatchewan Dragoons fut restreint un seul
er
escadron le 1 septembre 1970 (OOFC 70/15).
Le 60th Rifles of Canada vit le jour Moose
Jaw, en Saskatchewan, le 2 janvier 1913, lorsque
le 60th Rifles of Canada fut autoris.14 Le
15 mars 1920, le rgiment se fusionna avec le
95th Saskatchewan Rifles , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Perptuations
46th , et 128th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 60th Rifles of Canada
furent mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.15
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Details of the 95th Saskatchewan Rifles were
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protective duty.16
The 46th Battalion, which was authorized on
7 November 1914 as the 46th Battalion, CEF,17
embarked for Britain on 23 October 1915.18 On
11 August 1916 it disembarked in France,19 where it
fought with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian
Division in France and Flanders until the end of the
war.20 The battalion was disbanded on
30 August 1920.21
The 128th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 128th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,22 embarked for Britain on
15 August 1916.23 The battalion provided
reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field
until 13 February 1917, when it was allotted to the
13th Infantry Brigade, 5th Canadian Division in
England.24 On 27 May 1917 its personnel were
absorbed by the 19th Reserve Battalion, CEF.25
The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.26
The Second World War
The regiment mobilized the 1st Battalion, The
Kings Own Rifles of Canada, CASF for active
service on 29 January 1942.27 The unit served in
Canada in a home defence role as part of the 14th
Infantry Brigade, 8th Canadian Division.28 The
battalion was disbanded on 30 March 1946.29
GUIDON
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Des dtachements du 95th Saskatchewan
Rifles furent mobiliss pour le service actif le
6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux de
protection.16
Le 46th Battalion fut autoris le 7 novembre 1914,
sous lappellation de 46th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,17 et sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
23 octobre 1915.18 Il dbarqua en France le
11 aot 1916,19 o il y combattit de mme que dans
les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre, en tant que
composante de la 10e brigade dinfanterie, de la 4e
division canadienne.20 Le bataillon fut dissous le
30 aot 1920.21
Le 128th Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 128th
Overseas Battalion, CEF ,22 et sembarqua
pour la Canada le 15 aot 1916.23 Le bataillon
fournit des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusquen 13 fvrier 1917, lorsquil fut
allou la 13e brigade dinfanterie, de la 5e division
canadienne en Angleterre.24 Le 27 mai 1917, son
personnel passa au 19th Reserve Battalion,
CEF .25 Le bataillon fut dissous le 30 aot 1920.26
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment mobilisa le 1st Battalion, The Kings
Own Rifles of Canada, CASF pour le service actif
le 29 janvier 1942.27 Lunit servit au Canada dans
un rle de dfense territoriale, en tant que
composante de la 14e brigade dinfanterie, de la 8e
division canadienne.28 Le bataillon fut dissous le
30 mars 1946.29
GUIDON
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1. GO 155/05. The localization of the headquarters was not authorized until 1 April 1908, at Regina, Saskatchewan (GO
63/08) / Lemplacement du Quartier gnral ne fut pas autoris avant le 1er avril 1908, Regina, Saskatchewan (GO
63/08).
2. GO 67/07.
3. GO 75/09.
4. GO 60/12. Actual order does not include Saskatchewan Rifles in nomenclature, however, this is officially considered
an administrative oversight as subsequent orders dealing with the regiment use the title / Lordre en soi ninclue pas
Saskatchewan Rifles dans sa nomenclature. Toutefois, ceci est officiellement considr une erreur administrative
puisque les ordres subsquentes utilisent ce titre.
5. GO 72/20.
6. GO 67/24.
7. GO 120/24.
8. GO 194/36.
9. GO 73/42; GO 273/40; GO 42/41; and/et GO 75/42.
10. GO 115/46.
11. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
12. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 427/55.
13. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
14. GO 5/13.
15. GO 142/14.
16. GO 142/14.
17. GO 86/15.
18. CEF Sailing List, vol. III.
19. War Diary, 46th Battalion, 11 August 1916/11 aot 1916, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol. 4939, File/dossier
436.
20. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919 (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
21. GO 149/20.
22. GO 151/15.
23. CEF Sailing List, vol. VII.
24. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919 (Ottawa, 1962), p. 231.
25. CRO 1560/17.
26. GO 149/20.
27. GO 75/42.
28. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 539. Two companies served with the defences at Prince Rupert / Deux compagnies servirent avec
la dfense de Prince Rupert.
29. GO 153/46.

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THE SHERBROOKE HUSSARS
BADGE
Description
Quarterly first and fourth Gules a horses head
Argent upon a wreath Argent and Azure, second
Argent a Cornish chough proper, third Sable a
sinister arm embowed the hand grasping a kukri Or,
all within an annulus Gules edged and inscribed
SHERBROOKE HUSSARS in letters Or, ensigned
by the Royal Crown and encircled by a wreath of
autumn maple leaves proper surmounted in base
by a beaver upon a log Or, set above a scroll Sable
edged and inscribed IN HOC SIGNO STABILITAS
in letters Or.
Symbolism
The maple leaves and the beaver represent service
to Canada, and the Crown, service to the
Sovereign. The two horse heads represent the
cavalry lineage of The Sherbrooke Regiment and
the 7th/11th Hussars, the chough (bird) was taken
from the coat of arms of the Aylmer family and
represents the 11th Hussars, and the sinister arm
and Kukri represent the image of an arm with a
cavalry sabre formerly depicted in the badge of the
7th Hussars. "SHERBROOKE HUSSARS" is a form
of the regimental title and "IN HOC SIGNO
STABILITAS" is the motto of the regiment.
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THE SHERBROOKE HUSSARS
INSIGNE
Description
cartel, au un et quatre de gueules une tte de
cheval dargent soutenue dune torque dargent et
dazur, au deux dargent un choucas au naturel,
au trois de sable un snestrochre dor
empoignant un kukri du mme, le tout bord dun
anneau de gueules lisr dor, inscrit
SHERBROOKE HUSSARS en lettres du mme,
somm de la couronne royale et entour dune
guirlande de feuilles drable dautomne le tout au
naturel, un castor dor sur un rondin du mme
brochant en pointe, le tout soutenu dun listel de
sable lisr dor et inscrit IN HOC SIGNO
STABILITAS en lettres du mme.
Symbolisme
Les feuilles drable et le castor reprsentent le
service rendu au Canada, et la couronne, le service
rendu au souverain. Les deux ttes de cheval
reprsentent la tradition cavalire du Sherbrooke
Regiment et des 7th/11th Hussars. Le crave (oiseau),
qui provient des armoiries de la famille Aylmer,
reprsente le 11th Hussars, et le bras snestre
arm du kukri reflte le bras dun cavalier tenant
son sabre, une image qui ornait autrefois linsigne
du 7th Hussars. SHERBROOKE HUSSARS est
une variante du nom du rgiment, et IN HOC
SIGNO STABILITAS en est la devise.
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MOTTO
IN HOC SIGNO STABILITAS (Steadfast by this
sign)
MARCH
Regimental March of the Sherbrooke Hussars
ALLIANCES
British Army
The Queens Royal Hussars (The Queens Own
and Royal Irish); and The Royal Anglian Regiment
BATTLE HONOURS
The First World War
MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Ancre
Heights; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; HILL 70;
YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918;
HINDENBURG LINE; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918;
VALENCIENNES; SAMBRE; FRANCE AND
FLANDERS, 1915-18.
The Second World War
NORMANDY LANDING; Authie; CAEN; The Orne;
BOURGUBUS RIDGE; Faubourg de Vaucelles; St. Andr-sur-
Orne; FALAISE; Falaise Road; Clair Tizon; The Laison;
Antwerp-Turnhout Canal; THE SCHELDT; The Lower Maas;
THE RHINELAND; The Hochwald; Xanten; THE RHINE;
Emmerich-Hoch Elten; Zutphen, Deventer; NORTH-WEST
EUROPE, 1944-1945.
Honorary Distinction
The badge of The Royal Rifles of Canada, with the year-date
1941, was awarded as an honorary distinction to the 7th/11th
Hussars for significantly reinforcing The Royal Rifles of Canada
during their operation in Hong Kong.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
21 September 1866 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The Sherbrooke Hussars originated in Melbourne,
Quebec on 21 September 1866, when the
Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry was authorized to
be formed.1 It was redesignated the 53rd
Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry on
15 March 1867.2 On 22 March 1867, it was
reorganized as two separate battalions designated
the 53rd Melbourne Battalion of Infantry (see
below) and the 54th Sherbrooke Battalion of
Infantry.3 It was redesignated: 53rd Sherbrooke
Battalion of Infantry on 10 May 1867;4 53rd
Sherbrooke Regiment on 8 May 1900;5 The
Sherbrooke Regiment on 29 March 1920;6 The
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DEVISE
IN HOC SIGNO STABILITAS (Stable par ce signe)
MARCHE
Regimental March of the Sherbrooke Hussars
ALLIANCES
Arme britannique
The Queens Royal Hussars (The Queens Own
and Royal Irish); et The Royal Anglian Regiment
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Premire Guerre mondiale
MONT-SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Crte
dAncre; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; CTE 70;
YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; LIGNE
HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918;
VALENCIENNES; SAMBRE; FRANCE ET FLANDRES,
1915-18.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
DBARQUEMENT EN NORMANDIE; Authie; CAEN; LOrne;
CRTE DE BOURGUBUS; Faubourg de Vaucelles;
Saint-Andr-sur-Orne; FALAISE; Route de Falaise; Clair Tizon;
La Laison; Canal dAntwerp-Turnhout; LESCAUT; La Basse-
Meuse; LA RHNANIE; La Hochwald; Xanten; Le RHIN;
Emmerich-Hoch Elten; Zutphen, Deventer; NORD-OUEST DE
LEUROPE, 1944-1945.
Distinction honorifique
Linsigne de The Royal Rifles of Canada dat de 1941, a t
accord en tant que distinction honorifique au 7th/11th
Hussars pour avoir renforc de faon significative The Royal
Rifles of Canada pendant leur opration Hong Kong.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
21 septembre 1866 et regroupe les rgiments
suivants.
Le The Sherbrooke Hussars vit le jour
Melbourne, au Qubec, le 21 septembre 1866,
lorsque le Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis 53rd Sherbrooke
Battalion of Infantry le 15 mars 1867.2 Le
22 mars 1867, il fut rorganis en deux bataillons
distincts, le 53rd Melbourne Battalion of Infantry
(voir ci-dessous) et le 54th Sherbrooke Battalion
of Infantry .3 Il fut rebaptis : 53rd Sherbrooke
Battalion of Infantry le 10 mai 1867;4 53rd
Sherbrooke Regiment le 8 mai 1900;5 The
Sherbrooke Regiment le 29 mars 1920;6 The
Sherbrooke Regiment (MG) le

Sherbrooke Regiment (MG) on
15 December 1936;7 The Sherbrooke Regiment on
1 February 1941;8 2nd (Reserve) Battalion,
The Sherbrooke Regiment on 7 November 1940;9
12th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Regiment),
RCAC on 1 April 1946;10 The Sherbrooke
Regiment (12th Armoured Regiment) on
4 February 1949;11 and The Sherbrooke Regiment
(RCAC) on 19 May 1958.12 On 15 February 1965, it
was amalgamated with the 7th/11th Hussars (see
below) and redesignated The Sherbrooke
Hussars.13
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Sherbrooke Regiment on
29 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (117th Battalion, CEF) on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle.
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
The Sherbrooke Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 September 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 253/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 7th/11th Hussars originated in Sherbrooke,
Quebec on 21 September 1866, when the
Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry was authorized to
be formed.14 It was redesignated the 53rd
Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry on
15 March 1867.15 On 22 March 1867, it was
reorganized as two separate battalions, designated
the 54th Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry (see
above) and the 53rd Melbourne Battalion of
Infantry.16 It was redesignated: 54th "Richmond"
Battalion of Infantry on 10 May 1867;17 and 54th
Richmond Regiment on 8 May 1900.18 It was
converted to cavalry and redesignated the 11th
Hussars on 1 August 1903.19 On 1 April 1936, it
was amalgamated with the 7th Hussars (see below)
and redesignated 7th/11th Hussars.20 It was
redesignated: 2nd (Reserve) Regiment, 7th/11th
Hussars on 27 February 1941;21 16th (Reserve)
Armoured Regiment, (7th/11th Hussars) on
1 April 1941;22 16th Reconnaissance Regiment
(7th/11th Hussars), RCAC on 1 April 1946;23
7th/11th Hussars (16th Reconnaissance
Regiment) on 4 February 1949;24 7th/11th Hussars
(16th Armoured Regiment) on 1 September 1954;25
and 7th/11th Hussars on 19 May 1958.26 On
15 February 1965, it was amalgamated with
The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC), as above.
Notes:
On 1 November 1920, the 11th Hussars were organized as a
two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Regiment on the
Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20). The reserve unit was
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
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15 dcembre 1936;7 The Sherbrooke Regiment
le 1er fvrier 1941;8 2nd (Reserve) Battalion,
The Sherbrooke Regiment le 7 novembre 1940;9
12th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Regiment),
RCAC le 1er avril 1946;10 The Sherbrooke
Regiment (12th Armoured Regiment) le
4 fvrier 1949;11 et The Sherbrooke Regiment
(RCAC) le 19 mai 1958.12 Le 15 fvrier 1965, il se
fusionna avec le 7th/11th Hussars (voir ci-
dessous) et fut rebaptis The Sherbrooke
Hussars .13
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Sherbrooke Regiment , le
29 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (117th Battalion,
CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Sherbrooke Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 septembre 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 253/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 7th/11th Hussars vit le jour Sherbrooke, au
Qubec, le 21 septembre 1866, lorsque le
Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry fut autoris.14 Il
fut rebaptis 53rd Sherbrooke Battalion of
Infantry le 15 mars 1867.15 Le 22 mars 1867, il fut
rorganis en deux bataillons distincts, le 54th
Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry (voir ci-dessus)
et le 53rd Melbourne Battalion of Infantry .16 Il fut
rebaptis : 54th "Richmond" Battalion of Infantry
le 10 mai 1867;17 et 54th "Richmond" Regiment
le 8 mai 1900.18 Il fut converti la cavalerie et
rebaptis le 11th Hussars le 1er aot 1903.19 Le
1er avril 1936, il se fusionna avec le 7th Hussars
(voir ci-dessous), et fut rebaptis 7th/11th
Hussars .20 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd (Reserve)
Regiment, 7th/11th Hussars le 27 fvrier 1941;21
16th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (7th/11th
Hussars) le 1er avril 1941;22 16th
Reconnaissance Regiment, (7th/11th Hussars),
RCAC le 1er avril 1946;23 7th/11th Hussars (16th
Reconnaissance Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;24
7th/11th Hussars (16th Armoured Regiment) le
1er septembre 1954;25 et 7th/11th Hussars le
19 mai 1958.26 Le 15 fvrier 1965, il se fusionna
avec le Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC) , tel que
dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 11th Hussars fut organis en tant
er
quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e
le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve
(GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
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The 11th Hussars were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 April 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 200/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 11th Hussars were disbanded for the purpose
amalgamation on 31 March 1936 and reorganized the next day
(GO 42/36). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the regiment.
The perpetuation of the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion,
CEF was transferred from The Eastern Townships Mounted
Rifles (now the 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on the
Supplementary Order of Battle) to the 7th/11th Hussars on
15 December 1936 (GO 154/37).
The 7th Hussars originated in Robinson, Quebec
on 11 October 1867, when the 58th "Compton"
Battalion of Infantry was authorized to be formed.27
It was redesignated the 58th Compton Regiment
on 8 May 1900.28 The regiment was converted to
cavalry and redesignated the 7th Hussars on
1 May 1903.29 On 1 April 1936, it was amalgamated
with the 11th Hussars, as above.
Notes:
On 1 November 1920, the 7th Hussars were organized as a two
regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Regiment on the
Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20). The reserve unit was
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 7th Hussars were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 July 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 172/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 7th Hussars were disbanded for the purpose amalgamation
on 31 March 1936 and reorganized the next day (GO 42/36).
This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage
of the regiment.
Perpetuations
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF; and
117th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Headquarters Location
Sherbrooke, Quebec
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details of the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment were
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protective duty.30
The 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, which
was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 5th
Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF,31
embarked for Britain on 18 July 1915.32 It
disembarked in France on 24 October 1915, where
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Le 11th Hussars fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation du
er
1 avril 1921 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 200/21). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le 11th Hussars fut dissous en vue de lincorporation du
31 mars 1936 et rorganis le lendemain (GO 42/36). Il sagit de
changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du
rgiment.
La perptuation du 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion,
CEF fut transfr du The Eastern Townships Mounted
Rifles (aujourdhui le 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire au 7th/11th Hussars le
15 dcembre 1936 (GO 154/37).
Le 7th Hussars vit le jour Robinson, au
Qubec, le 11 octobre 1867, lorsque le 58th
"Compton" Battalion of Infantry fut autoris.27 Il fut
rebaptis 58th Compton Regiment le
8 mai 1900.28 Le rgiment fut converti la cavalerie
et rebaptis le 7th Hussars le 1er mai 1903.29 Le
1er avril 1936, il se fusionna avec le 11th
Hussars , tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 7th Hussars fut organis en tant
er
quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e
le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve
(GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 7th Hussars fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation du
15 juillet 1920 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 172/20). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le 7th Hussars fut dissous en vue de lincorporation du
31 mars 1936 et rorganis le lendemain (GO 42/36). Il sagit de
changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du
rgiment.
Perptuations
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF ; et
117th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Sherbrooke, Qubec
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 53rd Sherbrooke
Regiment furent mobilis pour le service actif le
6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux de
protection.30
Le 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion ,
autoris le 7 novembre 1914 sous lappellation de
5th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF ,31
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
18 juillet 1915.32 Il dbarqua en France le

it fought as part of the 2nd Brigade Canadian
Mounted Rifles until 3 January 1916, when it was
converted to infantry and allocated to the 8th
Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division.33 The
regiment was redesignated the 5th Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF on
24 December 1915.34 The battalion was disbanded
on 30 August 1920.35
The 117th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 117th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,36 embarked for Britain on
14 August 1916.37 It provided reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field until 8 January 1917
when its personnel were absorbed by the 23rd
Reserve Battalion, CEF.38 The battalion was
disbanded on 30 August 1920.39
The Second World War
The Sherbrooke Regiment mobilized the No. 1
General Base Depot, CASF for active service on
1 September 1939.40 This unit embarked for Britain
on 25 January 1940,41 where it provided guards for
vulnerable points until disbanded on 6 July 1940.42
Subsequently, the regiment, in conjunction with Les
Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, mobilized The
Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, CASF for active
service on 24 May 1940.43 It was redesignated: 1st
Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment,
CASF on 7 November 1940;44 1st Battalion, The
Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, CASF on
15 November 1940;45 and upon conversion to
armour, 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke
Fusiliers Regiment), CAC, CASF on
26 January 1942;46 and 27th Armoured Regiment
(The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), RCAC,
CASF on 2 August 1945.47 The regiment served in
Newfoundland from 13 August 1941 to
15 February 1942,48 and embarked for Britain on
27 October 1942.49 On 6 June 1944 it landed in
Normandy, France as a unit of the 2nd Canadian
Armoured Brigade and it continued to fight in North
West Europe until the end of the war.50 The
overseas regiment was disbanded on
15 February 1946.51
The 7th/11th Hussars mobilized an armoured
squadron designated the 2nd Canadian Armoured
Brigade Headquarters Squadron (7th/11th
Hussars), CASF for active service on
27 February 1941.52 This unit embarked for Britain
on 9 October 1941.53 It was disbanded on
1 January 1943 and its personnel absorbed by
Headquarters, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade.54
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24 octobre 1915, o il servit en tant que
composante de la 2e brigade canadienne de
fusiliers monts jusquau 3 janvier 1916, date o il
fut converti linfanterie et allou la 8e brigade
dinfanterie, de la 3e division canadienne.33 Le
rgiment fut rebaptis 5th Canadian Mounted
Rifles Battalion, CEF le 24 dcembre 1915.34 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 30 aot 1920.35
Le 117th Battalion , autoris le
22 dcembre 1915 sous lappellation de
117th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,36 sembarque
pour la Grande-Bretagne le 14 aot 1916.37 Il
fournit des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusquau 8 janvier 1917, date o son
personnel passa au 23rd Reserve Battalion,
CEF .38 Le bataillon fut dissous le 30 aot 1920.39
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le The Sherbrooke Regiment mobilisa le No.
1 General Base Depot, CASF pour le service actif
le 1er septembre 1939.40 Lunit sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 25 janvier 1940,41 o il fournit
des gardes pour la protection des points
vulnrables jusquau 6 juillet 1940, date o il fut
dissous.42 Subsquemment, le rgiment, avec Les
Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, mobilisa The
Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, CASF pour le
service actif le 24 mai 1940.43 Il fut rebaptis : 1st
Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment,
CASF le 7 novembre 1940;44 1st Battalion, The
Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, CASF le
15 novembre 1940;45 et lorsquil fut converti au
blind, 27th Armoured Regiment (The
Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), CAC, CASF le
26 janvier 1942;46 et 27th Armoured Regiment
(The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), RCAC,
CASF le 2 aot 1945.47 Le rgiment servit
Terre-Neuve du 13 aot 1941 au 15 fvrier 1942,48
et il sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
27 octobre 1942.49 Le 6 juin 1944, il dbarqua en
Normandie, en France, en tant qulment de la 2e
brigade blinde canadienne o il combattit dans le
Nord-Ouest de lEurope, jusqu la fin de la
guerre.50 Le rgiment outre-mer fut dissous le
15 fvrier 1946.51
Le 7th/11th Hussars mobilisa un escadron blind
pour le service actif le 27 fvrier 1941, sous
lappellation de 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade
Headquarters Squadron (7th/11th Hussars),
CASF .52 Lunit sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 9 octobre 1941.53 Elle fut
dissoute le 1er janvier 1943 et son personnel passa
au quartier-gnral de la 2e brigade blinde
canadienne.54
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GUIDON GUIDON

CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

1. MGO of 21 Sep 66. Formed from six existing independent infantry and rifle companies authorized on the following
dates: No. 1 Company (1st Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Sherbrooke, 20 March 1856), No. 2 Company (2nd
Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Sherbrooke, 13 November 1860), No. 3 Company, (First Volunteer Militia Rifle
Company of Danville, 17 July 1861), No. 4 Company (Infantry Company at Melbourne, 16 March 1866), No. 5
Company (Infantry Company at Richmond, 16 March 1866), and No. 6 Company (Infantry Company at Lennoxville,
2 June 1866) / Form de six compagnies dinfanterie indpendantes et de voltigeurs autoriss selon les dates
suivantes : No. 1 Company (1st Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Sherbrooke, 20 mars 1856), No. 2
Company (2nd Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Sherbrooke, 13 novembre 1860), No. 3 Company , (First
Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Danville, 17 juillet 1861), No. 4 Company (Infantry Company at Melbourne,
16 mars 1866), No. 5 Company (Infantry Company at Richmond, 16 mars 1866), et No. 6 Company (Infantry
Company at Lennoxville, 2 juin 1866).
2. MGO of 15 Mar 67.
3. MGO of 22 Mar 67.
4. MGO of 10 May 67.
5. MO 105/1900.
6. MO 95/20.
7. GO 164/36.
8. GO 54/41.
9. GO 42/41.
10. GO 115/46.

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11. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 114/49.

12. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
13. SD 1 Letter No. 65/64; and/et Message, QUECOM G 3564, 221800Z SEP 65.
14. MGO of 21 Sep 66.
15. MGO of 15 Mar 67.
16. MGO of 22 Mar 67.
17. MGO of 10 May 67.
18. MO 105/1900.
19. GO 134/03.
20. GO 42/36.
21. GO 129/41.
22. GO 236/41.
23. GO 115/46.
24. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
25. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 420/55.
26. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
27. MGO of 11 Oct 67. Formed from eight existing independent infantry companies authorized on the following dates:
No. 1 Company (Volunteer Militia Infantry Company at Bury, 9 March 1866), No. 2 Company (Gould Infantry
Company, 16 November 1866), No. 3 Company (Winslow Infantry Company, 16 November 1866), No. 4 Company
(Marbleton Infantry Company, 16 November 1866), No. 5 Company (Lake Megantic Infantry Company,
22 March 1867), No. 6 Company (Compton Infantry Company, 22 March 1867), No. 7 Company (Coaticook Infantry
Company, 8 June 1866), and No. 8 Company (Stanstead Infantry Company, 8 June 1866) / Form de huit
compagnies indpendantes dinfanterie et de voltigeurs autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Company
(Volunteer Militia Infantry Company at Bury, 9 mars 1866), No. 2 Company (Gould Infantry Company,
16 novembre 1866), No. 3 Company (Winslow Infantry Company, 16 novembre 1866), No. 4 Company
(Marbleton Infantry Company, 16 novembre 1866), No. 5 Company (Lake Megantic Infantry Company,
22 mars 1867), No. 6 Company (Compton Infantry Company, 22 mars 1867), No. 7 Company (Coaticook
Infantry Company, 8 juin 1866), et No. 8 Company (Stanstead Infantry Company, 8 juin 1866).
28. MO 105/1900.
29. GO 80/03.
30. GO 142/14.
31. GO 36/15.
32. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
33. Memorandum, Department of the Ministry of Overseas Military Forces of Canada on the subject of Overseas Military
Forces of Canada, 1918, (DHH Library D547 C2 C35 1918), p. 7; and/et Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of
C.E.F. Units 5th Regiment C.M.R., Document Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries VI,
Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6. The 6th Regiment, CMR was absorbed by the 4th and 5th Regiments CMR when
they were converted to infantry / Le 6th Regiment, CMR fut incorpor au sein des 4th et 5th Regiment(s),
CMR lorsquils furent convertis linfanterie.
34. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, Document
Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
35. GO 149/20. This order disbanded the 5th CMR Battalion but a subsequent general order (GO 207/20) disbanded the
5th Regiment, CMR with effect from 6 November 1920. As these orders refer to the same unit, the first general order
is considered to be the official authorization to disband. / Cet ordre dissoluait le 5th CMR Battalion . Par contre, un
ordre gnral subsquent (GO 207/20) dissolvait le 5th Regiment, CMR avec le 6 novembre 1920 comme date
de mise en vigueur. Dans la mesure o ces ordres rfrent la mme unit, le premier ordre gnral fut considr
lautorisation officielle de dissolution.
36. GO 151/15.
37. CEF Sailing List , vol. VI.
38. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 117th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 117.
39. GO 149/20
40. GO 135/39.
41. Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Jackson, The Sherbrooke Regiment (12th Armoured Regiment), (n.p., 1958), p. 70a.
42. GO 438/43.
43. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
44. GO 42/41.
45. GO 42/41; and/et GO 62/41. Note the change of the word fusiliers from the plural to the singular form / noter le
changement de forme du mot fusiliers du pluriel au singulier.
46. GO 132/42.
47. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
48. Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Jackson, The Sherbrooke Regiment (12th Armoured Regiment), (np, 1958), pp. 68, and/et
76.

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49. Ibid, p. 82.

50. John Marteinson and Michael R. McNorgan, The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, (Toronto, 2000), passim.
51. GO 111/46.
52. GO 224/43.
53. Document Collection/Collection de documents 92/252, folder/chemise 82, file/dossier 4.
54. GO 88/41; GO 129/41; and/et GO 260/41.

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THE SOUTH ALBERTA LIGHT HORSE
BADGE
Description
Upon a scroll Azure edged and inscribed SEMPER
ALACER in letters Or, a stags head affront
Argent, the antlers joined by two bars bearing the
initials SALH Or, all below a plaque Azure edged
and inscribed CANADA in letters Or and ensigned
by the Royal Crown proper.
Symbolism
The word "CANADA" represents service to Canada,
and the Crown, service to the Sovereign. The stags
head alludes to the pronghorn stag in the badge of
the 15th Light Horse. "SALH" is an abbreviation of a
form of the regimental title and "SEMPER
ALACER" is the motto of the regiment.
MOTTO
SEMPER ALACER (Always alert)
MARCH
A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky
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THE SOUTH ALBERTA LIGHT HORSE
INSIGNE
Description
Un rencontre de cerf dargent soutenu dun listel
dazur lisr dor inscrit SEMPER ALACER en
lettres du mme, entre ses bois le sigle SALH en
lettres dor brochant sur deux burles du mme,
ses andouillers suprieurs somms dune plaque
dazur lisre dor inscrite CANADA en lettres du
mme, soutenant la couronne royale au naturel.
Symbolisme
Le mot CANADA reprsente le service rendu au
Canada, et la couronne, le service rendu au
souverain. La tte de cerf est une allusion au
pronghorn de linsigne du 15th Light Horse.
SALH est labrviation dune variante du nom
du rgiment, et SEMPER ALACER en est la
devise.
DEVISE
SEMPER ALACER (Toujours alerte)
MARCHE
A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky
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ALLIANCES
British Army
The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens
and Royal Hampshires); and The Light Dragoons
BATTLE HONOURS
North West Rebellion
NORTH WEST CANADA, 1885.
The First World War
MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916, 18; Flers-Courcelette;
Thiepval; Ancre Heights; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917;
Arleux; Scarpe, 1917, 18; HILL 70; YPRES, 1917;
Passchendaele; AMIENS; Drocourt-Quant; HINDENBURG
LINE; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918; PURSUIT TO MONS;
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18.
The Second World War
FALAISE; Falaise Road; The Laison; St. Lambert-sur-Dives;
Moerbrugge; THE SCHELDT; Woensdrecht; The Lower Maas;
Kapelsche Veer; THE RHINELAND; The Hochwald; Veen;
Twente Canal; Bad Zwischenahn; NORTH-WEST EUROPE,
1944-1945.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
3 July 1905 and incorporates the following
regiments and artillery battery.
The South Alberta Light Horse originated in
Calgary, Alberta on 3 July 1905, when The 15th
Light Horse was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated the 15th Canadian Light Horse on
15 March 1920.2 On 16 February 1936, it was
amalgamated with The South Alberta Horse (see
below) and redesignated the 15th Alberta Light
Horse.3 It was redesignated the 15th (Reserve)
Alberta Light Horse on 7 November 1940.4 On
1 April 1946, it was amalgamated with the 22nd
(Reserve) Field Battery, RCA (see below),
converted to artillery, and redesignated the 68th
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA.5 On
28 September 1954, it was amalgamated with The
South Alberta Regiment (see below) and the 41st
Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA (see
below) and redesignated The South Alberta Light
Horse (29th Armoured Regiment).6 It was
redesignated : The South Alberta Light Horse on
19 May 1958;7 The South Alberta Light Horse
(RCAC) on 7 October 1985;8 and The South
Alberta Light Horse on 14 August 1997.9
Notes:
The 15th Canadian Light Horse was disbanded for the purpose
of reorganization on 15 September 1920 and reorganized the
same day (GO 230/20). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
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ALLIANCES
Arme britannique
The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens
and Royal Hampshires); et The Light Dragoons
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
CANADA DU NORD-OUEST, 1885.
Premire Guerre mondiale
MONT-SORREL; SOMME, 1916, 18; Flers-Courcelette;
Thiepval; Crte dAncre; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; Arleux;
Scarpe, 1917, 18; CTE 70; YPRES, 1917; Passchendaele;
AMIENS; Drocourt-Quant; ligne HINDENBURG; Canal du
Nord; Cambrai, 1918; POURSUITE VERS MONS; FRANCE ET
FLANDRES, 1915-18.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
FALAISE; Route de Falaise; La Laison; Saint-Lambert-sur-
Dives; Moerbrugge; LESCAUT; Woensdrecht; La Basse-
Meuse; Kapelsche Veer; LA RHNANIE; La Hochwald; Veen;
Canal Twente; Bad Zwischenahn; NORD-OUEST DE
LEUROPE, 1944-1945.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
3 juillet 1905 et regroupe les rgiments et batterie
dartillerie suivants.
Le The South Alberta Light Horse vit le jour
Calgary, en Alberta, le 3 juillet 1905, lorsque le
The 15th Light Horse fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis 15th Canadian Light Horse le
15 mars 1920.2 Le 16 fvrier 1936, il se fusionna
avec le The South Alberta Horse (voir ci-
dessous) et fut rebaptis 15th Alberta Light
Horse .3 Il fut rebaptis 15th (Reserve) Alberta
Light Horse le 7 novembre 1940.4 Le
er
1 avril 1946, il se fusionna avec la 22nd
(Reserve) Field Battery, RCA (voir ci-dessous),
converti lartillerie, et fut rebaptis 68th Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA .5 Le
28 septembre 1954, il se fusionna avec le The
South Alberta Regiment (voir ci-dessous) et le
41st Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA
(voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis The South
Alberta Light Horse (29th Armoured Regiment) .6 Il
fut rebaptis : The South Alberta Light Horse le
19 mai 1958;7 The South Alberta Light Horse
(RCAC) le 7 octobre 1985;8 et The South
Alberta Light Horse le 14 aot 1997.9
Notes :
Le 15th Canadian Light Horse fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 septembre 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 230/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.

On 1 November 1920, the 15th Canadian Light Horse was
organized as a two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Regiment on the Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20).
On 1 March 1922, the 1st Regiment was redesignated the 1st
Regiment (12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF) (GO
38/22, and GO 74/26). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 15th Canadian Light Horse were disbanded for the purpose
amalgamation on 15 February 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 34/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The South Alberta Horse originated in Medicine
Hat, Alberta on 1 April 1908, when 21st Alberta
Hussars were authorized to be formed.10 It was
redesignated The Alberta Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920.11 On 1 May 1922, it was
amalgamated with the 23rd Alberta Rangers (see
below), retaining its designation.12 On
1 January 1931, it was reorganized into two
separate regiments, designated: The Alberta
Mounted Rifles (now the 19th Alberta Dragoons
on the Supplementary Order of Battle) and The
South Alberta Horse.13 On 16 February 1936, it
was amalgamated with 15th Canadian Light
Horse, as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Alberta Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a three
regiment unit with the 1st Regiment (3rd Canadian Mounted
Rifles Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order
of battle, the 2nd Regiment (12th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion, CEF) and the 3rd Regiment (13th Canadian Mounted
Rifles Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle (see also
GO 185/20).
The Alberta Mounted Rifles were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 March 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 129/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 15 February 1922, the 3rd Regiment was redesignated the
2nd Regiment (13th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF)
and placed on the active order and a new 3rd Regiment (no CEF
designation) on the Reserve order was formed (GO 28/22).
The 2nd Regiment, The Alberta Mounted Rifles was disbanded
for the purpose of reorganization on 15 February 1922 and
reorganized the same day (GO 100/22). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 1 May 1922, the amalgamated 23rd Alberta Rangers were
redesignated the 2nd Regiment (13th Mounted Rifles Battalion,
CEF), Alberta Mounted Rifles (GO 75/22).
On 15 February 1922, the 3rd Regiment was redesignated the
2nd Regiment and placed on the active order and the 2nd
Regiment remained on the Reserve order as the 3rd Regiment
without a CEF affiliation (GO 28/22).
On 15 November 1926, the 1st Regiment was redesignated the
1st Regiment (3rd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF)
and the 2nd Regiment the 2nd Regiment (13th Regiment
Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF) (GO 74/26).
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er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 15th Canadian Light Horse fut
er
organis en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de
bataille de la Rserve (GO 185/20).
er er er
Le 1 mars 1922, le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1 Rgiment
(12th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) (GO 38/22, et
GO 74/26). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936
(GO 3/37).
Le 15th Canadian Light Horse fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 15 fvrier 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 34/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The South Alberta Horse vit le jour
Medicine Hat, en Alberta, le 1er avril 1908, lorsque
le 21st Alberta Hussars fut autoris.10 Il fut
rebaptis The Alberta Mounted Rifles le
15 mars 1920.11 Le 1er mai 1922, il se fusionna
avec le 23rd Alberta Rangers (voir ci-dessous),
conservant la mme dsignation.12 Le
er
1 janvier 1931, il fut transform en tant que deux
rgiments, baptiss : The Alberta Mounted
Rifles (aujourdhui le 19th Alberta Dragoons
en lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire) et The
South Alberta Horse .13 Le 16 fvrier 1936, il se
fusionna avec le 15th Canadian Light Horse , tel
que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Alberta Mounted Rifles , le
15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant quunit
er
trois rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment (3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice
e
active non permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment (12th
e
Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) et le 3 Rgiment
(13th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve (voir aussi GO 185/20).
Le The Alberta Mounted Rifles fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 mars 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 129/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
e e
Le 15 fvrier 1922, le 3 Rgiment fut rebaptis 2 Rgiment
(13th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
e
lordre de bataille de la Milice et un nouveau 3 Rgiment
(aucune dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de
la Rserve (GO 28/22).
Le 2nd Regiment, The Alberta Mounted Rifles fut dissous en
vue de la rorganisation du 15 fvrier 1922 et rorganis la
mme journe (GO100/22). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
er
Le 1 mai 1922, lincorpor 23rd Alberta Rangers fut
rebaptis 2nd Regiment (13th Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF),
Alberta Mounted Rifles (GO 75/22).
e e
Le 15 dcembre 1922, le 3 Rgiment fut rebaptis 2 Rgiment
et fut mis sur lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e e
permanente et le 2 Rgiment fut rebaptis 3 Rgiment avec
aucune dsignation CEF (GO 28/22).
er er
Le 15 novembre 1926, le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1
e
Rgiment (3rd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF) et le 2
e
Rgiment 2 Rgiment (13th Regiment Canadian Mounted
Rifles, CEF) (GO 74/26).
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Upon redesignation as The South Alberta Horse on
1 January 1931 (see above), it was organized as a two regiment
unit with the 1st Regiment (13th Regiment Canadian Mounted
Rifles, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle,
and the 2nd (Reserve) Regiment (no CEF designation) on the
Reserve order of battle (see also GO 3/31). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
On 16 March 1932, the regiment was authorized to perpetuate
the Rocky Mountain Rangers of 1885 (GO 38/32).
The South Alberta Horse were disbanded for the purpose
amalgamation on 15 February 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 34/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 23rd Alberta Rangers originated in MacLeod,
Alberta on 1 April 1908, when the 23rd Alberta
Rangers were authorized to be formed.14 On
1 May 1922, it was amalgamated with the Alberta
Mounted Rifles, as above.
The 22nd (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA originated
in Gleichen, Alberta on 2 February 1920, when the
22nd Battery, CFA was authorized to be formed.15
It was redesignated: 22nd Field Battery, CA on
1 July 1925;16 22nd Field Battery, RCA on
3 June 1935;17 22nd (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA
on 7 November 1940;18 and 22nd Field Battery,
RCA on 14 November 1945.19 On 1 April 1946, it
was amalgamated with the 15th (Reserve) Alberta
Light Horse, as above.
The South Alberta Regiment originated in Calgary,
Alberta on 1 April 1910, when the 103rd Regiment
"Calgary Rifles" was authorized to be formed.20 On
15 March 1920 it was reorganized as two separate
regiments, designated The Calgary Regiment
(now The Kings Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
and The Calgary Highlanders) and The Alberta
Regiment.21 On 15 May 1924, it was reorganized
into two separate regiments, designated The North
Alberta Regiment (disbanded on 1 February 1936),
and The South Alberta Regiment.22 On
1 April 1936, it was amalgamated with C Company
of the 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (now
The Kings Own Calgary Regiment).23 It was
redesignated: 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The South
Alberta Regiment on 7 November 1940;24 2nd
(Reserve) Battalion, The South Alberta Regiment
(MG) on 1 April 1942;25 and The South Alberta
Regiment on 1 April 1946.26 On
28 September 1954, it was amalgamated with the
68th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA and the
41st Anti-Tank Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA, as
above.
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Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The South Alberta Horse , le
er
1 janvier 1931 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant quunit
er
deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment (13th Regiment Canadian
Mounted Rifles, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la
e
Milice active non permanente tandis que le 2 (Rserve)
Rgiment (aucune dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre de
bataille de la Rserve (GO 3/31). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 16 mars 1932, le rgiment fut autoris perptuer le Rocky
Mountain Rangers de 1885 (GO 38/32).
Le South Alberta Horse fut dissous en vue de lincorporation
du 15 fvrier 1936 et rorganis le lendemain (GO 34/36). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le 23rd Alberta Rangers vit le jour MacLeod,
en Alberta, le 1er avril 1908, lorsque le 23rd
Alberta Rangers fut autoris.14 Le 1er mai 1922, il
se fusionna avec le Alberta Mounted Rifles , tel
que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
La 22nd (Reserve) Field Battery RCA vit le jour
Gleichen, en Alberta, le 2 fvrier 1920, lorsque la
22nd Battery, CFA fut autorise.15 Elle fut
rebaptise : 22nd Field Battery, CA le
1er juillet 1925;16 22nd Field Battery, RCA le
3 juin 1935;17 22nd (Reserve) Field Battery,
RCA le 7 novembre 1940;18 et 22nd Field
Battery, RCA le 14 novembre 1945.19 Le
1er avril 1946, elle se fusionna avec le 15th
(Reserve) Alberta Light Horse, tel que dcrit ci-
dessus.
Le The South Alberta Regiment vit le jour
Calgary, en Alberta, le 1er avril 1910, lorsque le
103rd Regiment "Calgary Rifles" fut autoris.20
Le 15 mars 1920, il fut rorganis en deux
rgiments distincts, baptiss le The Calgary
Regiment (aujourdhui le The Kings Own
Calgary Regiment (RCAC) et le The Calgary
Highlanders ) et The Alberta Regiment .21 Le
15 mai 1924, il fut rorganis en deux rgiments
distincts, baptiss le The North Alberta
Regiment (dissous le 1er fvrier 1936) et le The
South Alberta Regiment .22 Le 1er avril 1936, il se
fusionna avec la C Company du 13th Machine
Gun Battalion, CMGC (aujourdhui le The Kings
Own Calgary Regiment ).23 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd
(Reserve) Battalion, The South Alberta Regiment
le 7 novembre 1940;24 2nd (Reserve) Battalion,
The South Alberta Regiment (MG) le
1er avril 1942;25 et The South Alberta Regiment
le 1er avril 1946.26 Le 28 septembre 1954, il se
fusionna avec le 68th Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA et le 41st Anti-Tank Regiment
(Self-Propelled), RCA , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.

Notes:
Upon reorganization as The Alberta Regiment on 15 March 1920
(see above), it was organized as a seven battalion regiment with
the 1st Battalion (31st Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion (89th
Battalion, CEF), 3rd Battalion (113th Battalion, CEF), 4th
Battalion (151st Battalion, CEF), 5th Battalion (175th Battalion,
CEF), 6th Battalion (187th Battalion, CEF), and 7th Battalion
(191st Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
On 1 June 1921, the 2nd Battalion was redesignated the 2nd
Battalion (31st Battalion, CEF) and placed on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle (GO 157/21). Thus, both
the 1st and 2nd Battalion had the same CEF secondary title
designation.
Upon reorganization as The South Alberta Regiment on
15 May 1924 (see above), it was organized as a four battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (31st Battalion, CEF) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion
(113th Battalion, CEF), 3rd Battalion (175th Battalion, CEF) and
4th Battalion (187th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of
battle. The reserve units were disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The lineage of 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (1919-1936)
was assigned to The Calgary Regiment (Tank) (GO 149/37).
The 41st Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA
originated in Calgary, Alberta on 1 April 1942, when
the 41st (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA was
authorized to be formed.27 It was redesignated the
41st Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA on
1 April 1946.28 On 28 September 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 68th Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA and the South Alberta Regiment,
as above.
Perpetuations
Rocky Mountain Rangers of 1885; 12th and 13th
Regiment(s), Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF;
22nd Battery, CFA, CEF; and 31st, 113th, CEF ; 22nd Battery, CFA, CEF ; et 31st ,
175th, and 187th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF
Headquarters Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
North West Rebellion
The Rocky Mountain Rangers were mobilized for
active service on 10 April 1885.29 They patrolled the
area in and around Medicine Hat, Alberta and the
international border.30 The unit was disbanded on
18 September 1885.31
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Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Alberta Regiment , le
15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment sept bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (31st Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (89th Battalion, CEF), le
e e
3 Bataillon (113th Battalion, CEF), le 4 Bataillon (151st
e e
Battalion, CEF), le 5 Bataillon (175th Battalion, CEF), le 6
e
Bataillon (187th Battalion, CEF), et le 7 Bataillon (191st
Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la
Rserve.
er e
Le 1 juin 1921, le 2 Bataillon fut rebaptis 2nd Battalion (31st
Battalion, CEF) et fut mis lordre de bataille de la Milice
active non permanente (GO 157/21). Ainsi, le 1st et le
2nd Battalion eurent la mme dsignation de titre secondaire
du CEC.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The South Alberta Regiment , le
15 mai 1924 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment
er
quatre bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (31st Battalion, CEF) faisait
partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente
e e
tandis que le 2 Bataillon (113th Battalion, CEF), le 3 Bataillon
e
(175th Battalion, CEF) et le 4 Bataillon (187th Battalion, CEF)
faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Les units
de rserve furent dissoutes le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
La ligne du 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (1919
1936) fut alloue au The Calgary Regiment (Tank)
(GO 149/37).
Le 41st Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled)
RCA vit le jour Calgary, en Alberta, le
1er avril 1942, lorsque le 41st (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA fut autoris.27 Il fut rebaptis
41st Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA
le 1er avril 1946.28 Le 28 septembre 1954, il se
fusionna avec le 68th Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA et le South Alberta Regiment ,
tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Perptuations
Rocky Mountain Rangers de 1885; 12th et
13th Regiment(s), Canadian Mounted Rifles,
113th , 175th , et 187th "Overseas"
Battalion(s), CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Medicine Hat, Alberta
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
Le Rocky Mountain Rangers fut mobilis pour le
service actif le 10 avril 1885.29 Lunit patrouilla la
rgion de Medicine Hat, en Alberta et la frontire
internationale.30 Lunit fut dissoute le
18 septembre 1885.31
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The First World War
Details of the 23rd Alberta Rangers were placed on
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protective
duty.32
Details of the 103rd Regiment "Calgary Rifles" were
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protection duties.33
The 12th Regiment. Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion, CEF, which was authorized on
15 March 1915,34 embarked for England on
8 October 1915.35 Its personnel were absorbed by
the Canadian Cavalry Depot, CEF on
3 February 1916 to provide reinforcements to the
Canadian Corps in the field.36 The regiment was
disbanded on 5 April 1918.37
The 13th Regiment. Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF, which was authorized on 15 March 1915,38
embarked for England on 29 June 1916.39 The
regiment was converted to infantry and
redesignated the 13th "Overseas" Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF on 23 April 1916.40
Its personnel were absorbed by various units on
19 July 1916 to provide reinforcements to the
Canadian Corps in the field.41 The battalion was
disbanded on 15 September 1917.42
The "31st Battalion, CEF, which was authorized on
7 November 1914,43 embarked for Britain on
17 May 1915.44 On 18 September 1915 it
disembarked in France,45 where it fought with the
6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division in
France and Flanders until the end of the war.46 The
battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920.47
The 113th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 113th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,48 embarked for Britain on
25 September 1916.49 Its personnel were absorbed
by the 17th Reserve Battalion, CEF on
8 October 1916 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.50 The battalion was
disbanded on 1 September 1917.51
The 175th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 175th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,52 embarked for Britain on 3 October 1916.53
Its personnel were absorbed by the 21st Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 10 January 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.54 The battalion was disbanded on
17 July 1917.55
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Des dtachements du 23rd Alberta Rangers
furent mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.32
Des dtachements du 103rd Regiment "Calgary
Rifles" furent mobiliss pour le service actif le
6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux de
protection.33
Le 12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF fut autoris le 15 mars 1915,34 et
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
8 octobre 1915.35 Son personnel passa au
Canadian Cavalry Depot, CEF le 3 fvrier 1916,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.37 Le rgiment fut dissous
le 5 avril 1918.37
Le 13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF fut autoris le 15 mars 1915,38 et
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
29 juin 1916.39 Le rgiment fut converti linfanterie
et rebaptis le 13th "Overseas" Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF le 23 avril 1916.40
Son personnel fut intgr au sein de diverses
units le 19 juillet 1916, fournissant des renforts au
Corps darme canadien en campagne.41 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 15 septembre 1917.42
Le 31st Battalion, CEF fut autoris le
7 novembre 1914,43 et sembarque pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 17 mai 1915.44 Le
18 septembre 1915, il dbarqua en France,45 o il
combattit de mme que dans les Flandres jusqu
la fin de la guerre, en tant que composante de la 6e
brigade dinfanterie, de la 2e division canadienne.46
Le bataillon fut dissous le 30 aot 1920.47
Le 113th Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 113th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,48 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 25 septembre 1916.49 Son
personnel passa au 17th Reserve Battalion,
CEF le 8 octobre 1916, fournissant des renforts
au Corps darme canadien en campagne.50 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 1er septembre 1917.51
Le 175th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 175th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,52 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
3 octobre 1916.53 Son personnel passa au 21st
Reserve Battalion, CEF le 10 janvier 1917,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.54 Le bataillon fut dissous le
17 juillet 1917.55

The 187th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 187th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,56 embarked for Britain on
16 December 1916.57 Its personnel were absorbed
by the 21st Reserve Battalion, CEF on
20 January 1917 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.58 The battalion was
disbanded on 11 April 1918.59
The 22nd Battery, which was authorized on
10 August 1914 as the 22nd Battery, CEF,60
embarked for Britain on 27 September 1914.61 Its
personnel were absorbed by the Canadian
Reserve Artillery Brigade, CEF in March 1915;62
and the unit was reformed on 19 September 1915
under the designation 30th (Howitzer) Battery,
CFA, CEF.63 On 25 October 1915, it was
redesignated the 22nd (Howitzer) Battery, CFA,
CEF.64 It disembarked in France on
19 January 1916,65 where it provided field artillery
support as part of the 6th (Howitzer) Brigade, CFA,
CEF in France and Flanders.66 The battery was
disbanded on 23 October 1920.67
The Second World War
The 15th Alberta Light Horse mobilized the 31st
(Alberta) Reconnaissance Battalion, CAC, CASF
for active service on 18 March 1942.68 It was
redesignated the 31st (Alberta) Reconnaissance
Regiment, CAC, CASF on 8 June 1942.69 This
regiment served in Canada in a home defence role
as part of Pacific Command.70 It embarked on
31 January 1945 for Britain, where it provided
reinforcements to the Canadian Army in the field.71
The regiment was disbanded on
15 February 1945.72
The 22nd Field Battery, in conjunction with the 78th
Field Battery, RCA mobilized the 22nd/78th Field
Battery, RCA, CASF for active service on
24 May 1940.73 This unit was reorganized as two
separate batteries on 1 January 1941, designated
the 22nd Field Battery, RCA, CASF and the 78th
Field Battery, RCA, CASF.74 The 22nd Field
Battery embarked for Britain on
1 November 1941.75 The battery landed in
Normandy, France as part of the 13th Field
Regiment, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on
6 June 1944 and continued to serve in North West
Europe until the end of the war.76 The overseas
battery was disbanded on 14 November 1945.77
A 2nd 22nd Field Battery, RCA, CAOF was
mobilized on 1 June 1945 for service with the
Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany.78
This battery was disbanded on 13 April 1946.79
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Le 187th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 187th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,56 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
16 dcembre 1916.57 Son personnel passa au
21st Reserve Battalion, CEF le 20 janvier 1917,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.58 Le bataillon fut dissous le
11 avril 1918.59
La 22nd Battery , autorise le 10 aot 1914 sous
lappellation de 22nd Battery, CEF ,60 sembar-
que pour la Grande-Bretagne le
27 septembre 1914.61 Son personnel passa la
Canadian Reserve Artillery Brigade, CEF en
mars 1915,62 et lunit fut reforme le
19 septembre 1915, sous lappellation de 30th
(Howitzer) Battery, CFA, CEF .63 Le
25 octobre 1915, elle fut rebaptise 22nd
(Howitzer) Battery, CFA, CEF .64 Le
19 janvier 1916 elle dbarqua en France,65 o elle
servit de mme que dans les Flandres jusqu la fin
de la guerre, en tant que composante de la 6th
(Howitzer) Brigade, CFA, CEF .66 La batterie fut
dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.67
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le 15th Alberta Light Horse mobilisa le 31st
(Alberta) Reconnaissance Battalion, CAC, CASF
pour le service actif le 18 mars 1942.68 Il fut
rebaptis 31st (Alberta) Reconnaissance
Regiment, CAC, CASF le 8 juin 1942.69 Ce
rgiment servit au Canada dans un rle de dfense
territoriale en tant que composante de la Rgion du
Pacifique.70 Le 31 janvier 1945, il sembarqua pour
la Grande-Bretagne o il fournit des renforts
lArme canadienne en campagne.71 Le rgiment
fut dissous le 15 fvrier 1945.72
La 22nd Field Battery, avec la 78th Field Battery,
RCA , mobilisrent la 22nd/78th Field Battery,
RCA, CASF pour le service actif le 24 mai 1940.73
Lunit fut rorganise en deux batteries
autonomes le 1er janvier 1941, et baptises 22nd
Field Battery, RCA, CASF , et 78th Field Battery,
RCA, CASF .74 Cette dernire sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 1er novembre 1941.75 Le
6 juin 1944, elle dbarqua en Normandie, en
France en tant que composante du 13th Field
Regiment , de la 3e division dinfanterie
canadienne o elle servit dans le Nord-Ouest de
lEurope jusqu la fin de la guerre.76 La batterie
outre-mer fut dissoute le 14 novembre 1945.77
Le 1er juin 1945, une 2nd 22nd Field Battery,
RCA, CAOF se mobilisa pour servir aux cts de
la Force doccupation de lArme canadienne en
Allemagne.78 Cette batterie fut dissoute le
13 avril 1946.79
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The South Alberta Regiment mobilized The South
Alberta Regiment, CASF for active service on
24 May 1940.80 It was redesignated: 1st Battalion,
The South Alberta Regiment, CASF on
7 November 1940;81 29th Armoured Regiment (The
South Alberta Regiment), CAC, CASF on
26 January 1942,82 and upon conversion to armour;
29th Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (The
South Alberta Regiment), CAC, CASF on
1 January 1943;83 and 29th Armoured
Reconnaissance Regiment (The South Alberta
Regiment), RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.84 It
embarked on 21 August 1942 for Britain.85 The
regiment landed in France on 24 July 1944 as part
of the 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian
Armoured Division and continued to fight in North
West Europe until the end of the war.86 The
overseas regiment was disbanded on
15 February 1946.87
GUIDON
CAMP FLAG
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Le The South Alberta Regiment mobilisa le
The South Alberta Regiment, CASF pour le
service actif le 24 mai 1940.80 Il fut rebaptis : 1st
Battalion, The South Alberta Regiment, CASF le
7 novembre 1940;81 29th Armoured Regiment
(The South Alberta Regiment), CAC, CASF le
26 janvier 1942;82 et lorsquil fut converti au blind,
29th Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (The
South Alberta Regiment), CAC, CASF le
1er janvier 1943;83 et 29th Armoured
Reconnaissance Regiment (The South Alberta
Regiment), RCAC, CASF le 2 aot 1945.84 Il
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
21 aot 1942.85 Le rgiment dbarqua en France le
24 juillet 1944, en tant quunit de la 10e brigade
dinfanterie, de la 4e division blinde canadienne,
o il combattit dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope,
jusqu la fin de la guerre.86 Le rgiment outre-mer
fut dissous le 15 fvrier 1946.87
GUIDON
DRAPEAU DE CAMP
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1. GO 154/05. Formed from four newly organized cavalry squadrons at: Calgary (A Squadron), MacLeod (B Squadron),
High River (C Squadron), and Cochrane (D Squadron) / Form de quatre escadrons de cavalerie nouvellement
organiss : Calgary (A Squadron), MacLeod (B Squadron), High River (C Squadron), et Cochrane (D Squadron).
2. GO 26/20.
3. GO 34/36.
4. GO 273/40.
5. GO 115/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 415/54.
7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
8. MOO 342/85, 7 Oct 85 / DMO 342/85, 7 oct 85.
9. MOO 97/221, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97/221, 14 aot 97.
10. GO 60/08; and/et GO 120/08. Formed from the independent D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles and one newly
organized squadron, authorized on the following dates: A Squadron (I Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
1 June 1901), and the newly organized B Squadron / Form de lescadron indpendant D Squadron, Canadian
Mounted Rifles et dun escadron nouvellement organis, selon les dates suivantes : A Squadron (I Squadron,
Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 juin 1901) et B Squadron .
11. GO 26/20.
12. GO 75/22.
13. GO 3/31. Formed from the 2nd Regiment (13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF), formerly the 23rd Alberta
Rangers, and the 3rd (Reserve) Regiment of The Alberta Mounted Rifles / Form du 2nd Regiment (13th
Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF), lancien 23rd Alberta Rangers , et le 3rd (Reserve) Regiment du
The Alberta Mounted Rifles .
14. GO 60/08; and/et 120/08.
15. GO 13/20.
16. GO 82/25.
17. GO 58/35.
18. GO 273/40.
19. GO 52/46.
20. GO 38/10.
21. GO 32/20. Although authorized, The Alberta Regiment was not organized until 1 April 1921 (GO 157/21) / Mme sil
er
fut autoris, le The Alberta Regiment ne fut pas organis avant le 1 avril 1921 (GO 157/21).
22. GO 68/24.
23. GO 149/36.
24. GO 273/40; and/et GO 42/41.
25. GO 242/42.
26. GO 115/46.
27. GO 241/42.
28. GO 115/46.
29. MGO 8/85.
30. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), p. 42.
31. MGO 21/85.
32. GO 142/14.
33. GO 142/14.
34. GO 36/15.
35. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
36. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 12th Regiment C.M.R., Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
37. GO 60/18. GO 207/20 also details the disbandment of the regiment but at a later date of 6 November 1920 / Le GO
207/20 dcrit galement le dmembrement du rgiment mais une date ultrieure, soit le 6 novembre 1920.
38. GO 36/15.
39. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
40. Telegram/tlgramme Adjutant General to/ Inspector General for Western Canada, 23 April 1916/23 avril 1916,
NAC/AN, RG/GE 24, vol. 1532, file/dossier 683-96-2; Telegram/tlgramme General Officer Commanding Military
District No. 13 to/ Secretary Militia Council, 22 May 1916/ 22 mai 1916. NAC/AN, RG/GE 24, vol. 1516, file/dossier
683-30-2; and/et MO 34/17.
41. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 13th Regiment C.M.R., Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
42. GO 82/18.
43. GO 36/15.

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44. CEF Sailing List, vol. II.

45. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 31st Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 11, Folder/chemise 31.
46. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919 (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
47. GO 149/20.
48. GO 151/15.
49. CEF Sailing List, vol. VI.
50. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 113th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 113.
51. 82/18.
52. GO 69/16.
53. CEF Sailing List, vol. IX.
54. CRO 212/17.
55. GO 82/18.
56. GO 69/16.
57. CEF Sailing List, vol. IX.
58. CRO 271/17.
59. GO 82/18.
60. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, and/et memorandum Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S. Williams,
Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel A.F. Duguid,
Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa, 1938), pp. 37-39.
61. Ibid, pp. 110-115.
62. Canadian Artillery Association, Officers who served Overseas in the Great War with the Canadian Artillery, (Ottawa,
1922), p. 6.
63. Ibid.
64. War Diary, 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, 26 October 1915/26 octobre 1915, RG9/GE9, Series III-D-3, Vol.
4969, File/dossier 543.
65. Ibid, 19 January 1916/19 janvier 1916.
66. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
67. GO 191/20.
68. GO 147/42. Many Alberta based Non-Permanent Active Militia units also contributed to its mobilization, in particular
the 19th Alberta Dragoons / Plusieurs units de la Milice active non-permanente de lAlberta ont aussi contribues
sa mobilisation, en particulier le 19th Alberta Dragoons .
69. GO 455/42.
70. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 539.
71. Memorandum, 31st (Alta) Recce Regt in Second War, Kardex 141.43A1 (D1).
72. GO 231/45.
73. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
74. GO 45/41.
75. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. II, 1919-
1967 (Toronto, 1972), p. 88.
76. Ibid, passim.
77. GO 52/46.
78. GO 319/45.
79. GO 201/46.
80. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
81. GO 42/41.
82. GO 132/42.
83. GO 223/43.
84. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
85. Donald E. Graves, South Albertas. A Canadian Regiment at War (Toronto, 1998), p. 60.
86. Ibid, passim.
87. GO 111/46.

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THE WINDSOR REGIMENT (RCAC)
BADGE
Description
Two carbines in saltire muzzles upwards triggers
inwards proper, surmounted by a tank Argent
ensigned by the Royal Crown proper, on a scroll
spanning from one carbines stock to the other
Azure edged and inscribed THE WINDSOR
REGIMENT in letters Or.
Symbolism
The Crown represents service to the Sovereign.
The tank represents the regiments origins as an
infantry tank unit. The crossed carbines are taken
from the badge of the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of
Waless Dragoon Guards) (now The Royal Scots
Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)) and
represent the regiments alliance with that unit.
"THE WINDSOR REGIMENT" is a form of the
regimental title.
MOTTO
SEMPER PARATUS (Always prepared)
MARCH
My Boy Willie
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THE WINDSOR REGIMENT (RCAC)
INSIGNE
Description
Deux carabines au naturel passes en sautoir, les
bouches en haut, les dtentes vers lintrieur, au
char dassaut brochant dargent somm de la
couronne royale au naturel, au listel dazur dploy
de la poigne dune carabine lautre, lisr dor et
inscrit THE WINDSOR REGIMENT en lettres du
mme.
Symbolisme
La couronne reprsente le service rendu au
souverain. Le char reprsente les origines du
rgiment comme une unit blinde de linfanterie.
Les carabines croises proviennent de linsigne du
3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Waless Dragoon
Guards (maintenant le The Royal Scots
Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) ) et
refltent lalliance avec cette unit. THE
WINDSOR REGIMENT est une variante du nom
du rgiment.
DEVISE
SEMPER PARATUS (Toujours prt)
MARCHE
My Boy Willie
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ALLIANCE
British Army
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and
Greys)
BATTLE HONOURS
None
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Windsor,
Ontario on 15 December 1936, when The Essex
Regiment (Tank) was authorized to be formed.1 It
was redesignated: 30th (Reserve) Reconnaissance
Battalion (Essex Regiment) on 27 January 1942;2
30th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (Essex
Regiment), CAC on 8 June 1942;3 30th (Reserve)
Reconnaissance Regiment (Essex Regiment),
RCAC on 2 August 1945;4 22nd Reconnaissance
Regiment (Essex Regiment), RCAC on
1 April 1946;5 The Windsor Regiment (22nd
Reconnaissance Regiment) on 4 February 1949;6
The Windsor Regiment (22nd Armoured
Regiment) on 1 October 1954;7 The Windsor
Regiment (RCAC) on 19 May 1958;8 The Windsor
Regiment on 19 September 1985;9 and The
Windsor Regiment (RCAC) on 14 August 1997.10
Headquarters Location
Windsor, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The Second World War
Details from the regiment were called out on active
service on 28 May 1940 under the designation The
Essex Regiment (Tank), CASF (Details), for local
protection duties.11 The regiment subsequently
mobilized an armour regiment designated the 30th
Reconnaissance Battalion (The Essex Regiment),
CAC, CASF for active service on 12 May 1942.12 It
was redesignated the 30th Reconnaissance
Regiment (The Essex Regiment), CAC, CASF on
8 June 1942.13 It served in Canada in a home
defence and training role as part of Military District
No. 12.14 On 23 July 1943 it embarked for Britain
where its soldiers were employed as assembly
workers for unassembled vehicles arriving from
Canada.15 The regiment was disbanded on
31 March 1944.16
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ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and
Greys)
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Aucune
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Windsor, en Ontario, le 15 dcembre 1936 lorsque
le The Essex Regiment (Tank) fut autoris.1 Il
fut rebaptis : 30th (Reserve) Reconnaissance
Battalion (Essex Regiment) le 27 janvier 1942;2
30th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment
(Essex Regiment) le 8 juin 1942;3 30th
(Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (Essex
Regiment), RCAC le 2 aot 1945;4 22nd
Reconnaissance Regiment (Essex Regiment),
RCAC le 1er avril 1946;5 The Windsor Regiment
(22nd Reconnaissance Regiment) le
4 fvrier 1949;6 The Windsor Regiment (22nd
Armoured Regiment) le 1er octobre 1954;7 The
Windsor Regiment (RCAC) le 19 mai 1958;8
The Windsor Regiment le 19 septembre 1985;9
et The Windsor Regiment (RCAC) le
14 aot 1997.10
Site du Quartier gnral
Windsor, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
pour le service actif le 28 mai 1940, sous
lappellation de The Essex Regiment (Tank),
CASF, (Details) , fournissant des services locaux
de protection.11 Subsquemment, le rgiment
mobilisa pour le service actif le 12 mai 1942 un
rgiment blind baptis 30th Reconnaissance
Battalion (The Essex Regiment), CAC, CASF .12 Il
fut rebaptis 30th Reconnaissance Regiment
(The Essex Regiment), CAC, CASF le
8 juin 1942.13 Il servit au Canada dans un rle de
dfense territoriale, en tant que composante du
District militaire nE. 12.14 Le 23 juillet 1943, il
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne o ses
membres furent employs monter les vhicules
non-assembls provenant du Canada.15 Le
rgiment fut dissous le 31 mars 1944.16
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CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

1. GO 188/36.
2. GO 60/42.
3. GO 451/42.
4. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
5. GO 116/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Part B, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
7. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue, Pt B, No. 412/54.
8. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue, Pt B, No. 602/58.
9. MOO 313/85, 19 Sep 85 / DMO 313/85, 19 sep 85.
10. MOO 97/101, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97/101, 14 aot 97.
11. GO 108/40.
12. GO 309/42.
13. GO 455/42.
14. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 538.
15. Document Collection 92/252, Sketch History of The Windsor Regiment (RCAC), Document Collection/Collection de
documents 92/252, Box/bote 5, Folder/chemise 9; and/et Michael R. McNorgan and Douglas A. Lock, Black Beret, A
History of the Windsor Regiment (RCAC), (1991, unpublished), Chapter II, passim.
16. GO 294/44.

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SECTION 3
ARMOUR REGIMENTS TRANSFERRED TO THE
SUPPLEMENTARY ORDER OF BATTLE
4TH PRINCESS LOUISE DRAGOON GUARDS
BADGE
Description
The coronet of a marquess proper enfiled by a
monogram composed of two Ls intertwined
Argent, above the Roman numerals IV Or resting
on a scroll Azure edged and inscribed PRINCESS
LOUISE DRAGOON GUARDS in letters Or, the
whole surmounted by the coronet of a daughter of
the Sovereign proper.
Symbolism
The coronets and intertwined Ls refer to the
Regiments namesake, Princess Louise
(1848-1939), daughter of Queen Victoria, and her
husband the Marquess of Lorne (1845-1914),
Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.
The Roman numerals "IV" recall the name of the
regiment. In 1936, the 4th Hussars of Canada were
amalgamated with the Princess Louise Dragoon
Guards and redesignated 4th Princess Louise
Dragoon Guards.
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RGIMENTS BLINDS TRANSFRS
LORDRE DE BATAILLE SUPPLMENTAIRE
4TH PRINCESS LOUISE DRAGOON GUARDS
INSIGNE
Description
Une couronne de marquis au naturel enfile dun
monogramme compos de deux lettres L
entrelaces dargent reposant sur les chiffres
romains IV dor, le tout soutenu dun listel dazur
lisr dor inscrit PRINCESS LOUISE DRAGOONS
GUARDS en lettres du mme, et somm dune
couronne dun fille de souverain au naturel.
Symbolisme
Les couronnes et les deux lettres L entrelaces
font rfrence la princesse Louise (1848-1939),
fille de la reine Victoria, dont le rgiment porte le
nom, ainsi qu son mari, le marquis de Lorne
(1845-1914), Gouverneur gnral du Canada de
1878 1883. Les chiffres romains IV rappellent
le nom du rgiment. En 1936, les 4th Hussars of
Canada ont t amalgams aux Princess Louise
Dragoon Guards et ont t rebaptiss 4th Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards.
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MOTTO
PRO ARIS ET FOCIS (For our altars and for our
homes)
MARCHES
Men of Harlech; and God Bless The Prince of
Wales.
BATTLE HONOURS
South African War
SOUTH AFRICA, 1900.
The First World War
MOUNT SORREL.
The Second World War
ADRANO; Troina Valley; SICILY, 1943; Landing at Reggio;
Motta Montecorvino; LIRI VALLEY; Hitler Line; Melfa
Crossing; GOTHIC LINE; Tomba di Pesaro; Casale; Sant
Angelo in Salute; Capture of Ravenna; Naviglio Canal;
ITALY, 1943-1945; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
30 April 1875 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
originated in Kingston, Ontario on 30 April 1875,
when the 4th Provisional Regiment of Cavalry was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 4th
Regiment of Cavalry on 7 May 1886;2 4th Hussars
on 1 January 1893;3 and 4th Hussars of Canada
on 1 March 1932.4 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with the Princess Louise Dragoon
Guards (see below) and redesignated the 4th
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards.5 It was
redesignated: 2nd (Reserve) Regiment, 4th
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards on
11 February 1941;6 4th (Reserve) Reconnaissance
Battalion, (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards)
on 1 April 1941;7 4th (Reserve) Reconnaissance
Regiment (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards),
CAC on 8 June 1942;8 4th (Reserve)
Reconnaissance Regiment (4th Princess Louise
Dragoon Guards), RCAC on 2 August 1945;9 4th
Armoured Car Regiment (4th Princess Louise
Dragoon Guards), RCAC on 19 June 1947;10
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards (4th
Armoured Car Regiment) on 4 February 1949;11
and 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards on
19 May 1958.12 It was reduced to nil strength and
transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on
12 February 1965.13
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DEVISE
PRO ARIS ET FOCIS (Pour nos autels et nos
foyers)
MARCHES
Men of Harlech; et God Bless The Prince of Wales.
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1900.
Premire Guerre mondiale
MONT SORREL.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
ADRANO; Valle de la Troina; SICILE, 1943; Dbarquement de
Reggio; Motta-Montecorvino; VALLE DE LA LIRI; Ligne
Hitler; Traverse de la Melfa; LIGNE GOTHIQUE; Tomba di
Pasaro; Casale; Sant Angelo in Salute; La Prise de Ravenne;
Canal Naviglio; ITALIE, 1943-1945; NORD-OUEST DE
LEUROPE, 1945.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
30 avril 1875 et regroupe les rgiments suivants.
Le 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards vit le
jour Kingston, en Ontario, le 30 avril 1875,
lorsque le 4th Provisional Regiment of Cavalry
fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 4th Regiment of
Cavalry le 7 mai 1886;2 4th Hussars le
1er janvier 1893;3 4th Hussars of Canada le
1er mars 1932.4 Le 15 dcembre 1936, il se
fusionna avec le Princess Louise Dragoon
Guards (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis 4th
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards .5 Il fut
rebaptis : 2nd (Reserve) Regiment, 4th Princess
Dragoon Guards le 11 fvrier 1941;6 4th
(Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion, (4th Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards) le 1er avril 1941;7 4th
(Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (4th Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards), CAC le 8 juin 1942;8
4th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (4th
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards), RCAC le
2 aot 1945;9 4th Armoured Car Regiment (4th
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards), RCAC le
19 juin 1947,10 4th Princess Louise Dragoon
Guards (4th Armoured Car Regiment) le
4 fvrier 1949;11 et 4th Princess Louise Dragoon
Guards le 19 mai 1958.12 Il fut rduit des
effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 12 fvrier 1965.13

Notes:
On 1 November 1920, the 4th Hussars were organized as a two
regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Regiment on the
Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20). The reserve unit was
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 4th Hussars were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 November 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 5/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 4th Hussars of Canada were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 159/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards originated in
Ottawa, Ontario on 1 January 1903, when the
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards were authorized
to be formed.14 It was redesignated: 5th "Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards" on 1 February 1903;15
and The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards on
15 March 1920.16 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with the 4th Hussars of Canada, as
above.
Notes:
The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards were disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 15 May 1920 and reorganized the
same day (GO 101/20). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 1 November 1920, The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
were organized as a two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on
the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Regiment on the Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20).
The 1st Regiment was redesignated the 1st Regiment (8th
Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF) on
15 November 1926 (GO 74/26). The reserve unit was disbanded
on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Princess Louise Dragoon Guard were disbanded for the
purpose of amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and
reorganized the next day (GO 159/36). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuation
8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
Headquarters Location
Ottawa, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
South African War
The independent cavalry squadron The Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards contributed volunteers for
the Canadian contingents in the field.17
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Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 4th Hussars fut organis en tant
er
quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e
le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve
(GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 4th Hussars fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation du
er
1 novembre 1920 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 5/21). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le 4th Hussars of Canada fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 159/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards vit le
jour Ottawa, en Ontario, le 1er janvier 1903,
lorsque le Princess Louise Dragoon Guards fut
autoris.14 Il fut rebaptis : 5th, "Princess Louise
Dragoon Guards" le 1er fvrier 1903;15 et The
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards le
15 mars 1920.16 Le 15 dcembre 1936, il se
fusionna avec le 4th Hussars of Canada , tel que
dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Le The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards fut dissous en vue
de la rorganisation du 15 mai 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 101/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le The Princess Louise Dragoon
er
Guards fut organis en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1
Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active
e
non permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve (GO 185/20).
er
Le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1st Rgiment (8th Regiment
Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF) le 15 novembre 1926 (GO
74/26). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO
3/37).
Le The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards fut dissous en vue
de lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le
lendemain (GO 159/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Perptuation
8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Ottawa, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Lescadron de cavalerie indpendant The
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards fournit des
volontaires pour les contingents canadiens en
campagne.17
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The First World War
Details of the 4th Hussars were placed on active
service on 6 August 1914 for local protective duty.18
The 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF, which was authorized on 15 March 1915,19
embarked for England on 8 October 1915.20 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 39th Reserve
Battalion and a draft was sent to the 4th Battalion,
Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF in the field on
29 January 1916.21 The regiment was disbanded on
8 December 1917.22
The Second World War
The regiment mobilized the 4th (Active) Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards, CASF for active service
on 26 January 1941.23 It was converted to armour
and redesignated: 4th Reconnaissance Battalion
(4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards), CASF on
11 February 1941;24 and 4th Reconnaissance
Regiment (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards),
CAC, CASF on 8 June 1942.25 It was converted to
infantry and redesignated the 4th Princess Louise
Dragoon Guards, CIC, CASF on 13 July 1944.26 It
was again converted to armour and redesignated:
4th Reconnaissance Regiment (4th Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards), CAC, CASF on
15 March 1945;27 and 4th Reconnaissance
Regiment (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards),
RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.28 The battalion
was formed from personnel of the 1st Canadian
Infantry Division in England and reinforcements that
arrived from Canada in July 1941.29 "A" Squadron
landed in Sicily on 13 July 1943 as part of 1st
Canadian Infantry Division, followed by the
remainder of the regiment on 26 August 1943.30 "A"
Squadron landed in Italy on 4 September 1943 and
was again joined by the regiment on
30 September 1943.31 It served as infantry as part
of the 12th Infantry Brigade, 5th Canadian
Armoured Division, until It moved to North-West
Europe on 26 February 1945.32 The overseas
regiment was disbanded on 15 December 1945.33
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Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 4th Hussars furent
mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.18
Le 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF fut autoris le 15 mars 1915,19 et
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
8 octobre 1915.20 Son personnel passa au 39th
Reserve Battalion, CEF et il fournit un contingent
au 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
le 29 janvier 1916.21 Le rgiment fut dissous le
8 dcembre 1917.22
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment mobilisa le 4th (Active) Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards, CASF pour le service
actif le 26 janvier 1941.23 Il fut converti au blind et
rebaptis: 4th Reconnaissance Battalion (4th
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards), CASF le
11 fvrier 1941;24 et 4th Reconnaissance
Regiment (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards),
CAC, CASF le 8 juin 1942.25 Il fut converti
linfanterie et rebaptis 4th Princess Louise
Dragoon Guards, CIC, CASF le 13 juillet 1944.26 Il
fut converti au blind et rebaptis : 4th
Reconnaissance Regiment (4th Princess Louise
Dragoon Guards), CAC, CASF le 15 mars 1945;27
et 4th Reconnaissance Regiment (4th Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards), RCAC, CASF le
2 aot 1945.28 Le bataillon fut form de la 1re
division dinfanterie canadienne et des renforts
arrivant du Canada en juillet 1941.29 Lescadron
A dbarqua en Sicile le 13 juillet 1943 en tant
qulment de la 1re division dinfanterie
canadienne. Il fut suivi du reste du rgiment le
26 aot 1943.30 Lescadron A dbarqua en Italie
le 4 septembre 1943 et fut rejoint par le rgiment le
30 septembre 1943.31 Il servit en tant quinfanterie
et en tant que composante de la 12e brigade
dinfanterie, de la 5e division blinde canadienne,
jusqu ce quil se rende dans le Nord-Ouest de
lEurope le 26 fvrier 1945.32 Le rgiment outre-mer
fut dissous le 15 dcembre 1945.33
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STANDARD TENDARD

CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

No camp flag authorized. Aucun drapeau de camp autoris.

1. GO 30 Apr 75. Formed from four independent troops of cavalry authorized on the following dates: No. 1 Troop at
Kingston (First Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of the County of Frontenac, 20 September 1855), No. 2 Troop at
Napanee (The Napanee Troop of Volunteer Militia Cavalry, 28 February 1856), No. 3 Troop at Loughborough
(Second Troop of Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of the County of Frontenac, 21 August 1856), and No. 4 Troop
at Picton (Picton Troop of Cavalry, 23 May 1872) / Form de quatre troupes de cavalerie indpendantes autorises
selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Troop Kingston (First Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of the County of
Frontenac, 20 septembre 1855), No. 2 Troop Napanee (The Napanee Troop of Volunteer Militia Cavalry,
28 fvrier 1856), No. 3 Troop Loughborough (Second Troop of Volunteer Militia Troop of Cavalry of the County
of Frontenac, 21 aot 1856), et No. 4 Troop Picton (Picton Troop of Cavalry, 23 mai 1872).
2. MGO 9/86. No authority for a change of designation of this unit is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers of 1886. However, the date of 7 May 1886 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List of the
Dominion of Canada, 1886 / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation de cette unit en 1886. La date du 7 mai
1886 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources mentionnes prcdemment ainsi que par le
Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, 1886.
3. No authority for a change of designation of cavalry units in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94).
4. GO 26/32.
5. GO 159/36; and/et 75/37.
6. GO 79/41.

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7. GO 236/41.
8. GO 451/42.
9. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps en ce jour.
10. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
11. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
12. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
13. SD 1 Letter No. 64/63; and/et Central Command Message, CC 2001-3/1-23/2 CC 2001-3/1-1(G) of 11 May 65.
14. GO 9/03. Formed from an independent cavalry squadron designated The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
authorized on 23 May 1872 as the Ottawa Troop of Cavalry (MGO 13/72), and the newly authorized B Squadron /
Form dun escadron de cavalerie indpendante, baptis le The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards , autoris le
23 mai 1872 sous lappellation de Ottawa Troop of Cavalry (MGO 13/72), et le nouvellement autoris B
Squadron .
15. GO 23/03.
16. GO 26/20.
17. GO 60/33.
18. GO 142/14.
19. GO 36/15.
20. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII. The unit also sent three reinforcing drafts overseas on 10 June, 17 July and 23 August 1915 /
Lunit envoya aussi trois contingents en renfort outre-mer le 10 juin, 17 juillet et 23 aot 1915.
21. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 8th Regt C.M.R., Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 6.
22. GO 82/18.
23. GO 40/41; and/et GO 41/41.
24. GO 79/41.
25. GO 455/42.
26. GO 18/45.
27. GO 252/45.
28. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
29. Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Jackson, The Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, (Ottawa, 1952), p. 77.
30. Ibid, pp. 119 and/et 126.
31. Ibid, pp. 128 and/et 139.
32. Ibid, p. 261; and/et Lieutenant-Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World
War, Volume II, The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945 (Ottawa, 1957), passim.
33. GO 85/46.

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12TH MANITOBA DRAGOONS 12TH MANITOBA DRAGOONS

BADGE INSIGNE

Description
A bison Or preparing to charge across a plain Vert
set with the Roman numerals "XII" Argent all above
a scroll Gules edged and inscribed MANITOBA
DRAGOONS in letters Argent.
Description
Un bison dor prt charger sur une terrasse
herbeuse de sinople orne des chiffres romains
XII dargent, le tout soutenu dun listel de
gueules lisr dargent inscrit MANITOBA
DRAGOONS en lettres du mme.

Symbolism
The bison is a symbol of Manitoba and the
regimental tradition has it charging across the plain
ready for combat. The Roman numerals "XII" and
the words "MANITOBA DRAGOONS" are a form of
the regimental title.
Symbolisme
Le bison, un symbole du Manitoba, est montr dans
la plaine, prt au combat, conformment la
tradition du rgiment. Les chiffres romains XII et
les mots MANITOBA DRAGOONS sont une
des variantes du nom du rgiment.

MOTTO DEVISE

UBIQUE HONOR ET EQUIS (Everywhere honour UBIQUE HONOR ET EQUIS (Partout lhonneur et
and by horse) cheval)

MARCH MARCHE

Colonel Bogey Colonel Bogey

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

North West Rebellion Rbellion du Nord-Ouest

NORTH WEST CANADA, 1885. CANADA DU NORD-OUEST, 1885.

South African War Guerre dAfrique du Sud

SOUTH AFRICA, 1900. AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1900.

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

YPRES, 1915; FESTUBERT, 1915; MOUNT SORREL; YPRES, 1915; FESTUBERT, 1915; MONT SORREL;
SOMME, 1916, 18; Cambrai, 1917; AMIENS; HINDENBURG SOMME, 1916, 18; Cambrai, 1917; AMIENS; LIGNE
LINE; PURSUIT TO MONS. HINDENBURG; POURSUITE VERS MONS.

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The Second World War
FALAISE; Falaise Road; The Laison; Chambois;
THE RHINELAND; Bad Zwischenahn; NORTH-WEST
EUROPE, 1944-1945.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
1 July 1903 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The 12th Manitoba Dragoons originated in
Brandon, Manitoba on 1 July 1903, when the 12th
"Manitoba Dragoons" were authorized to be
formed.1 On 31 January 1935, it was amalgamated
with The Border Horse (see below), retaining its
designation.2 It was redesignated: 12th (Reserve)
Manitoba Dragoons on 7 November 1940;3 18th
Armoured Car Regiment (12th Dragoons), RCAC
on 1 April 1946;4 12th Manitoba Dragoons, (18th
Armoured Car Regiment) on 4 February 1949;5
12th Manitoba Dragoons (18th Armoured
Regiment) on 1 October 1954;6 and 12th Manitoba
Dragoons on 19 May 1958.7 It was reduced to nil
strength and transferred to the Supplementary
Order of Battle on 31 December 1964.8
Notes:
On 1 November 1920, the 12th Manitoba Dragoons were
organized as a two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Regiment on the Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20).
On the 1 January 1929, the 1st Regiment was redesignated the
1st Regiment (32nd Battalion, CEF) (GO 2/29).
The 12th Manitoba Dragoons were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 May 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 200/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 12th Manitoba Dragoons were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 31 January 1935 and reorganized the same
day (GO 30/35). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 31 January 1935, the 1st Regiment was redesignated the 1st
Regiment (6th Battalion, CEF) (GO 117/35). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
On 16 March 1932, the regiment was authorized to perpetuate
th
the 95 Battalion, Manitoba Grenadiers (GO 38/32).
The Border Horse originated in Estevan,
Saskatchewan on 1 April 1908, when 20th
Mounted Rifles were authorized to be formed.9 It
was redesignated: 20th Border Horse on
1 March 1910;10 and The Border Horse on
15 March 1920.11 On 31 January 1935, it was
amalgamated with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons,
as above.
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Seconde Guerre mondiale
FALAISE; Route de Falaise; La Laison; Chambois,
LA RHNANIE; Bad Zwischenahn; NORD-OUEST DE
LEUROPE, 1944-1945.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
1er juillet 1903 et regroupe les rgiments suivants.
Le 12th Manitoba Dragoons vit le jour
Brandon, au Manitoba, le 1er juillet 1903, lorsque le
12th Manitoba Dragoons fut autoris.1 Le
31 janvier 1935, il se fusionna avec le The Border
Horse (voir ci-dessous), conservant la mme
appellation.2 Il fut rebaptis : 12th (Reserve)
Manitoba Dragoons le 7 novembre 1940;3 18th
Armoured Car Regiment (12th Dragoons), RCAC
le 1er avril 1946;4 12th Manitoba Dragoons, (18th
Armoured Car Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;5
12th Manitoba Dragoons (18th Armoured
Regiment) le 1er octobre 1954;6 et 12th
Manitoba Dragoons le 19 mai 1958.7 Il fut rduit
des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 31 dcembre 1964.8
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 12th Manitoba Dragoons fut
er
organis en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de
bataille de la Rserve (GO 185/20).
er er er
Le 1 janvier 1929 le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1 Rgiment
(32nd Battalion, CEF) (GO 2/29).
Le 12th Manitoba Dragoons fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 mai 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 200/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 12th Manitoba Dragoons fut dissous en vue de
e
lincorporation du 31 janvier 1935 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 30/35). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
er er er
Le 31 janvier 1935 le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1 Rgiment
(6th Battalion, CEF) (GO 117/35). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 16 mars 1932, le rgiment fut autoris perptuer le 95th
Battalion, Manitoba Grenadiers (GO 38/32).
Le The Border Horse vit le jour Estevan, en
Saskatchewan, le 1er avril 1908, lorsque le 20th
Mounted Rifles fut autoris.9 Il fut rebaptis :
20th Border Horse le 1er mars 1910;10 et The
Border Horse le 15 mars 1920.11 Le
31 janvier 1935, il se fusionna avec le 12th
Manitoba Dragoons tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.

Notes:
On 1 November 1920, The Border Horse was organized as a
two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Regiment on the
Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20).
On the 1 March 1932, the 1st Regiment was redesignated the
1st Regiment (6th Battalion, CEF) (GO 27/32). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 1 January 1935 (GO 30/35).
The Border Horse was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 June 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 200/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Border Horse was disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 31 January 1935 and reorganized the same
day (GO 30/35). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuations
95th Battalion, Manitoba Grenadiers of 1885-1892;
6th; and 32nd "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF
Headquarters Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
North West Rebellion
The 95th Battalion Manitoba Grenadiers were
mobilized for active service on 10 April 1885, when
"a Battalion at Winnipeg" was authorized to be
formed.12 The battalion served in the Alberta
Column of the North West Field Force.13 It was
removed from active service on 18 September 1885
and retained on the Non-Permanent Active Militia
order of battle.14
Note:
The battalion was subsequently redesignated: 95th "Winnipeg
Battalion of Infantry" on 2 April 1886 (MGO 7/86); and 95th
Battalion Manitoba Grenadiers on 21 May 1886 (MGO 11/86). It
was disbanded on 19 August 1892, however, No. 1 Company
and No. 2 Company [which was one of the original squadrons
of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons see footnote 1] were retained
as independent companies designated the "Brandon" and
"Portage la Prairie Infantry Companies", respectively (GO
34/92).
South African War
The Manitoba Dragoons contributed volunteers for
the Canadian contingents in the field.15
The First World War
Details of the 20th Border Horse were placed on
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protective
duty.16
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Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le The Border Horse fut organis en
er
tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e
le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve
(GO 185/20).
er er er
Le 1 mars 1926 le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1 Rgiment (6th
Battalion, CEF) (GO 27/32). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
er
1 janvier 1935 (GO 30/35).
Le The Border Horse fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation
er
du 1 juin 1921 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 200/21). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le The Border Horse fut dissous en vue de lincorporation du
e
31 janvier 1935 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 30/35). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Perptuations
95th Battalion, Manitoba Grenadiers en
1885-1892; 6th ; et 32nd "Overseas"
Battalion(s), CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Winnipeg, Manitoba
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
Le 95th Battalion Manitoba Grenadiers fut
mobilis pour le service actif le 10 avril 1885,
lorsquun bataillon dinfanterie Winnipeg fut
autoris.12 Le bataillon servit en tant que
composante de la colonne dAlberta du corps
expditionnaire du Nord-Ouest.13 Il fut retir du
service actif le 18 septembre 1885 et organis dans
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
permanente.14
Note :
Le bataillon fut rebaptis : 95th "Winnipeg Battalion of
Infantry" le 2 avril 1886 (MGO 7/86); et 95th Battalion
Manitoba Grenadiers le 21 mai 1886 (MGO 11/86). Il fut
dissous le 19 aot 1892, lexception des Compagnies NE 1 et
2 lesquelles furent retenues en tant que compagnies autonomes
dsignes respectivement Brandon et Portage la Prairie
Infantry Company (s), respectivement (GO 34/92).
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Le Manitoba Dragoons fournit des volontaires
pour les contingents canadiens en campagne.15
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 20th Border Horse furent
mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.16
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The 6th Battalion, which was authorized on
10 August 1914 as the 6th Battalion, CEF,17
embarked for Britain on 29 September 1914.18 It
formed the nucleus of the Remount Depot on
20 January 1915, and the remainder were
absorbed by the Canadian Cavalry Depot, CEF on
6 March 1915 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.19 The battalion was
disbanded on 5 April 1918.20
The 32nd Battalion, which was authorized on
3 November 1914 as the 32nd Battalion, CEF,21
embarked for Britain on 23 February 1915.22 It was
redesignated the 32nd Reserve Battalion, CEF on
18 April 1915 and on 4 January 1917 its personnel
were absorbed by the 15th Reserve Battalion,
CEF, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian
Corps in the field.23 The battalion was disbanded on
1 September 1917.24
The Second World War
The regiment mobilized the 18th (Manitoba)
Reconnaissance Battalion, CAC, CASF for active
service on 10 May 1941.25 It was redesignated:
18th (Manitoba) Armoured Car Regiment, CAC,
CASF on 26 January 1942;26 18th Armoured Car
Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons), CAC, CASF,
on 16 December 1942;27 and 18th Armoured Car
Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons), RCAC,
CASF on 2 August 1945;28 It embarked for the
Great Britain on 19 August 1942.29 On 8 and
9 July 1944 it landed in Normandy, France as a unit
of 2nd Canadian Corps Troops, where it fought in
North-West Europe until the end of the war.30 The
overseas regiment was disbanded on
31 January 1946.31
GUIDON
No Guidon recorded.
CAMP FLAG
No camp flag recorded.
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Le 6th Battalion fut autoris le 10 aot 1914,
sous lappellation de 6th Battalion, CEF ,17 et
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
29 septembre 1914.18 Le 20 janvier 1915, il forma le
noyau du Remount Depot , et la majorit de son
personnel passa au Canadian Cavalry Depot,
CEF le 6 mars 1915, fournissant des renforts au
Corps darme canadien en campagne.19 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 5 avril 1918.20
Le 32nd Battalion fut autoris le
3 novembre 1914, sous lappellation de 32nd
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,21 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 23 fvrier 1915.22 Il fut
rebaptis 32nd Reserve Battalion, CEF le
18 avril 1915, et son personnel passa au 15th
Reserve Battalion, CEF le 4 janvier 1917,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.23 Le bataillon fut dissous le
1er septembre 1917.24
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le rgiment mobilisa le 18th (Manitoba)
Reconnaissance Battalion, CAC, CASF pour le
service actif le 10 mai 1941.25 Il fut rebaptis :
18th (Manitoba) Armoured Car Regiment, CAC,
CASF le 26 janvier 1942;26 18th Armoured Car
Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons), CAC, CASF
le 16 dcembre 1942;27 et 18th Armoured Car
Regiment (12th Manitoba Dragoons), RCAC,
CASF le 2 aot 1945.28 Il sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 19 aot 1942.29 Le 8 et le
9 juillet 1944, il dbarqua en Normandie, France en
tant quunit des troupes du 2e Corps canadien, o
il combattit dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope jusqu
la fin de la guerre.30 Le rgiment outre-mer fut
dissous le 31 janvier 1946.31
GUIDON
Aucun guidon autoris.
DRAPEAU DE CAMP
Aucun drapeau de camp autoris.
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1. GO 119/03. Formed from five independent squadrons of Canadian Mounted Rifles authorized on the following dates:
A Squadron at Virden (No. 2 Company, Winnipeg Battalion of Infantry (B Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles),
10 April 1885), B Squadron at Souris (No. 6 Company, 91st Battalion Manitoba Light Infantry (C Squadron,
Canadian Mounted Rifles), 4 January 1889), C Squadron at Portage la Prairie (D Squadron, Canadian Mounted
Rifles, 1 June 1901), D Squadron at Minnedosa (E Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 June 1901), and E
Squadron at Brandon (F Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 June 1901) / Form de cinq escadrons de fusiliers
monts indpendants autoriss selon les dates suivantes : A Squadron Virden (No. 2 Company, Winnipeg
Battalion of Infantry ( B Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles ), 10 avril 1885), B Squadron Souris (No. 6
Company, 91st Battalion Manitoba Light Infantry ( C Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles ), 4 janvier 1889), C
Squadron Portage la Prairie (D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1er juin 1901), D Squadron Minnedosa
er
(E Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 juin 1901), et E Squadron Brandon (F Squadron, Canadian
er
Mounted Rifles, 1 juin 1901).
2. GO 30/35.
3. GO 273/40.
4. GO 115/46.
5. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
6. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 412/54.
7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
8. SD 1 Letter No. 64/60; and/et Letter, Western Command WC 2001-3/1 (G), 18 October 1965.
9. GO 58/08.
10. GO 27/10.
11. GO 26/20.
12. MGO 8/85.
13. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), p. 42.
14. MGO 21/85; and/et MGO 7/86.
15. GO 60/33.
16. GO 163/14.
17. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, and/et memorandum Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S. Williams,
Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel A.F. Duguid,
Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa), 1938), pp. 37-39.
18. Colonel A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices
(Ottawa), 1938), pp. 110 and/et 116.
19. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 6th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de documents
74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 11, Folder/chemise 6.
20. GO 60/18.
21. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, and/et Colonel A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-
1919, vol. 1 (Ottawa), 1938), p. 368.
22. Ibid.
23. Shorncliffe Camp Order No. 354/15; OMFC Routine Order 198/17; and/et Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of
C.E.F. Units 32nd Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 11,
Folder/chemise 32.
24. GO 82/18.
25. GO 16/41; and/et GO 260/41.
26. GO 132/42.
27. GO 66/43.
28. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
29. Bruce Tascona, XII Manitoba Dragoons: A Tribute, (Altona, 1991), p.84.
30. Captain C.E. Henry, Regimental History of the 18th Armoured Regiment (XII Manitoba Dragoons), (Deventer, 1946),
passim.
31. GO 111/46.

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14TH CANADIAN HUSSARS 14TH CANADIAN HUSSARS

BADGE INSIGNE

Description
A bucking horse Or above a scroll Argent edged Or
inscribed FREE & FEARLESS in letters Sable set
on a like scroll inscribed 14TH CANADIAN
HUSSARS.
Description
Un cheval cabr dor soutenu dun listel dargent
lisr dor inscrit FREE & FEARLESS en lettres de
sable, le tout soutenu dun listel semblable inscrit
14TH CANADIAN HUSSARS.

Symbolism
The bucking horse is a symbol of the ranching
country in which the regiment was raised. "14TH
CANADIAN HUSSARS" is the regimental title and
"FREE & FEARLESS" is the motto of the regiment.
Symbolisme
Le cheval est un symbole de la rgion dlevage de
btail dans lequel le rgiment a t tabli. 14TH
CANADIAN HUSSARS est le nom du rgiment et
FREE & FEARLESS en est la devise.

MOTTO DEVISE

FREE AND FEARLESS FREE AND FEARLESS (Libre et intrpide)

MARCH MARCHES

Bonnie Dundee Bonnie Dundee

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

YPRES, 1915, 17; FESTUBERT, 1915; ARRAS, 1917, 18; YPRES, 1915, 17; FESTUBERT, 1915; ARRAS, 1917, 18;
HILL 70; AMIENS; HINDENBURG LINE; PURSUIT TO MONS. CTE 70; AMIENS; LIGNE HINDENBURG; POURSUITE VERS
MONS.

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

CAEN; FALAISE; Falaise Road; Clair Tizon; The Laison; CAEN, FALAISE; Route de Falaise; Clair Tizon; La Laison;
The Seine, 1944; Antwerp-Turnhout Canal; THE SCHELDT; La Seine, 1944; Canal dAnvers-Turnhout; LESCAUT;
Woensdrecht; South Beveland; THE RHINELAND; Twente Woensdrecht; Beveland-Sud; LA RHNANIE; Canal Twente;
Canal; Groningen; Oldenburg; NORTH-WEST Groningue; Oldenbourg; NORD-OUEST DE
EUROPE, 1944-1945. LEUROPE, 1944-1945.

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LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Saskatchewan on 1 April 1910, when the 27th
Light Horse was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated: 14th Canadian Light Horse on
15 March 1920;2 14th Canadian Hussars on
1 August 1940;3 2nd (Reserve) Regiment,
14th Canadian Hussars on 11 February 1941;4 8th
(Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion, (14th
Canadian Hussars) on 1 April 1941;5 8th (Reserve)
Reconnaissance Regiment, (14th Canadian
Hussars), CAC on 8 June 1942;6 8th (Reserve)
Reconnaissance Regiment, (14th Canadian
Hussars), RCAC on 2 August 1945;7 8th Armoured
Car Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars) on
19 June 1947;8 14th Canadian Hussars (8th
Armoured Car Regiment) on 4 February 1949;9
14th Canadian Hussars (8th Armoured Regiment)
on 31 July 1954;10 and 14th Canadian Hussars on
19 May 1958.11 It was reduced to nil strength and
transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on
31 March 1968.12
Notes:
On 1 November 1920, the 14th Canadian Light Horse was
organized as a two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Regiment on the Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20). The
reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 14th Canadian Light Horse was disbanded for the purpose
of reorganization on 15 April 1921 and reorganized the same
day (GO 175/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 15 January 1930, the 1st Regiment was redesignated the 1st
Regiment (209th Battalion, CEF) (GO 11/30). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perpetuation
209th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF.
Headquarters Location
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details of the 27th Light Horse were placed on
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection
duties.13
The 209th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 209th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,14 embarked for Britain on
1 November 1916.15 Its personnel were absorbed
by the 9th Reserve Battalion, CEF on
5 December 1916 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.16 The battalion was
disbanded on 21 May 1917.17
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LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour en
Saskatchewan, le 1er avril 1910, lorsque le 27th
Light Horse fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 14th
Canadian Light Horse le 15 mars 1920;2 14th
Canadian Hussars le 1er aot 1940;3 2nd
(Reserve) Regiment, 14th Canadian Hussars le
11 fvrier 1941;4 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance
Battalion, (14th Canadian Hussars) le
1er avril 1941;5 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance
Regiment, (14th Canadian Hussars), CAC le
8 juin 1942;6 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance
Regiment, (14th Canadian Hussars), RCAC le
2 aot 1945;7 8th Armoured Car Regiment
(14th Canadian Hussars) le 19 juin 1947;8 14th
Canadian Hussars (8th Armoured Car Regiment)
le 4 fvrier 1949;9 14th Canadian Hussars (8th
Armoured Regiment) le 31 juillet 1954;10 et 14th
Canadian Hussars le 19 mai 1958.11 Il fut rduit
des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 31 mars 1968.12
Notes :
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 14th Canadian Light Horse fut
er
organis en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de
bataille de la Rserve (GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve fut
dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 14th Canadian Light Horse fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 avril 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 175/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
er er
Le 15 janvier 1930, le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1 Rgiment
(209th Battalion, CEF) (GO 11/30). Lunit de rserve fut
dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perptuation
209th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 27th Light Horse furent
mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.13
Le 209th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 209th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,14 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
1er novembre 1916.15 Son personnel passa au 9th
Reserve Battalion, CEF le 5 dcembre 1916,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.16 Le bataillon fut dissous le
21 mai 1917.17
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The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

The regiment mobilized the 14th (Active) Canadian
Hussars, CASF for active service on
26 January 1941.18 It was converted to armour and
redesignated: 8th Reconnaissance Battalion (14th
Canadian Hussars), CASF on 11 February 1941;19
8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian
Hussars), CAC, CASF 8 June 1942;20 and 8th
Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian
Hussars), RCAC, CASF on 2 August 1945.21 The
unit was formed from personnel of the 2nd
Canadian Infantry Division in England and
reinforcements from Canada.22 It landed in France
on 7 July 1944 as part of the 2nd Canadian Infantry
Division, where it fought in North-West Europe until
the end of the war.23 The overseas regiment was
disbanded on 15 December 1945.24
Le rgiment mobilisa le 14th (Active) Canadian
Hussars, CASF pour le service actif le
26 janvier 1941.18 Il fut converti au blind et
rebaptis : 8th Reconnaissance Battalion (14th
Canadian Hussars), CASF le 11 fvrier 1941;19
8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian
Hussars), CAC, CASF le 8 juin 1942;20 et 8th
Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian
Hussars), RCAC, CASF le 2 aot 1945.21 Le
bataillon fut form partir du personnel de la 2e
division dinfanterie canadienne et des renforts du
Canada.22 Il dbarqua en France le 7 juillet 1944 en
tant qulment de la 2e division, o il combattit
dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope jusqu la fin de la
guerre.23 Le rgiment outre-mer fut dissous le
15 dcembre 1945.24

GUIDON GUIDON

No Guidon recorded. Aucun guidon autoris.

CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

No camp flag recorded. Aucun drapeau de camp autoris.

1. GO 38/10. Formed from two newly authorized squadrons: A Squadron at Maple Creek; and B Squadron at Swift
Current. The regimental headquarters was established at Moose Jaw in 1913 / Form de deux escadrons
nouvellement autoriss : A Squadron Maple Creek; et B Squadron Swift Current. Le quartier gnral du
rgiment fut tabli Moose Jaw en 1913.
2. GO 26/20.
3. GO 194/40.
4. GO 79/41.
5. GO 236/41.
6. GO 451/42.
7. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps en ce jour.
8. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
9. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 427/55.
11. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
12. CFOO 68/5.
13. GO 142/14.
14. GO 69/16.
15. CEF Sailing List, vol. X.
16. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 209th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 209.
17. GO 63/17.
18. GO 40/41; and/et GO 41/41.
19. GO 79/41.
20. GO 455/42.
21. GO 275/45. The Canadian Armoured Corps was redesignated Royal Canadian Armoured Corps on this date / Le
Canadian Armoured Corps fut rebaptis Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cette date.
22. John Marteinson and Michael R. McNorgan, The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, (Toronto, 2000), pp. 142 and/et
103.
23. Charles P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army. The Victory Campaign, (Ottawa, 1966), passim.
24. GO 85/46.

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19TH ALBERTA DRAGOONS 19TH ALBERTA DRAGOONS

BADGE INSIGNE

Description
A horse statant Or on a grassy mound Vert above
the number 19 Or all on a scroll Vert edged and
inscribed ALBERTA DRAGOONS in letters Or.
Description
Un cheval arrt dor sur un monticule herbeux de
sinople soutenu du nombre 19 dor et dun listel de
sinople lisr dor inscrit ALBERTA DRAGOONS
en lettres du mme.

Symbolism
The horse represents the units origins as a
mounted rifle regiment. The mound on which it
stands symbolizing the prairie setting of the units
home base of Edmonton."ALBERTA DRAGOONS"
and the number "19" are a form of the regimental
title.
Symbolisme
Le cheval reprsente les origines de lunit en tant
que rgiment de fusiliers monts. Il se tient sur un
monticule de prairie verte symbolisant Edmonton,
base de lunit. ALBERTA DRAGOONS et le
numro 19 sont une des variantes du nom du
rgiment.

MOTTO DEVISE

None Aucune

MARCH MARCH

Lili Marlene Lili Marlene

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

YPRES, 1915, 17; Gravenstafel; St. Julien; FESTUBERT, 1915; YPRES, 1915, 17; Gravenstafel; Saint-Julien;
MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Flers-Courcelette; Ancre FESTUBERT, 1915; MONT-SORREL; SOMME, 1916; Flers-
Heights; ARRAS, 1917, 18; Vimy, 1917; HILL 70; AMIENS; Courcelette; Crte dAncre; ARRAS, 1917,18; Vimy, 1917;
Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quant; HINDENBURG LINE; Canal du CTE 70; AMIENS; Scarpe, 1918; Drocourt-Quant; LIGNE
Nord; Cambrai, 1918; PURSUIT TO MONS; FRANCE AND HINDENBURG; Canal du Nord; Cambrai, 1918; POURSUITE
FLANDERS, 1915-18. VERS MONS; FRANCE ET FLANDRES, 1915-1918.

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LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
1 February 1908 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The 19th Alberta Dragoons originated in Edmonton,
Alberta on 1 February 1908, when the 19th The
Alberta Mounted Rifles were authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated the 19th Alberta
Dragoons on 3 January 1911.2 On
16 February 1936, it was amalgamated with The
Alberta Mounted Rifles (see below), retaining its
designation.3 It was redesignated the 19th
(Reserve) Alberta Dragoons on 7 November 1940.4
On 1 April 1946, it was amalgamated with the 2nd
(Reserve) Battalion, The Edmonton Fusiliers (see
below) and redesignated the 19th (Alberta)
Armoured Car Regiment, RCAC.5 It was
redesignated: 19th Alberta Armoured Car
Regiment on 4 February 1949;6 19th Alberta
Dragoons (19th Armoured Car Regiment) on
1 November 1954;7 and 19th Alberta Dragoons on
19 May 1958.8 It was reduced to nil strength and
transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on
28 February 1965.9
Notes:
The 19th Alberta Dragoons were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 2 August 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 172/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 1 November 1920, the 19th Alberta Dragoons were
organized as a two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd
Regiment on the Reserve order of battle (GO 185/20). The
reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 19th Alberta Dragoons were disbanded for the purpose
amalgamation on 15 February 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 34/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Alberta Mounted Rifles originated in Medicine
Hat, Alberta on 1 April 1908, when the 21st Alberta
Hussars were authorized to be formed.10 It was
redesignated The Alberta Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920.11 On 1 May 1922, it was
amalgamated with the 23rd Alberta Rangers (see
below), retaining its designation.12 On
1 January 1931, it was reorganized into two
separate regiments, designated: The Alberta
Mounted Rifles and The South Alberta Horse
(now the South Alberta Light Horse).13 On
16 February 1936, it was amalgamated with 19th
Alberta Dragoons, as above.
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LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
1er fvrier 1908 et regroupe les rgiments suivants.
Le 19th Alberta Dragoons vit le jour
Edmonton, en Alberta, le 1er fvrier 1908, lorsque le
19th The Alberta Mounted Rifles fut autoris.1 Il
fut rebaptis 19th Alberta Dragoons le
3 janvier 1911.2 Le 16 fvrier 1936, il se fusionna
avec le The Alberta Mounted Rifles (voir ci-
dessous), conservant la mme dsignation.3 Il fut
rebaptis 19th (Reserve) Alberta Dragoons le
7 novembre 1940.4 Le 1er avril 1946, il se fusionna
avec le 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Edmonton
Fusiliers (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis 19th
(Alberta) Armoured Car Regiment, RCAC .5 Il fut
rebaptis : 19th Alberta Armoured Car
Regiment le 4 fvrier 1949;6 19th Alberta
Dragoons (19th Armoured Car Regiment) le
1er novembre 1954;7 et 19th Alberta Dragoons
le 19 mai 1958.8 Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls et
transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire le
28 fvrier 1965.9
Notes :
Le 19th Alberta Dragoons fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 2 aot 1920 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 172/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
er
Le 1 novembre 1920, le 19th Alberta Dragoons fut organis
er
en tant quunit deux rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment faisait partie
de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis
e
que le 2 Rgiment faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la
Rserve (GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 19th Alberta Dragoons fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 15 fvrier 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 34/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Alberta Mounted Rifles vit le jour
Medicine Hat, en Alberta, le 1er avril 1908, lorsque
le 21st Alberta Hussars fut autoris.10 Il fut
rebaptis The Alberta Mounted Rifles le
15 mars 1920.11 Le 1er mai 1922, il se fusionna
avec le 23rd Alberta Rangers (voir ci-dessous),
conservant la mme dsignation.12 Le
er
1 janvier 1931, il fut rorganis en deux rgiments
distincts : The Alberta Mounted Rifles et The
South Alberta Horse (aujourdhui le The South
Alberta Light Horse ).13 Le 16 fvrier 1936, il se
fusionna avec le 19th Alberta Dragoons , tel que
dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.

Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Alberta Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a three
regiment unit with the 1st Regiment (3rd Canadian Mounted
Rifles Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order
of battle, the 2nd Regiment (12th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion, CEF) and the 3rd Regiment (13th Canadian Mounted
Rifles Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle (see also
GO 185/20).
The Alberta Mounted Rifles were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 March 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 129/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 15 February 1922, the 3rd Regiment was redesignated the
2nd Regiment (13th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF)
and placed on the Non Permanent Active Militia order and a new
3rd Regiment (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order was
formed (GO 28/22).
The 2nd Regiment, The Alberta Mounted Rifles was disbanded
for the purpose of reorganization on 15 February 1922 and
reorganized the same day (GO 100/22). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 1 May 1922, the amalgamated 23rd Alberta Rangers were
redesignated the 2nd Regiment (13th Mounted Rifles Battalion,
CEF), Alberta Mounted Rifles (GO 75/22).
On 15 November 1926, the 1st Regiment was redesignated the
1st Regiment (3rd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF)
and the 2nd Regiment the 2nd Regiment (13th Regiment
Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF) (GO 74/26).
Upon reorganization on 1 January 1931 (see above), The
Alberta Mounted Rifles were organized as a two regiment unit. A
new 2nd (Reserve) Regiment on the Reserve order of battle was
authorized and the existing 2nd Regiment and 3rd (Reserve)
Regiment became The South Alberta Horse (GO 3/31). The
reserve regiment was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
The Alberta Mounted Rifles were disbanded for the purpose
amalgamation on 15 February 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 34/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 23rd Alberta Rangers originated in Macleod,
Alberta on 1 April 1908, when the 23rd Alberta
Rangers were authorized to be formed.14 On
1 May 1922, it was amalgamated with The Alberta
Mounted Rifles, as above.
The Edmonton Fusiliers originated in Edmonton,
Alberta on 1 April 1908, when the 101st Regiment
was authorized to be formed.15 It was redesignated:
101st Regiment "Edmonton Fusiliers" on
1 March 1909;16 and The Edmonton Regiment on
15 March 1920.17 It was reorganized on
15 May 1924 into two separate regiments,
designated The Edmonton Regiment (now The
Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess
Patricias Canadian Light Infantry)), and The
Edmonton Fusiliers.18 On 1 April 1936, it was
amalgamated with A Company of the 13th
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Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Alberta Mounted Rifles , le
15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant quunit
er
trois rgiments. Le 1 Rgiment (3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles
Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice
e
active non permanente tandis que le 2 Rgiment (12th
e
Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) et le 3 Rgiment
(13th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie
de lordre de bataille de la Rserve (voir aussi GO 185/20).
Le The Alberta Mounted Rifles fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 mars 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 129/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
e e
Le 15 dcembre 1922, le 3 Rgiment fut rebaptis 2 Regiment
(13th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) et transfr
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente et un
e
nouveau 3 Rgiment (aucune dsignation CEF) fut form en
lordre de bataille de la Rserve(GO 28/22).
Le 2nd Regiment, The Alberta Mounted Rifles fut dissous en
vue de la rorganisation du 15 fvrier 1922 et rorganis la
mme journe (GO100/22). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
er
Le 1 mai 1922, le 23rd Alberta Rangers fut rebaptis 2nd
Regiment (13th Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF), Alberta
Mounted Rifles (GO 75/22).
er er
Le 15 novembre 1926, le 1 Rgiment fut rebaptis 1
e
Rgiment (3rd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF) et 2
e
Rgiment le 2 Rgiment (13th Regiment Canadian Mounted
Rifles, CEF) (GO 74/26).
er
Lorsque le rgiment fut rorganis le 1 janvier 1931 (voir ci-
dessus), le The Alberta Mounted Rifles fut organis en tant
quunit deux rgiments. Un nouveau 2nd (Reserve)
Rgiment fut autoris dans lordre de bataille de la Milice
active non permanente et le 2nd Regiment et le 3rd
(Reserve) Regiment furent rebaptiss le The South Alberta
Horse (GO 3/31). Le rgiment de rserve fut dissous le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Alberta Mounted Rifles fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 15 fvrier 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 34/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 23rd Alberta Rangers vit le jour Macleod,
en Alberta, le 1er avril 1908, lorsque le 23rd
Alberta Rangers fut autoris.14 Le 1er mai 1922, il
se fusionna avec le The Alberta Mounted Rifles ,
tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Le The Edmonton Fusiliers vit le jour
Edmonton, en Alberta, le 1er avril 1908, lorsque le
101st Regiment fut autoris.15 Il fut rebaptis :
101st Regiment "Edmonton Fusiliers" le
1er mars 1909;16 et The Edmonton Regiment le
15 mars 1920.17 Il fut rorganis Le 15 mai 1924, il
fut rorganis en deux rgiments, baptiss The
Edmonton Regiment (aujourdhui le The Loyal
Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess
Patricias Canadian Light Infantry) ), et The
Edmonton Fusiliers .18 Le 1er avril 1936, il se
fusionna avec la A Company du 13th Machine
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Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (now The Kings
Own Calgary Regiment).19 It was redesignated:
The Edmonton Fusiliers (MG) on
15 December 1936;20 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The
Edmonton Fusiliers (MG) on 7 November 1941;21
and 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Edmonton
Fusiliers on 1 April 1941.22 On 1 April 1946, it was
amalgamated with the 19th (Reserve) Alberta
Dragoons, as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Edmonton Regiment on
15 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a five battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (172nd Battalion, CEF) and 2nd
Battalion (Edmonton Fusiliers) (9th Battalion, CEF) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 3rd Battalion
(51st Battalion, CEF), 4th Battalion (63rd Battalion, CEF) and 5th
Battalion (66th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
The Edmonton Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 September 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 253/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Upon reorganization on 15 May 1924 (see above), The
Edmonton Fusiliers were organized as a three battalion regiment
with the 1st Battalion (9th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion (66th
Battalion, CEF) and 3rd Battalion (202nd Battalion, CEF) on the
Reserve order of battle.
On 15 September 1929, The Edmonton Fusiliers were
authorized an additional battalion, designated the 4th (Reserve)
Battalion (138th Battalion, CAF) (GO 112/29). The reserve units
were disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Edmonton Fusiliers were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the same
day (GO 147/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The perpetuation of the 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC
(1919-1936) was assigned to The Calgary Regiment (Tank) (GO
149/37).
Perpetuations
3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF;
and 9th, 66th, 138th, and 202nd "Overseas" et 9th , 66th , 138th et 202nd
Battalion(s), CEF
Headquarters Location
Edmonton, Alberta
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details of the 19th Alberta Dragoons were placed
on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protective duty.23
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Gun Battalion, CMGC (aujourdhui le The Kings
Own Calgary Regiment, RCAC ).19 Il fut
rebaptis : The Edmonton Fusiliers (MG) le
15 dcembre 1936;20 2nd (Reserve) Battalion,
The Edmonton Fusiliers (MG) le
7 novembre 1941;21 et 2nd (Reserve) Battalion,
The Edmonton Fusiliers le 1er avril 1941.22 Le
1er avril 1946, il se fusionna avec le 19th
(Reserve) Alberta Dragoons , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Edmonton Regiment , le
15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment cinq bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (172nd Battalion,
e
CEF) et 2 Bataillon (Edmonton Fusiliers) (9th Battalion, CEF)
faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e e
permanente tandis que le 3 Bataillon (51st Battalion, CEF), le 4
e
Bataillon (63rd Battalion, CEF) et le 5 Bataillon (66th Battalion,
CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve.
Le The Edmonton Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 septembre 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 253/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Lorsque le rgiment fut rorganis le 15 mai 1924 (voir ci-
dessus), le The Edmonton Fusiliers fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (9th Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (66th Battalion, CEF) et le
e
3 Bataillon (202nd Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de
bataille de la Rserve.
Le 15 septembre 1929, lon autorisa un bataillon additionnel au
The Edmonton Fusiliers , baptis 4th (Reserve) Battalion
(138th Battalion, CEF) (GO 112/29). Les units de rserve
furent dissoutes le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Edmonton Fusiliers fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 147/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La perptuation du 13th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC
(1919-1936) fut assigne au The Calgary Regiment (Tank)
(GO 149/37).
Perptuations
3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF ;
"Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Edmonton, Alberta
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 19th Alberta Dragoons
furent mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.23

The 19th Alberta Dragoons recruited the 1st
Divisional Cavalry Squadron, CEF, which was
authorized on 10 August 1914.24 It embarked for
Great Britain on 1 October 1914.25 This squadron
was redesignated: A Squadron, Canadian Corps
Cavalry Regiment, CEF on 12 February 1916;26
and A Squadron, Canadian Light Horse, CEF on
21 February 1917.27 It disembarked in France on
12 February 1915,28 where it fought in France and
Flanders as part of the Canadian Corps until the
end of the war.29 The squadron was disbanded on
6 November 1920.30
Details of the 21st Alberta Hussars were placed on
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protective
duty.31
Details of the 23rd Alberta Rangers were placed on
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protective
duty.32
The 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF, which was authorized on 7 November 1914,33
embarked for England on 12 June 1915.34 It landed
in France on 22 September 1915,35 where it fought
as part of the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigade
until its personnel were absorbed by the 1st and
2nd, Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion(s) on
31 December 1915.36 The regiment was disbanded
on 12 August 1917.37
The 9th Battalion, which was authorized on
10 August 1914 as the 9th Battalion, CEF,38
embarked for Britain on 1 October 1914.39 It was
redesignated 9th Reserve Infantry Battalion, CEF
on 29 April 1915, to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.40 The battalion was
disbanded on 15 September 1917.41
The 66th Battalion, which was authorized on
20 April 1915 as the 66th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,42 embarked for Britain on 28 April 1916.43 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 9th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 7 July 1916 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.44 The battalion was disbanded on
30 August 1920.45
The 138th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 138th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,46 embarked for Britain on
22 August 1916.47 Its personnel were absorbed by
the 128th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF on
8 December 1916 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.48 The battalion was
disbanded on 30 August 1920.49
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Le 19th Alberta Dragoons recruta le 1st
Divisional Cavalry Squadron, CEF , autoris le
10 aot 1914.24 Il sembarqua pour la Grande-
Bretagne le 1er octobre 1914.25 Cet escadron fut
rebaptis : A Squadron, Canadian Corps Cavalry
Regiment, CEF le 12 fvrier 1916;26 et A
Squadron, Canadian Light Horse, CEF le
21 fvrier 1917.27 Il dbarqua en France le
12 fvrier 1915,28 o il combattit de mme que dans
les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre, en tant que
composante du Corps darme canadien.29
Lescadron fut dissous le 6 novembre 1920.30
Des dtachements du 21st Alberta Hussars
furent mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.31
Des dtachements du 23rd Alberta Rangers
furent mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.32
Le 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles,
CEF fut autoris le 7 novembre 1914,33 et
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
12 juin 1915.34 Il dbarqua en France le
22 septembre 1915,35 o il combattit en tant que
composante de la 1re brigade de fusiliers monts
canadien jusquau 31 dcembre 1915, date o son
personnel passa au 1st et au 2nd Canadian
Mounted Rifle Battalion(s), CEF .36 Le rgiment fut
dissous le 12 aot 1917.37
Le 9th Battalion fut autoris le 10 aot 1914,
sous lappellation de 9th Battalion, CEF ,38 et
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
1er octobre 1914.39 Il fut rebaptis 9th Reserve
Infantry Battalion, CEF le 29 avril 1915,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.40 Le bataillon fut dissous le
15 septembre 1917.41
Le 66th Battalion fut autoris le 20 avril 1915,
sous lappellation de 66th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,42 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
28 avril 1916.43 Son personnel passa au 9th
Reserve Battalion, CEF le 7 juillet 1916,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.44 Le bataillon fut dissous le
30 aot 1920.45
Le 138th Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 138th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,46 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 22 aot 1916.47 Son
personnel passa au 128th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF le 8 dcembre 1916, fournissant des renforts
au Corps darme canadien en campagne.48 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 30 aot 1920.49
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The 202nd Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 202nd "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,50 embarked for Britain on
23 November 1916.51 Its personnel were absorbed
by the 9th Reserve Battalion, CEF on
27 May 1917 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.52 The battalion was
disbanded on 18 February 1918.53
Le 202nd Battalion fut autoris le
15 juillet 1916, sous lappellation de 202nd
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,50 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 23 novembre 1916.51 Son
personnel passa au 9th Reserve Battalion, CEF
le 27 mai 1917, fournissant des renforts au Corps
darme canadien en campagne.52 Le bataillon fut
dissous le 18 fvrier 1918.53

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

Details from The Edmonton Fusiliers were called
out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed
on active service on 1 September 1939, under the
designation The Edmonton Fusiliers (MG), CASF
(Details), for local protection duties.54 The details
called out on active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940.55 The regiment mobilized The
Edmonton Fusiliers, CASF for active service on
24 May 1940.56 It was redesignated 1st Battalion,
The Edmonton Fusiliers, CASF on
7 November 1940.57 It served in Canada in a home
defence role as part of the 13th Infantry Brigade,
6th Canadian Division.58 The 1st Battalion was
disbanded on 14 November 1945.59 The regiment
subsequently mobilized the 3rd Battalion, The
Edmonton Fusiliers, CASF for active service on
12 May 1942.60 This unit served in Canada in a
home defence role as part of the 16th Infantry
Brigade, 8th Canadian Division.61 The 3rd Battalion
was disbanded on 15 August 1943.62
Des dtachements du The Edmonton Fusiliers
furent mobiliss pour le service le 26 aot 1939 et
furent mis en service actif le 1er septembre 1939,
sous lappellation de The Edmonton Fusiliers
(MG), CASF (Details) , fournissant des services
locaux de protection.54 Les dtachements mobiliss
pour le service actif furent dissous le
31 dcembre 1940.55 Le rgiment mobilisa le The
Edmonton Fusiliers, CASF pour le service actif le
24 mai 1940.56 Il fut rebaptis 1st Battalion, The
Edmonton Fusiliers, CASF le 7 novembre 1940.57
Il servit au Canada dans un rle de dfense
territoriale, en tant que composante de la 13e
brigade dinfanterie, de la 6e division canadienne.58
Le bataillon fut dissous le 14 novembre 1945.59
Subsquemment, le rgiment mobilisa le 3rd
Battalion, The Edmonton Fusiliers, CASF pour le
service actif le 12 mai 1942.60 Il servit au Canada
dans un rle de dfense territoriale, en tant que
composante de la 16e brigade dinfanterie, de la 8e
division canadienne.61 Le bataillon fut dissous le
15 aot 1943.62

GUIDON GUIDON

No Guidon recorded. Aucun guidon autoris.

CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

No camp flag recorded. Aucun drapeau de camp autoris.

1. GO 11/08. Formed from four independent squadrons of Canadian Mounted Rifles authorized on the following dates:
A Squadron at Edmonton (A Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 December 1905), B Squadron at Strathcona (B
Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 December 1905), C Squadron at Fort Saskatchewan (C Squadron,
Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 December 1905), and D Squadron at Edmonton (E Squadron, Canadian Mounted
Rifles, 2 April 1907) / Form de quatre escadrons de Canadian Mounted Rifles indpendants autoriss selon les
er
dates suivantes : A Squadron Edmonton (A Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 dcembre 1905), B
er
Squadron Strathcona (B Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 dcembre 1905), C Squadron Fort
Saskatchewan (C Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1er dcembre 1905), et D Squadron Edmonton (E
Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 2 avril 1907).
2. GO 5/11.
3. GO 34/36.
4. GO 122/41.
5. GO 115/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.

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7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 414/54.

8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
9. SD 1 Letter No. 58/64; and/et Western Command Message 2001-3/1 (G), 18 Oct 65.
10. GO 60/08; and/et GO 120/08. Formed from one independent squadron of Canadian Mounted Rifles authorized on the
following date: A Squadron (D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 June 1901 (formerly "I" Squadron)) and the
newly authorized B Squadron / Form dun escadron de Canadian Mounted Rifles indpendant autoris selon la
er
date suivante : A Squadron (D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1 juin 1901 (autrefois lescadron I )) et le
nouvellement autoris B Squadron .
11. GO 26/20.
12. GO 75/22.
13. GO 3/31.
14. GO 60/08; and/et GO 120/08. Formed from an independent squadron designated The Alberta Rangers and three
newly authorized squadrons of mounted rifles. The Alberta Rangers originated as D Squadron of The 15th Light
Horse on 3 July 1905 (GO 154/05). It was authorized as an independent squadron on 1 April 1906 (GO 50/06) and
designated The Alberta Rangers on 1 May 1906 (GO 88/06). / Form dun escadron indpendant baptis le The
Alberta Rangers et trois escadrons de fusiliers monts nouvellement autoriss. Le The Alberta Rangers fut
autoris le 3 juillet 1905, lorsque le D Squadron du The 15th Light Horse fut autoris (GO 154/05). Il fut
autoris comme escadron indpendant le 1er avril 1906 (GO 50/06) et il fut baptis le The Alberta Rangers le
er
1 mai 1906 (GO 88/06).
15. GO 60/08.
16. GO 30/09.
17. GO 32/20.
18. GO 68/24.
19. GO 149/36.
20. GO 147/36.
21. GO 42/41.
22. GO 122/41.
23. GO 142/14.
24. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, and/et memorandum Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S. Williams,
Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel A.F. Duguid,
Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa, 1938), pp. 37-39.
25. Colonel A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices
(Ottawa, 1938), pp. 112 and/et 114.
26. War Diary, Canadian Light Horse, RG/GE 9, Series III-D-3, Volume 4954, File/dossier 490, Appendix 1 Letters,
Canadian Corps G 706, 4 May 1916, and A. 29/59, 12 May 1916.
27. Ibid, 3 March 1917/3 mars 1917, Letter, War Office 121/Overseas/3407 (SD2), 21-2-17.
28. Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War 1914-1919, General Series
Vol. 1, August 1914-September 1915, Appendices, (Ottawa, 1938), p. 454.
29. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919 (Ottawa, 1962), passim.
30. GO 207/20. As part of the Canadian Light Horse / En tant que composante du Canadian Light Horse .
31. GO 142/14.
32. Ibid.
33. GO 36/15.
34. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
35. War Diary, 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, 22 September 1915/22 septembre 1915, RG/GE 9, Series III-D-
3, Volume 4946, File/dossier 463.
36. Ibid, 31 December 1915/31 dcembre 1915. A and C Squadrons were transferred to the 1st Battalion, Canadian
Mounted Rifles and the headquarters and B Squadron to the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles / Les
escadrons A et C furent transfrs au 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles et le quartier-gnral et
lEscadron B au 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles .
37. GO 82/18.
38. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, and/et memorandum Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S. Williams,
Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel A.F. Duguid,
Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa, 1938), pp. 37-39.
39. Colonel A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices
(Ottawa, 1938), pp. 112 and/et 117.
40. Shorncliffe Camp Order 450/15.
41. GO 82/18.
42. GO 103a/15.
43. CEF Sailing List, vol. IV. The Battalion also sent reinforcing drafts overseas on 11 September 1915 and
22 January 1916 / Le bataillon envoya aussi un service de renforts outre-mer le 25 septembre 1915 et le
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44. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 66th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 66; and/et CTDO 3666/16.
45. GO 149/20.
46. GO 151/15.
47. CEF Sailing List, vol. VII.
48. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 138th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 138. The battalion contributed personnel to the
47th, 50th, 137th and 175th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF prior to its remaining personnel being absorbed by the
128th Battalion / Le personnel du bataillon passa aux 47th , 50th , 137th et 175th "Overseas" Battalion(s),
CEF avant que son personnel restant ne soit intgr au sein du 128th Battalion .
49. GO 149/20.
50. GO 69/16.
51. CEF Sailing List, vol. X.
52. CRO 1560/17.
53. GO 82/18.
54. GO 124/39; and/et GO 135/39.
55. GO 44/41.
56. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
57. GO 42/41.
58. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 538.
59. GO 18/46.
60. GO 309/42.
61. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 539.
62. GO 438/43.

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THE HALIFAX RIFLES (RCAC)
BADGE
Description
On an eight pointed star Argent a hunting horn Or
embellished Gules encircling a maple leaf Vert
inscribed with the word CANADA in letters Or, the
horn pendent from cords Sable enfiling a motto
scroll Vert edged and inscribed CEDE NULLIS in
letters Or below a like scroll inscribed THE
HALIFAX RIFLES and ensigned by the Royal
Crown proper.
Symbolism
The star is of a type favoured by Canadian
regiments in Victorian times. The maple leaf
represents service to Canada, and the Crown,
service to the Sovereign. The regiments rifle
heritage and their regimental march, the
"Huntsmans Chorus", is symbolized by the horn.
Both green and black are important colours used in
rifle regiment uniforms. "THE HALIFAX RIFLES" is
a form of the regimental title and "CEDE NULLIS" is
the motto of the regiment.
MOTTO
CEDE NULLIS (Yield to None)
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THE HALIFAX RIFLES (RCAC)
INSIGNE
Description
Une toile huit raies dargent charge dune
feuille drable de sinople inscrite du mot CANADA
en lettres dor inscrite dans un cor de chasse du
mme embelli de gueules, li de sable, pendant
dun listel de sinople lisr dor inscrit CEDE
NULLIS en lettres du mme, et, brochant en chef,
un listel semblable somm de la couronne royale
au naturel, inscrit THE HALIFAX RIFLES.
Symbolisme
Ltoile est dun type que privilgiaient les
rgiments canadiens lpoque victorienne. La
feuille drable reprsente le service rendu au
Canada, et la Couronne, le service rendu au
Souverain. Le patrimoine de ce rgiment du temps
o il en tait un de voltigeurs et sa marche
rgimentaire, le Huntsmans Chorus , sont
symboliss par le cor. Quant au vert et au noir,
elles taient des couleurs importantes dans les
uniformes du rgiment des voltigeurs. THE
HALIFAX RIFLES est une variante du nom du
rgiment, et CEDE NULLIS en est la devise.
DEVISE
CEDE NULLIS (Ne cde personne)
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MARCH
Huntsmans Chorus
BATTLE HONOURS
North West Rebellion
NORTH WEST CANADA, 1885.
South African War
SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900.
The First World War
MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916; ARRAS, 1917, 18;
HILL 70; YPRES, 1917; AMIENS; HINDENBURG LINE;
PURSUIT TO MONS.
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Halifax,
Nova Scotia on 14 May 1860, when the Halifax
Volunteer Battalion was authorized to be formed.1
It was redesignated: Halifax Volunteer Battalion of
Rifles on 28 May 1869;2 63rd The Halifax
Volunteer Battalion of Rifles on 5 November 1869;3
63rd The Halifax Battalion of Rifles on
13 May 1870;4 63rd Regiment "Halifax Rifles" on
8 May 1900;5 The Halifax Rifles on 15 May 1920;6
2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Halifax Rifles on
1 January 1941;7 The Halifax Rifles (Reserve) on
15 September 1944;8 and The Halifax Rifles on
30 November 1945.9 The regiment was converted
to armour and redesignated: 23rd Armoured
Regiment (Halifax Rifles), RCAC on 1 April 1946;10
The Halifax Rifles (23rd Armoured Regiment) on
4 February 1949;11 and The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)
on 19 May 1958.12 It was reduced to nil strength
and transferred to the Supplementary Order of
Battle on 31 January 1965.13
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Halifax Rifles on 15 May 1920 (see
above), it was organized as a two battalion regiment with the 1st
Battalion (40th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active
Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Battalion (no CEF
designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Halifax Rifles were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 July 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 157/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 22 December 1964, The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) and The
Princess Louise Fusiliers were ordered to effect an
amalgamation as an infantry battalion under a "to be
determined" designation by 31 March 1965 (SD 1 Letter No.
64/68). This amalgamation was cancelled through Amendment 1
to SD Letter No. 64/68 (EASCOM Msg G 5631 of 22 Sep 65).
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MARCHE
Huntsmans Chorus
HONNEURS DE BATAILLE
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
CANADA DU NORD-OUEST, 1885.
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1899-1900.
Premire Guerre mondiale
MONT SORREL; SOMME, 1916; ARRAS, 1917, 18; CTE 70;
YPRES, 1917; AMIENS; LIGNE HINDENBURG; POURSUITE
VERS MONS.
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Halifax, en Nouvelle cosse, le 14 mai 1860,
lorsque le Halifax Volunteer Battalion fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : Halifax Volunteer
Battalion of Rifles le 28 mai 1869;2 63rd The
Halifax Volunteer Battalion of Rifles le
5 novembre 1869;3 63rd The Halifax Battalion of
Rifles le 13 mai 1870;4 63rd Regiment "Halifax
Rifles" le 8 mai 1900;5 The Halifax Rifles le
15 mai 1920;6 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The
Halifax Rifles le 1er janvier 1941;7 The Halifax
Rifles (Reserve) le 15 septembre 1944;8 et The
Halifax Rifles le 30 novembre 1945.9 Le rgiment
fut converti au blind et rebaptis : 23rd
Armoured Regiment (Halifax Rifles), RCAC le
1er avril 1946;10 The Halifax Rifles (23rd Armoured
Regiment) le 4 fvrier 1949;11 et The Halifax
Rifles (RCAC) le 19 mai 1958.12 Il fut rduit des
effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 31 janvier 1965.13
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Halifax Rifles , le 15 mai 1920
(voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment deux
er
bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (40th Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e
le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre
de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Halifax Rifles fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation
du 15 juillet 1920 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 157/20). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le 22 dcembre 1964, le The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) et le
The Princess Louise Fusiliers reurent lordre de se
fusionner en un bataillon dinfanterie sous la une dnomination
tre dtermine au 31 mars 1965 (SD 1 Letter No. 64/68).
Cette amalgamation fut annule par la modification 1 la SD
Letter No. 64/68 (EASCOM Msg G 5631 of 22 Sep 65).

Perpetuation
40th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Headquarters Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
Fenian Raids
The Halifax Volunteer Battalion was called out on
active service on 6 June 1866. The battalion, which
served on guard duty at the Halifax Dockyard, was
removed from active service on 31 July 1866.14
North West Rebellion
The 63rd The Halifax Battalion of Rifles mobilized
three companies for active service on
10 April 1885.15 The companies served with the
Halifax Provisional Battalion in the Alberta Column
of the North-West Field Force.16 The companies
were removed from active service on
24 July 1885.17
South African War
The 63rd The Halifax Battalion of Rifles contributed
volunteers for the Canadian Contingents during the
South African War.18
The First World War
Details of the 63rd Regiment "Halifax Rifles" were
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protective duty.19
The 40th Battalion, which was authorized on
7 November 1914 as the 40th Battalion, CEF,20
embarked for Britain on 18 October 1915.21 The
battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian
Corps in the field until 4 January 1917, when its
personnel were absorbed by the 26th Reserve
Battalion, CEF.22 The battalion was disbanded on
17 July 1917.23
The Second World War
Details from the regiment were called out on
service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on
active service on 1 September 1939, under the
designation The Halifax Rifles, CASF (Details), for
local protection duties.24 The details called out on
active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940.25 The regiment mobilized the
1st Battalion, The Halifax Rifles, CASF for active
service on 1 January 1941.26 It was converted to
armour and redesignated: 23rd Army Tank
Battalion (The Halifax Rifles), CAC, CASF on
26 January 1942;27 and 23rd Army Tank Regiment
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Perptuation
40th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Halifax, Nouvelle cosse
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Raids des Fenians
Le Halifax Volunteer Battalion fut mis en service
actif le 6 juin 1866. Le bataillon, ayant servit en
devoir de garde, fut retir du service actif le
31 juillet 1866.14
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
Le 63rd The Halifax Battalion of Rifles mobilisa
trois compagnies pour le service actif le
10 avril 1885.15 Les compagnies servirent en tant
que composantes du Halifax Provisional
Battalion de la colonne dAlberta du corps
expditionnaire du Nord-Ouest 16 Les compagnies
furent retires du service actif le 24 juillet 1885.17
Guerre dAfrique du Sud
Le 63rd The Halifax Battalion of Rifles fournit
des volontaires pour les contingents canadiens en
campagne.18
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 63rd Regiment "Halifax
Rifles" furent mobiliss pour le service actif le
6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux de
protection.19
Le 40th Battalion fut autoris le
7 novembre 1914, sous lappellation de 40th
Battalion, CEF ,20 et sembarque pour la Grande-
Bretagne le 18 octobre 1915.21 Le bataillon fournit
des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusquau 4 janvier 1917, lorsque son
personnel passa au 26th Reserve Battalion,
CEF .22 Le bataillon fut dissous le 17 juillet 1917.23
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
pour le service le 26 aot 1939 et furent mis en
service actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous
lappellation de The Halifax Rifles, CASF
(Details) , fournissant des services locaux de
protection.24 Les dtachements mobiliss pour le
service actif furent dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.25
Le rgiment mobilisa le 1st Battalion, The Halifax
Rifles, CASF pour le service actif le
1er janvier 1941.26 Il fut converti au blind et
rebaptis : 23rd Army Tank Battalion (The Halifax
Rifles), CAC, CASF le 26 janvier 1942;27 et 23rd
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(The Halifax Rifles), CAC, CASF on Army Tank Regiment (The Halifax Rifles), CAC,
15 May 1942.28 It embarked for Britain on CASF le 15 mai 1942.28 Il sembarque pour la
17 June 1943 as a unit of the 2nd Army Tank Grande-Bretagne le 17 juillet 1943, en tant que
Brigade, 4th Armoured Division, where it provided composante de la 2e brigade de chars darme, de
reinforcements to units of the Canadian Corps in la 4e division blinde, o il fournit des renforts au
the field.29 The overseas regiment was disbanded Corps darme canadien en campagne.29 Le
on 1 November 1943.30 rgiment outre-mer fut dissous le
1er novembre 1943.30

GUIDON GUIDON

CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP

1. MGO of 16 May 1860, (Royal Gazette, Halifax, N.S., Wednesday 2 May 1860, Vol. LIX No. 19, p.134). Formed from
six existing independent rifle companies authorized on the following dates: No. 1 Rifle Company (Scottish Volunteer
Rifle Company at Halifax, 13 December 1859), No. 2 Rifle Company (Mayflower Rifles, 19 December 1859), No. 3
Rifle Company (Irish Volunteer Rifles, 23 December 1859), No. 4 Rifle Company (Dartmouth Rifles, early 1860),
No. 5 Rifle Company (Halifax Rifles, 23 December 1859), and No. 6 Rifle Company (Chebucto Greys,
15 December 1859) / Form de six compagnies indpendantes de voltigeurs autorises selon les dates suivantes :
No. 1 Rifle Company (Scottish Volunteer Rifle Company Halifax, 13 dcembre 1859), No. 2 Rifle Company
(Mayflower Rifles, 19 dcembre 1859), No. 3 Rifle Company (Irish Volunteer Rifles, 23 dcembre 1859), No. 4
Rifle Company (Dartmouth Rifles, antrieur 1860), No. 5 Rifle Company (Halifax Rifles, 23 dcembre 1859), et
No. 6 Rifle Company (Chebucto Greys, 15 dcembre 1859).
2. MGO of 28 May 1869.

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3. MGO of 5 November 1869.

4. MGO 18/70.
5. MO 105/1900.
6. MO 97/20; and/et GO 77/20.
7. GO 42/41.
8. GO 402/44.
9. GO 400/45.
10. GO 115/46.
11. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 114/49.
12. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
13. Amendment No. 1 to SD 1 Letter No. 64/68; and/et Message HQ Eastern Command to CANFOREHED, EASCOM
G 5631 221300Z SEP 65).
14. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 1 (1749-
1939), p. 26 (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1962); and/et John Gordon Quigley, The Halifax
Rifles (RCAC) 1860-1960, p. 6 (Halifax: Wm. MacNab & Son Ltd., 1960).
15. MGO 8/85.
16. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), p. 42.
17. MGO 16/85.
18. GO 60/33.
19. GO 142/14.
20. GO 86/15.
21. CEF Sailing Lists, vol. II. The unit also sent two reinforcing drafts overseas to the 17th Reserve Battalion
[15 June 1915 and 9 October 1915] / Lunit envoya aussi deux services de renfort outre-mer au 17th Reserve
Battalion [15 juin 1915 et 9 octobre 1915].
22. CRO 198/17; CRO 271/17; Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 40th Battalion, Document
Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 11, Folder/chemise 40. The battalion was
absorbed along with the Royal Canadian Regiment Depot and the 112th and 211th "Overseas" Battalion(s) to form
the 26th Reserve Battalion / Le bataillon fut fusionn avec le Royal Canadian Regiment Depot et les 112th et
211th "Overseas" Battalion(s) pour ainsi former le 26th Reserve Battalion .
23. GO 82/18.
24. GO 124/39; and/et GO 135/39.
25. GO 44/41.
26. GO 44/41; and/et GO 42/41.
27. GO 132/42.
28. GO 302/42.
29. J.K. Marteinson and M.R. McNorgan, The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps: An Illustrated History, p. 128 (Ottawa:
The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Association, 2000); and/et John Gordon Quigley, The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)
1860-1960, p.6 (Halifax: Wm. Macnab & Son Ltd., 1960). The 2nd Army Tank Brigade was redesignated the 2nd
e e
Armoured Brigade on 22 July 1943 (GO 88/43) / La 2 brigade de chars darme fut rebaptise 2 brigade blinde le
22 juillet 1943 (GO 88/43).
30. GO 89/44.

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ANNEX A ANNEXE A

NUMBERED CAVALRY REGIMENTS RGIMENTS DE CAVALERIE NUMROTS

Notes: Notes :
1. The first numeric designation of the unit as cavalry is given 1. La premire dsignation numrique dune unit titre
in columns (A) and/or (B). dunit de cavalerie se trouve dans la colonne A et/ou la
colonne B.
2. The year the unit was authorized is shown in parentheses. 2. Lanne dautorisation de lunit est inscrite entre
parenthses.
3. Unit redesignations and amalgamations are not shown as 3. Les changements de dsignation ou les fusions dunits ne
this information is contained in the individual charts. Where sont pas indiqus, car ces renseignements se trouvent
applicable, the year the unit was disbanded or placed on dans les tableaux individuels. Lanne de dissolution de
the Supplementary Order of Battle is provided. lunit ou de son inclusion lOrdonnance supplmentaire
de combat est donne, le cas chant.

Current or Last Title

(1872-1914) (1922)
Titre en usage ou le dernier
(A) (B) (C)

1st Hussars (1872) 1st Hussars 1st Hussars

1st Regiment, "British Columbia The British Columbia Dragoons
Horse" (1911) (see also 30th
Regiment, British Columbia Horse)

2nd Regiment of Cavalry (1872)
2nd Dragoons 57th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
(2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1970)

2nd Regiment, "British Columbia 5th British Columbia Light Horse 7th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Horse" (1911) (see also 31st Operations Room
Regiment (British Columbia Horse) (Disbanded/dissoute 1964)

3rd Searchlight Battery (Coast

Defence), RCA
(Disbanded/dissoute 1946)

3rd Provisional Regiment of
Cavalry The Prince of Wales
Canadian Dragoons (1875)
3rd The Prince of Wales 50th Field Artillery Regiment
Canadian Dragoons (Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1970)

4th Provisional Regiment of 4th Hussars 4th Princess Louise Dragoon

Cavalry (1875) Guards (Transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle/envoy
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

5th Provisional Regiment of The Royal Canadian Hussars

Cavalry (1877) (Montreal)
5th "Princess Louise Dragoon 4th Princess Louise Dragoon
Guards" (1903) Guards (Transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle/envoy
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

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Current or Last Title

(1872-1914) (1922)
Titre en usage ou le dernier
(A) (B) (C)

6th Provisional Regiment of 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal The Royal Canadian Hussars
Cavalry (1879) Canadian Hussars (Montreal)

7th Hussars (1867) 7th Hussars The Sherbrooke Hussars

8th Regiment of Cavalry (1869) 8th Princess Louises New 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess
Brunswick Hussars Louises)

9th Toronto Light Horse (1903) The Governor Generals Horse

Guards

10th Queens Own Canadian 10th Queens Own Canadian

Hussars (1903) Hussars (Disbanded/dissous 1936)

11th Hussars (1866) 11th Hussars The Sherbrooke Hussars

12th Manitoba Dragoons (1903) 12th Manitoba Dragoons 12th Manitoba Dragoons
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1965)

13th Scottish Light Dragoons 13th Scottish Light Dragoons 13th Scottish Light Dragoons
(1872) (Disbanded/dissous 1936)

14th Kings Canadian Hussars 88th Field Battery, RCA

(1904) (Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1968)

The 15th Light Horse (1905) 15th Canadian Light Horse The South Alberta Light Horse

The 16th Mounted Rifles (1908) 16th Canadian Light Horse The North Saskatchewan
Regiment

17th Duke of Yorks Royal 17th Duke of Yorks Royal The Royal Canadian Hussars
Canadian Hussars (1907) Canadian Hussars (Montreal)

18th Mounted Rifles (1907) 118th Medium Battery, RCA

(Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1965)

19th The Alberta Mounted Rifles 19th Alberta Dragoons 19th Alberta Dragoons (Transferred
(1908) to the Supplementary Order of
Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1965)

20th Mounted Rifles (1908) 12th Manitoba Dragoons

(Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1965)

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(1872-1914)
(A)
21st Alberta Hussars (1908)
22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse
(1908)
23rd Mounted Rangers (1908)
24th Regiment (Greys Horse)
(1908)
25th Brant Dragoons (1909)
26th Canadian Horse (Stanstead
Dragoons) (1910)
27th Light Horse (1910)
28th "New Brunswick" Dragoons
(1911)
29th Light Horse (1911)
30th Regiment, British Columbia
Horse (1911) (designation from 1912
to 1920 see also 1st Regiment, "British
Columbia Horse")
31st Regiment (British Columbia
Horse) (1911) (designation from 1912
to 1920 see also 2nd Regiment, "British
Columbia Horse")
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Current or Last Title
(1922)
Titre en usage ou le dernier
(B) (C)
The South Alberta Light Horse
19th Alberta Dragoons (Transferred
to the Supplementary Order of Battle/
envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1965)
The North Saskatchewan
Regiment
The South Alberta Light Horse
19th Alberta Dragoons (Transferred
to the Supplementary Order of
Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1965)
9th Greys Horse 9th Greys Horse (disbanded/dissous
1936)
10th Brant Dragoons 57th Field Artillery Regiment
(2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1970)
27th Field Regiment, RCA
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1970)
14th Canadian Light Horse 14th Canadian Hussars
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1968)
The Royal New Brunswick
Regiment
18th Canadian Light Horse 65th Field Battery, RCA
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order
of Battle/envoy lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire 1968)
The British Columbia Dragoons
7th Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Operations Room
(Disbanded/dissoute 1964)
3rd Searchlight Battery (Coast
Defence), RCA
(Disbanded/dissoute 1946)
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Current or Last Title

(1872-1914) (1922)
Titre en usage ou le dernier
(A) (B) (C)

32nd Light Horse (1912) The Fort Garry Horse

33rd Vaudreuil & Soulanges 33rd Vaudreuil & Soulanges

Hussars (1912) Hussars (disbanded/dissous 1914)

34th Regiment of Cavalry (1912) The Fort Garry Horse

35th Central Alberta Horse (1913) 35th Central Alberta Horse

(disbanded/dissous 1921)

36th Prince Edward Island Light The Prince Edward Island

Horse (1914) Regiment (RCAC)

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CHAPTER 3
ARTILLERY REGIMENTS
AND BATTERIES
SECTION 1
ARTILLERY BRANCH
THE ROYAL REGIMENT
OF CANADIAN ARTILLERY
Captain General: Her Majesty The Queen
BADGE
Description
A smooth-bore 9-pounder field gun Or on a field
Vert above a scroll Azure border ed Or inscribed
UBIQUE Or below the gun a scroll Azure bordered
Or inscribed QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT the
whole surmounted by the Royal Crown proper.
Symbolism
By 1867, the 9-pounder smooth bore muzzle loader
was the principal gun of Canadian artillery field
batteries, the first of which were formed in 1855.
This gun was also the initial equipment of "A" and
"B" Batteries when they became the first full-time
(regular) Militia units in 1871. The similarity to the
Royal Artillery badge emphasizes the close
traditional ties between the two regiments.
"UBIQUE" and "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT"
are the regimental mottoes.
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CHAPITRE 3
RGIMENTS ET BATTERIES
DE LARTILLERIE
SECTION 1
BRANCHE DE LARTILLERIE
LE RGIMENT ROYAL DE
LARTILLERIE CANADIENNE
Capitaine-gnral : Sa Majest la Reine
INSIGNE
Description
Un canon de campagne dor sur un champ vert. Au-
dessus, un listel dazure bord dor portant
linscription UBIQUE dor. Sous le canon, un
listel dazure bord dor portant linscription QUO
FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT . Le tout timbr de la
couronne royale au naturel.
Symbolisme
En 1867, le canon de 9 livres chargement par la
bouche et me lisse tait la principale pice
dartillerie des batteries de campagne canadiennes,
dont la premire avait t forme en 1855. Ce
canon constituait galement lquipement initial des
Batteries A et B lorsquelles sont devenues
les premires units temps plein (rgulires) de la
Milice en 1871. La ressemblance avec linsigne de
la Royal Artillery souligne les liens traditionnels
serrs qui existaient entre ces deux rgiments.
UBIQUE et QUO FAS ET GLORIA
DUCUNT en sont les devises.
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MOTTOES DEVISES

UBIQUE (Everywhere) UBIQUE (Partout)

QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT (Whither right and QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT (O mnent la
glory lead) libert et la gloire)

MARCHES MARCHES

Slow March Marche lente

Royal Artillery Slow March Royal Artillery Slow March

Quick March (dismounted parades) Marche rapide (dfils pied)

British Grenadiers British Grenadiers

Trot Past Trot allong

Keel Row Keel Row

Gallop Past (Horse Artillery only) Galop allong (Artillerie cheval seulement)
Bonnie Dundee Bonnie Dundee

ALLIANCE ALLIANCE

British Army Arme britannique

Royal Regiment of Artillery Royal Regiment of Artillery

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

Honorary Distinction Distinction honorifique

The motto "UBIQUE" was granted as an honorary distinction to La devise UBIQUE est une distinction honorifique qui
take the place of all past and future battle honours and remplace toute distinction honorifique et tout honneur de
1 1
distinctions gained in the field. bataille antrieurs et futurs pouvant tre reus en campagne .

Home Station Maison mre

Shilo, Manitoba Shilo, Manitoba

LINEAGE LIGNE

The regiment originated on 10 August 1883, when
the Regiment of Canadian Artillery of the
Permanent Active Militia was authorized to be
formed.2 It was redesignated The Royal Canadian
Artillery on 24 May 1893.3 On 1 December 1898
the regiment was reorganized as two types of
artillery designated the Royal Canadian Artillery
(Field Division) and the Royal Canadian Artillery
(Garrison Division).4 These divisions were
redesignated the Royal Canadian Field Artillery
and the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery on
1 June 1901.5 On 1 September 1905 the Royal
Canadian Field Artillery was redesignated the
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (see the 1st
Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery chart for
further information).6 The previously independent
Non Permanent Active Militia field and garrison
artillery units were incorporated in the regiment on
Le rgiment vit le jour le 10 aot 1883, lorsque le
Regiment of Canadian Artillery de la Milice
active permanente fut autoris.2 Il fut rebaptis
The Royal Canadian Artillery le 24 mai 1893.3
Le 1er dcembre 1898, le rgiment fut rorganis
en deux types dartillerie : la Royal Canadian
Artillery (Field Division) et la Royal Canadian
Artillery (Garrison Division) .4 Ces divisions furent
rebaptises la Royal Canadian Field Artillery et
la Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery le
1er juin 1901.5 Le 1er septembre 1905, la Royal
Canadian Field Artillery fut rebaptise Royal
Canadian Horse Artillery (voir le tableau du 1er
Rgiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery pour
de plus amples renseignements).6 Les units de
campagne et de garnison antrieurement
indpendantes de la Milice non permanente furent
incorpores dans le rgiment le 28 dcembre 1895

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28 December 1895 and provided with the suffix
Canadian Artillery.7 The non permanent
components of the regiment were granted the suffix
The Royal Canadian Artillery on 3 June 1935.8 The
regiment was redesignated: the Royal Regiment of
Canadian Artillery on 29 October 1956;10 and The
Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery on
27 May 1997.12
Note:
The regiment is also a branch within the Canadian Forces
personnel structure. The Artillery Branch was officially
14
authorized on 27 August 1971. The units of the former corps
one of the meanings in the duality of the word "corps" as used in
the Canadian Army continued to be designated Royal
Regiment of Canadian Artillery, since regimental designations,
including this unique one, were maintained in the Canadian
Forces.
OPERATIONAL SERVICE
The North West Rebellion
A and B Batteries of the Regiment of Canadian
Artillery were placed on active service on
10 April 1885.16 The batteries provided field artillery
support to Middletons Column and the Battleford
Column of the North West Field Force.17 The
batteries were removed from active service on
24 July 1885.18
Note:
For additional information on the operational history of the
branch consult the relevant regimental or independent battery
charts.
COLOURS
A regiment or independent battery of artillery on a
ceremonial parade with its guns, "is equivalent to a
battalion with its Colours, and is to be saluted
accordingly." 19
STANDARD OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF
CANADIAN ARTILLERY
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et adoptrent le suffixe Canadian Artillery .7 La
composante de la Milice non permanente adopta le
suffixe The Royal Canadian Artillery le
3 juin 1935.8 Le rgiment fut rebaptis en
franais : Artillerie royale canadienne le
7 fvrier 1955;9 en anglais Royal Regiment of
Canadian Artillery le 29 octobre 1956;10 en
franais Rgiment royal dartillerie canadienne
le 17 fvrier 1964;11 et Le Rgiment royal de
lArtillerie canadienne le 27 mai 2004.13
Note :
Le rgiment est aussi une branche au sein de la structure du
personnel des Forces canadiennes. Le Service de lartillerie
14
fut autoris officiellement le 27 aot 1971. Il fut rebaptis en
15
franais Branche de lartillerie le 12 juillet 1985. Les units
ayant anciennement fait partie des corps une des
dfinitions du mot corps tel quutilises dans lArme
canadienne continurent tre appeles Le Rgiment royal
dartillerie canadienne puisque les appellations rgimentaires,
incluant celle-ci qui est unique, sont entretenues par les Forces
canadiennes.
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
Les batteries A et B du Regiment of
Canadian Artillery furent mobilises le
10 avril 1885.16 Elles fournirent un support
dartillerie de campagne la colonne de Middleton
et la colonne de Battleford du corps
expditionnaire du Nord-Ouest.17 Les batteries
furent retires du service actif le 24 juillet 1885.18
Note :
Pour de plus amples renseignements sur les historiques
oprationnels de la branche, veuillez consulter les tableaux des
batteries rgimentaires ou indpendantes.
DRAPEAUX CONSACRS
Lors dune parade crmoniale, une batterie de
lartillerie rgimentaire ou indpendante avec ses
pices est quivalente un bataillon avec ses
Couleurs et doit tre salue en consquence.19
TENDARD DU RGIMENT ROYAL DE
LARTILLERIE CANADIENNE
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THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF CANADIAN LE DRAPEAU DE CAMP DU RGIMENT ROYAL

ARTILLERY CAMP FLAG DE LARTILLERIE CANADIENNE

ROYAL CANADIAN HORSE ARTILLERY LE DRAPEAU DE CAMP DU ROYAL CANADIAN

CAMP FLAG HORSE ARTILLERY

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BADGE OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LINSIGNE DU ROYAL CANADIAN

HORSE ARTILLERY HORSE ARTILLERY

THE BADGE OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF LINSIGNE DU RGIMENT ROYAL DE

CANADIAN ARTILLERY ENSIGNED BY THE LARTILLERIE CANADIENNE SOMM DES
ROYAL ARMS OF CANADA ARMOIRES ROYALE DU CANADA

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1. NDHQ 1065-1 (DMTH 3), 11 Aug 94 / QGFC 1065-1 (DTPM 3), 11 aot 94.
2. MGO 18/83. Formed from two existing independent garrison artillery batteries of the Permanent Force authorized on
the following dates: A Battery at Kingston (20 October 1871), B Battery at Quebec City (20 October 1871), and a
third newly authorized, but not formed, C Battery at Victoria (formed 6 October 1887) / Form de deux batteries
indpendantes de garnison de lartillerie de la Force permanente autorises selon les dates suivantes: A Battery
Kingston (le 20 octobre 1871), B Battery Qubec (le 20 octobre 1871) et C Battery, troisime batterie
nouvellement autorise mais non forme, Victoria (forme le 6 octobre 1887).
3. Special MGO of 11 August 1893.
4. MGO 111/98.
5. GO 71/01.
6. GO 200/05.
7. GO 58/95. The regiment now consisted of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery
embodied in the Permanent Active Militia and the Canadian Field Artillery and Canadian Garrison Artillery in the Non
Permanent Active Militia / Le rgiment tait dsormais constitu de la Royal Canadian Horse Artillery et de la
Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery incorpores dans la Milice active permanente et de la Canadian Field
Artillery et de la Canadian Garrison Artillery incorpores dans la Milice active non permanente.
8. GO 58/35. The notation "(N.P.)" was used to distinguish references to The Royal Canadian Artillery (Non Permanent)
as was necessary. The development of artillery technology kept pace with changes in warfare during the 20th
Century and as a result, the regiment has at one time or another incorporated, in addition to the original field (horse,
light, medium, heavy and mountain) and garrison (coastal and anti-aircraft) artillery, units assigned the role of air-
defence and anti-tank. The term garrison artillery is no longer used. / La notation (N.P.) tait utilise afin de
reconnatre les rfrences faites au The Royal Canadian Artillery (Non Permanent), au besoin. Le dveloppement
de la technologie de lartillerie suivait le rythme des changements dans les oprations de guerre du 20e sicle.
Consquemment, le rgiment incorpora un moment ou un autre non seulement lartillerie originale de campagne
( cheval, lger, moyen, lourd ou de montagne) et lartillerie originale de garnison (ctier et anti-arien) mais aussi
des units auxquelles furent assignes un rle de dfense arienne et antichar-tank. Le terme garrison artillery
nest plus utilis.
9. CAO 220-3, 7 fvrier 1955.
10. CAO 76-10, Supp Issue No. 524/56.
11. CAO 220-3, 17 fvrier 1964.
12. A/CDS minute to Comd LFC 1901-1 (DD Arty) of 30 April 1997, DHH/DHP 1325-33.
13. CDS minute to Comd LFC 1000-14-2 (CLS) 17 May 2004, DHH/DHP 1000-5 and/et 1325-33.
14. CFAO 2-10, Amendment List 35/71.
15. CFAO 2-10, Change 14/85 / OAFC 2-10, modification 14/85.
16. MGO 8/85.
17. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada, 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), pp. 22, 29 and 30; and/et Department of Militia and Defence Annual Report, 1885, Report Upon the
Suppression of the Rebellion in the North-West Territories, and Matters in Connection Therewith, in 1885 (Ottawa,
1886), Appendix F, p. 49.
18. MGO 16/85.
19. Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Militia, 1870, p. 8. / Rglements et ordres pour la Milice active, 1870. p. 8.

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SECTION 2
ARTILLERY REGIMENTS
1ST AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT (LANARK AND
RENFREW SCOTTISH), RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Brockville, Ontario on 5 October 1866, when the
42nd "Brockville Battalion of Infantry" was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated:
42nd "Lanark and Renfrew" Battalion of Infantry on
1 December 1897;2 42nd Lanark and Renfrew
Regiment on 8 May 1900;3 The Lanark and
Renfrew Regiment on 12 March 1920;4 The
Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment on
15 July 1927;5 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Lanark
and Renfrew Scottish Regiment on
7 November 1940;6 and The Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish Regiment (Reserve) on
15 September 1944.7 On 1 April 1946 the regiment
was converted to artillery and redesignated 59th
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish), RCA.8 On 1 December 1959 the
regiment was converted to infantry and
redesignated The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish
Regiment.9 On 10 November 1992 the regiment
was converted to artillery and redesignated 1st Air
Defence Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish),
RCA.10
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Lanark and Renfrew Regiment on
12 March 1920 (see above) it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (130th Battalion, CEF) on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd
Battalion (240th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The Lanark and Renfrew Regiment was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 15 April 1922 and reorganized the
same day (GO 101/22). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuations
130th, and 240th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF
Headquarters Location
Pembroke, Ontario
Allocated Batteries
89th Air Defence Artillery Battery, RCA
109th Air Defence Artillery Battery, RCA
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RGIMENTS DARTILLERIE
1ER RGIMENT DARTILLERIE ANTIARIENNE
(LANARK AND RENFREW SCOTTISH), ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Brockville, en Ontario, le 3 octobre 1866, lorsque le
42nd "Brockville Battalion of Infantry" fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 42nd "Lanark and
Renfrew" Battalion of Infantry le
1er dcembre 1897;2 42nd Lanark and Renfrew
Regiment le 8 mai 1900;3 The Lanark and
Renfrew Regiment le 12 mars 1920;4 The
Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment
le 15 juillet 1927;5 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The
Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment le
7 novembre 1940;6 et The Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish Regiment (Reserve) le
15 septembre 1944.7 Le 1er avril 1946, le rgiment
fut converti lartillerie et rebaptis 59th Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish), RCA .8 Le 1er dcembre 1959, le
rgiment fut converti linfanterie et rebaptis le
The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment .9
Le 10 novembre 1992, le rgiment fut converti
lartillerie et rebaptis 1er Rgiment de dfense
antiarienne (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish),
RCA .10 Il fut rebaptis en franais 1er Rgiment
dartillerie antiarienne (Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish), ARC le 30 mai 1994.11
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Lanark and Renfrew Regiment ,
le 12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (130th Battalion,
CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (240th Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Lanark and Renfrew Regiment fut dissous en vue de
la rorganisation du 15 avril 1922 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 101/22). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Perptuations
130th , et 240th "Overseas" Battalion(s),
CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Pembroke, Ontario
Affectation des batteries
89e Batterie dartillerie antiarienne, ARC
109e Batterie dartillerie antiarienne, ARC
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MARCH
The Highland Laddie
ALLIANCE
British Army
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
Fenian Raids
The 42nd "Brockville Battalion of Infantry" was
called out on active service on 24 May 1870. The
battalion, which served on the St. Lawrence River
frontier, was removed from active service on
2 June 1870.12
The First World War
The 130th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 130th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,13 embarked for Britain on
27 September 1916.14 Its personnel were absorbed
by the 12th Reserve Battalion, CEF on
6 October 1916 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.15 The battalion was
disbanded on 21 May 1917.16
The 240th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 240th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,17 embarked for Britain on 3 May 1917.18 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 7th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 4 June 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.19 The battalion was disbanded on
1 September 1917.20
The Second World War
Details from the regiment were mobilized for active
service to provide guards for vulnerable points
under the designation The Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish Regiment, CASF (Details) on
1 September 1939.21 The details called out on
active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940.22 The regiment subsequently
mobilized the 1st Battalion, The Lanark and
Renfrew Scottish Regiment, CASF on
5 March 1942.23 This unit served in Canada in a
home defence role as part of Atlantic Command.24
The battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1943.25
The 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, CASF
was organized in England on 1 February 1941.26 It
landed in Sicily on 8 November 1943 and in Italy on
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The Highland Laddie
ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Raids des Fenians
Le 42nd Brockville Battalion of Infantry fut
mobilis le 24 mai 1870. Ayant servi sur la frontire
du fleuve Saint-Laurent, le bataillon fut retir du
service actif le 2 juin 1870.12
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 130th Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915 sous lappellation de 130th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,13 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 27 septembre 1916.14 Son
personnel passa au 12th Reserve Battalion,
CEF le 6 octobre 1916, fournissant des renforts
au Corps darme canadien en campagne.15 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 21 mai 1917.16
Le 240th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916
sous lappellation de 240th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF 17 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
3 mai 1917.18 Son personnel passa au 7th
Reserve Battalion, CEF le 4 juin 1917, fournissant
des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne.19 Le bataillon fut dissous le
1er septembre 1917.20
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
pour le service actif afin de fournir des gardes pour
les points vulnrables sous la dsignation de The
Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment, CASF
(Details) le 1er septembre 1939.21 Les dtache-
ments appels en service actif furent dissous le
31 dcembre 1940.22 Subsquemment, le rgiment
mobilisa le 1st Battalion, The Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish Regiment, CASF le 5 mars 1942.23 Il
servit au Canada dans un rle de dfense
territoriale, en tant que composante de la Rgion
de lAtlantique.24 Le bataillon fut dissous le
15 octobre 1943.25
Le 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, CASF
fut organis en Angleterre le 1er fvrier 1941.26 Il
dbarqua en Sicile le 8 novembre 1943 et en Italie,
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8 January 1944 as part of the 12th Infantry Brigade,
5th Canadian Armoured Division. It was converted
to infantry and redesignated The Lanark and
Renfrew Scottish Regiment, CIC, CASF on
13 July 1944.27 On 5 March 1945 the regiment
moved to North-West Europe where on
15 March 1945 it was converted to artillery and
redesignated 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
(Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment), RCA,
CASF and allocated to the No. 3 Canadian Base
Reinforcement Group.28 The overseas regiment
was disbanded on 29 June 1945.29
le 8 janvier 1944 en tant qulment de la 12e
brigade dinfanterie, de la 5e division blinde
canadienne. Il fut converti linfanterie et rebaptis
The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment, CIC,
CASF le 13 juillet 1944.27 Le 5 mars 1945, le
rgiment se rendit dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope
o il fut converti lartillerie et rebaptis 1st Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish Regiment), RCA, CASF , et mut au
No. 3 Canadian Base Reinforcement Group le
15 mars 1945.28 Le rgiment outre-mer fut dissous
le 29 juin 1945.29

1. MGO of 5 Oct 66. Formed from six existing independent infantry companies authorized on the following dates: No. 1
Company at Almonte (Almonte Infantry Company, 5 December 1862), No. 2 Company at Brockville (Brockville
Infantry Company, 11 December 1862), No. 3 Company at Perth (Perth Infantry Company, 16 January 1863), No. 4
Company at Fitzroy (FitzRoy Infantry Company, 16 January 1863), No. 5 Company at Lansdowne (Lansdowne
Infantry Company, 15 June 1866), and No. 6 Company at Smiths Falls (Smiths Falls Infantry Company,
22 June 1866) / Form de six compagnies dinfanterie indpendantes autorises selon les dates suivantes: No. 1
Company Almonte (Almonte Infantry Company, 5 dcembre 1862), No. 2 Company Brockville (Brockville
Infantry Company, 11 dcembre 1862), No. 3 Company Perth (Perth Infantry Company, 16 janvier 1863), No.
4 Company Fitzroy (FitzRoy Infantry Company, 16 janvier 1863), No. 5 Company Lansdowne (Lansdowne
Infantry Company, 15 juin 1866), et No. 6 Company Smiths Falls (Smiths Falls Infantry Company,
22 juin 1866).
2. GO 109/97.
3. MO 105/1900.
4. MO 59/20.
5. GO 60/27.
6. GO 273/40; GO 42/41; GO 131/42; 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
7. GO 402/44.
8. GO 115/46.
9. CAO 76-3, Part B, Supp Issue No. 658/59.
10. MOO 92261, 10 Nov 92 / DMO 92261, 10 nov 92.
11. CFOO 5097, 221726Z Dec 98 / OOFC 5097, 221726Z dc 98.
12. Adjutant General of the Militia Annual Report reprinted in the Report on the State of the Militia of the Dominion of
Canada for the Year 1870, (Ottawa, 1870), pp. 60, 62 to 64 and/et 69.
13. GO 151/15.
14. CEF Sailing List, vol. VII.
15. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 130th Battalion, Document Collection / Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 130.
16. GO 63/17.
17. GO 69/16.
18. CEF Sailing List, vol. XI.
19. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 240th Battalion, Document Collection / Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 240.
20. GO 82/18.
21. GO 170/39.
22. GO 44/41.
23. GO 131/42; and/et GO 485/42 (which allocates unit to the Canadian Infantry Corps / qui assigne une unit au Corps
dinfanterie canadienne).
24. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 537.
25. GO 15/44.
26. GO 56/41.
27. GO 18/45.
28. GO 295/45.
29. GO 321/45.

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1ST (HALIFAX-DARTMOUTH) FIELD
ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
10 September 1869 and incorporates the following
regiments and artillery battery.
The 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA originated in Halifax, Nova Scotia
on 10 September 1869, when The Halifax Brigade
of Garrison Artillery was authorized to be formed.1
It was redesignated: 1st "Halifax" Brigade of
Garrison Artillery on 9 December 1870;2 1st
"Halifax" Battalion of Garrison Artillery on
1 January 1893;3 and 1st "Halifax" Regiment, CA
on 28 December 1895.4 The regiment was
reorganized into two divisions as the 1st Division,
1st "Halifax" Regiment, CA (Nos. 1 to 4
Companies) and 2nd Division, 1st "Halifax"
Regiment, CA (Nos. 5 to 8 Companies) on
1 June 18995 (The 2nd Division was reorganized as
a separate regiment designated 7th "Nova Scotia"
Regiment, CA on 1 May 19066). It was
redesignated: 1st (Halifax) Coast Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;7 1st (Halifax) Coast Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;8 and 1st (Reserve) (Halifax) Coast
Brigade, RCA on 7 November 1940.9 On
1 April 1946, it was amalgamated with the 9th
(Reserve) Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA (see
below) and redesignated the 1st (Halifax) Coast
Regiment, RCA.10 It was redesignated: 1st
(Halifax) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on
29 April 1948;11 1st (Halifax) Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA on 22 August 1955;12 and 1st
(Halifax) Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment,
RCA on 12 April 1960.13 On 1 November 1960, it
was amalgamated with the 36th Medium Anti-
Aircraft Regiment, RCA (see below) and
redesignated the 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA.14
Notes:
The 1st (Halifax) Regiment, CGA was authorized a Reserve
order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20).
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The 1st (Halifax) Regiment, CGA was disbanded for the purpose
of reorganization on 15 April 1921 and reorganized the same
day (GO 155/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
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1ER RGIMENT DARTILLERIE DE CAMPAGNE
(HALIFAX-DARTMOUTH), ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
10 septembre 1869 et regroupe les rgiments et les
batteries dartillerie suivants.
Le 1er Rgiment dartillerie de campagne (Halifax-
Dartmouth), ARC vit le jour Halifax, en
Nouvelle-cosse, le 10 septembre 1869, lorsque la
The Halifax Brigade of Garrison Artillery fut
autorise.1 Elle fut rebaptise : 1st "Halifax"
Brigade of Garrison Artillery le 9 dcembre 1870;2
1st "Halifax" Battalion of Garrison Artillery le
1er janvier 1893;3 et 1st "Halifax" Regiment, CA
le 28 dcembre 1895.4 Le rgiment fut rorganis
en deux divisions: 1st Division, 1st "Halifax"
Regiment, CA (les compagnies Nos. 1 4 ) et
2nd Division, 1st "Halifax" Regiment, CA (les
compagnies Nos. 5 8 le 1er juin 18995 (la 2e
Division fut rorganise en un rgiment distinct,
sous lappellation de 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment,
CA le 1er mai 19066). Il fut rebaptis : 1st
(Halifax) Coast Brigade, CA le 1er juillet 1925;7
1st (Halifax) Coast Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;8 et 1st (Reserve) (Halifax) Coast
Brigade, RCA le 7 novembre 1940.9 Le
1er avril 1946, il se fusionna avec la 9th (Reserve)
Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA (voir ci-dessous)
et fut rebaptis 1st (Halifax) Coast Regiment,
RCA .10 Il fut rebaptis : 1st (Halifax) Heavy Anti-
Aircraft Regiment, RCA le 29 avril 1948;11 1st
(Halifax) Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le
22 aot 1955;12 et 1st (Halifax) Medium Anti-
Aircraft Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.13
Le 1er novembre 1960, il se fusionna avec le 36th
Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA (voir ci-
dessous) et fut rebaptis 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth)
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .14 Il fut rebaptis en
franais : 1er Rgiment dartillerie (Halifax-
Dartmouth), RCA le 3 mai 1979;15 1er (Halifax-
Dartmouth) Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
RCA le 1er janvier 1981;16 et 1er Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne (Halifax-Dartmouth),
ARC le 14 aot 1997.17
Notes :
Le 1st (Halifax) Regiment, CGA fit partie de lordre de
er
bataille de la Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920
(GO 186/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 1st (Halifax) Regiment, CGA fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 avril 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 155/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
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The 9th (Reserve) Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA
originated in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia on
5 March 1869, when a "Battery of Garrison Artillery
at Mahone Bay" was authorized to be formed.18 It
was redesignated: Mahone Bay Company of
Garrison Artillery on 1 January 1893;19 and
Mahone Bay Company of Garrison Artillery, CA on
28 December 1895.20 The battery was incorporated
into the 2nd Division, 1st "Halifax" Regiment, CA,
as No. 5 Company on 1 June 1899;21 and on
9 May 1905 the company amalgamated with the
2nd Divisions No. 7 Company retaining the same
designation.22 On 5 June 1906 these two
companies ceased to be amalgamated and the
battery was redesignated No. 1 Company of the
newly formed 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment, CA.23 It
was redesignated No. 1 Battery on 2 April 1907,24
and on 1 February 1912 it became an independent
company under the designation No. 1 Siege
Company, CGA.25 It was redesignated 9th Siege
Battery, CA and attached to the 1st (Halifax)
Regiment, CGA on 2 February 1920,26 and on
1 July 1924 it was again made an independent
battery.27 It was redesignated: 9th Heavy Battery,
CA (Howitzer) on 1 July 1925;28 9th Heavy Battery
(Howitzer), RCA on 3 June 1935;29 and 9th
(Reserve) Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA on
7 November 1940.30 On 1 April 1946, it was
amalgamated with the 1st (Reserve) (Halifax)
Coast Brigade, RCA, as above.
Notes:
The 9th Siege Battery, CA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 June 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 9/22). It was disbanded again on 2 January 1936 and
reorganized the next day (GO 14/36). These changes were
administrative and do not affect the lineage of the battery.
The 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiments date of
origin is not traced to the formation date of the Battery of
Garrison Artillery at Mahone Bay as lineage is traced from the
formation of unit not sub-unit sized organizations, ie. regiments
and battalions.
The 36th Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
originated in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on
1 April 1942, when the 36th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA was authorized to be formed.31 It
was redesignated: 36th Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;32 36th Medium
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 22 August 1955;33
and 36th Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment,
RCA on 12 April 1960.34 On 1 November 1960, it
was amalgamated with the 1st (Halifax) Medium
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, RCA, as above.
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La 9th (Reserve) Heavy Battery (Howitzer),
RCA vit le jour Mahone Bay, en Nouvelle-
cosse, le 5 mars 1869, lorsque la Battery of
Garrison Artillery at Mahone Bay fut autorise.18
Elle fut rebaptise : Mahone Bay Company of
Garrison Artillery le 1er janvier 1893;19 et
Mahone Bay Company of Garrison Artillery, CA
le 28 dcembre 1895.20 La batterie fut incorpore
dans la 2nd Division, 1st "Halifax" Regiment,
CA sous lappellation de No. 5 Company le
1er juin 1899.21 Le 9 mai 1905, la compagnie se
fusionna avec la No. 7 Company, 2nd Division ,
conservant la mme dsignation.22 Le 5 juin 1906,
les deux compagnies cessrent dtre fusionnes
et la batterie fut rebaptise No. 1 Company du
nouveau 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment, CA .23 Elle
fut rebaptise No. 1 Battery le 2 avril 1907,24 et,
le 1er fvrier 1912, elle devint une batterie
autonome sous lappellation de No. 1 Siege
Company, CGA .25 Elle fut rebaptise 9th Siege
Battery, CA et attache au 1st (Halifax)
Regiment, CGA le 2 fvrier 1920.26 Le
er
1 juillet 1924, elle redevint une batterie
autonome.27 Elle fut rebaptise : 9th Heavy
Battery, CA (Howitzer) le 1er juillet 1925;28 9th
Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA le 3 juin 1935;29 et
9th (Reserve) Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA le
7 novembre 1940.30 Le 1er avril 1946, elle se
fusionna avec la 1st (Reserve) (Halifax) Coast
Brigade, RCA , tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Notes :
La 9th Siege Battery, CA fut dissoute en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 juin 1921 et rorganise la mme journe
(GO 9/22). Cette batterie fut dissoute nouveau en vue de la
rorganisation du 2 janvier 1936 et rorganise le lendemain
(GO 14/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne de la batterie.
er
La date de formation du 1 Rgiment dartillerie de campagne
(Halifax-Dartmouth) nest pas relie la date de formation de la
Battery of Garrison Artillery at Mahone Bay , dans la mesure
o la ligne indique la formation des units et non des
organisations de tailles de sous-units telles que les rgiments
et les bataillons.
Le 36th Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA vit
le jour Dartmouth, en Nouvelle-cosse, le
1er avril 1942, lorsque le 36th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA fut autoris.31 Il fut rebaptis :
36th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le
1er avril 1946;32 36th Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA le 22 aot 1955;33 et 36th
Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, RCA le
12 avril 1960.34 Le 1er novembre 1960, il se
fusionna avec le 1st (Halifax) Medium Anti-
Aircraft Artillery Regiment, RCA , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.

Perpetuation
No. 9 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF
Headquarters Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Allocated Batteries
51st Field Battery, RCA
87th Field Battery, RCA
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 1st "Halifax" Regiment was mobilized for active
service on 6 August 1914 to provide coastal artillery
support at the Citadel in Halifax.35
No. 9 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF was authorized
on 15 July 1916 as No. 8 "Overseas" Battery Siege
Artillery, CEF.36 It was redesignated: No. 273
(Canadian) Siege Battery, CEF on
15 October 1916;37 and No. 9 Canadian Siege
Battery, CEF on 24 January 1917.38 It embarked
for Britain in September 1916.39 The battery
disembarked in France on 22 March 1917,40 where
it provided siege artillery support as part of the 1st
Brigade, CGA, CEF in France and Flanders until
the end of the war.41 The battery was disbanded on
23 October 1920.42
The Second World War
The 1st (Halifax) Coast Brigade, RCA was called
out on service for local protection duties on
26 August 1939.43 Details from the brigade were
also mobilized for active service under the
designation 1st (Halifax) Coast Brigade, RCA,
CASF (Details) on 1 September 1939.44 The details
called out on active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940 and the brigade mobilized an
active service unit designated 1st (Halifax) Coast
Brigade, RCA, CASF on 1 January 1941.45 It was
redesignated 1st (Halifax) Coast Regiment, RCA,
CASF on 1 August 1942.46 The regiment provided
coastal artillery support as part of the defences of
Halifax, Nova Scotia.47 The regiment was
disbanded on 15 August 1945.48
The 9th Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA was called
out on service for local protection duties on
26 August 1939.49 Details from the battery were
also mobilized for active service under the
designation 9th Heavy Battery, RCA, CASF
(Details) on 1 September 1939.50 The details called
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Perptuation
No. 9 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Halifax, Nouvelle-cosse
Affectation des batteries
51e Batterie de campagne, ARC
87e Batterie de campagne, ARC
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 1st "Halifax" Regiment fut mobilis pour le
service actif le 6 aot 1914, apportant un appui
dartillerie ctier la Citadelle de Halifax.35
La No. 9 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF fut
autorise le 15 juillet 1916, sous lappellation de
No. 8 "Overseas" Battery Siege Artillery, CEF.36
Elle fut rebaptise : No. 273 (Canadian) Siege
Battery, CEF le 15 octobre 1916;37 et No. 9
Canadian Siege Battery, CEF le
24 janvier 1917.38 Elle quitta pour la Grande-
Bretagne en septembre 1916.39 La batterie
dbarqua en France le 22 mars 1917,40 fournit un
appui dartillerie de sige en tant que composante
de la 1st Brigade, CGA, CEF en France et dans
les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.41 La batterie
fut dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.42
Seconde Guerre mondiale
La 1st (Halifax) Coast Brigade, RCA fut
mobilise le 26 aot 1939, fournissant des services
locaux de protection.43 Des dtachements de la
brigade furent mobiliss pour le service actif le
1er septembre 1939, sous lappellation de 1st
(Halifax) Coast Brigade, RCA, CASF (Details) .44
Les dtachements mobiliss pour le service actif
furent dissous le 31 dcembre 1940 et la brigade
mobilisa une unit en service actif, sous la
dsignation de 1st (Halifax) Coast Brigade, RCA,
CASF le 1er janvier 1941.45 Elle fut rebaptise
1st (Halifax) Coast Regiment, RCA, CASF le
1er aot 1942.46 Le rgiment fournit un appui
dartillerie ctier en tant que composante des
dfenses de Halifax, en Nouvelle-cosse.47 Le
rgiment fut dissous le 15 aot 1945.48
La 9th Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA fut
mobilise le 26 aot 1939, fournissant des services
locaux de protection.49 Des dtachements de la
batterie furent mobiliss pour le service actif le
1er septembre 1939, sous lappellation de 9th
Heavy Battery, RCA, CASF (Details) .50 Les
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out on active service were disbanded on dtachements mobiliss pour le service actif furent
31 December 1940 and the battery mobilized an dissous le 31 dcembre 1940 et le batterie mobilisa
active service unit designated the 9th Heavy une unit en service actif, sous la dsignation de
Battery, RCA, CASF on 1 January 1941.51 It was 9th Heavy Battery, RCA, CASF le
redesignated 9th Coast Battery, RCA, CASF on 1er janvier 1941.51 Elle fut rebaptise 9th Coast
1 May 1942.52 The battery provided coastal artillery Battery, RCA, CASF le 1er mai 1942.52 La batterie
support in the defences of Halifax, Nova Scotia.53 fournit un appui dartillerie ctier en tant que
The battery was disbanded on 31 October 1945.54 composante des dfenses de Halifax, en Nouvelle-
cosse.53 La batterie fut dissoute le
31 octobre 1945.54

1. MGO of 10 September 1869. Formed from five existing and one newly organized Halifax garrison batteries
authorized on the following dates: No. 1 Battery (16 July 1869), No. 2 Battery (16 July 1869), No. 3 Battery
(23 July 1869), No. 4 Battery (23 July 1869), No. 5 Battery (23 July 1869) and the newly authorized No. 6 Battery /
MGO du 10 septembre 1869 / Form de cinq batteries de garnison de Halifax existantes et dune batterie
nouvellement organise selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Battery (16 juillet 1869), No. 2 Battery
(16 juillet 1869), No. 3 Battery (23 juillet 1869), No. 4 Battery (23 juillet 1869), No. 5 Battery
(23 juillet 1869) et, nouvellement autorise, No. 6 Battery .
2. MGO 35/70.
3. No authority for a change of designation of artillery brigades in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des brigades dartillerie en 1892. La date
er
du 1 janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
4. GO 58/95.
5. GO 59/99.
6. GO 71/06; and/et GO 76/06. It was redesignated 7th Nova Scotia Regiment (Heavy Brigade), CA on 2 April 1907
(GO 58/07)./ Il fut rebaptis 7th Nova Scotia Regiment (Heavy Brigade), CA le 2 avril 1907 (GO 58/07). The
regiment ceased to exist when its four batteries were reorganized as the 27th, 28th and 29th Batteries, CFA, and the
No. 1 Siege Company, CGA on 1 February 1912 (GO 24/12)) / Le rgiment cessa dexister lorsque ses quatre
batteries furent rorganises en tant que les 27th, 28th et 29th Batteries, CFA et No. 1 Siege Company, CGA
le 1er fvrier 1912 (GO 24/12). The 1st Division nomenclature was automatically dropped when the new regiment
was formed / La nomenclature du 1st Division fut abandonne lorsque le nouveau rgiment fut form.
7. GO 82/25.
8. GO 58/35.
9. GO 273/40.
10. GO 115/46 (redesignated the regiment 1st Coast Regiment, RCA / rebaptisa le rgiment 1st Coast Regiment,
RCA ); and/et GO 161/46 (redesignated the regiment 1st (Halifax) Coast Regiment, RCA with the same effective
date / rebaptisa le rgiment 1st (Halifax) Coast Regiment, RCA avec la mme date de mise en vigueur.)
11. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 74/48.
12. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 458/55.
13. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
14. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No 682/60. The regiment with its 51st, 52nd and 53rd Batteries amalgamated with the
36th Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, and its 87th, 201st and 205th batteries. The new regiment retained only
four batteries, the 53rd and 205th Batteries being absorbed by the regiment as a whole / Le rgiment et ses 51st,
52nd et 53rd Batteries fusionnes avec le 36th Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA et ses 87th, 201st et
205th Batteries . Le nouveau rgiment garda seulement quatre batteries, la 53rd et la 205th furent
absorbes par le rgiment en entier.
15. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79/OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
er
16. CFOO 3.310, 1Jan 81/OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
17. MOO 97170, 14 Aug 85/DMO 97170, 14 aot 85.
18. MGO 5 March 1869. Although the MGO did not provide a specific title for the unit, subsequent orders referred to the
unit as the Mahone Bay Battery of Garrison Artillery / Bien que le MGO na pas fourni un titre spcifique a lunit, les
ordres subsquentes rfrent cette unit en tant que Mahone Bay Battery of Garrison Artillery .

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19. No authority for a change of designation of artillery batteries in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des units de cavalerie en 1892. La date
er
du 1 janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
20. GO 58/95.
21. GO 59/99.
22. Special GO of 9 May 1905.
23. GO 105/06.
24. GO 58/07.
25. GO 24/12.
26. GO 13/20.
27. GO 91/24.
28. GO 82/25.
29. GO 58/35.
30. GO 273/40.
31. GO 241/42.
32. GO 115/46.
33. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 458/55.
34. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
35. GO 142/14; and G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery,
vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), p.217.
36. GO 69/16.
37. CRO 602 29 Nov 16; and/et List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of
C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col. Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4).
38. CRO 334, 29 Jan 17.
39. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
40. War Diary, 9th Canadian Siege Battery, 22 March 1917/22 mars 1917, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol.
4977, File/dossier 576.
41. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), p.403; and/et Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units No. 9 Siege Battery, Document
Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 2.
42. GO 191/20.
43. GO 124/39.
44. GO 135/39.
45. GO 44/41.
46. GO 386/42.
47. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), pp. 453-456.
48. GO 18/46.
49. GO 124/39.
50. GO 135/39.
51. GO 44/41.
52. GO 311/42.
53. Roger Sarty, A Brief History of the 1st (Halifax) Field Regiment, RCA, p. 19, Document Collection/collection de
documents 73/384.
54. GO 18/46.

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1ST REGIMENT, ROYAL CANADIAN 1ER RGIMENT, ROYAL CANADIAN

HORSE ARTILLERY HORSE ARTILLERY

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Regular Force regiment originated in Kingston,
Ontario and Quebec City, Quebec on
1 December 1898, when the Royal Canadian
Artillery (Field Division) of The Royal Canadian
Artillery was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated: Royal Canadian Field Artillery on
1 June 1901;2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery on
1 September 1905;3 71st Regiment (Royal
Canadian Horse Artillery) on 16 October 1946;4 1st
Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery on
7 July 1949;5 and 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian
Horse Artillery on 18 June 1951.6
Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour
Kingston, en Ontario, et la ville de Qubec, au
Qubec, le 1er dcembre 1898, lorsque le Royal
Canadian Artillery (Field Division) du The Royal
Canadian Artillery fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis :
Royal Canadian Field Artillery le 1er juin 1901;2
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery le
1er septembre 1905;3 71st Regiment (Royal
Canadian Horse Artillery) le 16 octobre 1946;4
1st Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery le 7 juillet 1949;5 et 1st Regiment, Royal
Canadian Horse Artillery le 18 juin 1951.6 Il fut
rebaptis : en franais 1er Rgiment, Artillerie
hippomobile royale canadienne le 7 fvrier 1955;7
en anglais 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery le 17 fvrier 1964;8 et, en franais 1er
Rgiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery le
12 janvier 1978.9

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Shilo, Manitoba Shilo, Manitoba

Allocated Batteries Affectation des batteries

A Battery, RCHA Batterie A , RCHA
B Battery, RCHA Batterie B , RCHA
C Battery, RCHA Batterie C , RCHA

ALLIANCE ALLIANCE

British Army Arme britannique

1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery 1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The North West Rebellion Rbellion du Nord-Ouest

The service of A and B Batteries of the Regiment
during the Rebellion pre-date the formation of the
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. See the branch
chart for further details.
Lors de la Rbellion du Nord-Ouest, le service des
Batteries A et B du Rgiment remonte une
priode prcdent la formation de la Royal
Canadian Horse Artillery . Pour de plus amples
renseignements, veuillez consulter la charte de la
branche.

South African War Guerre dAfrique du Sud

The Royal Canadian Artillery (Field Division) La The Royal Canadian Artillery (Field Division)
mobilized the Brigade Division, Royal Canadian mobilisa la Brigade Division, Royal Canadian
Artillery for active service on 20 December 1899.10 Artillery pour le service actif le
The brigade embarked for Africa on 20 dcembre 1899.10 La Brigade sembarqua pour
21 February 1900,11 where its batteries provided lAfrique le 21 fvrier 1900,11 o ses batteries
field artillery support to the Imperial forces in the fournirent un appui dartillerie de campagne aux

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eastern Transvaal, north Cape Colony, Griqualand
West and with the Rhodesian Field Force.12 The
active service brigade was disbanded on
21 January 1901.13
The First World War
The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery was placed on
active service on 6 August 1914 for instructional
and camp administration duties.14 On
26 August 1914 it mobilized the Royal Canadian
Horse Artillery Brigade, CEF,15 which embarked for
England on 30 September 1914.16 The regiment
disembarked in France on 20 July 1915,17 where it
provided mobile field artillery support as part of the
Canadian Cavalry Brigade, CEF in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.18 The brigade was
disbanded on 23 October 1920.19
The Second World War
The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery mobilized for
active service as the 1st Field Brigade, RCA,
CASF on 1 September 1939.20 It was redesignated
1st Field Regiment, RCA, CASF on
21 December 1939.21 The regiment embarked for
England in December 1939 and in June 1940 it
went to France as part of the Second British
Expeditionary Force, reaching a point west of Le
Mans before being ordered back.22 It was
redesignated 1st Field Regiment, RCHA, CASF on
1 January 1941.23 The regiment landed in Sicily in
July 1943 and in Italy in September 1943, providing
field artillery support for the 1st Canadian Infantry
Division. In March 1945 the regiment moved with
the 1st Canadian Corps to North West Europe
where it served until the end of the war.24 The
overseas regiment was disbanded on
25 August 1945.25
On 1 June 1945 a second Active Force component
of the regiment was mobilized for service in the
Pacific theatre of operations under the designation
1st Canadian Field Artillery Battalion, RCA,
CASF.26 It was redesignated: 2nd/1st Field
Regiment, RCHA, CASF on 1 September 1945;27
and 71st Regiment, RCHA, CASF on
1 March 1946.28 On 27 June 1946 it was embodied
in the Permanent Force.29
United Nations Operations Korea
The regiment served in theatre from May 1952 to
April 1953 as part of the 25th Canadian Infantry
Brigade Group, 1st Commonwealth Division.30
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forces impriales dans lest du Transvaal, au nord
de Cape Colony, louest de Griqualand et pour le
Rhodesian Field Force .12 Cette brigade active
fut dissoute le 21 janvier 1901.13
Premire Guerre mondiale
La The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery fut
place en service actif le 6 aot 1914, afin
dentreprendre des fonctions dinstruction et
dadministration de camp.14 Le 26 aot 1914, elle
mobilisa la Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Brigade, CEF ,15 qui embarqua pour la Grande-
Bretagne le 30 septembre 1914.16 La brigade
dbarqua en France le 20 juillet 1915,17 o elle
fournit un appui dartillerie mobile de campagne en
tant que composante de la Canadian Cavalry
Brigade, CEF en France et dans les Flandres
jusqu la fin de la guerre.18 La brigade fut dissoute
le 23 octobre 1920.19
Seconde Guerre mondiale
La The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery fut
mobilise pour le service actif, le 1er septembre
1939, sous lappellation de 1st Field Brigade,
RCA, CASF .20 Elle fut rebaptise 1st Field
Regiment, RCA, CASF le 21 dcembre 1939.21
Le rgiment embarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne en
dcembre 1939 et, en juin 1940, il alla en France
en tant que composante de la Second British
Expeditionary Force , atteignant un endroit
louest de Le Mans avant quon lui ordonne de
revenir.22 Il fut rebaptis 1st Field Regiment,
RCHA, CASF le 1er janvier 1941.23 Le rgiment
atteignit la Sicile en juillet 1943 et lItalie en
septembre 1943, fournissant un appui dartillerie de
campagne pour la 1re division dinfanterie
canadienne. En mars 1945, le rgiment alla dans le
Nord-Ouest de lEurope avec le 1er Corps canadien,
o il servit jusqu la fin de la guerre.24 Le rgiment
outre-mer fut dissous le 25 aot 1945.25
Le 1er juin 1945, une seconde composante de la
Force Active du rgiment fut mobilise, sous
lappellation de 1st Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion, RCA, CASF , pour servir dans le thtre
de guerre du Pacifique.26 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd/1st
Field Regiment, RCHA, CASF le
1er septembre 1945;27 et 71st Regiment, RCHA,
CASF le 1er mars 1946.28 Le 27 juin 1946, il fut
incorpor au sein de la Force permanente.29
Oprations des Nations Unies Core
Le rgiment servit dans le thtre dopration de
mai 1952 avril 1953 en tant que composante du
25e groupe-brigade dinfanterie canadienne, 1re
division du Commonwealth.30
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1. MGO 111/98. Formed from two independent Permanent Force batteries, A and B Batteries, of garrison artillery
[authorized 20 October 1871] and a third newly authorized, but not formed, C Battery / Form de deux batteries
indpendantes de la force permanente, batteries A et B , de lartillerie de garnison (autorises le
20 octobre 1871) et dune troisime, batterie C , nouvellement autorise mais non forme.
2. GO 71/01.
3. GO 200/05.
4. GO 259/46.
5. CAO 76-2, Supp Issue No. 136/49.
6. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 251/51.
7. CAO 220-3, 7 fvrier 1955.
8. CAO 220-3, 17 fvrier 1964.
9. CFOO 12.3.2, 12 Jan 78 / OOFC 12.3.2, 12 jan 78.
10. MO No. 265/99. The batteries of the brigade were designated C, D, and E Batteries, Royal Canadian Artillery. On
16 January 1900, due to a shortage of personnel, A and B Batteries were temporarily amalgamated under the
designation A Battery, Field Division, Royal Canadian Artillery (MO No. 12/1900) / Les batteries de la brigade furent
baptises C, D et E Batteries, Royal Canadian Artillery . Le 16 janvier 1900, en raison dune pnurie de personnel,
les batteries A et B furent temporairement fusionnes sous lappellation de A Battery, Field Division, Royal
Canadian Artillery (MO No. 12/1900).
11. MO No. 290/1900.
12. Kardex 500.009 (D79), South Africa, Actions, Medals, etc.
13. GO 21/01.
14. GO 142/14. The RCHA was called out to provide utilitarian services at Camp Valcartier. Initially, it was not part of the
Expeditionary Force, though many of its personnel joined CEF units / La RCHA fut appele fournir des services
utilitaires au Camp Valcartier. Initialement, elle ne faisait pas partie du Corps expditionnaire canadien, bien que
plusieurs membres de son personnel se joignrent aux units du CEC.
15. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), p.198.
16. Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War 1914-1919, General Series
Vol. 1, August 1914-September 1915, Appendix 132 (Ottawa, 1938), p.113.
17. War Diary, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, 20 July 1915/20 juillet 1915, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol.
4972, File/dossier 556-557.
18. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim; Colonel A. Fortescue Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in The Great War 1914-1919,
General Series Vol. 1, August 1914-September 1915 (Ottawa, 1938), p. 535.
19. GO 191/20.
20. GO 135/39.
21. GO 44/40.
22. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), passim.
23. GO 45/41.
24. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), passim.
25. GO 401/45.
26. GO 241/45.
27. GO 345/45.
28. GO 138/46.
29. GO 158/46. Officially, the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery still existed in the Permanent Force, thus necessitating its
redesignation four months later (see footnote 4, above) / Officiellement, le Royal Canadian Horse Artillery existait
toujours dans la Force permanente, ncessitant ainsi quelle soit rebaptis quatre mois plus tard (voir la note en bas
de page 4, ci-dessus).
30. Herbert Fairlie Wood, Strange Battleground. The Operations in Korea and their Effects on the Defence Policy of
Canada (Ottawa, 1966), p. 273.

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2ND FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
27 November 1856 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA originated in
Montral, Quebec on 27 November 1856, when the
Battalion of Montreal Artillery was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: Montreal Brigade of
Garrison Artillery on 6 February 1869;2 2nd
"Montreal" Battalion of Garrison Artillery on
1 January 1893;3 2nd "Montreal" Regiment, CA on
28 December 1895;4 2nd "Montreal" Regiment
(Heavy Brigade), CA on 2 April 1907;5 2nd
"Montreal" Heavy Brigade, CGA on 2 May 1910;6
The Montreal Heavy Brigade, CGA on
1 March 1912;7 2nd Heavy Brigade, CA on
2 February 1920;8 2nd Medium Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;9 2nd Medium Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;10 2nd (Reserve) Medium Brigade,
RCA on 7 November 1940;11 2nd (Reserve)
Medium Regiment, RCA on 1 December 1942;12
2nd (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on
28 July 1944;13 and 2nd Medium Regiment, RCA
on 1 April 1946.14 On 15 September 1959 it was
amalgamated with the 51st Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA (see below), retaining the same
designation.15 It was redesignated 2nd Medium
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.16 On
26 February 1965 the regiment was reduced to nil
strength, made dormant and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle.17 It was removed
from the Supplementary Order of Battle on
1 June 1966 and embodied in the Reserve Force
under the designation 2nd Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA.18
The 51st Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
originated in Montral, Quebec on 1 April 1946,
when the 51st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
was authorized to be formed.21 It was redesignated
51st Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on
22 August 1955.22 On 15 September 1959 it was
amalgamated with the 2nd Medium Regiment,
RCA, as above.
Notes:
The 2nd Heavy Brigade, CA was authorized a Reserve order of
battle counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The
reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
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2E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
27 novembre 1856 et regroupe les rgiments
suivants.
Le 2e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC vit le
jour Montral, au Qubec, le 27 novembre 1856,
lorsque le Battalion of Montreal Artillery fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : Montreal Brigade of
Garrison Artillery le 6 fvrier 1869;2 2nd
"Montreal" Battalion of Garrison Artillery le
1 janvier 1893;3 2nd "Montreal" Regiment, CA le
28 dcembre 1895;4 2nd "Montreal" Regiment
(Heavy Brigade), CA le 2 avril 1907;5 2nd
"Montreal" Heavy Brigade, CGA le 2 mai 1910;6
The Montreal Heavy Brigade, CGA le
1er mars 1912;7 2nd Heavy Brigade, CA le
2 fvrier 1920;8 2nd Medium Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;9 2nd Medium Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;10 2nd (Reserve) Medium Brigade,
RCA le 7 novembre 1940;11 2nd (Reserve)
Medium Regiment, RCA le 1er dcembre 1942;12
2nd (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le
28 juillet 1944;13 et 2nd Medium Regiment, RCA
le 1er avril 1946.14 Le 15 septembre 1959, il se
fusionna avec le 51st Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA (voir ci-dessous), sous la mme
dsignation.15 Il fut rebaptis 2nd Medium Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.16 Le
26 fvrier 1965, le rgiment fut rduit des effectifs
nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire.17 Il fut retir de lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 1er juin 1966 et incorpor au sein
de la Force de rserve sous la dsignation 2nd
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA .18 Il fut rebaptis en
franais : 2e Rgiment dartillerie, RCA le
3 mai 1979;19 et 2e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, ARC le 1er janvier 1981.20
Le 51st Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA vit
le jour Montral, au Qubec, le 1er avril 1946,
lorsque le 51st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
RCA fut autoris.21 Il fut rebaptis 51st Medium
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le 22 aot 1955.22 Le
15 septembre 1959, il se fusionna avec le 2nd
Medium Regiment, RCA , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
La 2nd Heavy Brigade, CA fit partie de lordre de bataille de
er
la Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20).
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
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The 2nd Heavy Brigade, CA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 April 1922 and reorganized the same day
(GO 9/22). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the brigade.
La 2nd Heavy Brigade, CA fut dissoute en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 avril 1922 et rorganise la mme journe
(GO 9/22). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne de la brigade.

Perpetuation Perptuation
2nd Brigade, CGA, CEF 2nd Brigade, CGA, CEF

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Montral, Quebec Montral, Qubec

Allocated Batteries Affectation des batteries

7th Field Battery, RCA 7e Batterie de campagne, ARC
50th Field Battery, RCA 50e Batterie de campagne, ARC
66th Field Battery, RCA 66e Batterie de campagne, ARC

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

Fenian Raids Raids des Fenians

The Montreal Brigade of Garrison Artillery was
called out on active service on 24 May 1870. The
brigade, which served on the South-eastern
frontier, was removed from active service on
31 May 1870.23
La Montreal Brigade of Garrison Artillery fut
mobilise le 24 mai 1870. Ayant servi sur la
frontire du sud-est, la brigade fut retire du service
actif le 31 mai 1870.23

North West Rebellion Rbellion du Nord-Ouest

Elements of the Montreal Brigade of Garrison
Artillery, which were mobilized for active service on
10 April 1885,24 served with the Battleford Column
of the North-West Field Force.25 They were
removed from active service on 24 July 1885.26
lments de la Montreal Brigade of Garrison
Artillery furent mobilis le 10 avril 188524 et servi
avec la colonne de Battleford du corps
expditionnaire du Nord-Ouest.25 Ils furent retir du
service actif le 24 juillet 1885.26

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

Details from The Montreal Heavy Brigade were Des dtachements de la The Montreal Heavy
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local Brigade furent mobiliss pour le service actif le
protection duties.27 6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux de
protection.27

The 2nd Brigade was mobilized in France on La 2nd Brigade fut mobilise en France sous
18 January 1917 as the 2nd Canadian Heavy lappellation de 2nd Canadian Heavy Artillery
Artillery Group, CEF.28 It was redesignated 2nd Group, CEF le 18 janvier 1917.28 Elle fut
Brigade, CGA, CEF on 12 January 1918.29 It rebaptise 2nd Brigade, CGA, CEF le
provided siege artillery support as part of the 12 janvier 1918.29 Ayant fourni un appui dartillerie
Canadian Corps troops in France and Flanders until de sige aux troupes du Corps darme canadien
the end of the war.30 The brigade was disbanded on en France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
1 November 1920.31 guerre.30 La brigade fut dissoute le
1er novembre 1920.31

1. MGO No. 1, 27 November 1856.

2. MGO No. 1, 6 February 1869.

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3. No authority for a change of designation of artillery brigades in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des brigades dartillerie en 1892. La date
er
du 1 janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
4. GO 58/95.
5. Note to GO 58/07.
6. GO 57/10.
7. GO 39/12; and/et GO 41/12.
8. GO 13/20.
9. GO 82/25.
10. GO 58/35.
11. GO 273/40.
12. GO 92/43.
13. GO 386/44.
14. GO 115/46.
15. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 655/59.
16. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
17. SD 1 Letter No. 64/65; and/et Message, QUECOM, G 3564, 221800Z Sep 65.
18. CFOO 6/66.
19. CFOO 3.310, 5 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 5 mai 79.
20. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1er jan 81.
21. GO 114/46.
22. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 458/55.
23. Adjutant General of the Militia Annual Report reprinted in the Report on the State of the Militia of the Dominion of
Canada for the Year 1870, (Ottawa, 1870), p. 77.
24. MGO 11/85.
25. Report Upon the Suppression of the Rebellion in the North-West Territories, and Matters in Connection Therewith, in
1885, (Ottawa, 1886), Appendix No. 1 (Special report by Major-General Middleton), p.14.
26. MGO 16/85.
27. GO 142/14.
28. List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col.
Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4).
29. Ibid.
30. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
31. GO 191/20; and/et CEF RO 1932/19. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official
date of disbandment as it is the General Order in which the batteries of the brigade were disbanded / Bien que cette
formation nest pas spcifiquement liste, ceci est considr la date officielle de dissolution selon lOrdre gnral,
selon lequel les batteries de la brigade furent dissoutes.

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2ND REGIMENT, ROYAL CANADIAN 2E RGIMENT, ROYAL CANADIAN

HORSE ARTILLERY HORSE ARTILLERY

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Regular Force regiment originated in Shilo,
Manitoba on 7 August 1950, when the 2nd Field
Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery was
authorized to be formed as part of the Canadian
Army Special Force.1 It was redesignated the 2nd
Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery on
18 June 1951.2
Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour Shilo,
au Manitoba, le 7 aot 1950, lorsque le 2nd Field
Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery fut
autoris, devant faire partie du Canadian Army
Special Force .1 Il fut rebaptis 2nd Regiment,
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery le 18 juin 1951.2 Il
fut rebaptis : en franais 2e Rgiment, Artillerie
hippomobile royale canadienne le 7 fvrier 1955;3
en anglais 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery le 17 fvrier 1964;4 et, en franais 2e
Rgiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery le
1er dcembre 1978.5

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Petawawa, Ontario Petawawa, Ontario

Allocated Batteries Affectation des batteries

D Battery, RCHA Batterie D , RCHA
E Battery, RCHA Batterie E , RCHA
F Battery, RCHA Batterie F , RCHA

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

United Nations Operations Korea Oprations des Nations Unies Core

The 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery served in theatre from May 1951 to
May 1952 as part of the 25th Canadian Infantry
Brigade Group, 1st Commonwealth Division.6 The
regiment ceased to be embodied in the Canadian
Army Special Force on 14 July 1952.7
Le 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery servit dans le thtre dopration de
mai 1951 mai 1952 en tant que composante du
25e groupe-brigade dinfanterie canadienne, de la
1re division du Commonwealth.6 Le rgiment cessa
dtre incorpor au sein de la Force spciale de
lArme canadienne le 14 juillet 1952.7

1. CAO 110-2, Supp Issue No. 193/50 (The regiment was authorized effective 9 August 1950 in the Active Force / Le
rgiment fut autoris le 9 aot 1950 dans la Force active); CAO 110-2, Supp Issue No. 201/50 (The Regiment was
embodied in the Canadian Army Special Force with an earlier effective date of 7 August 1950 / Le rgiment fut
incorpor au sein de la Canadian Army Special Force avec la date effective du 7 aot 1950); and/et CAO 110-2,
Supp Issue No. 210/50.
2. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 251/51.
3. CAO 220-3, 7 fvrier 1955.
4. CAO 220-3, 17 fvrier 1964.
5. CFOO 3.21.3, 1 Dec 78/OOFC 3.21.3, 1er dc 78; and/et Memorandum, Organization Policy Translation of Unit
Titles and Short Titles, DGBB 1901-1/1211-7-4 TD 7265, 12 Aug 77(DHH Heritage Collection).
6. Herbert Fairlie Wood, Strange Battleground. The Operations in Korea and their Effects on the Defence Policy of
Canada (Ottawa, 1966), p.273.
7. CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No 293/52.

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3RD FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
28 May 1869 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA originated in
Saint John, New Brunswick on 28 May 1869, when
the New Brunswick Brigade of Garrison Artillery
was authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated:
New Brunswick Battalion of Garrison Artillery on
1 January 1893;2 3rd "New Brunswick Battalion" of
Garrison Artillery on 1 January 1895;3 3rd "New
Brunswick" Regiment of Garrison Artillery on
28 December 1895;4 3rd "New Brunswick"
Regiment (Heavy Brigade) on 2 April 1907;5 3rd
"New Brunswick" Heavy Brigade, CGA on
2 May 1910;6 3rd "New Brunswick" Regiment,
CGA on 15 April 1912;7 3rd (New Brunswick)
Heavy Brigade, CA on 2 February 1920;8 3rd (New
Brunswick) Heavy Brigade, CA on 12 March 1920;9
3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;10 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium
Brigade, CA (The Loyal Company of Artillery) on
1 March 1930;11 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium
Brigade, RCA (The Loyal Company of Artillery) on
3 June 1935;12 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast
Brigade, RCA (The Loyal Company of Artillery) on
15 April 1938;13 3rd (Reserve) (New Brunswick)
Coast Brigade, RCA (The Loyal Company of
Artillery) on 7 November 1940;14 3rd (Reserve)
(New Brunswick) Coast Regiment, RCA (The Loyal
Company of Artillery) on 21 September 1945;15 3rd
(New Brunswick) Coast Regiment, RCA on
1 April 1946;16 3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy Anti-
Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 29 April 1948;17 and
3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA on 22 August 1955.18 On
1 September 1959, it was amalgamated with the
23rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA (see
below) under the same designation.19 It was
redesignated: 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Anti-
Aircraft Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960;20
3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company),
RCA on 10 December 1962;21 and 3rd Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 20 November 1975.22
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3E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
28 mai 1869 et regroupe les rgiments suivants.
Le 3e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC vit le
jour Saint John, au Nouveau-Brunswick, le
28 mai 1869, lorsque la New Brunswick Brigade
of Garrison Artillery fut autorise.1 Elle fut
rebaptise : New Brunswick Battalion of Garrison
Artillery le 1er janvier 1893;2 3rd "New Brunswick
Battalion" of Garrison Artillery le 1er janvier 1895;3
3rd "New Brunswick" Regiment of Garrison
Artillery le 28 dcembre 1895;4 3rd "New
Brunswick" Regiment (Heavy Brigade) le
2 avril 1907;5 3rd "New Brunswick" Heavy
Brigade, CGA le 2 mai 1910;6 3rd "New
Brunswick" Regiment, CGA le 15 avril 1912;7
3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy Brigade, CA le
2 fvrier 1920;8 3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy
Brigade, CA le 12 mars 1920;9 3rd (New
Brunswick) Medium Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;10 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium
Brigade, CA (The Loyal Company of Artillery) le
1er mars 1930;11 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium
Brigade, RCA (The Loyal Company of Artillery) le
3 juin 1935;12 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast
Brigade, RCA (The Loyal Company of Artillery) le
15 avril 1938;13 3rd (Reserve) (New Brunswick)
Coast Brigade, RCA (The Loyal Company of
Artillery) le 7 novembre 1940;14 3rd (Reserve)
(New Brunswick) Coast Regiment, RCA (The Loyal
Company of Artillery) le 21 septembre 1945;15
3rd (New Brunswick) Coast Regiment, RCA le
1er avril 1946;16 3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy Anti-
Aircraft Regiment, RCA le 29 avril 1948;17 et 3rd
(New Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
RCA le 22 aot 1955.18 Le 1er septembre 1959, il
se fusionna avec le 23rd Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA (voir ci-dessous) sous la mme
dsignation.19 Il fut rebaptis : 3rd (New
Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment,
RCA le 12 avril 1960;20 3rd Field Artillery
Regiment (The Loyal Company), RCA le
10 dcembre 1962;21 et 3rd Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 20 novembre 1975.22 Il fut
rebaptis en franais 3e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, ARC le 3 mai 1979.23
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Notes:
Only those pre-Confederation units which were re-enrolled under
the Act 31 Vic., Cap. 40, respecting the Militia Defence of the
Dominion of Canada, and were declared to be existing by
General Order of 6 February 1869, legally exist. It is known that
a number of units had existed in New Brunswick prior to
Confederation, but, as in the case of the Provinces of Ontario,
Quebec and Nova Scotia, units that did not re-enrol, as referred
to above, automatically ceased to exist without formal
announcement of their removal (viz., disbandment). There can
be no legal continuity of a former unit or ante-dating of
authorization. This would contravene the legal requirement of
conforming with Section 7 of the aforementioned Act.
The 3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy Brigade, CA was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO
186/20). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The 3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy Brigade, CGA was disbanded
for the purpose of reorganization on 15 June 1920 and
reorganized the same day (GO 130/20). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the brigade.
The 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Brigade, RCA (The Loyal
Company of Artillery) was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 14 April 1938 and reorganized the next day
(GO 71/38). These changes were administrative and do not
affect the lineage of the brigade.
The 23rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
originated in Saint John, New Brunswick on
15 February 1924, when the 9th Mounted Brigade
Headquarters was authorized to be formed.24 It
was converted to artillery and redesignated: 23rd
Field Brigade, RCA on 15 December 1936;25 23rd
(Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA on
7 November 1940;26 23rd (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 September 1943;27 23rd
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on
1 April 1946;28 and 23rd Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA on 22 August 1955.29 On
1 September 1959, it was amalgamated with the
3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA, as above.
Perpetuations
3rd Brigade, CGA, CEF, No. 4 and No. 6
Canadian Siege Battery, CEF
Headquarters Location
Saint John, New Brunswick
Allocated Batteries
89th Field Battery, RCA
115th Field Battery, RCA
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Notes :
Seules les units datant davant la Confdration qui furent r-
enrles selon larticle 40 de lActe 31 Vic. portant sur la Milice
du Dominion du Canada et dfinies comme existantes dans le
cadre de lOrdre Gnral du 6 fvrier 1869, existent de faon
lgale. Il est connu quun certain nombre dunits dj existaient
au Nouveau-Brunswick avant la Confdration. Toutefois,
comme dans le cas des provinces de lOntario, du Qubec et de
la Nouvelle-cosse, les units qui ne furent pas r-enrles tel
que dcrit prcdemment cessrent automatiquement dexister
sans mme un avis de retrait ou de dmembrement. Il ne peut y
avoir de prennit lgale chez une unit qui date davant
lautorisation. Cela contreviendrait lexigence lgale de
conformit par rapport la Section 7 de lActe ci-haut
mentionn.
La 3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy Brigade, CA fit partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
La 3rd (New Brunswick) Heavy Brigade, CGA fut dissoute en
vue de la rorganisation du 15 juin 1920 et rorganise la mme
journe (GO 130/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la brigade.
La 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium Brigade, RCA (The Loyal
Company of Artillery) fut dissoute en vue de la rorganisation
du 14 avril 1938 et rorganise le lendemain (GO 71/38). Il sagit
de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne de
la brigade.
Le 23rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA vit
le jour Saint John, au Nouveau-Brunswick, le
15 fvrier 1924, lorsque le 9th Mounted Brigade
Headquarters fut autoris.24 Il fut converti
lartillerie et rebaptis : 23rd Field Brigade, RCA
le 15 dcembre 1936;25 23rd (Reserve) Field
Brigade, RCA le 7 novembre 1940;26 23rd
(Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA le
1er septembre 1943;27 23rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;28 et 23rd
Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le
22 aot 1955.29 Le 1er septembre 1959, il se
fusionna avec le 3rd (New Brunswick) Medium
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Perptuations
3rd Brigade, CGA, CEF , No. 4 et No. 6
Canadian Siege Battery, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Saint John, Nouveau-Brunswick
Affectation des batteries
89e Batterie de campagne, ARC
115e Batterie de campagne, ARC

OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 3rd "New Brunswick" Regiment was mobilized
for active service on 6 August 1914 to provide
coastal artillery support on Partridge Island, New
Brunswick.30
The 3rd Brigade, CGA was mobilized in England as
the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery, CEF
on 22 January 1918 from personnel of the Reserve
Artillery.31 It disembarked in France on
20 March 1918,32 where it provided siege artillery
support as part of the Canadian Corps troops in
France and Flanders until the end of the war.33 The
brigade was disbanded on 23 October 1920.34
No. 4 Canadian Siege Battery was authorized on
22 December 1915 as No. 4 "Overseas" Battery
Siege Artillery, CEF.35 It was redesignated: 131st
(Canadian) Siege Battery on 7 May 1916;36 and
No. 4 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF on
24 January 1917.37 It embarked for Britain on
1 April 1916.38 The battery disembarked in France
on 31 July 1916,39 where it provided siege artillery
support as part of the 2nd Brigade, CGA, CEF in
France and Flanders until the end of the war.40 The
battery was disbanded on 23 October 1920.41
No. 6 Canadian Siege Battery was authorized on
15 July 1916 as No. 7 "Overseas" Battery Siege
Artillery, CEF.42 It was redesignated: 167th
(Canadian) Siege Battery on 10 June 1916;43 and
No. 6 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF on
24 January 1917.44 It embarked for Britain on
18 September 1916.45 The battery disembarked in
France on 27 September 1916,46 where it provided
siege artillery support as part of the 2nd Brigade,
CGA, CEF in France and Flanders until the end of
the war.47 The battery was disbanded on
23 October 1920.48
Note:
When an artillery regiment and its allocated batteries are
amalgamated with another regiment and its allocated batteries,
perpetuation is assigned to the batteries which maintain the
same numerical designation. When a numerical designation is
not continued, the perpetuation goes to the regiment as a whole.
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Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 3rd "New Brunswick" Regiment fut mobilis
pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914, afin de procurer
un support dartillerie ctier sur lle Partridge, au
Nouveau-Brunswick.30
La 3rd Brigade, CGA fut mobilise en
Angleterre sous lappellation de 3rd Brigade,
Canadian Garrison Artillery, CEF , le
22 janvier 1918, partir du personnel de lArtillerie
de rserve.31 Elle dbarqua en France le
20 mars 1918,32 o elle fournit un appui dartillerie
de sige en tant que composante des troupes de
corps darme en France et dans les Flandres
jusqu la fin de la guerre.33 La brigade fut dissoute
le 23 octobre 1920.34
La No. 4 Canadian Siege Battery , fut autorise
le 22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de No. 4
"Overseas" Battery Siege Artillery, CEF.35 Elle fut
rebaptise : 131st (Canadian) Siege Battery,
CEF le 7 mai 1916;36 et No. 4 Canadian Siege
Battery, CEF le 24 janvier 1917.37 Elle quitta pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 1er avril 1916.38 La batterie
dbarqua en France le 31 juillet 1916,39 o elle
fournit un appui dartillerie de sige en tant que
composante de la 2nd Brigade, CGA, CEF en
France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.40 La batterie fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.41
La No. 6 Canadian Siege Battery fut autorise
le 15 juillet 1916, sous lappellation de No. 7
"Overseas" Battery Siege Artillery, CEF.42 Elle fut
rebaptise : 167th (Canadian) Siege Battery,
CEF le 10 juin 1916;43 et No. 6 Canadian Siege
Battery, CEF le 24 janvier 1917.44 Elle quitta pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 18 septembre 1916.45 La
batterie dbarqua en France le
27 septembre 1916,46 o elle fournit un appui
dartillerie de sige en tant que composante de la
2nd Brigade, CGA, CEF en France et dans les
Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.47 La batterie fut
dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.48
Note :
Lorsquun rgiment dartillerie et ses batteries sont amalgams
un autre rgiment dartillerie et ses batteries, la perptuation est
alloue aux batteries conservant la mme dsignation
numrique. Sil ny a pas une continuation de la dsignation
numrique, la perptuation incombe au rgiment dans son
ensemble.
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The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

The 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast Brigade, RCA
(The Loyal Company of Artillery) was called out on
service for local protection duties on
26 August 1939.49 Details from the brigade were
also mobilized for active service under the
designation 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast Brigade,
RCA, CASF (Details) on 1 September 1939.50 The
details called out on active service were disbanded
on 31 December 1940 and the brigade mobilized
an active service unit designated 3rd (New
Brunswick) Coast Brigade, RCA, CASF on
1 January 1941.51 It was redesignated 3rd (New
Brunswick) Coast Regiment, RCA, CASF on
1 August 1942.52 The regiment provided coastal
artillery support as part of the defences of Saint
John, New Brunswick.53 The regiment was
disbanded on 1 September 1944.54
La 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast Brigade, RCA
(The Loyal Company of Artillery) fut mobilise en
service actif le 26 aot 1939, fournissant des
services locaux de protection.49 Des dtachements
de la brigade furent mobiliss pour le service actif
sous lappellation de 3rd (New Brunswick) Coast
Brigade, RCA, CASF (Details) le
1er septembre 1939.50 Les dtachements mobiliss
pour le service actif furent dissous le
31 dcembre 1940 et la brigade mobilisa une unit
du service actif, sous lappellation de 3rd (New
Brunswick) Coast Brigade, RCA, CASF , le
1er janvier 1941.51 Elle fut rebaptise 3rd (New
Brunswick) Coast Regiment, RCA, CASF le
1er aot 1942.52 Le rgiment fournit un support
dartillerie ctier en tant que composante des
dfenses de Saint John, au Nouveau-Brunswick.53
Le rgiment fut dissous le 1er septembre 1944.54

1. MGO 28 May 1869. Formed from nine existing and one newly organized garrison batteries authorized on the
following dates: No. 1 Battery at St. John (St. John Battery of Garrison Artillery, 14 November 1859), No. 2 Battery
at Carleton (Carleton Battery of Garrison Artillery, 6 December 1859), No. 4 Battery at St. Andrews (St. Andrews
Battery of Garrison Artillery, 14 February 1866), No. 5 Battery at Woodstock (Woodstock Battery of Garrison
Artillery, 30 May 1866), No. 6 Battery at St. George (St. George Battery of Garrison Artillery, 9 September 1865),
No. 7 Battery at Chatham on (Chatham Battery of Garrison Artillery, 6 March 1860), No. 8 Battery at St. Stephen
(St. Stephens Battery of Garrison Artillery, 13 June 1866, No. 9 Battery at St. George (St. George Battery of
Garrison Artillery, 6 February 1869), No. 10 Battery at St. John (St. John Battery of Garrison Artillery, 5 March 1869)
and the newly authorized No. 3 Battery at Portland / Form de neuf batteries de garnison existantes et dune
nouvellement organise selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Battery St. John (St. John Battery of Garrison
Artillery, 14 novembre 1859), No. 2 Battery Carleton (Carleton Battery of Garrison Artillery, 6 dcembre 1859),
No. 4 Battery St. Andrews (St. Andrews Battery of Garrison Artillery, 14 fvrier 1866), No. 5 Battery
Woodstock (Woodstock Battery of Garrison Artillery, 30 mai 1866), No. 6 Battery St. George (St. George
Battery of Garrison Artillery, 9 septembre 1865), No. 7 Battery Chatham on (Chatham Battery of Garrison
Artillery, 6 mars 1860), No. 8 Battery St. Stephen (St. Stephens Battery of Garrison Artillery, 13 juin 1866), No.
9 Battery St. George (St. George Battery of Garrison Artillery, 6 fvrier 1869), No. 10 Battery St. John (St.
John Battery of Garrison Artillery, 5 mars 1869) et la No. 3 Battery , nouvellement autorise Portland.
2. No authority for a change of designation of artillery brigades in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des brigades dartillerie en 1892. La date
du 1er janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
3. MGO 9/95; and/et The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada corrected to 1st January 1895.
4. GO 58/95.
5. GO 58/07.
6. GO 57/10.
7. GO 72/12.
8. GO 13/20; and/et GO 25/20.
9. MO 58/20.
10. GO 82/25.
11. GO 33/30.
12. GO 58/35.

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13. GO 71/38.
14. GO 273/40.
15. GO 358/45.
16. GO 116/46 (redesignated the unit 3rd Coast Regiment, RCA / rebaptisa lunit 3rd Coast Regiment, RCA );
and/et GO 161/46 (changed the designation with the same effective date / changea la dsignation avec la mme date
de mise en vigueur).
17. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No 74/48.
18. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 458/55.
19. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 652/59.
20. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
21. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 740/63.
22. CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
23. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC, 3.310, 3 mai 79.
24. GO 22/24.
25. GO 191/36.
26. GO 273/40.
27. GO 44/45.
28. GO 115/46.
29. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 458/55.
30. GO 142/14; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), p.217.
31. List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col.
Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4)).
32. War Diary, 3rd Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery, 20 March 1918/20 mars 1918, NAC/AN, RG9/GE 9, Series III-D-
3, Vol. 4975, File/dossier 567.
33. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
34. GO 191/20; and/et CEF RO 1960/19. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official
date of disbandment as it is the General Order in which the batteries of the brigade were disbanded / Bien que cette
formation ne soit pas spcifiquement liste, ceci fut considr la date officielle de dissolution puisque cest lOrdre
Gnral dans lequel les batteries de la brigade furent dissoutes.
35. GO 151/15.
36. Official History of the CEF 1914-1919, Formations and Units Ledger, Document Collection/Collection de documents,
87/252 LG; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), p. 402.
37. CRO 334, 29 Jan 17.
38. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
39. War Diary, 4th Canadian Siege Battery, 31 July 1916/31 juillet 1916, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol. 4976,
File/dossier 571.
40. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
41. GO 191/20.
42. GO 69/16.
43. Official History of the CEF 1914-1919, Formations and Units Ledger, Document Collection/Collection de documents,
87/252 LG; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), p. 402.
44. CRO 334, 29 Jan 17.
45. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
46. Official History of the CEF 1914-1919, Formations and Units Ledger, Document Collection/Collection de documents,
87/252 LG.
47. War Diary, 6th Canadian Siege Battery, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol. 4976, File/dossier 573; and/et
G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), p. 402.
48. GO 191/20.
49. GO 124/39.
50. GO 135/39.
51. GO 44/41.
52. GO 37/43.
53. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), p.462.
54. GO 55/45.

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4TH AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT, RCA 4E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE

ANTIARIENNE, ARC

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Lahr,
Germany on 27 November 1987, when the 4th Air
Defence Regiment, RCA was authorized to be
formed as part of the Regular Force.1 The regiment
was reduced to nil strength on 1 June 1992.2 It was
reorganized as part of the Reserve Force on
15 March 1995.3
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Lahr, en Allemagne, le 27 novembre 1987, lorsque
le 4e Rgiment de dfense antiarienne, ARC
fut autoris pour la Force rgulire.1 Le rgiment fut
rduit des effectifs nuls le 1er juin 1992.2 Il fut
rorganis et rebaptis en franais 4e Rgiment
dartillerie antiarienne, ARC le 15 mars 1995.3

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick

Allocated Batteries4 Affectation des batteries4

119th Air Defence Battery, RCA 119e Batterie dartillerie antiarienne, ARC
128th Air Defence Battery, RCA 128e Batterie dartillerie antiarienne, ARC

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. MOO 3/87, 27 Nov 87 / DMO 3/87, 27 nov 87.

2. MOO 93009, 5 Feb 93 / DMO 93009, 5 fv 93; and Page 11 to attachment to unit AHR, 1325-1 (CO), 6 Jun 92 (AHR
file 1628) / et page 11 de lattachement du RHA de lunit, 1325-1 (CO), 6 juin 92 (RHA dossier 1628).
3. MOO 95006, 15 Mar 95 / DMO 95006, 15 mars 95.
4. At the time of publication, the designations for the allocated batteries were awaiting official approval / Au moment de
la publication, les appellations des diffrentes batteries dsignes se trouvaient en instance dapprobation officielle.

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5TH (BRITISH COLUMBIA) FIELD ARTILLERY
REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
12 October 1883 and incorporates the following
regiments and operations room.
The 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA originated in Victoria, British Columbia on
12 October 1883, when the British Columbia
Provisional Regiment of Garrison Artillery was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated:
British Columbia Brigade of Garrison Artillery on
7 May 1886;2 British Columbia Battalion of
Garrison Artillery on 1 January 1893;3 5th "British
Columbia" Battalion of Garrison Artillery on
1 January 1895;4 and 5th "British Columbia"
Regiment of Garrison Artillery, CA on
28 December 1895.5 The regiment was reorganized
into two battalions on 1 July 1896, designated the
1st and 2nd battalions.6 The 2nd Battalion was appellations de 1st et 2nd bataillons.6 Le
detached and converted to infantry and used to
form the 6th Battalion Rifles (now The British
Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaughts Own)
(RCAC)) on 1 August 1899, the 1st Battalion
designation being automatically discontinued.7 The
regiment was redesignated: 5th (British Columbia)
Regiment, CGA on 2 February 1920;8 5th (British
Columbia) Coast Brigade, CA on 1 July 1925;9 5th
(British Columbia) Coast Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;10 5th (Reserve) (British Columbia)
Coast Brigade, RCA on 7 November 1940;11 5th
(British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA on
1 April 1946;12 5th (British Columbia) Heavy Anti-
Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 5 February 1948;13 and
75th (British Columbia) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA on 29 September 1949.14 On
17 October 1954, it was amalgamated with the 5th
(British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA (see
below), the 120th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA
(redesignated 120th Harbour Defence Troop,
RCA) and the 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room,
RCA (see below) and redesignated the 5th West
Coast Harbour Defence Battery, RCA.15 On
25 October 1956 the battery was redesignated the
5th Independent Medium Battery, RCA with the
120th Harbour Defence Troop, RCA ceasing its
amalgamation.16 It was redesignated: 5th (British
Columbia) Independent Medium Battery, RCA on
25 April 1958;17 5th (British Columbia) Independent
Medium Artillery Battery, RCA on 12 April 1960.18
and 5th (British Columbia) Field Battery, RCA and
allocated to the 15th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA, on 28 February 1965.19 The battery was
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5E (COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE) RGIMENT
DARTILLERIE DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
12 octobre 1883 et regroupe les rgiments ainsi
que le poste dopration suivants.
Le 5e (Colombie-Britannique) Rgiment dartillerie
de campagne, ARC vit le jour Victoria, en
Colombie-Britannique, le 12 octobre 1883, lorsque
le British Columbia Provisional Regiment of
Garrison Artillery fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis :
British Columbia Brigade of Garrison Artillery le
7 mai 1886;2 British Columbia Battalion of
Garrison Artillery le 1er janvier 1893;3 5th "British
Columbia" Battalion of Garrison Artillery le
1er janvier 1895;4 et 5th "British Columbia"
Regiment of Garrison Artillery, CA le
28 dcembre 1895.5 Le rgiment fut rorganis en
deux bataillons le 1er juillet 1896, sous les
2nd Battalion fut dtach, converti linfanterie
et utilis afin de former le 6th Battalion Rifles
(aujourdhui The British Columbia Regiment
(Duke of Connaughts Own) (RCAC) ) le
1er aot 1899, le 1st Battalion tant
automatiquement dissous.7 Le rgiment fut
rebaptis : 5th (British Columbia) Regiment,
CGA le 2 fvrier 1920;8 5th (British Columbia)
Coast Brigade, CA le 1er juillet 1925;9 5th
(British Columbia) Coast Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;10 5th (Reserve) (British Columbia)
Coast Brigade, RCA le 7 novembre 1940;11 5th
(British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA le
1er avril 1946;12 5th (British Columbia) Heavy Anti-
Aircraft Regiment, RCA le 5 fvrier 1948;13 et
75th (British Columbia) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA le 29 septembre 1949.14 Le
17 octobre 1954, il se fusionna avec le 5th (British
Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA (voir ci-dessous),
la 120th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA
(rebaptise 120th Harbour Defence Troop,
RCA ) et la 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room,
RCA (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis 5th West
Coast Harbour Defence Battery, RCA .15 Le
25 octobre 1956, la batterie fut rebaptise 5th
Independent Medium Battery, RCA , la 120th
Harbour Defence Troop, RCA cessant son
amalgamation.16 Elle fut rebaptise : 5th (British
Columbia) Independent Medium Battery, RCA le
25 avril 1958;17 5th (British Columbia)
Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA le
12 avril 1960.18 et 5th (British Columbia) Field
Battery, RCA et alloue au 15th Field Artillery
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detached from the 15th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA, to operate as an independent artillery battery
on 1 September 1967;20 and on 13 September 1991
the battery was reorganized as a regiment and
redesignated the 5th (British Columbia) Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA.23
Notes:
Unlike the volunteer militia units of Ontario, Quebec, New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia, who were required to re-enrol under
the Act 31 Vic.; Cap. 40, respecting the Militia Defence of the
Dominion of Canada, the provinces which joined Confederation
after 1867 were not covered by this provision. Therefore, there
can be no legal continuity of a former British Columbia
regiment or ante-dating of authorization.
The 5th (British Columbia) Regiment, CGA was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1920
(GO 186/20). It was redesignated the 2nd (Reserve) Anti-
Aircraft Section, CA on 1 July 1925 (GO 82/25). The reserve
unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 5th (British Columbia) Regiment, CGA was disbanded for
the purpose of reorganization on 15 February 1921 and
reorganized the same day (GO 92/21). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA
originated in Victoria, British Columbia on
28 October 1948, when the British Columbia Coast
Regiment, RCA was authorized to be formed.24 It
was redesignated the 5th (British Columbia) Coast
Regiment, RCA on 29 September 1949.25 On
17 October 1954, it was amalgamated with the
75th (British Columbia) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA, the 120th Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Battery, RCA and the 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations
Room, RCA, as above.
The 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, RCA
originated in Esquimalt, British Columbia on
15 December 1936, when the 17th Fortress
Company, RCE was authorized to be formed.26 On
1 March 1939 it was converted to artillery and
redesignated the 17th Searchlight Battery, RCA
(CD).27 It was redesignated: 17th (Reserve)
Searchlight Battery, RCA (CD) on
7 November 1940;28 8th Anti-Aircraft Gun
Operations Room, RCA on 1 April 1946;29 and 8th
Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, RCA on
30 June 1951.30 On 17 October 1954 it was
amalgamated with the 5th (British Columbia) Coast
Regiment, RCA, the 75th (British Columbia) Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA and the 120th Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA, as above.
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Regiment, RCA , le 28 fvrier 1965.19 La batterie
fut dtache du 15th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA , afin doprer en tant que batterie
indpendante dartillerie le 1er septembre 1967.20
Elle fut rebaptise en franais : 5e Batterie
(Colombie-Britannique), RCA le 3 mai 1979;21 et
5e Batterie de campagne (Colombie-Britannique),
RCA le 7 octobre 1985.22 Le 13 septembre 1991,
elle fut rorganise en tant que rgiment et
rebaptise le 5e (Colombie-Britannique) Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, ARC .23
Notes :
la diffrence des units de la milice volontaire de lOntario, du
Qubec, du Nouveau-Brunswick et de la Nouvelle-cosse,
celles des provinces qui se sont jointes la Confdration aprs
1867navaient pas se r-enrler en vertu de larticle 40 de
lActe 31 Vic. portant sur la Milice du Dominion du Canada. De
ce fait, il ne peut y avoir de prennit lgale chez un ancien
rgiment de Colombie-Britannique ou un rgiment datant
davant lautorisation.
Le 5th (British Columbia) Regiment, CGA fit partie de lordre
er
de bataille de la Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO
186/20). Il fut rebaptis 2nd (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Section,
er
CA le 1 juillet 1925 (GO 82/25). Lunit de rserve fut
dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 5th (British Columbia) Regiment, CGA fut dissous en vue
de la rorganisation du 15 fvrier 1921 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 92/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA
vit le jour Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique, le
28 octobre 1948, lorsque le British Columbia
Coast Regiment, RCA fut autoris.24 Il fut
rebaptis 5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment,
RCA le 29 septembre 1949.25 Le
17 octobre 1954, il se fusionna avec le 75th
(British Columbia) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
RCA , la 120th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery,
RCA et la 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room,
RCA , tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
La 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, RCA vit
le jour Esquimalt, en Colombie-Britannique, le
15 dcembre 1936, lorsque la 17th Fortress
Company, RCE fut autorise.26 Le 1er mars 1939,
elle fut convertie lartillerie et rebaptise 17th
Searchlight Battery, RCA (CD) .27 Elle fut
rebaptise : 17th (Reserve) Searchlight Battery,
RCA (CD) le 7 novembre 1940;28 8th Anti-
Aircraft Gun Operations Room, RCA le
1er avril 1946;29 et 8th Anti-Aircraft Operations
Room, RCA le 30 juin 1951.30 Le
17 octobre 1954, il se fusionna avec le 5th (British
Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA , le 75th
(British Columbia) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
RCA et la 120th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery,
RCA , tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.

Note:
The 17th Fortress Company, RCE was disbanded for the
purpose of conversion to artillery on 28 February 1939 and
reorganized the next day (GO 60/39 and GO 61/39). This
change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the
company.
Perpetuation
58th "Overseas" Field Battery, CFA, CEF
Headquarters Location
Victoria, British Columbia
Allocated Batteries
55th Field Battery, RCA
56th Field Battery, RCA
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 5th "British Columbia" Regiment was placed on
active service on 10 August 1914 for local
protection duties.31
The 58th Field Battery was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 58th Overseas Depot Battery,
CEF.32 It was redesignated: 58th (Howitzer)
Battery, CEF on 22 January 1917;33 and 58th
(Howitzer) Battery, CFA, CEF on
25 September 1918.34 It embarked for Britain on
22 September 1916.35 The battery disembarked in
France on 22 August 1917,36 where it provided field
artillery support as part of the 14th Brigade, CFA,
CEF in France and Flanders until the end of the
war.37 The battery was disbanded on
23 October 1920.38
The Second World War
The 5th (British Columbia) Coast Brigade, RCA was
called out on service for local protection duties on
26 August 1939.39 Details from the brigade were
also mobilized for active service under the
designation 5th (British Columbia) Coast Brigade,
RCA, CASF (Details) on 1 September 1939.40 The
details called out on active service were disbanded
on 31 December 1940 and the brigade mobilized
an active service unit designated 5th (British
Columbia) Coast Brigade, RCA, CASF on
1 January 1941.41 It was redesignated 5th (British
Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA, CASF on
1 May 1942.42 The regiment provided coastal
artillery support as part of the defences of Victoria-
Esquimalt, British Columbia.43 The regiment was
disbanded on 31 October 1945.44
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Note :
La 17th Fortress Company, RCE fut dissoute le
28 fvrier 1939 en vue de la conversion lartillerie le lendemain
(GO 60/39 et GO 61/39). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la compagnie.
Perptuation
58th "Overseas" Field Battery, CFA, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Victoria, Colombie-Britannique
Affectation des batteries
55e Batterie de campagne, ARC
56e Batterie de campagne, ARC
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Le 5th "British Columbia" Regiment fut mobilis
pour le service actif le 10 aot 1914, fournissant
des services locaux de protection.31
La 58th Field Battery , fut autorise le
15 juillet 1916, sous lappellation de 58th
Overseas Depot Battery, CEF.32 Elle fut
rebaptise : 58th (Howitzer) Battery, CEF le
22 janvier 1917;33 et 58th (Howitzer) Battery,
CFA, CEF le 25 septembre 1918.34 Elle
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
22 septembre 1916.35 La batterie dbarqua en
France le 22 aot 1917,36 o elle fournit un appui
dartillerie de campagne en tant que composante
de la 14th Brigade, CFA, CEF en France et
dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.37 La
batterie fut dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.38
Seconde Guerre mondiale
La 5th (British Columbia) Coast Brigade, RCA
fut mobilise pour le service actif le 26 aot 1939,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.39 Des
dtachements de la brigade furent mobiliss pour le
service actif sous lappellation de 5th (British
Columbia) Coast Brigade, RCA, CASF (Details) le
1er septembre 1939.40 Les dtachements mobiliss
pour le service actif furent dissous le
31 dcembre 1940 et la brigade mobilisa une unit
en service actif, sous lappellation de 5th (British
Columbia) Coast Brigade, RCA, CASF , le
1er janvier 1941.41 Elle fut rebaptise 5th (British
Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA, CASF le
1er mai 1942.42 Le rgiment fournit un appui
dartillerie ctier en tant que composante des
dfenses de Victoria-Esquimalt, en Colombie-
Britannique.43 Le rgiment fut dissous le
31 octobre 1945.44
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The 17th Searchlight Battery, RCA (CD) was called
out on service for local protection duties on
26 August 1939.45 Details from the battery were
also mobilized for active service under the
designation 17th Searchlight Battery, RCA (CD)
CASF (Details) on 1 September 1939.46 The details
called out on active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940 and the battery mobilized an
active service unit designated 17th Searchlight
Battery, RCA (CD) CASF on 1 January 1941.47 The
battery provided searchlight support as part of the
defences in Victoria-Esquimalt, British Columbia.48
The battery was disbanded on 1 May 1942.49
La 17th Searchlight Battery, RCA (CD) fut
mobilise pour le service actif le 26 aot 1939,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.45 Des
dtachements de la batterie furent mobiliss pour le
service actif sous lappellation de 17th Searchlight
Battery, RCA (CD) CASF (Details) le
1er septembre 1939.46 Les dtachements mobiliss
pour le service actif furent dissous le
31 dcembre 1940 et la batterie mobilisa une unit
en service actif, sous lappellation de 17th
Searchlight Battery, RCA (CD) CASF , le
1er janvier 1941.47 La batterie fournit un appui de
projecteur en tant que composante des dfenses
de Victoria-Esquimalt, Colombie-Britannique.48 La
batterie fut dissoute le 1er mai 1942.49

1. MGO 22/83. Formed from two existing independent garrison batteries and one rifle company authorized on the
following dates: No. 1 Battery at New Westminster (Seymour Battery of Garrison Artillery, 11 July 1874), No. 2
Battery at Victoria (half of the Victoria Battery of Garrison Artillery, 19 July 1878), No. 3 Battery at Victoria (half of
the Victoria Battery of Garrison Artillery, 19 July 1878), and No. 4 Battery at Victoria (No. 1 Company of Rifles,
Victoria, 13 February 1874) / Form de deux batteries de garnison indpendantes et dune compagnie de fusils
autorise selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Battery New Westminster (Seymour Battery of Garrison Artillery,
11 juillet 1874), No. 2 Battery Victoria (la moiti de la Victoria Battery of Garrison Artillery, 19 juillet 1878), No.
3 Battery Victoria (la moiti de la Victoria Battery of Garrison Artillery, 19 juillet 1878), et No. 4 Battery
Victoria (No. 1 Company of Rifles, Victoria, 13 fvrier 1874).
2. MGO 9/86.
3. No authority for a change of designation of artillery brigades in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des brigades dartillerie en 1892. La date
du 1er janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
4. MGO 9/95; and/et The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada corrected to 1st January 1895.
5. MGO 58/95.
6. GO 69/96.
7. GO 83/99; and/et MGO 144/99.
8. GO 13/20.
9. GO 82/25.
10. GO 58/35.
11. GO 273/40.
12. GO 161/46. GO 116/46 redesignated the regiment 5th Coast Regiment, RCA and GO 161/46 redesignated the
regiment 5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment, RCA, with the same effective date / Le GO 116/46 rebaptisa le
rgiment 5th Coast Regiment, RCA et GO161/146 rebaptisa le rgiment 5th (British Columbia) Coast Regiment,
RCA avec la mme date de mise en vigueur.
13. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 62/48.
14. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 148/49.
15. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 415/54.
16. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 528/57. The 120th Harbour Defence Troop was redesignated by this order as
120th Independent Field Battery, RCA. This battery was subsequently amalgamated with the 65th Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment (Irish Fusiliers), RCA to form The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) / Le 120th
Harbour Defence Troop fut rebaptis par cet ordre le 120th Independent Field Battery, RCA . Cette batterie fut
subsquemment amalgame avec le 65th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Irish Fusiliers), RCA afin de former The
Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) .

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17. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 604/58.

18. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
19. Letter, HQ Western Command to D Org, 18 Oct 65, file ref: WC 2001-3/1 (G).
20. CFOO 67/8.
21. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
22. MOO 359/85, 7 Oct 85 / DMO 359/85, 7 oct 85.
23. Message, D Force S 072, Organization Message, 131933Z Sep 91, in CFOO 6142 file.
24. CAO 110-3, Supp Issue No. 99/48.
25. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 148/49.
26. GO 215/36.
27. GO 60/39; and/et GO 61/39.
28. GO 273/40.
29. GO 115/46.
30. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 240/51.
31. GO 130/14.
32. GO 69/16.
33. War Diary, 5th Canadian Divisional Artillery, January 1917/janvier 1917, Appendix 2/Appendice 2 (WO Letter
121/Overseas/2820 (S.D.2.) d/18.1.17), NAC/AN, RG9/GE9, Series III-D-3, Vol. 4963, File/dossier 523.
34. Official History of the CEF 1914-1919, Formations and Units Ledger, Document Collection/Collection de documents,
87/252 LG.
35. CRO 1230/18.
36. War Diary, 14th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, 22 August 1917/22 aot 1917, NAC/AN, RG9/GE9, Series III-D-3,
Vol. 4972, File/dossier 555.
37. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
38. GO 191/20.
39. GO 124/39.
40. GO 135/39.
41. GO 44/41.
42. GO 37/43.
43. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), passim.
44. GO 18/46.
45. GO 124/39.
46. GO 135/39.
47. GO 44/41.
48. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Ottawa,
1972), p.470.
49. GO 276/42.

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5E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE LGRE 5E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE LGRE

DU CANADA DU CANADA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Regular Force regiment originated in Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour
Valcartier, Quebec on 6 May 1968, when the 5e Valcartier, au Qubec, le 6 mai 1968, lorsque le
Rgiment dartillerie lgre du Canada was 5e Rgiment dartillerie lgre du Canada fut
authorized to be formed.1 autoris.1

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Valcartier, Quebec Valcartier, Qubec

Allocated Batteries Affection des batteries

Q Battery, RCHA Batterie Q , RCHA
R Battery, RCHA Batterie R , RCHA
X Battery, RCHA Batterie X , RCHA

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. CFOO 3.34, 4 November 1968.

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6TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Levis,
Quebec on 1 August 1899, when the 6th "Quebec
and Lvis" Regiment, CA was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 6th (Quebec and
Lvis) Regiment, CGA on 2 February 1920;2 6th
(Quebec and Lvis) Coast Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;3 6th (Quebec and Lvis) Coast
Brigade, RCA on 3 June 1935;4 6th (Quebec and
Lvis) Medium Brigade, RCA on
16 February 1936;5 6th (Reserve) (Quebec and
Lvis) Medium Brigade, RCA on
7 November 1940;6 6th Field Regiment, RCA on
1 April 1946;7 6th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on
12 April 1960;8 and 6e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, RCA on 1 September 1970.9 It was
redesignated in English, 6th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA on 20 November 1975.10
Notes:
The 6th (Quebec and Levis) Regiment, CGA was disbanded for
the purpose of reorganization on 1 October 1920 and
reorganized the same day (GO 231/20).This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 6th (Quebec and Levis) Regiment, CGA was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO
186/20). It was redesignated the 3rd (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft
Section, CA on 1 July 1925 (GO 82/25). The reserve unit was
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 6th (Quebec and Levis) Coast Brigade, RCA was disbanded
for the purpose of reorganization on 15 February 1936 and
redesignated the 6th (Quebec and Levis) Medium Brigade, RCA
the next day (GO 31/36). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the brigade.
Headquarters Location
Lvis, Quebec
Allocated Batteries
57th Field Battery, RCA
59th Field Battery, RCA
58th Air Defence Battery, RCA
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details of the regiment were placed on active
service on 6 August 191412 to provide artillery
support for the defence of the St. Lawrence River
approach below the town of Lvis, Quebec.13
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6E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Lvis, au Qubec, le 1er aot 1899, lorsque le 6th
"Quebec and Lvis" Regiment, CA fut autoris.1 Il
fut rebaptis : 6th (Quebec and Lvis) Regiment,
CGA le 2 fvrier 1920;2 6th (Quebec and Lvis)
Coast Brigade, CA le 1er juillet 1925;3 6th
(Quebec and Lvis) Coast Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;4 6th (Quebec and Lvis) Medium
Brigade, RCA le 16 fvrier 1936;5 6th (Reserve)
(Quebec and Lvis) Medium Brigade, RCA le
7 novembre 1940;6 6th Field Regiment, RCA le
1er avril 1946;7 et 6th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA le 12 avril 1960.8 Il fut rebaptis en franais :
6e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, RCA le
1er septembre 1970;9 et 6e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, ARC le 14 aot 1997.11
Notes :
Le 6th (Quebec and Levis) Regiment, CGA fut dissous en
er
vue de la rorganisation du 1 octobre 1920 et rorganis la
mme journe (GO 231/20). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 6th (Quebec and Levis) Regiment, CGA fit partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Il fut rebaptis 3rd (Reserve)
er
Anti-Aircraft Section, CA le 1 juillet 1925 (GO 82/25). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
La 6th (Quebec and Levis) Coast Brigade, RCA fut dissoute
en vue de la rorganisation du 15 fvrier 1936 et rebaptise
6th (Quebec and Levis) Medium Brigade, RCA le lendemain
(GO 31/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne de la brigade.
Site du Quartier gnral
Lvis, Qubec
Affectation des batteries
57e Batterie de campagne, ARC
59e Batterie de campagne, ARC
58e Batterie antiarienne, ARC
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,12 fournissant un
appui dartillerie pour la dfense de lapproche du
fleuve Saint-Laurent au pied de la ville de Lvis,
Qubec.13
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1. GO 83/99. Formed from three existing independent garrison batteries authorized on the following dates: No. 1
Company at Lvis (No. 1 Company Levis, 19 July 1878), No. 2 Company at Lvis (No. 2 Company Levis,
6 February 1880), and No. 3 Company at Quebec (Quebec Company, 24 November 1894) / Form de trois batteries
indpendantes de garnison autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Company Lvis (No. 1 Company Levis,
19 juillet 1878), No. 2 Company Lvis (No. 2 Company Levis, 6 fvrier 1880), et No. 3 Company Qubec
(Quebec Company, 24 novembre 1894).
2. GO 13/20.
3. GO 82/25.
4. GO 58/35.
5. GO 31/36.
6. GO 273/40.
7. GO 115/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
9. CFOO 70/17, 22 Jun 70.
10. CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
11. MOO 97158, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97158, 14 aot 97.
12. GO 142/14.
13. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), p. 192.

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7TH TORONTO REGIMENT, RCA 7TH TORONTO REGIMENT, ARC

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Sarnia,
Ontario on 1 April 1942, when the 31st (Reserve)
Field Regiment, RCA was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 31st Field Regiment,
RCA on 1 April 1946;2 7th Field Regiment, RCA
on 11 May 1956;3 7th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA on 12 April 1960;4 7th Toronto Regiment,
RCA (M) on 16 March 1965;5 and 7th Toronto
Regiment, RCA on 1 January 1981.7
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Sarnia, en Ontario, le 1er avril 1942, lorsque le
31st (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 31st Field Regiment,
RCA le 1er avril 1946;2 7th Field Regiment,
RCA le 11 mai 1956;3 7th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960;4 et 7th Toronto
Regiment, RCA (M) le 16 mars 1965.5 Il fut
rebaptis en franais 7e Rgiment de Toronto,
RCA (M) le 3 mai 1979.6 Le rgiment fut rebaptis
en anglais 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA le
3 septembre 1985;8 et en franais, le 7th Toronto
Regiment, ARC le 9 juillet 1990.9

Note: Note :
No lineal connection with the 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA Il ny a aucun lien historique avec le 7th Toronto Regiment,
formed in 1931 and disbanded in 1954 as Headquarters, RCA, RCA , form en 1931 et dissous en 1954 en tant que
2nd Armoured Division. Headquarters, RCA, 2nd Armoured Division .

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario

Allocated Batteries Affectation des batteries

9th Field Battery, RCA 9e Batterie de campagne, ARC
15th Field Battery, RCA 15e Batterie de campagne, ARC
130th Field Battery, RCA 130e Batterie de campagne, ARC

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 241/42.
2. GO 115/46. This regiment is not specifically redesignated as part of this General Order, however, this order cancels
the effects of GO 273/40 and GO 42/41 which designated Non Permanent Active Militia units as Reserve units of the
Canadian Army / Ce rgiment nest pas spcifiquement rebaptis par cet Ordre gnral. Par contre, cet ordre annule
les effets des GO 273/40 et 42/41 qui dsignaient les units de la Milice active non permanente en tant quunits de
rserve de lArme canadienne.
3. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 493/56.
4. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
5. SD 1 Letter No. 64/62; Message, CENCOM, A 2989, 012015Z Nov 65.
6. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
7. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1er jan 81.
8. MOO 272/85, 3 Sep 85 / DMO 272/85, 3 sep 85.
9. MOO 50/90, 9 July 90 / DMO 50/90, 9 juillet 90.

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10TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
3 July 1905 and incorporates the following
regiments and artillery batteries.
The 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA originated in
Regina, Saskatchewan on 2 February 1920, when
the 10th Brigade, CFA was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 10th Field Brigade,
CA on 1 July 1925;2 10th Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;3 10th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;4 10th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 15 March 1943;5 and 10th
Medium Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946.6 On
2 August 1954, it was amalgamated with the 22nd
Field Regiment, RCA (see below), the 44th Light
Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA (redesignated 44th
Medium Battery, RCA), and the 67th Light Anti-
Aircraft Battery, RCA (see below), retaining the
same designation.7 On 30 October 1961, the 44th
Medium Battery, RCA ceased its amalgamation
with the regiment.8 It was redesignated: 10th
Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960;9
and 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on
1 May 1962.10
Notes:
The 10th Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 2 July 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 131/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the brigade.
The 10th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 22nd Field Regiment, RCA originated on
3 July 1905, when a regiment of infantry was
authorized to be formed in the districts of Assiniboia
and Saskatchewan.14 It was redesignated the 95th
Regiment on 2 April 1907;15 and it became a rifle
regiment on 1 May 1908.16 It was redesignated the
95th Saskatchewan Rifles on 1 June 1909.17 On
1 April 1912 the regiment was reorganized into two
separate regiments, designated the 95th
[Saskatchewan] Regiment and the 105th
Regiment (now The North Saskatchewan
Regiment).18 On 15 March 1920, it was
amalgamated with the 60th Rifles of Canada (see
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10E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
3 juillet 1905 et regroupe les rgiments et batteries
dartillerie suivants.
Le 10e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC vit
le jour Regina, en Saskatchewan, le
2 fvrier 1920, lorsque la 10th Field Brigade,
CFA fut autorise.1 Elle fut rebaptise: 10th
Field Brigade, CA le 1er juillet 1925;2 10th Field
Brigade, RCA le 3 juin 1935;3 10th (Reserve)
Field Brigade, RCA le 7 novembre 1940;4 10th
(Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA le 15 mars 1943;5
et 10th Medium Regiment, RCA le
1er avril 1946.6 Le 2 aot 1954, il se fusionna avec
le 22nd Field Regiment, RCA , la 44th Light
Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA (rebaptise 44th
Medium Battery, RCA ), et la 67th Light Anti-
Aircraft Battery, RCA , (voir ci-dessous),
conservant la mme appellation.7 Le
30 octobre 1961, la 44th Medium Battery, RCA
cessa son amalgamation avec le rgiment.8 Il fut
rebaptis : 10th Medium Artillery Regiment,
RCA le 12 avril 1960;9 et 10th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 1er mai 1962.10 Il fut rebaptis
en franais : 10e Rgiment dartillerie, RCA le
3 mai 1979;11 10e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, RCA le 1er janvier 1981;12 et 10e
Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC le
22 dcembre 1998.13
Notes :
La 10th Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la
rorganisation du 2 juillet 1920 et rorganise la mme journe
(GO 131/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la brigade.
La 10th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 22nd Field Regiment, RCA vit le jour le
3 juillet 1905, lorsquun rgiment dinfanterie fut
autoris tre form dans les districts de
lAssiniboia et de la Saskatchewan.14 Il fut
rebaptis 95th Regiment le 2 avril 1907;15 et
devient un rgiment de voltigeurs le 1er mai 1908.16
Il fut rebaptis 95th Saskatchewan Rifles le
1er juin 1909.17 Le 1er avril 1912, le rgiment fut
rorganis en deux rgiments, soient le 95th
[Saskatchewan] Regiment et le 105th
Regiment (aujourdhui le The North
Saskatchewan Regiment ).18 Le 15 mars 1920, il
se fusionna avec le 60th Rifles of Canada (voir
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below) and redesignated The South Saskatchewan
Regiment.19 On 15 May 1924, The South
Saskatchewan Regiment was reorganized into five
regiments designated, The Weyburn Regiment
(now The South Saskatchewan Regiment); The
Saskatchewan Border Regiment (now The South
Saskatchewan Regiment); The Regina Rifle
Regiment (now The Royal Regina Regiment);
The South Saskatchewan Regiment (now The
Saskatchewan Dragoons); and The Assiniboia
Regiment.20 On 1 December 1936, The Assiniboia
Regiment was converted to artillery and
redesignated 22nd (Assiniboia) Field Brigade,
RCA.21 It was redesignated: 22nd (Reserve)
(Assiniboia) Field Brigade, RCA on
7 November 1940;22 22nd (Reserve) (Assiniboia)
Field Regiment, RCA on 15 March 1943;23 and
22nd Field Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946.24 On
2 August 1954, it was amalgamated with the 10th
Field Regiment, RCA, the 44th Light Anti-Aircraft
Battery, RCA, and the 67th Light Anti-Aircraft
Battery, RCA, and redesignated the 10th Field
Regiment, RCA, as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The South Saskatchewan Regiment on
15 March 1920 (see above) it was organized as a five battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (28th Battalion, CEF) and 2nd
Battalion (46th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active
Militia order of battle, and the 3rd Battalion (68th Battalion, CEF),
4th Battalion (128th Battalion, CEF), and 5th Battalion (195th
Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
On 1 October 1920 it was organized as a ten battalion regiment
with the 1st Battalion (28th Battalion, CEF), 2nd Battalion (46th
Battalion, CEF), 3rd Battalion (no CEF designation), 4th
Battalion (no CEF designation), and 5th Battalion (no CEF
designation) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle,
and the 6th Battalion (68th Battalion, CEF), 7th Battalion (128th
Battalion, CEF), 8th Battalion (195th Battalion, CEF), 9th
Battalion (no CEF designation) and 10th Battalion (no CEF
designation) on the Reserve order of battle (GO 160/20).
The South Saskatchewan Regiment was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized
the same day (GO 232/20). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Upon redesignation as The Assiniboia Regiment (see above) on
15 May 1924 it was organized as a two battalion regiment with
the 1st Battalion (217th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle and a 2nd Battalion (no CEF
designation) on the Reserve order of battle (GO 67/24). The
reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Assiniboia Regiment was disbanded on 30 November 1936
for the purpose of conversion to artillery on 1 December 1936
(GO 165/36 and GO 167/36). This change was administrative
and do not affect the lineage of the regiment.
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ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis The South
Saskatchewan Regiment .19 Le 15 mai 1924, le
The South Saskatchewan Regiment fut
rorganis en cinq rgiments, soit le The
Weyburn Regiment (aujourdhui le The South
Saskatchewan Regiment ); le The
Saskatchewan Border Regiment (aujourdhui le
The South Saskatchewan Regiment ); le The
Regina Rifle Regiment (aujourdhui le The
Royal Regina Regiment ); le The South
Saskatchewan Regiment (aujourdhui le The
Saskatchewan Dragoons ); et le The Assiniboia
Regiment .20 Le 1er dcembre 1936, le The
Assiniboia Regiment fut converti lartillerie et
rebaptis 22nd (Assiniboia) Field Brigade,
RCA .21 Il fut rebaptis : 22nd (Reserve)
(Assiniboia) Field Brigade, RCA le
7 novembre 1940;22 22nd (Reserve) (Assiniboia)
Field Regiment, RCA le 15 mars 1943;23 et
22nd Field Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946.24 Le
2 aot 1954, il se fusionna avec le 10th Field
Regiment, RCA , la 44th Light Anti-Aircraft
Battery, RCA (voir ci-dessous), et la 67th Light
Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA , et fut rebaptis 10th
Field Regiment, RCA , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The South Saskatchewan
Regiment , le 15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en
er
tant que rgiment cinq bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (28th
e
Battalion, CEF) et le 2 Bataillon (46th Battalion, CEF) faisaient
partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente
e e
tandis que le 3 Bataillon (68th Battalion, CEF), 4 Bataillon
e
(128th Battalion, CEF), et 5 Bataillon (195th Battalion, CEF)
faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve.
er
Le 1 octobre 1920, il fut organis en tant que rgiment dix
er e
bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (28th Battalion, CEF), 2 Bataillon
e e
(46th Battalion, CEF), 3 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF), 4
e
Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF), et 5 Bataillon (aucune
dsignation CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la
e
Milice active non permanente tandis que le 6 Bataillon (68th
e e
Battalion, CEF), 7 Bataillon (128th Battalion, CEF), 8 Bataillon
e
(195th Battalion, CEF), 9 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF) et
e
10 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF) faisaient partie de lordre
de bataille de la Rserve (GO 160/20).
Le The South Saskatchewan Regiment fut dissous en vue
er
de la rorganisation du 1 octobre 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 232/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Assiniboia Regiment (voir ci-
dessus) le 15 mars 1924 il fut organis en tant que rgiment
deux bataillons, le 1st Battalion (217th Battalion, CEF) faisait
partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente et
le 2nd Battalion (aucune dsignation CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve (GO 67/24). Lunit de rserve
fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Assiniboia Regiment fut dissous le
30 novembre 1936 en vue de la conversion lartillerie le
er
1 dcembre 1936 (GO 165/36 et GO 167/36). Il sagit de
changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du
rgiment.

The 67th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA originated
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 1 April 1911, when
the 29th Light Horse was authorized to be
formed.25 It was redesignated 18th Canadian Light
Horse on 15 March 1920.26 On 15 December 1936,
it was amalgamated with the 67th Field Battery,
RCA (see below) and redesignated the 67th
(Rosetown) Field Battery, RCA.27 It was
redesignated: 67th (Reserve) (Rosetown) Field
Battery, RCA on 7 November 1940;28 and 67th
Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA on 1 April 1946.29
On 2 August 1954, it was amalgamated with the
10th Medium Regiment, RCA, the 22nd Field
Regiment, RCA, and the 44th Light Anti-Aircraft
Battery, RCA, as above.
Note:
The 18th Canadian Light Horse was disbanded on
14 December 1936 for the purpose of conversion to artillery on
15 December 1936 (GO 207/36). This change
administrative and do not affect the lineage of the battery.
The 67th Field Battery, RCA originated in
Rosetown, Saskatchewan on 2 February 1920,
when the 67th Battery, CFA was authorized to be
formed.30 It was redesignated: 67th Field Battery,
CA on 1 July 1925;31 and 67th Field Battery, RCA
on 3 June 1935.32 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with the 18th Canadian Light Horse,
retaining the former designation, as above.
The 60th Rifles of Canada originated in Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan on 2 January 1913, when the 60th
Rifles of Canada were authorized to be formed.33
On 15 March 1920, it was amalgamated with the
95th Saskatchewan Rifles and redesignated The
South Saskatchewan Regiment, as above.
Perpetuations
10th Brigade, CFA, CEF; 217th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF; and 67th Depot Battery, CFA,
CEF
Headquarters Location
Regina, Saskatchewan
Allocated Batteries
18th Field Battery, RCA
64th Field Battery, RCA
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La 67th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA vit le
jour Saskatoon, en Saskatchewan, le
1er avril 1911, lorsque le 29th Light Horse fut
autoris.25 Il fut rebaptis 18th Canadian Light
Horse le 15 mars 1920.26 Le 15 dcembre 1936, il
se fusionna avec la 67th Field Battery, RCA
(voir ci-dissous) et fut rebaptis 67th (Rosetown)
Field Battery, RCA .27 Elle fut rebaptise : 67th
(Reserve) (Rosetown) Field Battery, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;28 et 67th Light Anti-Aircraft
Battery, RCA le 1er avril 1946.29 Le 2 aot 1954,
elle se fusionna avec le 10th Medium Regiment,
RCA , le 22nd Field Regiment, RCA et la
44th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA , tel que
dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Note :
Le 18th Canadian Light Horse fut dissous le
14 novembre 1936 en vue de la conversion lartillerie le
was 15 dcembre 1936 (GO 207/36). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la batterie.
La 67th Field Battery, RCA vit le jour
Rosetown, en Saskatchewan, le 2 fvrier 1920,
lorsque la 67th Battery, CFA fut autorise.31 Elle
fut rebaptise : 67th Field Battery, CA le
1er juillet 1925;31 et 67th Field Battery, RCA le
3 juin 1935.32 Le 15 dcembre 1936, elle se
fusionna avec le 18th Canadian Light Horse ,
conservant la mme dsignation, tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Le 60th Rifles of Canada vit le jour Moose
Jaw, en Saskatchewan, le 2 janvier 1913, lorsque
le 60th Rifles of Canada fut autoris.33
Le 15 mars 1920, il se fusionna avec le 95th
Saskatchewan Rifles et fut rebaptis The South
Saskatchewan Regiment , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Perptuations
10th Brigade, CFA, CEF ; 217th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF ; et 67th Depot Battery, CFA,
CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Regina, Saskatchewan
Affectation des batteries
18e Batterie de campagne, ARC
64e Batterie de campagne, ARC
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OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details from the 29th Light Horse, 60th Rifles of
Canada and the 95th Saskatchewan Regiment
were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for
local protection duties.34
The 10th Brigade, which was authorized on
1 January 1916 as the 10th Brigade, CFA, CEF,35
embarked for Britain on 26 February 1916.36 It
disembarked in France on 14 July 1916,37 where it
provided field artillery support as part of the 3rd
Canadian Divisional Artillery in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.38 The brigade was
disbanded on 23 October 1920.39
The 217th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 217th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,40 embarked for Britain on 2 June 1917.41 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 19th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 9 June 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.42 The battalion was disbanded on
1 September 1917.43
The 67th Battery was authorized on 15 July 1916
as the 67th "Overseas" Depot Battery, CEF.44 The
battery served as a depot unit in Canada until its
personnel were absorbed by No. 2 Artillery Depot,
CEF on 2 October 1918.45 The overseas battery
was disbanded on 23 October 1920.46
The Second World War
The 67th (Rosetown) Field Battery mobilized the
67th (Rosetown) Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA,
CASF on 24 May 1941.47 It provided light anti-
aircraft artillery support as part of the 7th Light Anti-
Aircraft Regiment, RCA, CASF, in Great Britain.48
The battery was disbanded on 1 March 1944.49
1. GO 13/20.
2. GO 82/25.
3. GO 58/35.
4. GO 273/40.
5. GO 156/43.
6. GO 115/46.
7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 432/55.
8. CAO 110-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 709/61.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
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HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements des 29th Light Horse , 60th
Rifles of Canada et 95th Saskatchewan
Regiment furent mobiliss pour le service actif le
6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux de
protection.34
La 10th Brigade , autorise le 1er janvier 1916
sous lappellation de 10th Brigade, CFA, CEF ,35
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
26 fvrier 1916.36 Elle dbarqua en France le
14 juillet 1916,37 o elle fournit un appui dartillerie
de campagne en tant que composante de la 3e
artillerie divisionnaire canadienne en France et
dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre. 38 La
brigade fut dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.39
Le 217th Battalion , autorise le 15 juillet 1916
sous lappellation de 217th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,40 sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
2 juin 1917.41 Son personnel fut incorpor au sein
du 19th Reserve Battalion, CEF le 19 juin 1917
afin de fournir des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.42 Le bataillon fut dissous le
1er septembre 1917.43
La 67th Battery fut autorise le 15 juillet 1916
sous lappellation de 67th "Overseas" Depot
Battery, CEF .44 La batterie servit en tant quunit
de dpt jusqu ce que son personnel soit
incorpor au sein du No. 2 Artillery Depot, CEF
le 2 octobre 1918.45 La batterie outre-mer fut
dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.46
Seconde Guerre mondiale
La 67th (Rosetown) Field Battery mobilisa la
67th (Rosetown) Light Anti-Aircraft Battery,
RCA le 24 mai 1941.47 Elle fournit un soutien
dartillerie anti-arien lger en tant que composante
du 7th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, CASF
en Grande-Bretagne.48 La batterie fut dissoute le
1er mars 1944.49
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10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 723/62.

11. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
er
12. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
13. MOO 97193, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97193, 14 aot 97.
14. GO 155/05. The localization of the headquarters was not authorized until 1 April 1908, at Regina, Saskatchewan (GO
63/08) / Lemplacement du Quartier gnral ne fut pas autoris avant le 1er avril 1908, Regina en Saskatchewan
(GO 63/08).
15. GO 67/07.
16. GO 81/08.
17. GO 75/09.
18. GO 60/12. Actual order does not include Saskatchewan in nomenclature, however, this is officially considered an
administrative oversight as subsequent orders dealing with the regiment use the title / Lordre en soi ninclut pas
Saskatchewan dans sa nomenclature, par contre, ceci est officiellement considr une erreur administrative
puisque les ordres subsquentes utilisent ce titre.
19. MO 72/20.
20. GO 67/24.
21. GO 167/36.
22. GO 273/40.
23. GO 156/43.
24. GO 116/46.
25. GO 52/11. Formed from two existing squadrons transferred from the 22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse [A Squadron
in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and D Squadron in Allan, Saskatchewan] and two newly authorized squadrons
designated B Squadron and C Squadron / Form de deux escadrons existants transfrs du 22nd Saskatchewan
Light Horse [ A Squadron Saskatoon, en Saskatchewan et D Squadron Allan, en Saskatchewan] et de
deux escadrons nouvellement autoriss dsigns B Squadron et C Squadron .
26. GO 26/20. Although authorized, the battery organization was held in abeyance until the amalgamation with the 18th
Canadian Light Horse / Bien quautorise, lorganisation de la batterie fut suspendue jusqu son amalgamation avec
le 18th Canadian Light Horse .
27. GO 207/36; and/et GO 30/37.
28. GO 273/40.
29. GO 115/46.
30. GO 13/20.
31. GO 82/25.
32. GO 58/35.
33. GO 5/13.
34. GO 142/14.
35. List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col.
Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4).
36. CEF Sailing List, vol XII.
37. War Diary, 10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, 14 July 1916/14 juillet 1916, NAC/AN, RG9/GE 9, Series III-D-3,
Vol. 4970, File/dossier 549.
38. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim; and/et Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 37th, 38th and/et 39th Battery,
Document Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 2.
39. GO 191/20 and/et CEF RO 1703/19. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official
disbandment date as it is the date in which all the batteries of the brigade were disbanded / Mme si cette formation
nest pas spcifiquement liste, lon considre cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officielle puisquelle
correspond celle de toutes les batteries des brigades dartillerie.
40. GO 69/16.
41. CEF Sailing List, vol X.
42. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 217th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 217.
43. GO 82/18.
44. GO 69/16.
45. List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col.
Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4); and/et CEF RO 1144/18.
46. GO 191/20.
47. GO 149/41.
48. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), p.125.
49. GO 357/44.

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11TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Guelph,
Ontario on 24 March 1880, when the 1st
Provisional Brigade of Field Artillery was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 1st
Brigade of Field Artillery on 17 June 1887;2 1st
Brigade of Field Artillery, CA on
28 December 1895;3 1st (Howitzer) Brigade, CFA
on 15 April 1913;4 11th Brigade, CFA on
2 February 1920;5 11th Field Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;6 11th Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;7 11th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;8 11th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 15 December 1942;9 11th Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;10 11th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960;11 11th
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA (Hamilton-
Wentworth) on 20 November 1975;12 and 11th
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on 1 January 1981.14
Notes:
The 11th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 11th Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 3 January 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 61/21 and GO 114/21). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the brigade.
Perpetuation
11th Brigade, CFA, CEF
Headquarters Location
Guelph, Ontario
Allocated Batteries
11th Field Battery (Hamilton-Wentworth), RCA
16th Field Battery, RCA
29th Field Battery, RCA
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details of the 1st (Howitzer) Brigade were placed
on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protection duties.16
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11E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Guelph, en Ontario, le 24 mars 1880, lorsque la
1st Provisional Brigade of Field Artillery fut
autorise.1 Elle fut rebaptise : 1st Brigade of
Field Artillery le 17 juin 1887;2 1st Brigade of
Field Artillery, CA le 28 dcembre 1895;3 1st
(Howitzer) Brigade, CFA le 15 avril 1913;4 11th
Brigade, CFA le 2 fvrier 1920;5 11th Field
Brigade, CA le 1er juillet 1925;6 11th Field
Brigade, RCA le 3 juin 1935;7 11th (Reserve)
Field Brigade, RCA le 7 novembre 1940;8 11th
(Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA le
15 dcembre 1942;9 11th Field Regiment, RCA
le 1er avril 1946;10 11th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA le 12 avril 1960;11 et 11th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA (Hamilton-Wentworth) le
20 novembre 1975.12 Il fut rebaptis en franais :
11e Rgiment dartillerie, RCA (Hamilton-
Wentworth) le 3 mai 1979;13 11e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, RCA le
1er janvier 1981;14 et 11e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, ARC le 9 juillet 1990.15
Notes :
La 11th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
La 11th Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la
rorganisation du 3 janvier 1921 et rorganise la mme journe
(GO 61/21 et GO 114/21). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la brigade.
Perptuation
11th Brigade, CFA, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Guelph, Ontario
Affectation des batteries
11e Batterie de campagne (Hamilton-Wentworth),
ARC
16e Batterie de campagne, ARC
29e Batterie de campagne, ARC
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements de la 1st (Howitzer) Brigade
furent mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.16
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The 11th Brigade was mobilized in England as the
11th (Howitzer) Brigade, CFA, CEF on
1 February 1916.17 It disembarked in France on
16 July 1916, where it provided field artillery
support as part of 3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery
in France and Flanders, until its absorption by the
3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery in mid-
March 1917.18 The brigade was disbanded on
23 October 1920.19
La 11th Brigade fut mobilise en Angleterre
sous lappellation de 11th (Howitzer) Brigade,
CFA, CEF le 1er fvrier 1916.17 Elle dbarqua en
France le 16 juillet 1916, afin de fournir un appui
dartillerie de campagne en tant que composante
de la 3e Artillerie divisionnaire canadienne en
France et dans les Flandres, jusqu son absorption
par la 3e Artillerie divisionnaire canadienne la mi-
mars 1917.18 La brigade fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.19

1. MGO 6/80. Formed from two existing independent field batteries from Guelph authorized on the following dates: No.
1 Field Battery (Wellington Field Battery of Artillery, 20 July 1866), and No. 2 Field Battery (Ontario Field Battery of
Artillery, 22 March 1878) / Form de deux batteries indpendantes de campagne de Guelph, autorises selon les
dates suivantes : No. 1 Field Battery (Wellington Field Battery of Artillery, 20 juillet 1866), et No. 2 Field
Battery (Ontario Field Battery of Artillery, 22 mars 1878).
2. MGO 11/87.
3. GO 58/95.
4. GO 71/13; G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol.
1 (Toronto, 1967), pp.180-181; and/et Report of the Militia Council for the Fiscal Year ending March 31 1914 (Ottawa,
1915), p. 32.
5. GO 13/20.
6. GO 82/25.
7. GO 58/35.
8. GO 273/40.
9. GO 24/43.
10. GO 115/46. Although this regiment is not specifically listed, this is considered the official change in nomenclature
date as it is the order which cancels the effects of GO 273/40 for Reserve artillery units of the Canadian Army / Bien
que ce rgiment ne soit pas spcifiquement list, ceci est considr la date officielle de changement de nomenclature
puisque cest cet ordre qui annule les effets du GO 273/40 pour les units de lartillerie de rserve de lArme
canadienne.
11. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
12. CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
13. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
er
14. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
15. MOO 84/90, 9 Jul 90 / DMO 84/90, 9 juillet 90.
16. GO 163/14.
17. List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col.
Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4); and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of
the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), p. 252.
18. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), pp. 252 and 275-277.
19. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official disbandment date as it is
the date in which the remaining artillery brigades were disbanded / Mme si cette formation nest pas spcifiquement
liste, lon considre cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officielle puisquelle correspond celle de toutes
les autres brigades dartillerie.

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15TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
2 February 1920 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA originated in
Vancouver, British Columbia on 2 February 1920,
when the 15th Brigade, CFA was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 15th Field Brigade,
CA on 1 July 1925;2 15th Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;3 15th Coast Brigade, RCA on
7 April 1938;4 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade,
RCA on 15 July 1938;5 15th (Reserve)
(Vancouver) Coast Brigade, RCA on
7 November 1940;6 15th Coast Regiment, RCA on
1 April 1946;7 and 15th Field Regiment, RCA on
5 February 1948.8 On 15 October 1959, it was
amalgamated with the 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA (see below), retaining the same
designation.9 It was redesignated 15th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.10
Notes:
The 15th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 15th Field Brigade, RCA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 6 April 1938 and reorganized the next day
(GO 95/38). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the brigade.
The 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
originated in Vancouver, British Columbia on
15 May 1939, when the 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
RCA was authorized to be formed.14 It was
redesignated: 1st (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
RCA on 7 November 1940;15 and 43rd Heavy Anti-
Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946.16 On
31 December 1954 it was amalgamated with the
102nd Coast Regiment, RCA (see below),
retaining the same designation.17 It was
redesignated the 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA on 22 August 1955.18 On
15 October 1959, it was amalgamated with the
15th Field Regiment, RCA, as above.
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15E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
2 fvrier 1920 et regroupe les rgiments suivants.
Le 15e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC, vit
le jour Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, le
2 fvrier 1920, lorsque la 15th Brigade, CFA fut
autorise.1 Elle fut rebaptise : 15th Field
Brigade, CA le 1er juillet 1925;2 15th Field
Brigade, RCA le 3 juin 1935;3 15th Coast
Brigade, RCA le 7 avril 1938;4 15th (Vancouver)
Coast Brigade, RCA le 15 juillet 1938;5 15th
(Reserve) (Vancouver) Coast Brigade, RCA le
7 novembre 1940;6 15th Coast Regiment, RCA
le 1er avril 1946;7 et 15th Field Regiment, RCA
le 5 fvrier 1948.8 Le 15 octobre 1959, il se
fusionna avec le 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA (voir ci-dessous), conservant la
mme dsignation.9 Il fut rebaptis 15th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.10 Il fut
rebaptis en franais : 15e Rgiment dartillerie,
RCA le 3 mai 1979;11 15e Rgiment dartillerie
de campagne, RCA le 1er janvier 1981;12 et
15e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC le
14 aot 1997.13
Notes :
La 15th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
La 15th Field Brigade, RCA fut dissoute en vue de la
rorganisation du 6 avril 1938 et rorganise le lendemain
(GO 95/38). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne de la brigade.
Le 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA vit
le jour Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, le
15 mai 1939, lorsque le 1st Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA fut autoris.14 Il fut rebaptis :
1st (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le
7 novembre 1940;15 et 43rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946.16 Le
31 dcembre 1954, il se fusionna avec le 102nd
Coast Regiment, RCA (voir ci-dessous),
conservant la mme dsignation.17 Il fut rebaptis
43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le
22 aot 1955.18 Le 15 octobre 1959, il se fusionna
avec le 15th Field Regiment, RCA , tel que
dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
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The 102nd Coast Regiment, RCA originated in
Vancouver, British Columbia on 28 October 1948,
when the Vancouver Coast Regiment, RCA was
authorized to be formed.19 It was redesignated the
102nd Coast Regiment, RCA on 29 September
1949.20 On 31 December 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 43rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA, as above.
Perpetuation
No. 5 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF
Headquarters Location
Vancouver, British Columbia
Allocated Batteries
31st Field Battery, RCA
68th Field Battery, RCA
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
No. 5 Canadian Siege Battery was mobilized in
England as No. 165th (Canadian) Siege Battery,
CEF on 16 June 1916 from personnel from the
Canadian Siege Artillery Depot.21 It was
redesignated No. 5 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF
on 24 January 1917.22 The battery disembarked in
France on 21 September 1916,23 where it provided
siege artillery support as part of the 2nd Brigade,
CGA, CEF in France and Flanders until the end of
the war.24 The battery was demobilized on
8 May 1919.25
Note:
When an artillery regiment and its allocated batteries are
amalgamated with another regiment and its allocated batteries,
perpetuation is assigned to the batteries which maintain the
same numerical designation. When a numerical designation is
not continued, the perpetuation goes to the regiment as a whole.
The Second World War
The 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade, RCA was
called out on service for local protection duties on
26 August 1939.26 Details from the brigade were
also mobilized for active service under the
designation 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade, RCA,
CASF (Details) on 1 September 1939.27 The details
called out on active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940 and the brigade mobilized an
active service unit designated the 15th (Vancouver)
Coast Brigade, RCA, CASF on 1 January 1941.28 It
was redesignated the 15th (Vancouver) Coast
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Le 102nd Coast Regiment, RCA vit le jour
Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, le
28 octobre 1948, lorsque le Vancouver Coast
Regiment, RCA fut autoris.19 Il fut rebaptis
102nd Coast Regiment, RCA le 29 septembre
1949.20 Le 31 dcembre 1954, il se fusionna avec
le 43rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA , tel
que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Perptuation
No. 5 Canadian Siege Battery, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique
Affectation des batteries
31e Batterie de campagne, ARC
68e Batterie de campagne, ARC
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
La No. 5 Canadian Siege Battery , fut mobilise
en Angleterre le 16 juin 1916, sous lappellation de
No. 165th (Canadian) Siege Battery, CEF,
partir du personnel du Canadian Siege Artillery
Depot .21 Elle fut rebaptise No. 5 Canadian
Siege Battery, CEF le 24 janvier 1917.22 La
batterie dbarqua en France le
21 septembre 1916,23 o elle fournit un appui
dartillerie de sige en tant que composante de la
2nd Brigade, CGA, CEF en France et dans les
Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.24 La batterie fut
dmobilise le 8 mai 1919.25
Note :
Lorsquun rgiment dartillerie et ses batteries sont amalgams
un autre rgiment dartillerie et ses batteries, la perptuation est
alloue aux batteries conservant la mme dsignation
numrique. Sil ny a pas une continuation de la dsignation
numrique, la perptuation incombe au rgiment dans son
ensemble.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
La 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade, RCA fut
mobilise le 26 aot 1939, fournissant des services
locaux de protection.26 Des dtachements de la
brigade furent mobiliss pour le service actif sous la
dsignation de 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade,
RCA, CASF (Details) le 1er septembre 1939.27 Les
dtachements mobiliss pour le service actif furent
dissous le 31 dcembre 1940 et la brigade mobilisa
une unit en service actif sous lappellation de
15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade, RCA, CASF le
1er janvier 1941.28 Elle fut rebaptise
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Regiment, RCA, CASF on 1 June 1942.29 The
regiment provided coastal artillery support as part
of the defences of Vancouver, British Columbia.30
The regiment was disbanded on 1 March 1944.31
15th (Vancouver) Coast Regiment, RCA, CASF
le 1er juin 1942.29 Faisant partie des dfenses de
Vancouver en Colombie-Britannique, le rgiment
fournit un appui dartillerie ctier.30 Le rgiment fut
dissous le 1er mars 1944.31

Details of the 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA were Des dtachements du 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
mobilized for active service under the designation RCA furent mobiliss pour le service actif, le
1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, CASF (Details) 1er septembre 1939, sous lappellation de 1st
on 1 September 1939.32 The details called out on Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, CASF (Details) .32
active service were disbanded on Les dtachements mobiliss furent dissous le
31 December 1940.33 31 dcembre 1940.33

1. GO 13/20. The brigade was not actually organized until 15 July 1920 (GO 173/20) / La brigade ne fut pas organise
avant le 15 juillet 1920 (GO 173/20).
2. GO 82/25.
3. GO 58/35.
4. GO 95/38.
5. GO 139/38.
6. GO 273/40.
7. GO 115/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 62/48.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 658/59.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
11. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
er
12. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310,1 jan 81.
13. MOO 97209, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97209, 14 aot 97.
14. GO 75/39; and/et GO 78/39.
15. GO 273/40.
16. GO 115/46.
17. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 415/54; CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 458/55.
18. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 458/55.
19. CAO 110-3, Supp Issue No. 99/48.
20. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 148/49.
21. War Diary, 1st Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery, Preface/avant-propos, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, Series 111-D-3, Vol.
4974, File/dossier 562; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of
Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), p. 402.
22. CRO 334, 29 Jan 17.
23. Official History of the CEF 1914-1919, Formations and Units Ledger, Document Collection/Collection de documents,
87/252 LG.
24. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
25. CRO 5539/19.
26. GO 124/39.
27. GO 135/39.
28. GO 44/41.
29. GO 37/43.
30. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), pp. 467-468.
31. GO 149/44.
32. GO 200/39.
33. GO 44/41. This General Order also authorized the regiment to mobilize an active service unit designated 1st Anti-
Aircraft Regiment, RCA, CASF on 1 January 1941. This active force unit never became operational and, in 1944,
was belatedly disbanded as of 10 September 1940 (GO 314/44) / Cet Ordre gnral autorisait aussi le rgiment
mobiliser une unit en service actif, sous lappellation de 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, CASF le
1er janvier 1941. Cette unit de la force active ne devint jamais oprationnelle et, en 1944, elle fut tardivement
dissoute des le 10 septembre 1940. (GO 314/44).

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18TH AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Lethbridge, Alberta on 10 November 1992, when
the 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA was
authorized to be formed.1
Notes:
The 18th Air Defence Regiments date of origin is not traced to
the formation date of the 25th Battery, CFA of 1908 (see below)
as lineage is traced from the formation of unit, not sub-unit, sized
organizations, ie. regiments and battalions.
No lineal connection with the 18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
formed on 2 February 1920 and placed on the Supplementary
Order of Battle on 1 April 1970.
The 20th Independent Field Battery, RCA
originated in Lethbridge, Alberta on
1 February 1908 when the 25th Battery, CFA was
authorized to be formed.3 It was redesignated: 20th
Battery, CFA on 2 February 1920;4 20th Field
Battery, CA on 1 July 1925;5 20th Field Battery,
RCA on 3 June 1935;6 20th (Reserve) Field
Battery, RCA on 7 November 1940;7 20th Field
Battery, RCA on 1 April 1946;8 20th Field Battery
(Self propelled), RCA on 19 June 1947;9 20th Field
Battery, RCA on 4 December 1964;10 and 20th
Independent Field Battery, RCA on 1 April 1970.11
The battery was reorganized as a regiment and
designated 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA on
10 November 1992, as above.
Note:
The 20th Battery, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 September 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 252/20). This change was administrative and did not
affect the lineage of the battery.
Perpetuation
20th Battery, CFA, CEF
Headquarters Location
Lethbridge, Alberta
Allocated Batteries
20th Air Defence Battery, RCA
39th Air Defence Artillery Battery, RCA
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18E RGIMENT DE DFENSE
ANTIARIENNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Lethbridge, en Alberta, le 10 novembre 1992,
lorsque le 18e Rgiment de dfense antiarienne,
RCA fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis 18e Rgiment
de dfense antiarienne, ARC le 14 aot 1997.2
Notes :
e
La date de formation du 18 Rgiment de dfense antiarienne
nest pas relie la date de formation du 25th Battery, CFA
de 1908 (voir ci-dessous), dans la mesure o la ligne provient
de la formation dune unit et non dune sous-unit, donc les
rgiments ou des bataillons.
Il ny a aucun lien historique avec le 18th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA , form le 2 fvrier 1920 et plac sur lordre de
er
bataille supplmentaire le 1 avril 1970.
La 20th Independent Field Battery, RCA vit le
jour Lethbridge, en Alberta, le 1er fvrier 1908,
lorsque la 25th Battery, CFA fut autorise.3 Elle
fut rebaptise : 20th Battery, CFA le
2 fvrier 1920;4 20th Field Battery, CA le
1er juillet 1925;5 20th Field Battery, RCA le
3 juin 1935;6 20th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;7 20th Field Battery, RCA le
1er avril 1946;8 20th Field Battery (Self propelled),
RCA le 19 juin 1947;9 20th Field Battery, RCA
le 4 dcembre 1964;10 et 20th Independent Field
Battery, RCA le 1er avril 1970.11 La batterie fut
transforme en rgiment et baptise 18e
Rgiment de dfense antiarienne, RCA le
10 novembre 1992, tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Note :
La 20th Battery, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 septembre 1920 et rorganise la mme
journe (GO 252/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la batterie.
Perptuation
20th Battery, CFA, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Lethbridge, Alberta
Affectation des batteries
20e Batterie dartillerie antiarienne, ARC
39e Batterie dartillerie antiarienne, ARC
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OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

The 25th Battery, which was authorized on
7 November 1914 as the 20th Field Battery, CFA,
CEF,12 embarked for Britain on 29 June 1915.13 It
disembarked in France on 18 January 1916,14
where it provided field artillery support as part of the
5th Brigade, CFA, CEF in France and Flanders until
the end of the war.15 The battery was disbanded on
23 October 1920.16
La 25th Battery fut autorise le
7 novembre 1914 sous lappellation de 20th Field
Battery, CFA, CEF .12 Elle sembarque pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 29 juin 1915,13 et dbarqua en
France le 18 janvier 1916.14 En tant que
composante du 5th Brigade, CFA, CEF , elle
fournit un appui dartillerie de campagne en France
et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.15 La
batterie fut dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.16

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

The 20th Field Battery mobilized the 20th Field
Battery, RCA, CASF on 1 September 1939.17 It
was redesignated 20th Anti-Tank Battery, RCA,
CASF on 1 December 1939.18 It provided anti-tank
support as part of the 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment,
RCA, CASF, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division in
North-West Europe until the end of the war.19 The
overseas battery was disbanded on
22 September 1945.20
La 20th Field Battery mobilisa la 20th Field
Battery, RCA, CASF le 1er septembre 1939.17 Elle
fut rebaptise 20th Anti-Tank Battery, RCA,
CASF le 1er dcembre 1939.18 En tant que
composante du 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA,
CASF de la 2e division dinfanterie canadienne
dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope, la batterie fournit
un support antichar jusqu la fin de la guerre.19 La
batterie outre-mer fut dissoute le
22 septembre 1945.20

1. MOO 92262, 10 Nov 92 / DMO 92262, 10 nov 92. Message, DGFD 1021, Organization Msg Reorganization and
Redesignation of LR Scot Regt and 20 Indep Fd Bty, 171521Z Nov 92, in CFOO file 5097; AHR, 18 AD Regiment,
RCA, 1992 Report, file 1325-1 (CO), nd., in AHR file 1326-5251)
2. MOO 97223, 14 August 97 / DMO 9223, 14 aot 97.
3. GO 12/08.
4. GO 13/20.
5. GO 82/25.
6. GO 58/35.
7. GO 273/40.
8. GO 115/46. This battery is not specifically redesignated as part of this General Order, however, this order cancels the
effects of GO 273/40 for Reserve units of the Canadian Army / Cette batterie nest pas spcifiquement rebaptise par
cet Ordre gnral. Par contre, cet ordre annule les effets du GO 273/40 pour les units de Rserve de lArme
canadienne.
9. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
10. SD 1 Letter No. 64/58; Letter, HQ Western Command to D Org, 18 Oct 65, file ref: WC 2001-3/1 (G).
11. CFOO 70/15.
12. GO 36/15.
13. CEF Sailing List, Vol XII.
14. CEF Unit Ledger; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), p. 246.
15. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
16. GO 191/20.
17. GO 135/39.
18. GO 75/40.
19. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), passim.
20. GO 52/46.

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20TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 20E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE

DE CAMPAGNE, ARC

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Edmonton, Alberta on 2 February 1920, when the
20th Brigade, CFA was authorized to be formed.1
It was redesignated: 20th Field Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;2 20th Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;3 20th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;4 20th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 March 1943;5 20th Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;6 96th
Independent Medium Battery, RCA on
21 September 1954;7 96th Independent Medium
Artillery Battery, RCA on 12 April 1960;8 20th
Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA on
17 October 1961;9 and 20th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA on 4 December 1964.10
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Edmonton, en Alberta, le 2 fvrier 1920, lorsque la
20th Brigade, CFA fut autorise.1 Elle fut
rebaptise : 20th Field Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;2 20th Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;3 20th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;4 20th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er mars 1943;5 20th Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;6
96th Independent Medium Battery, RCA le
21 septembre 1954;7 96th Independent Medium
Artillery Battery, RCA le 12 avril 1960;8 20th
Medium Artillery Regiment, CA le 17 octobre
1961;9 et 20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le
4 dcembre 1964.10 Il fut rebaptis en franais :
20e Rgiment dartillerie, RCA le 3 mai 1979;11
20e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, RCA le
1er janvier 1981;12 et 20e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, ARC le 14 aot 1997.13

Note: Note :
The 20th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle La 20th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
counterpart on 1 March 1923 (GO 186/20 and GO 23/23). The Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20 et
reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37). GO 23/23). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936
(GO 3/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton, Alberta

Allocated Batteries Affectation des batteries

61st Field Battery, RCA 61e Batterie de campagne, ARC
78th Field Battery, RCA 78e Batterie de campagne, ARC

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 13/20; and/et MO 58/20. Although authorized, the unit was not officially organized until 1 March 1923 (GO 23/23) /
e
Bien quautorise, lunit ne fut officiellement organise que le 1 mars 1923 (GO 23/23).
2. GO 82/25.
3. GO 58/35.
4. GO 273/40.
5. GO 132/43.
6. GO 115/46.
7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 411/54.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 708/61.
10. SD 1 Letter No. 64/58, F 1901-3 (DO), 10 Dec 64; and/et Letter, HQ Western Command, 18 Oct 65, file ref: WC
2001-3/1 (G).
11. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
er
12. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
13. MOO 97222, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97222, 14 aot 1997.

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26TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Brandon,
Manitoba on 1 April 1908, when the 99th Regiment
was authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated:
99th Manitoba Rangers on 1 May 1911;2 and The
Manitoba Rangers on 12 March 1920.3 On
15 December 1936, it was converted to artillery,
amalgamated with the 59th Field Battery, RCA
(see below), and redesignated the 26th Field
Brigade, RCA.4 It was redesignated: 26th
(Reserve) Field Brigade on 7 November 1940;5
26th (Reserve) Field Regiment on 1 April 1943;6
26th Field Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA on
1 April 1946;7 26th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-
Propelled), RCA on 12 April 1960;8 and 26th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 1 November 1964.9
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Manitoba Rangers on
12 March 1920 (see above) it was organized as a three battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (45th Battalion, CEF) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion
(79th Battalion, CEF) and the 3rd Battalion (181st Battalion,
CEF) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve units were
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Manitoba Rangers were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 December 1922 and reorganized the same
day (GO 33/23). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Manitoba Rangers were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 192/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 59th Field Battery, RCA originated in Portage
la Prairie, Manitoba on 2 February 1920, when the
59th Battery, CFA was authorized to be formed.13
It was redesignated: 59th Field Battery, CA on
1 July 1925;14 and 59th Field Battery, RCA on
3 June 1935.15 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with The Manitoba Rangers, as
above.
Perpetuations
45th, 79th, and 181st "Overseas" Battalion(s),
CEF
Headquarters Location
Brandon, Manitoba
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26E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Brandon, au Manitoba, le 1er avril 1908, lorsque le
99th Regiment fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis :
99th Manitoba Rangers le 1er mai 1911;2 et
The Manitoba Rangers le 12 mars 1920.3 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il fut converti lartillerie, se
fusionna avec la 59th Field Battery, RCA (voir
ci-dessous), et rebaptis la 26th Field Brigade,
RCA .4 Elle fut rebaptise : 26th (Reserve) Field
Brigade le 7 novembre 1940;5 26th (Reserve)
Field Regiment le 1er avril 1943;6 26th Field
Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA le 1er avril 1946;7
26th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled),
RCA le 12 avril 1960;8 et 26th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 1er novembre 1964.9 Il fut
rebaptis en franais : 26e Rgiment dartillerie,
RCA le 3 mai 1979;10 26e Rgiment dartillerie
de campagne, RCA le 1er janvier 1981;11 et 26e
Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC le
14 aot 1997.12
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Manitoba Rangers , le
12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment trois bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (45th Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (79th Battalion, CEF) et le
e
3 Bataillon (181st Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de
bataille de la Rserve. Les units de rserve furent dissoutes le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Manitoba Rangers fut dissous en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 dcembre 1922 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 33/23). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Manitoba Rangers fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 192/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La 59th Field Battery, RCA vit le jour Portage
la Prairie, au Manitoba, le 2 fvrier 1920, lorsque la
59th Battery, CFA fut autorise.13 Elle fut
rebaptise : 59th Field Battery, CA le
1er juillet 1925;14 et 59th Field Battery, RCA le
3 juin 1935.15 Le 15 dcembre 1936, elle se
fusionna avec le Manitoba Rangers, tel que dcrit
au paragraphe prcdent.
Perptuations
45th , 79th , et 181st "Overseas"
Battalion(s), CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Brandon, Manitoba
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Allocated Batteries Affectation des batteries

13th Field Battery, RCA 13e Batterie de campagne, ARC
71st Field Battery, RCA 71e Batterie de campagne, ARC

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

Details from the 99th Manitoba Rangers were Des dtachements du 99th Manitoba Rangers
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local furent mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
protection duties.16 fournissant des services locaux de protection.16

The 45th Battalion, which was authorized on Le 45th Battalion fut autoris le
7 November 1914 as the 45th Battalion, CEF,17 7 novembre 1914 sous lappellation de 45th
embarked for Britain on 1 April 1916.18 The Battalion, CEF .17 Il sembarqua pour la Grande-
battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Bretagne le 1er avril 1916.18 Le bataillon fournit des
Corps in the field until it was absorbed by the 11th renforts au Corps darme canadien en campagne
Reserve Battalion, CEF on 7 July 1916.19 The jusqu son absorption par le 11th Reserve
battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917.20 Battalion, CEF le 7 juillet 1916.19 Le bataillon fut
dissous le 17 juillet 1917.20

The 79th Battalion, which was authorized on
10 July 1915 as the 79th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,21 embarked for Britain on 24 April 1916.22 The
battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian
Corps in the field until it was absorbed by the 17th
Reserve Battalion, CEF on 12 July 1916.23 The
battalion was disbanded on 12 October 1917.24
Le 79th Battalion fut autoris le 10 juillet 1915,
sous lappellation de 79th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF .21 Il sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
24 avril 1916.22 Le bataillon fournit des renforts au
Corps darme canadien en campagne jusqu son
incorporation par le 17th Reserve Battalion,
CEF le 12 juillet 1916.23 Le bataillon fut dissous le
12 octobre 1917.24

The 181st Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 181st "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,25 embarked for Britain on 18 April 1917.26 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 18th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 30 April 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.27 The battalion was disbanded on
17 July 1917.28
Le 181st Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 181st "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF .25 Il sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
18 avril 1917.26 Son personnel fut incorpor au sein
du 18th Reserve Battalion, CEF le 30 avril 1917
afin de fournir un renfort au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.27 Le bataillon fut dissous le
17 juillet 1917.28

1. GO 58/08.
2. GO 68/11.
3. MO 60/20.
4. GO 192/36.
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 176/43.
7. GO 115/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
9. SD 1 Letter No. 64/60, F 1901-3 (DO), 11 Dec 64; and/et Letter, HQ Western Command to D Org, 18 Oct 65, file ref:
WC 2001-3/1 (G).
10. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
er
11. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
12. MOO 97194, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97194, 14 aot 97.
13. GO 13/20.
14. GO 82/25.
15. GO 58/35.

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16. GO 142/14.
17. GO 86/15.
18. CEF Sailing List, vol. III. The unit also sent two reinforcing drafts overseas [1 June 1915 and 4 September 1915] /
Lunit envoya aussi deux contingents en renfort outre-mer [1er juin 1915 et 4 septembre 1915].
19. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 45th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 11, Folder/chemise 45.
20. GO 82/18.
21. GO 103a/15.
22. CEF Sailing List, vol. IV. The Battalion also sent a reinforcing draft overseas on 25 September 1915 / Le bataillon
envoya aussi un service de renfort outre-mer le 25 septembre 1915.
23. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 79th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 79.
24. GO 82/18.
25. GO 69/16.
26. CEF Sailing List, vol. IX.
27. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 181st Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 181; and/et War Diary, 18th Reserve Battalion,
file/dossier 683-339-1, NAC/AN, RG/GE 9, III D3, vol. 4951.
28. GO 82/18.

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30TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Ottawa,
Ontario on 9 May 1905, when the 8th Brigade of
Field Artillery, CA was authorized to be formed.1 It
was redesignated: 1st Brigade, CFA on
2 February 1920;2 1st Field Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;3 1st Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;4 1st (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;5 1st (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 March 1943;6 30th Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;7 and 30th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.8
Notes:
The 1st Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 September 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 203/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the brigade.
The 1st Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perpetuation
1st Field Artillery Brigade, CFA, CEF
Headquarters Location
Ottawa, Ontario
Allocated Batteries
1st Field Battery, RCA
2nd Field Battery, RCA
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 1st Brigade, which was authorized on
6 August 1914 as the 1st Field Artillery Brigade,
CFA, CEF,12 embarked for Britain on
27 September 1914.13 It disembarked in France on
12 February 1915,14 where it provided field artillery
support as part of the 1st Canadian Divisional
Artillery in France and Flanders until the end of the
war.15 The brigade was disbanded on
23 October 1920.16
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30E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Ottawa, en Ontario, le 9 mai 1905, lorsque la 8th
Brigade of Field Artillery, CA fut autorise.1 Elle
fut rebaptise : 1st Brigade, CFA le
2 fvrier 1920;2 1st Field Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;3 1st Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;4 1st (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;5 1st (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er mars 1943;6 30th Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;7 et 30th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.8 Il fut
rebaptis en franais : 30e Rgiment dartillerie,
RCA le 3 mai 1979;9 30e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, RCA le 1er janvier 1981;10 et 30e
Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC le
9 juillet 1990.11
Notes :
La 1st Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la rorganisation
du 15 septembre 1920 et rorganise la mme journe (GO
203/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas
sur la ligne de la brigade.
La 1st Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perptuation
1st Field Artillery Brigade, CFA, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Ottawa, Ontario
Affectation des batteries
1re Batterie de campagne, ARC
2e Batterie de campagne, ARC
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
La 1st Brigade fut autorise le 6 aot 1914 sous
lappellation de 1st Field Artillery Brigade, CFA,
CEF .12 Elle sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne
le 27 septembre 191413 et dbarqua en France le
12 fvrier 1915.14 En tant que composante de la 1er
artillerie divisionnaire, elle fournit un appui
dartillerie de campagne en France et dans les
Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.15 La brigade fut
dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.16
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1. Special GO of 9 May 1905. Formed from the 2nd "Ottawa" Battery authorized on 27 September 1855, and the newly
formed 23rd Battery / GO spcial du 9 mai 1905. Forme de la 2nd Ottawa Battery autorise le 27 septembre
1855 et de la 23rd Battery , nouvellement forme.
2. GO 13/20.
3. GO 82/25.
4. GO 58/35.
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 132/43.
7. GO 116/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
9. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
er
10. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
11. MOO 61/90, 9 July 90 / DMO 61/90, 9 juillet 90.
12. PC 2067, 6 August 1914 and memorandum entitled Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S.
Williams, Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel
A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa,
1938), pp. 37-39.
13. Ibid., pp. 110 and/et 114.
14. Ibid., p. 454.
15. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim
16. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official disbandment date as it is
the General Order in which the batteries and ammunition column of the brigade were disbanded / Mme si cette
formation nest pas spcifiquement liste, lon considre cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officielle
puisquelle correspond lordre gnral ordonnant la dissolution des batteries et de la colonne des munitions de la
formation.

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49TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Sault
Ste. Marie, Ontario on 15 November 1913, when an
"8-Company Infantry Regiment, City Corps" was
authorized to be formed.1 It was designated: 51st
Regiment "Rifles" on 10 February 1914;2 51st
Regiment "The Soo Rifles" on 16 February 1914;3
51st Regiment (Soo Rifles) on 15 August 1914;4
The Soo Rifles on 1 May 1920;5 and The Sault
Ste. Marie Regiment on 1 September 1923.6 On
15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with the
Headquarters and A Company of The Algonquin
Regiment and redesignated The Sault Ste. Marie
and Sudbury Regiment (MG).7 It was redesignated:
2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Sault Ste. Marie and
Sudbury Regiment (MG) on 7 November 1940;8
and 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Sault Ste. Marie
and Sudbury Regiment on 24 March 1942.9 On
1 April 1946 the regiment was converted to artillery
and redesignated the 58th Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment (Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury
Regiment), RCA.10 It was redesignated: 49th
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Sault Ste. Marie
Regiment), RCA on 3 July 1947;11 49th (Sault Ste.
Marie) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on
16 May 1949;12 49th (Sault Ste. Marie) Medium
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 22 August 1955;13
49th (Sault Ste. Marie) Medium Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960;14 49th
(Sault Ste. Marie) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on
10 December 1962;15 and 49th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA on 1 January 1981.17
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Soo Rifles on 1 May 1920 (see
above) it was organized as a two battalion regiment with the 1st
Battalion (119th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active
Militia order of battle and a 2nd Battalion (226th Battalion, CEF)
on the Reserve order of battle. On 1 April 1923 the 2nd Battalion
was redesignated the 2nd Battalion (227th Battalion, CEF) (GO
52/23). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The Soo Rifles were disbanded for the purpose of reorganization
on 3 July 1923 and reorganized the same day (GO 147/23). This
change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the
regiment.
The Sault Ste. Marie Regiment was disbanded for the purpose
of reorganization on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the
next day (GO 189/36). This change was administrative and does
not affect the lineage of the regiment.
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49E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Sault Sainte-Marie, en Ontario, le 15 novembre 1913,
lorsquun rgiment fut organis sous lappellation
gnrique de 8-Company Infantry Regiment, City
Corps .1 Il fut baptis : 51st Regiment "Rifles"
le 10 fvrier 1914;2 51st Regiment "The Soo
Rifles" le 16 fvrier 1914;3 51st Regiment (Soo
Rifles) le 15 aot 1914;4 The Soo Rifles le
1er mai 1920;5 et The Sault Ste. Marie Regiment
le 1er septembre 1923.6 Le 15 dcembre 1936, il se
fusionna avec le Headquarters et la A
Company du The Algonquin Regiment et fut
rebaptis The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury
Regiment (MG) .7 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd (Reserve)
Battalion, The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury
Regiment (MG) le 7 novembre 1940;8 et 2nd
(Reserve) Battalion, The Sault Ste. Marie and
Sudbury Regiment le 24 mars 1942.9 Le
1er avril 1946, le rgiment fut converti lartillerie et
rebaptis le 58th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
(Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment), RCA .10
Il fut rebaptis : 49th Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment (Sault Ste. Marie Regiment), RCA le
3 juillet 1947;11 49th (Sault Ste. Marie) Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le 16 mai 1949;12
49th (Sault Ste. Marie) Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA le 22 aot 1955;13 49th (Sault
Ste. Marie) Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment,
RCA le 12 avril 1960;14 et 49th (Sault Ste.
Marie) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le
10 dcembre 1962.15 Il fut rebaptis en franais :
49e Rgiment dartillerie, RCA (Sault Ste. Marie)
le 3 mai 1979;16 49e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, RCA le 1er janvier 1981;17 et 49e
Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC le
9 juillet 1990.18
Notes :
er
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Soo Rifles , le 1 mai 1920 (voir
ci-dessus), il fut rorganis en tant que rgiment deux
er
bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (119th Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e
le 2 Bataillon (226th Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de
er
bataille de la Rserve. Le 1 avril 1923 le 2e Bataillon fut
rebaptis 2nd Battalion (227th Battalion, CEF) (GO 52/23).
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Soo Rifles fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation
du 3 juillet 1923 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 147/23). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le The Sault Ste. Marie Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 189/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
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Perpetuation
119th, 226th, and 227th "Overseas" Battalion(s),
CEF
Headquarters Location
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Allocated Batteries
30th Field Battery, RCA
148th Field Battery, RCA
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details from the 51st Regiment (Soo Rifles) were
placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local
protection duties.19
The 119th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 119th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,20 embarked for Britain on
8 August 1916.21 The battalion provided
reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field
until February 1917, when it was allotted to the 15th
Infantry Brigade, 5th Canadian Division in
England.22 On 16 April 1918 its personnel were
absorbed by the 8th Reserve Battalion, CEF.23 The
battalion was disbanded on 29 November 1918.24
The 226th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 226th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,25 embarked for Britain on
16 December 1916.26 Its personnel were absorbed
by the 14th Reserve Battalion, CEF on
20 January 1917 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.27 The battalion was
disbanded on 27 July 1917.28
The 227th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 227th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,29 embarked for Britain on 11 April 1917.30 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 8th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 23 April 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.31 The battalion was disbanded on
11 April 1918.32
The Second World War
Details from the regiment were called out on
service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on
active service on 1 September 1939 under the
designation The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury
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Perptuation
119th , 226th , et 227th "Overseas"
Battalion(s), CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Sault Sainte-Marie, Ontario
Affectation des batteries
30e Batterie de campagne, ARC
148e Batterie de campagne, ARC
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 51st Regiment (Soo
Rifles) furent mobiliss pour le service actif le
6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux de
protection.19
Le 119th Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 119th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,20 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 8 aot 1916.21 Le bataillon
fournit des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusquen fvrier 1917, lorsquil fut allou
la 15e brigade dinfanterie, de la 5e division
canadienne en Angleterre.22 Le 16 avril 1918, son
personnel passa au 8th Reserve Battalion,
CEF .23 Le bataillon fut dissous le
29 novembre 1918.24
Le 226th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 226th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,25 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
16 dcembre 1916.26 Son personnel passa au
14th Reserve Battalion, CEF le 20 janvier 1917,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.27 Le bataillon fut dissous le
27 juillet 1917.28
Le 227th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 227th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,29 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
11 avril 1917.30 Son personnel passa au 8th
Reserve Battalion, CEF le 23 avril 1917,
fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.31 Le bataillon fut dissous le
11 avril 1918.32
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du rgiment furent mobiliss
pour le service le 26 aot 1939 et furent mis en
service actif le 1er septembre 1939, sous
lappellation de The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury
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Regiment (MG), CASF (Details) for local protection
duties.33 The details called out on active service
were disbanded on 31 December 1940.34 The
regiment mobilized the 1st Battalion, The Sault Ste.
Marie and Sudbury Regiment, CASF for active
service on 29 July 1941.35 It served in Canada in a
home defence role as part of the 18th Infantry
Brigade, 6th Canadian Division.36 The battalion was
disbanded on 30 October 1945.37
Regiment (MG), CASF (Details) , fournissant des
services locaux de protection.33 Les dtachements
mobiliss pour le service actif furent dissous le
31 dcembre 1940.34 Le rgiment mobilisa le 1st
Battalion, The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury
Regiment, CASF pour le service actif le
29 juillet 1941.35 Il servit au Canada dans un rle de
dfense territoriale en tant que composante de la
18e brigade dinfanterie, de la 6e division
canadienne.36 Le bataillon fut dissous le
30 octobre 1945.37

1. GO 180/13.
2. GO 19/14.
3. GO 25/14.
4. GO 136/14.
5. GO 66/20.
6. GO 139/23.
7. GO 189/36.
8. GO 273/40; GO 42/41; GO 131/42; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
9. GO 185/42.
10. GO 115/46.
11. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 38/47.
12. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 128/49.
13. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 458/55.
14. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
15. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 740/63.
16. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
er
17. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
18. MOO 41/90, 9 July 90 / DMO 41/90, 9 juillet 90.
19. GO 142/14.
20. GO 151/15.
21. CEF Sailing List, vol. VI.
22. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919 (Ottawa, 1962), p. 231.
23. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 119th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 119; and/et CRO 3863/18.
24. GO 135/18.
25. GO 69/16.
26. CEF Sailing List, vol. X.
27. CRO 271/17.
28. GO 89/17.
29. GO 69/16.
30. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 227th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 227.
31. Ibid.
32. GO 82/18.
33. GO 124/39; and GO 135/39.
34. GO 44/41.
35. GO 63/42; and/et GO 42/41.
36. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 538.
37. GO 18/46.

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56TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
28 September 1866 and incorporates the following
regiments and machine gun company.
The 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA originated in
York, Ontario on 28 September 1866, when the
37th "Haldimand Battalion of Rifles" were
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 37th
Regiment "Haldimand Rifles" on 8 May 1900;2 and
The Haldimand Rifles on 1 May 1920.3 On
15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with The
Dufferin Rifles of Canada (see below) and C
Company of the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion,
CMGC (now The Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louises)) and
redesignated The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of
Canada.4 It was redesignated: 2nd (Reserve)
Battalion, The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of
Canada on 7 November 1940;5 and The Dufferin
and Haldimand Rifles of Canada on 1 June 1945.6
It was to artillery on 1 April 1946 and
redesignated the 56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
(Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles), RCA.7 On
1 October 1954, it was amalgamated with the 25th
Medium Regiment (Norfolk Regiment), RCA (see
below), and redesignated the 56th Field Regiment
(Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles), RCA.8 It was
redesignated: 56th Field Artillery Regiment
(Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles), RCA on
12 April 1960;9 and 56th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA on 20 November 1975.10
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Haldimand Rifles on 1 May 1920
(see above) it was organized as a two battalion regiment with
the 1st Battalion (114th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle and a 2nd Battalion (no CEF
designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve
battalion was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Haldimand Rifles were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 April 1924 and reorganized the same day
(GO 84/24). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the regiment.
The Haldimand Rifles were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 29/37). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
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56E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
le 28 septembre 1866 et regroupe les rgiments et
la compagnie de mitrailleuses suivants.
Le 56e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC vit
le jour York, en Ontario, le 28 septembre 1866,
lorsque le 37th "Haldimand Battalion of Rifles"
fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 37th Regiment
"Haldimand Rifles" le 8 mai 1900;2 et The
Haldimand Rifles le 1er avril 1921.3 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec le The
Dufferin Rifles of Canada et la C Company du
3rd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (aujourdhui
le The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of
Canada (Princess Louises) ), et fut rebaptis
The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada .4
Il fut rebaptis : 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The
Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada le
7 novembre 1940;5 et The Dufferin and
Haldimand Rifles of Canada le 1er juin 1945.6 Le
1er avril 1946, il fut converti lartillerie et rebaptis
le 56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Dufferin and
Haldimand Rifles), RCA .7 Le 1er octobre 1954, il
se fusionna avec le 25th Medium Regiment
(Norfolk Regiment), RCA (voir ci-dessous), et fut
rebaptis 56th Field Regiment (Dufferin and
Haldimand Rifles), RCA .8 Il fut rebaptis : 56th
Field Artillery Regiment (Dufferin and Haldimand
Rifles), RCA le 12 avril 1960;9 et 56th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA le 20 novembre 1975.10 Il
fut rebaptis en franais : 56e Rgiment
dartillerie, RCA le 3 mai 1979;11 56e Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, RCA le
1er janvier 1981;12 et 56e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, ARC le 9 juillet 1990.13
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Haldimand Rifles , le
er
1 mai 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment
er
deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (114th Battalion, CEF) faisait
partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente
e
tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF) faisait partie
de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut
dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Haldimand Rifles fut dissous en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 avril 1924 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 84/24). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Haldimand Rifles fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 29/37). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
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The perpetuation of the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC
(1919-1936) was assigned to The Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louises) (MG) (GO 76/37).
The Dufferin Rifles of Canada originated in
Brantford, Ontario on 28 September 1866 when the
38th "Brant Battalion of Infantry" was authorized to
be formed.14 It was redesignated: 38th "Brant"
Battalion of Infantry on 30 November 1866;15 38th
"Brant" Battalion of Rifles on 24 March 1871;16
38th "Brant" Battalion or "Dufferin Rifles" on
3 July 1874;17 38th Battalion "Dufferin Rifles of
Canada" on 28 September 1883;18 38th Regiment
"Dufferin Rifles of Canada" on 8 May 1900;19 and
The Dufferin Rifles of Canada on 1 May 1920.20
On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with
The Haldimand Rifles and C Company of the 3rd il se fusionna avec le The Haldimand Rifles et le
Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC, as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Dufferin Rifles of Canada on
1 May 1920 (see above) it was organized as a four battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (4th Battalion, CEF) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion
(36th Battalion, CEF), 3rd Battalion (125th Battalion, CEF), and
4th Battalion (215th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of
battle: The reserve battalions were disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Dufferin Rifles of Canada were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 September 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 204/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Dufferin Rifles of Canada were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 29/37). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 25th Medium Regiment (Norfolk Regiment),
RCA originated in Simcoe, Ontario
on 28 September 1866 when the 39th "Norfolk
Battalion of Rifles" were authorized.21 It was
redesignated: 39th Regiment "Norfolk Rifles" on
8 May 1900;22 The Norfolk Rifles on 1 May 1920;23
and The Norfolk Regiment of Canada on
15 November 1928.24 It was converted to artillery
on 15 December 1936 and designated 25th
(Norfolk) Field Brigade, RCA.25 It was
redesignated: 25th Reserve (Norfolk) Field
Brigade, RCA on 7 November 1940;26 45th
Reserve (Norfolk) Field Regiment, RCA on
5 September 1942;27 25th Field Regiment (Norfolk
Regiment), RCA on 1 April 1946;28 and 25th
Medium Regiment (Norfolk Regiment), RCA on
28 November 1946.29 On 1 October 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 56th Light Anti-Aircraft
Regiment (Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles), RCA as
above.
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La perptuation du 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC
(1919-1936) fut transfre au The Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louises) (MG) (GO 76/37).
The Dufferin Rifles of Canada vit le jour
Brantford, en Ontario, le 28 septembre 1866,
lorsque le 38th "Brant Battalion of Infantry" fut
autoris.14 Il fut rebaptis : 38th "Brant" Battalion
of Infantry le 30 novembre 1866;15 38th "Brant"
Battalion of Rifles le 24 mars 1871;16 38th
"Brant" Battalion "Dufferin Rifles" le
3 juillet 1874;17 38th Battalion "Dufferin Rifles of
Canada" le 28 septembre 1883;18 38th
Regiment "Dufferin Rifles of Canada"
le 8 mai 1900;19 et The Dufferin Rifles of
Canada le 1er mai 1920.20 Le 15 dcembre 1936,
C Company du 3rd Machine Gun Battalion,
CMGC , tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Dufferin Rifles of Canada , le
er
1 mai 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment
er
quatre bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (4th Battalion, CEF) faisait
partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente
e e
tandis que le 2 Bataillon (36th Battalion, CEF), le 3 Bataillon
e
(125th Battalion, CEF) et le 4 Bataillon (215th Battalion, CEF)
faisaient partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Les units
de rserve furent dissoutes le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Dufferin Rifles of Canada fut dissous en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 septembre 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 204/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Dufferin Rifles of Canada fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 29/37). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 25th Medium Regiment (Norfolk Regiment),
RCA vit le jour le 28 septembre 1866 Simcoe,
en Ontario, lorsque le 39th "Norfolk Battalion of
Rifles" fut autoris.21 Il fut rebaptis : 39th
Regiment "Norfolk Rifles" le 8 mai 1900;22 The
Norfolk Rifles le 1er mai 1920;23 et The Norfolk
Regiment of Canada le 15 novembre 1928.24 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il fut converti lartillerie et
rebaptis 25th (Norfolk) Field Brigade, RCA .25 Il
fut rebaptis : 25th Reserve (Norfolk) Field
Brigade, RCA le 7 novembre 1940;26 45th
Reserve (Norfolk) Field Regiment, RCA le
5 septembre 1942;27 25th Field Regiment (Norfolk
Regiment), RCA le 1er avril 1946;28 et 25th
Medium Regiment (Norfolk Regiment), RCA le
28 novembre 1946.29 Le 1er octobre 1954, il se
fusionna avec le 56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
(Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles), RCA , tel que
dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
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Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Norfolk Rifles on 1 May 1920 (see
above) it was organized as a two battalion regiment with the 1st
Battalion (133rd Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active
Militia order of battle and a 2nd Battalion (no CEF designation)
on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve battalion was
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Norfolk Rifles were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 March 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 118/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Norfolk Rifles were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 14 December 1921 and reorganized the next
day (GO 189/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
Notes :
er
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Norfolk Rifles , le 1 mai 1920
(voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que rgiment deux
er
bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (133rd Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis que
e
le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre
de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Norfolk Rifles fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation
er
du 1 mars 1921 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 118/21). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le The Norfolk Rifles fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation
du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain (GO 189/36). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Brantford, Ontario Brantford, Ontario

Allocated Batteries Affectation des batteries

10th Field Battery, RCA 10e Batterie de campagne, ARC
54th Field Battery, RCA 54e Batterie de campagne, ARC
69th Field Battery, RCA 69e Batterie de campagne, ARC

Perpetuations Perptuations
41st Battery, CFA, CEF, 4th, 36th, 114th, 41st Battery, CFA, CEF , 4th , 36th ,
125th, 133rd, and 215th "Overseas" Battalion(s), 114th , 125th , 133rd , et 215th
CEF "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale
The 4th Battalion, which was authorized on Le 4th Battalion fut autoris le 10 aot 1914,
10 August 1914 as the 4th Battalion, CEF,30 sous lappellation de 4th Battalion, CEF ,30 et
embarked for Britain on 3 October 1914.31 It sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
disembarked in France on 12 February 1915, 3 octobre 1914.31 Il dbarqua en France le
where it fought as part of the 1st Infantry Brigade, 12 fvrier 1915. Il combattit en France et dans les
1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre, en tant que
the end of the war.32 The battalion was disbanded composante de la 1re brigade dinfanterie, de la 1re
on 30 August 1920.33 division canadienne.32 Le bataillon fut dissous le
30 aot 1920.33
The 36th Battalion, which was authorized on Le 36th Battalion fut autoris le
7 November 1914 as the 36th Battalion, CEF,34 7 novembre 1914, sous lappellation de 36th
embarked for Britain on 19 June 1915.35 The Battalion, CEF ,34 et sembarque pour la Grande-
battalion provided reinforcements to the Canadian Bretagne le 19 juin 1915.35 Le bataillon fournit des
Corps in the field until 4 January 1917, when its renforts au Corps darme canadien en campagne
personnel were absorbed by the 3rd Reserve jusquau 4 janvier 1917, lorsque son personnel
Battalion, CEF.36 The battalion was disbanded on passa au 3rd Reserve Battalion, CEF .36 Le
15 September 1917.37 bataillon fut dissous le 15 septembre 1917.37
The 114th Battalion, which was authorized on Le 114th Battalion fut autoris le
22 December 1915 as the 114th "Overseas" 22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 114th
Battalion, CEF,38 embarked for Britain on "Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,38 et sembarque pour
31 October 1916.39 Its personnel were absorbed by la Grande-Bretagne le 31 octobre 1916.39 Son
the 35th and 36th Reserve Battalion(s), CEF on personnel passa aux 35th et 36th Reserve
11 November 1916 to provide reinforcements for Battalion(s), CEF le 11 novembre 1916,
the Canadian Corps in the field.40 The battalion was fournissant des renforts au Corps darme
disbanded on 21 May 1917.41 canadien en campagne.40 Le bataillon fut dissous le
21 mai 1917.41

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The 125th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 125th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,42 embarked for Britain on
7 August 1916.43 The battalion provided
reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field
until February 1917, when it was allotted to the 14th
Infantry Brigade, 5th Canadian Division in
England.44 On 16 April 1918 its personnel were
absorbed by the 8th Reserve Battalion, CEF.45 The
battalion was disbanded on 29 November 1918.46
The 133rd Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 133rd "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,47 embarked for Britain on
30 October 1916.48 Its personnel were absorbed by
the 23rd Reserve Battalion, CEF on
12 November 1916 to provide reinforcements for
the Canadian Corps in the field.49 The battalion was
disbanded on 17 July 1917.50
The 215th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 215th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,51 embarked for Britain on 29 April 1917.52 Its
personnel were absorbed by the 2nd Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 18 May 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.53 The battalion was disbanded on
1 September 1917.54
The 41st Battery, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 41st "Overseas" Field
Battery, CEF,55 was redesignated 41st Battery,
CFA, CEF on 25 September 1918.56 It embarked
for Britain on 18 August 1915.57 The battery
disembarked in France on 14 July 1916,58 where it
provided artillery support as part of the 11th
Brigade, CFA, CEF in France and Flanders until
24 March 1917, when its personnel were absorbed
by the 30th and 40th Battery, CFA, CEF.59 The
battery was disbanded on 1 November 1920.60
Note:
When an artillery regiment and its allocated batteries are
amalgamated with another regiment and its allocated batteries,
perpetuation is assigned to the batteries which maintain the
same numerical designation. When a numerical designation is
not continued, the perpetuation goes to the regiment as a whole.
The Second World War
The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada
mobilized The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of
Canada, CASF for active service on
24 May 1940.61 It was redesignated 1st Battalion,
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Le 125th Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 125th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,42 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 7 aot 1916.43 Le bataillon
fournit des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusquen fvrier 1917, lorsquil fut allou
la 14e brigade dinfanterie, de la 5e division
canadienne en Angleterre.44 Le 16 avril 1918, son
personnel passa au 8th Reserve Battalion,
CEF .45 Le bataillon fut dissous le
29 novembre 1918.46
Le 133rd Battalion fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 133rd
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,47 et sembarque pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 30 octobre 1916.48 Son
personnel passa au 23rd Reserve Battalion,
CEF le 12 novembre 1916, fournit des renforts au
Corps darme canadien en campagne.49 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 17 juillet 1917.50
Le 215th Battalion fut autoris le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 215th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,51 et sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne le
29 avril 1917.52 Son personnel passa au 2nd
Reserve Battalion, CEF le 18 mai 1917, fournit
des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne.53 Le bataillon fut dissous le
1er septembre 1917.54
La 41st Battery , fut autorise le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 41st
"Overseas" Field Battery, CEF ,55 et rebaptise
41st Battery, CFA, CEF le
25 septembre 1918.56 Elle sembarque pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 18 aot 1915.57 La batterie
dbarqua en France le 14 juillet 1916,58 o elle
fournit un appui dartillerie en tant que composante
de la 11th Brigade, CFA, CEF en France et
dans les Flandres jusquau 24 mars 1917, lorsque
son personnel fut incorpor au sein de la 30th
et la 40th Battery, CFA, CEF .59 La batterie fut
dissoute le 1er novembre 1920.60
Note :
Lorsquun rgiment dartillerie et ses batteries sont amalgams
un autre rgiment dartillerie et ses batteries, la perptuation est
alloue aux batteries conservant la mme dsignation
numrique. Sil ny a pas une continuation de la dsignation
numrique, la perptuation incombe au rgiment dans son
ensemble.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of
Canada mobilisa le The Dufferin and Haldimand
Rifles of Canada, CASF pour le service actif, le
24 mai 1940.61 Il fut rebaptis 1st Battalion, The
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The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada,
CASF on 7 November 1941.62 It served in Canada
in a home defence role as part of the 17th Infantry
Brigade, 7th Canadian Division.63 The battalion was
disbanded on 8 March 1945.64
Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada, CASF
le 7 novembre 1941.62 Il servit au Canada dans un
rle de dfense territoriale en tant que composante
de la 17e brigade dinfanterie, de la 7e division
canadienne.63 Le bataillon fut dissous le
8 mars 1945.64

1. MGO of 28 Sep 66. Formed from six existing independent infantry and rifle companies authorized on the following
dates: No. 1 Company at York (York Rifle Company, 27 August 1862), No. 2 Company at Dunnville (Dunnville Rifle
Company, 24 July 1856), No. 3 Company at Caledonia (Caledonia Rifle Company, 27 August 1862), No. 4
Company at Oneida (Oneida Infantry Company, 6 July 1866), No. 5 Company at Walpole (Walpole Infantry
Company, 31 August 1866), and No. 6 Company at Cheapside (Cheapside Infantry Company, 14 September 1866) /
Form de six compagnies indpendantes dinfanterie et de voltigeurs autorises selon les dates suivantes: No. 1
Company York (York Rifle Company, 27 aot 1862), No. 2 Company Dunnville (Dunnville Rifle Company,
24 juillet 1856), No. 3 Company Caledonia (Caledonia Rifle Company, 27 aot 1862), No. 4 Company
Oneida (Oneida Infantry Company, 6 juillet 1866), No. 5 Company Walpole (Walpole Infantry Company,
31 aot 1866), et No. 6 Company Cheapside (Cheapside Infantry Company, 14 septembre 1866).
2. MO 105/1900.
3. GO 66/20.
4. GO 179/36; and/et GO 29/37.
5. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
6. GO 264/45.
7. GO 115/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 412/54.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 670/60.
10. CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
11. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
re
12. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
13. MOO 74/90, 9 July 90 / DMO 74/90, 9 juillet 90 .
14. MGO of 28 Sep 66. Formed from seven existing independent infantry and rifle companies authorized on the following
dates: No. 1 Company at Paris (Paris Rifle Company, 26 June 1856), No. 2 Company at Brantford (No. 1 Brantford
Rifle Company, 13 December 1861), No. 3 Company at Brantford (No. 2 Brantford Highland Rifle Company,
3 July 1862), No. 4 Company at Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant Infantry Company, 30 January 1863), No. 5
Company at Brantford (Brantford Infantry Company, 1 June 1866), No. 6 Company at Burford (Burford Infantry
Company, 17 August 1866), and No. 7 Company at Newport (Newport Infantry Company, 31 August 1866) / Form
de sept compagnies indpendantes dinfanterie et de voltigeurs autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1
Company Paris (Paris Rifle Company, 26 juin 1856), No. 2 Company Brantford (No. 1 Brantford Rifle
Company, 13 dcembre 1861), No. 3 Company Brantford (No. 2 Brantford Highland Rifle Company,
3 juillet 1862), No. 4 Company Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant Infantry Company, 30 janvier 1863), No. 5
er
Company Brantford (Brantford Infantry Company, 1 juin 1866), No. 6 Company Burford (Burford Infantry
Company, 17 aot 1866), et No. 7 Company Newport (Newport Infantry Company, 31 aot 1866).
15. MGO of 30 Nov 66.
16. MGO 8/71.
17. MGO 18/74; and/et MGO 8/75.
18. MGO 21/83.
19. MO 105/1900.
20. GO 66/20.
21. MGO of 28 Sep 66. Formed from six existing independent infantry and rifle companies authorized on the following
dates: No. 1 Company at Simcoe ("Fenwick Rifles" Simcoe, 22 January 1862), No. 2 Company at Villa Nova (Villa
Nova Rifle Company, 15 October 1861), No. 3 Company at Walsingham (Walsingham Rifle Company,
23 January 1863), No. 4 Company at Port Rowan (Port Rowan Rifle Company, 23 January 1863), No. 5 Company
at Waterford (Waterford Infantry Company, 17 August 1866), and No. 6 Company at Simcoe (Simcoe Infantry
Company, 17 August 1866) / Form de six compagnies indpendantes dinfanterie et de voltigeurs autorises selon
les dates suivantes : No. 1 Company Simcoe ("Fenwick Rifles" Simcoe, 22 janvier 1862), No. 2 Company
Villa Nova (Villa Nova Rifle Company, 15 Octobre 1861), No. 3 Company Walsingham (Walsingham Rifle
Company, 23 janvier 1863), No. 4 Company Port Rowan (Port Rowan Rifle Company, 23 janvier 1863), No. 5
Company Waterford (Waterford Infantry Company, 17 aot 1866), et No. 6 Company Simcoe (Simcoe
Infantry Company, 17 aot 1866).

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22. MO 105/1900.
23. GO 66/20.
24. GO 187/28.
25. GO 189/36.
26. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
27. GO 352/42.
28. GO 161/46 superceded by / remplac par GO 116/46 (with the same effective date) which redesignated the unit
Headquarters, 25th Field Regiment, RCA / (avec la mme date en vigueur) lequel rebaptise lunit Headquarters,
25th Field Regiment, RCA .
29. GO 289/46.
30. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, and/et memorandum Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S. Williams,
Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel A.F. Duguid,
Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa), 1938), pp. 37-39.
31. Ibid., pp. 111 and/et 116.
32. Ibid., p. 454.
33. GO 149/20.
34. GO 86/15.
35. CEF Sailing List, vol. II.
36. CRO 198/17; and/et War Diary, 3rd Reserve Battalion, 4 January 1917/4 janvier 1917, NAC/AN, RG9/GE 9, Series
III-D-3, Vol. 4950, File/dossier 470.
37. GO 82/18.
38. GO 151/15.
39. CEF Sailing List, vol. VI.
40. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 114th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 114.
41. GO 63/17.
42. GO 151/15.
43. CEF Sailing List, vol. VII.
44. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919 (Ottawa, 1962), p. 231.
45. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 125th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 125; and/et CRO 3863/18.
46. GO 135/18.
47. GO 151/15.
48. CEF Sailing List, vol. VII.
49. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 133rd Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 133.
50. GO 82/18.
51. GO 69/16.
52. CEF Sailing List, vol. X.
53. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 215th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 215.
54. GO 82/18.
55. GO 151/15.
56. CEF RO 1230/18.
57. Official History of the CEF 1914-1919, Formations and Units Ledger, Document Collection/Collection de documents,
87/252 LG.
58. Ibid.
59. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 41st Battery, Document Collection/Collection de documents
74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 2; G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of
the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), passim; and/et A.L..S. Nash, The Story of the 40th
Battery C.F.A.-C.E.F., 1915-1919, (n.p., 1972), pp. 38 and 115.
60. GO 191/20.
61. GO 184/40.
62. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
63. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 537.
64. GO 231/45.

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62ND FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 62E RGIMENT DARTILLERIE

DE CAMPAGNE, ARC

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Shawinigan, Quebec on 1 April 1946, when the
62nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated:
62nd Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, RCA on
12 April 1960;2 62nd (Shawinigan) Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA on 10 December 1962;3 and 62e
(Shawinigan) Rgiment dartillerie de campagne,
RCA on 1 September 1970.4 It was redesignated in
English, 62nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on
20 November 1975.5
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Shawiningan, au Qubec, le 1er avril 1946, lorsque
le 62nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 62nd Light Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960;2 62nd
(Shawinigan) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le
10 dcembre 1962;3 62e (Shawinigan) Rgiment
dartillerie de campagne, RCA le
1er septembre 1970;4 62e Rgiment dartillerie de
campagne, RCA le 20 novembre 1975;5 et 62e
Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC le
14 aot 1997.6

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Shawinigan, Quebec Shawinigan, Qubec

Allocated Batteries Affectation des batteries

81st Field Battery, RCA 81e Batterie de campagne, ARC
185th Field Battery, RCA 185e Batterie de campagne, ARC

AFFILIATION AFFILIATION

HMCS Shawinigan NCSM Shawinigan

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 114/46.
2. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
3. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 740/63.
4. CFOO 70/17.
5. CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75; and/et Memorandum, Organization Policy Translation of Unit
Titles and Short Titles, DGBB 1901-1/1211-7-4 TD 7265, 12 Aug 77(DHH Heritage Collection/Collection patrimoine
de la DHP).
6. MOO 97159, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97159, 14 aot 97.

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SECTION 3
INDEPENDENT ARTILLERY BATTERIES
84TH INDEPENDENT FIELD BATTERY, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force battery originated on
10 September 1869 and incorporates the following
artillery batteries.
The 84th Independent Field Battery, RCA
originated in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on
4 October 1878, when the Yarmouth Battery of
Garrison Artillery was authorized to be formed.1 It
was redesignated: Yarmouth Company of Garrison
Artillery on 1 January 1893;2 and Yarmouth
Company of Garrison Artillery, CA on
28 December 1895.3 On 1 June 1899 it ceased its
independent status when it was allocated to the
newly formed 2nd Division, 1st "Halifax" Regiment,
CA, under the designation No. 8 Company.4 On
9 May 1905 it was redesignated No. 6 Company,
upon amalgamation with the existing No. 6
Company of the regiment.5 It ceased the above
amalgamation on 5 June 1906 and was
redesignated No. 4 Battery, 7th "Nova Scotia"
Regiment, CA.6 It was redesignated: 29th Battery,
CFA on 1 February 1912;7 84th Battery, CFA on
2 February 1920;8 84th Field Battery (Howitzer),
CA on 1 July 1925;9 84th Field Battery (Howitzer),
RCA on 3 June 1935;10 6th Anti-Aircraft Battery,
RCA on 1 June 1939;11 6th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft
Battery, RCA on 7 November 1940;12 84th
(Reserve) Field Battery, RCA on 1 January 1943;13
and 84th Field Battery, RCA on 1 April 1946.14 On
15 September 1954. it was amalgamated with the
152nd Field Battery, RCA (see below), retaining
the same designation.15 The battery resumed its
independent status on 30 June 1968, and was
redesignated the 84th Independent Field Battery,
RCA.16
Note:
The 84th Battery, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 231/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the battery.
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BATTERIES DARTILLERIE AUTONOME
84E BATTERIE AUTONOME
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Cette batterie de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
10 septembre 1869 et regroupe les batteries
dartillerie suivantes.
La 84e Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC, vit le
jour Yarmouth, en Nouvelle-cosse, le
4 octobre 1878, lorsque la Yarmouth Battery of
Garrison Artillery fut autorise.1 Elle fut
rebaptise : Yarmouth Company of Garrison
Artillery le 1er janvier 1893;2 et Yarmouth
Company of Garrison Artillery, CA le
28 dcembre 1895.3 Le 1er juin 1899, elle cesse
dtre une batterie indpendante, tant dsormais
alloue la nouvelle 2nd Division, 1st "Halifax"
Regiment, CA et prenant la dsignation No. 8
Company .4 Le 9 mai 1906, elle fut rebaptise
No. 6 Company , suivant son incorporation dans
la No.6 Company dj existante du rgiment.5
Cette incorporation cesse le 5 juin 1906 et elle fut
rebaptise No. 4 Battery du 7th Nova Scotia
Regiment, CA .6 Elle fut rebaptise : 29th
Battery, CFA le 1er fvrier 1912; 7 84th Battery,
CFA le 2 fvrier 1920;8 84th Field Battery
(Howitzer), CA le 1er juillet 1925;n 9 84th Field
Battery (Howitzer), RCA le 3 juin 1935;10 6th
Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA le 1er juin 1939;11 6th
(Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA le
7 novembre 1940;12 84th (Reserve) Field Battery,
RCA le 1er janvier 1943;13 et 84th Field Battery,
RCA le 1er avril 1946.14 Le 15 septembre 1954,
elle se fusionna avec la 152nd Field Battery,
RCA (voir ci-dessous), conservant la mme
dsignation.15 La batterie reprend son statut
indpendant le 30 juin 1968, et fut rebaptise
84th Independent Field Battery, RCA .16 Elle fut
rebaptise en franais : 84e Batterie autonome,
RCA le 3 mai 1979;17 84e Batterie autonome de
campagne, RCA le 4 septembre 1992;18 et 84e
Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC le
14 aot 1997.19
Note :
La 84th Battery, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 octobre 1920 et rorganise la mme
journe (GO 231/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la batterie.
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The 152nd Field Battery, RCA originated in
Chester, Nova Scotia on 10 September 1869, when
the Chester Battery of Garrison Artillery was
authorized to be formed.20 It was redesignated:
Digby Battery of Garrison Artillery on
24 October 1873;21 Digby Company of Garrison
Artillery on 1 January 1893;22 and Digby Company
of Garrison Artillery, CA on 28 December 1895.23
On 1 June 1899 it ceased its independent status
when it was allocated to the newly formed 2nd
Division, 1st "Halifax" Regiment, CA, under the
designated No. 6 Company.24 It was amalgamated
with No. 8 Company of the regiment, retaining its
designation as No. 8 Company, on 9 May 1905
(see above).25 It ceased the above amalgamation
on 5 June 1906 and was redesignated No. 2
Battery, 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment, CA.26 It was
redesignated: 27th Battery, CFA on
1 February 1912;27 52nd Battery, CFA on
2 February 1920;28 52nd Field Battery, CA on
1 July 1925;29 52nd Field Battery, RCA on
3 June 1935;30 52nd (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA
on 7 November 1940;31 and 152nd Field Battery,
RCA on 1 April 1946.32 On 15 September 1954, it
was amalgamated with the 84th Field Battery,
RCA, as above.
Note:
The 52nd Battery, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 155/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the battery.
Perpetuation
52nd Depot Battery, CFA, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 52nd Battery, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 52nd "Overseas" Depot
Battery, CEF,33 embarked for Britain on
19 September 1916.34 The battery disembarked in
France on 21 August 1917, where it provided field
artillery support as part of the 13th Brigade, CFA,
CEF in France and Flanders until the end of the
war.35 The battery was disbanded on
23 October 1920.36
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La 152nd Field Battery, RCA vit le jour
Chester, en Nouvelle-cosse, le
10 septembre 1869, lorsque la Chester Battery of
Garrison Artillery fut autorise.20 Elle fut
rebaptise : Digby Battery of Garrison Artillery
le 24 octobre 1873;21 Digby Company of Garrison
Artillery le 1er janvier 1893;22 et Digby Company
of Garrison Artillery, CA le 28 dcembre 1895.23
Le 1er juin 1899, elle cesse dtre une batterie
indpendante, tant dsormais alloue la
nouvelle 2nd Division, 1st "Halifax" Regiment,
CA , prenant la dsignation No. 6 Company .24
Le 9 mai 1905, elle se fusionna avec la No. 8
Company du rgiment, conservant la dsignation
No. 8 Company (voir ci-dessus).25 Cette
incorporation cesse le 5 juin 1906 et elle fut
rebaptise No. 2 Battery du 7th "Nova Scotia"
Regiment, CA .26 Elle fut rebaptise : 27th
Battery, CFA le 1er fvrier 1912;27 52nd Battery,
CFA le 2 fvrier 1920;28 52nd Field Battery,
CA le 1er juillet 1925;29 52nd Field Battery,
RCA le 3 juin 1935;30 52nd (Reserve) Field
Battery, RCA le 7 novembre 1940;31 et 152nd
Field Battery, RCA le 1er avril 1946.32 Le
15 septembre 1954, elle se fusionna avec la 84th
Field Battery, RCA , tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Note :
La 52nd Battery, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 octobre 1920 et rorganise la mme
journe (GO 155/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la batterie.
Perptuation
52nd Depot Battery, CFA, CEF
Headquarters Location
Yarmouth, Nouvelle-cosse
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
La 52nd Battery , autorise le 15 juillet 1916
sous lappellation de 52nd "Overseas" Depot
Battery, CEF ,33 sembarqua pour la Grande-
Bretagne le 19 septembre 1916.34 La batterie
dbarquait en France le 21 aot 1917, o elle
fournit un appui dartillerie de campagne en tant
que composante de la 13th Brigade, CFA, CEF
en France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.35 La batterie fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.36
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The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

Details from the 6th Anti-Aircraft Battery were
mobilized for active service under the designation
6th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA, CASF (Details) on
1 September 1939.37 The details called out on
active service were disbanded on
31 December 1940 and the battery mobilized an
active service sub-unit designated 6th Anti-Aircraft
Battery, RCA, CASF on 1 January 1941.38 It was
redesignated 6th Anti-Aircraft Battery (Type "H"),
RCA, CASF on 1 October 1941.39 The battery
provided anti-aircraft artillery support as part of the
23rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA, CASF, in the
defences at Sydney, Nova Scotia and Goose Bay,
Newfoundland.40 The battery was disbanded on
31 December 1944.41
Des dtachements de la 6th Anti-Aircraft
Battery furent mobiliss pour le service actif, sous
lappellation de 6th Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA,
CASF (Details) , le 1er septembre 1939.37 Les
dtachements mobiliss pour le service actif furent
dissous le 31 dcembre 1940 et la batterie mobilisa
une sous-unit du service actif, la 6th Anti-Aircraft
Battery, RCA, CASF , le 1er janvier 1941.38 Elle fut
rebaptise 6th Anti-Aircraft Battery (Type "H"),
RCA, CASF le 1er octobre 1941.39 La batterie
fournit un appui dartillerie antiarien en tant que
composante du 23rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA,
CASF , lors de la dfense de Sydney, Nouvelle-
cosse, et de Goose Bay, Terre-Neuve. 40 La
batterie fut dissoute le 31 dcembre 1944.41

Details from the 52nd Field Battery were mobilized Des dtachements de la 52nd Field Battery
for active service under the designation 52nd Field furent mobiliss pour le service actif, sous
Battery, RCA, CASF (Details) on lappellation de 52nd Field Battery, RCA, CASF
1 September 1939.42 The details called out on (Details) , le 1er septembre 1939.42 Les
active service were disbanded on dtachements mobiliss pour le service actif furent
31 December 1940.43 dissous le 31 dcembre 1940.43

1. MGO 22/78.
2. No authority for a change of designation of artillery batteries in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des units de cavalerie en 1892. La date
du 1er janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
3. GO 58/95.
4. GO 59/99.
5. Special GO of 9 May 1905.
6. GO 105/06. The sub-unit is erroneously referred to as No. 4 Company in this order. GO 11/06 dealing with
establishments, and all subsequent orders, detail that sub-units of heavy artillery are to be designated as batteries.
The 2nd Division, 1st "Halifax" Regiment, CA was redesignated: 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment, CA on 1 May 1906
(GO 71/06 and/et 76/06); and 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment (Heavy Brigade) on 2 April 1907 (GO 58/07) / La sous-
unit fut rronment appele la No. 4 Company dans cet ordre. La GO 11/06, traitant des tablissements, ainsi
que toutes les ordres subsquents, soulignent que les sous-units de lartillerie lourde devraient tre dsignes en
tant que batteries.
7. GO 24/12. The 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment (Heavy Brigade) was redesignated the 11th Brigade, CFA in the same
order / Le 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment (Heavy Brigade) fut rebaptis 11th Brigade, CFA dans le mme ordre.
8. GO 13/20. The 11th Brigade, CFA was redesignated the 14th Brigade, CFA in the same order / La 11th Brigade,
CFA fut rebaptise 14th Brigade, CFA dans le mme ordre.
9. GO 82/25.
10. GO 58/35.
11. GO 92/39.
12. GO 273/40.
13. GO 363/43.
14. GO 247/46.
15. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 424/55.

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16. CFOO 68/18. The 14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, to whom the battery was attached, was placed on the
Supplementary Order of Battle in the same order / Le 14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA , auquel la batterie fut
attache, fut plac sur lordre supplmentaire de bataille dans le mme ordre.
17. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
18. MOO 92247, 4 Sep 92 / DMO 92247, 4 sep 92.
19. MOO 97171, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97171, 14 aot 97.
20. MGO of 10 September 1869.
21. GO 25/73.
22. No authority for a change of designation of artillery batteries in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des units de cavalerie en 1892. La date
du 1er janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
23. GO 58/95.
24. GO 59/99.
25. Special GO of 9 May 1905.
26. GO 105/06. The sub-unit is erroneously referred to as No. 2 Company in this order. GO 11/06 dealing with
establishments, and all subsequent orders, detail that sub-units of heavy artillery are to be designated as batteries.
The 2nd Division, 1st "Halifax" Regiment, CA was redesignated: 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment, CA on 1 May 1906
(GO 71/06 and 76/06); and 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment (Heavy Brigade) on 2 April 1907 (GO 58/07) / La sous-unit
fut rronment appele la No. 2 Company dans cet ordre. La GO 11/06, traitant des tablissements, ainsi que
toutes les ordres subsquents, soulignent que les sous-units de lartillerie lourde devraient tre dsignes en tant
que batteries. La 2nd Division du 1st "Halifax" Regiment fut rebaptise 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment, CA le
er
1 mai 1906 (GO 71/06 et 76/06); et le 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment (Heavy Brigade) le 2 avril 1907 (GO 58/07).
27. GO 24/12. The 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment (Heavy Brigade) was redesignated the 11th Brigade, CFA in the same
order / Le 7th "Nova Scotia" Regiment (Heavy Brigade) fut rebaptis 11th Brigade, CFA dans le mme ordre.
28. GO 13/20. The 11th Brigade, CFA was redesignated the 14th Brigade, CFA in the same order / La 11th Brigade,
CFA fut rebaptise 14th Brigade, CFA dans le mme ordre.
29. GO 82/25.
30. GO 58/35.
31. GO 273/40.
32. GO 116/46.
33. GO 69/16.
34. CEF Sailing List, Vol XII.
35. D.C. MacArthur, The History of the Fifty-Fith Battery, CFA (Hamilton , 1919) pp. 8 and 11; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson,
The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), pp. 300 and
301.
36. GO 191/20.
37. GO 200/39.
38. GO 44/41.
39. GO 297/41.
40. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), pp. 487 and 489.
41. GO 208/45.
42. GO 142/39.
43. GO 44/41.

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116TH INDEPENDENT FIELD BATTERY, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force battery originated on
1 April 1908 and incorporates the following infantry
regiment and artillery battery.
The 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA
originated in Kenora, Ontario on 1 April 1908, when
the 98th Regiment was authorized to be formed.1
It was redesignated: The Rainy River and Kenora
Regiment on 12 March 1920;2 and The Kenora
Light Infantry on 1 September 1921.3 On
15 December 1936 it was reorganized as two
artillery batteries designated the 16th Medium
Battery (Howitzer), RCA and the 17th Medium
Battery (Howitzer), RCA (disbanded
31 March 1946).4 The 16th Medium Battery
(Howitzer), RCA was redesignated the 16th
(Reserve) Medium Battery (Howitzer), RCA on
7 November 1940.5 On 1 April 1946, it was
amalgamated with the 209th (Reserve) Field
Battery, RCA (see below) and redesignated the
116th Medium Battery, RCA.6 It was redesignated:
116th Field Battery, RCA on 19 March 1965;7 and
116th Independent Field Battery, RCA on
1 January 1981.9
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Rainy River and Kenora Regiment
on 12 March 1920 (see above) it was organized as a two
battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion (141st Battalion, CEF)
on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle and a 2nd
Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle.
The designation of the 1st Battalion was changed to 1st
Battalion (94th Battalion, CEF) on 1 September 1921
(GO 246/21). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Kenora Light Infantry was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization and conversion to artillery on 14 December 1936
and reorganized the next day (GO 192/36). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
No lineal connection with the 16th Medium Battery, RCA which
was authorized on 2 February 1920 as Heavy Battery, CA,
but was not formed (GO 13/20). This inactive battery was
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 192/36).
The 209th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA originated
in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 2 February 1920 when
the 11th Siege Battery, CA was authorized to be
formed.12 It was redesignated: 11th Medium
Battery (Howitzer), CA on 1 July 1925;13 11th
Medium Battery (Howitzer), RCA on 3 June 1935;14
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116E BATTERIE AUTONOME
DE CAMPAGNE, ARC
LIGNE
Cette batterie de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
1er avril 1908 et regroupe le rgiment dinfanterie et
la batterie dartillerie suivants.
La 116e Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC, vit
le jour Kenora, en Ontario, le 1er avril 1908,
lorsque le 98th Regiment fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis : The Rainy River and Kenora
Regiment le 12 mars 1920;2 et The Kenora
Light Infantry le 1er septembre 1921.3 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il fut divis en deux batteries
dartillerie et baptis la 16th Medium Battery
(Howitzer), RCA et la 17th Medium Battery
(Howitzer), RCA (dissoute le 31 mars 1946).4 La
16th Medium Battery (Howitzer), RCA fut
rebaptise 16th (Reserve) Medium Battery,
RCA le 7 novembre 1940.5 Le 1er avril 1946, elle
se fusionna avec la 209th (Reserve) Field
Battery, RCA (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptise
116th Medium Battery, RCA .6 Elle fut
rebaptise 116th Field Battery, RCA le
19 mars 1965.7 Elle fut rebaptise en franais :
116e Batterie , RCA le 3 mai 1979;8 116e
Batterie autonome de campagne, RCA le
27 septembre 1985;10 et 116e Batterie autonome
de campagne, ARC le 14 aot 1997.11
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Rainy River and Kenora
Regiment , le 12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en
er
tant que rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (141st
Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice
e
active non permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune
dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve. Le 1 Bataillon fut rebaptis 1st Battalion (94th
er
Bataillon, CEF) le 1 septembre 1921 (GO 246/21). Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Kenora Light Infantry fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation et conversion lartillerie le 14 dcembre 1936 et
rorganis le lendemain (GO 192/36). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Il ny a aucun lien historique avec la 16th Medium Battery,
RCA , autorise le 2 fvrier 1920 en tant que Heavy
Battery, CA mais non form (GO 13/20). Cette batterie inactive
fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 192/36).
La 209th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA vit le
jour Winnipeg, au Manitoba, le 2 fvrier 1920,
lorsque la 11th Siege Battery, CA fut
autorise.12 Elle fut rebaptise : 11th Medium
Battery (Howitzer), CA le 1er juillet 1925;13 11th
Medium Battery (Howitzer), RCA le 3 juin 1935;14
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11th (Reserve) Medium Battery (Howitzer), RCA
on 7 November 1940;15 and 209th (Reserve) Field
Battery, RCA on 19 October 1942.16 On
1 April 1946, it was amalgamated with the 16th
(Reserve) Medium Battery, RCA, as above.
Perpetuations
94th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF; and No. 11
Canadian Siege Battery, CGA, CEF
Headquarters Location
Kenora, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
Details from the 98th Regiment were placed on
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection
duties.17
The 94th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 94th Overseas
Battalion, CEF,18 embarked for Britain on
28 June 1916.19 Its personnel were absorbed by the
17th Reserve Battalion, CEF and the 32nd
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF on 18 July 1916 to
provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in
the field.20 The battalion was disbanded on
27 July 1918.21
No. 11 Canadian Siege Battery was mobilized in
England as No. 11 Canadian Siege Battery, CGA,
CEF on 7 November 1917 from personnel of the
2nd Brigade, Canadian Reserve Artillery.22 The
battery disembarked in France on 3 April 1918
where it provided siege artillery support as part of
the 3rd Brigade, CGA, CEF, in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.23 The battery was
disbanded on 23 October 1920.24
Note:
No lineal connection with the 11th Canadian Siege Battery,
CGA, CEF which was authorized on 30 May 1917 and
subsequently absorbed into the 1st, 5th and 8th "Overseas"
Battery Siege Artillery, CFA, CEF on 19 October 1917.
The Second World War
The 11th Medium Battery mobilized the 11th
Medium Battery, RCA, CASF on
1 September 1939.25 On 1 June 1940 it was
amalgamated with the 8th Medium Battery, RCA,
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11th (Reserve) Medium Battery (Howitzer),
RCA le 7 novembre 1940;15 et 209th (Reserve)
Field Battery, RCA le 19 octobre 1942.16 Le
1er avril 1946, elle se fusionna avec la 16th
(Reserve) Medium Battery, RCA , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Perptuations
94th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF ; et No. 11
Canadian Siege Battery, CGA, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Kenora, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 98th Regiment furent
mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
fournissant des services locaux de protection.17
Le 94th Battalion , fut autoris le
22 dcembre 1915 sous lappellation de 94th
Overseas Battalion, CEF ,18 sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 28 juin 1916.19 Son personnel
fut incorpor au sein du 17th Reserve Battalion,
CEF et le 32nd "Overseas" Battalion, CEF le
18 juillet 1916 afin de fournir des renforts au Corps
darme canadien en campagne.20 Le bataillon fut
dissous le 27 juillet 1918.21
Le 7 novembre 1917, la No. 11 Canadian Siege
Battery fut mobilise en Angleterre, sous
lappellation de 11th Canadian Siege Battery,
CGA, CEF , partir du personnel de la 2nd
Brigade, Canadian Reserve Artillery .22 La batterie
dbarquait en France le 3 avril 1918, o elle fournit
un appui dartillerie de sige en tant que
composante de la 3rd Brigade, CGA, CEF , en
France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.23 La batterie fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.24
Note :
Il ny a aucun lien historique avec la 11th Canadian Siege
Battery, CGA, CEF , autorise le 30 mai 1917 et
subsquemment absorbe par la 1st , la 5th et la 8th
"Overseas" Battery Siege Artillery, CFA, CEF le
19 octobre 1917.
Seconde Guerre mondiale
La 11th Medium Battery mobilisa la 11th
Medium Battery, RCA, CASF le
1er septembre 1939.25 Le 1er juin 1940, elle se
fusionna avec la 8th Medium Battery, RCA,
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CASF and redesignated the 8th/11th Medium
Battery, RCA, CASF.26 On 24 May 1941 this
amalgamation ceased and it was again designated
the 11th Medium Battery, RCA, CASF.27 It was
redesignated the 11th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery,
RCA, CASF on 22 December 1941.28 The battery
disembarked in France on 6 August 1944, where it
provided heavy anti-aircraft artillery support as part
of the 2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Mobile) in
North West Europe until the end of the war.29 The
overseas battery was disbanded on
7 September 1945.30
CASF et fut rebaptise 8th/11th Medium
Battery, RCA, CASF .26 Le 24 mai 1941, cette
fusion cessa et elle fut encore baptise 11th
Medium Battery, RCA, CASF .27 Elle fut rebaptise
11th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RCA, CASF le
22 dcembre 1941.28 La batterie dbarquait en
France le 6 aot 1944, o elle fournit un appui
dartillerie lourde antiarienne en tant que
composante du 2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
(Mobile) dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope jusqu
la fin de la guerre.29 La batterie outre-mer fut
dissoute le 7 septembre 1945.30

1. GO 58/08. The regiment was formed from two companies from the 96th Regiment (now The Lake Superior Scottish
Regiment) authorized on the following dates: A Company (No. 5 Company at Fort Francis, 1 December 1905), and
B Company (No. 6 Company at Kenora, 1 December 1905); and two newly authorized infantry companies / Le
rgiment fut form de deux compagnies du 96th Regiment (aujourdhui le The Lake Superior Scottish
Regiment ) autorises selon les dates suivantes : A Company (No. 5 Company Fort Francis, 1er dcembre
er
1905), et B Company (No. 6 Company Kenora, 1 dcembre 1905); ainsi que de deux compagnies dinfanterie
nouvellement autorises.
2. MO 60/20.
3. GO 246/21.
4. GO 192/36 (Both batteries were allocated to the 7th Medium Brigade, RCA / Les deux batteries sont attribues au
7th Medium Brigade, RCA ). The 17th Medium Battery (Howitzer), RCA, was redesignated: 17th (Reserve)
Medium Battery (Howitzer), RCA on 7 November 1940 (GO 273/40); and 16th/17th Medium Battery, RCA on
1 February 1943 (GO 122/43). The battery was disbanded on 31 March 1946 (GO 113/46) / La 17th Medium
Battery (Howitzer), RCA fut rebaptise : 17th (Reserve) Medium Battery (Howitzer), RCA le 7 novembre 1940
(GO 273/40); et 16th/17th Medium Battery, RCA le 1er fvrier 1943 (GO 122/43). La batterie fut dissoute le
31 mars 1946 (GO 113/46).
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 115/46. The 7th (Reserve) Medium Regiment, RCA, to which the battery was allocated, was redesignated the
40th Medium Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946 (GO 116/46). / Le 7th (Reserve) Medium Regiment, RCA , auquel
er
la batterie fut alloue, fut rebaptis 40th Medium Regiment, RCA le 1 avril 1946 (GO 116/46).
7. SD 1 Letter No. 64/62; and/et Message, CENCOM, A 2989, 012015Z Nov 65.
8. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
9. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1er jan 81.
10. MOO 323/85, 27 Sep 85 / DMO 323/85, 27 sep 85.
11. MOO 97192, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97192, 14 aot 97.
12. GO 13/20. The battery was attached to the 5th Brigade, CFA upon formation and subsequently allocated to the 7th
Medium Brigade, RCA on 15 December 1936 (GO 192/36) / A sa formation, la batterie fut attache la 5th
Brigade, CFA et alloue subsquemment la 7th Medium Brigade, RCA le 15 dcembre 1936 (GO 192/36).
13. GO 82/25.
14. GO 58/35.
15. GO 273/40.
16. GO 451/42.
17. GO 163/14.
18. GO 151/15.
19. CEF Sailing List, vol V.
20. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 94th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 94.
21. GO 101/18.
22. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, 1534-1919, vol.
1 (Toronto, 1967), p.403; and/et List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of
C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col. Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4).
23. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, 1919-1967, vol.
2 (Toronto, 1972), pp. 309.
24. GO 191/20.

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25. GO 135/39.
26. GO 123/40.
27. GO 149/41.
28. GO 54/42.
29. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), p. 403.
30. GO 401/45.

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ARTILLERY REGIMENTS TRANSFERRED TO
THE SUPPLEMENTARY ORDER OF BATTLE
1ST ARTILLERY LOCATING REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in Toronto,
Ontario on 1 April 1946, when the 69th Survey
Regiment, RCA was authorized to be formed.1 It
was redesignated: 69th Observation Regiment,
RCA on 19 June 1947;2 1st Locating Regiment,
RCA on 1 October 1954;3 and 1st Artillery Locating
Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.4 It was reduced
to nil strength and transferred to the Supplementary
Order of Battle on 15 March 1965.5
Perpetuation
2nd Survey Regiment, RCA, CASF
Headquarters Location
Toronto, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The Second World War
The 2nd Survey Regiment was authorized on
18 October 1943 as the 2nd Survey Regiment,
RCA, CASF.6 It performed surveying and
calibration duties as part of the 2nd Canadian
Corps in North-West Europe from June 1944 until
the end of the war.7 The regiment was disbanded
on 22 June 1945.8
1. GO 114/46.
2. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
3. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 411/54.
4. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
5. SD 1 Letter No. 64/62; and/et Message, CENCOM, A 2989, 012015Z Nov 65.
6. GO 485/43.
7. D.W. Falconer, Battery Flashes of W.W.II. A thumb-nail sketch of Canadian artillery batteries during the 1939-1945
conflict (Victoria, 1985), passim.
8. GO 321/45; and/et GO 238/46.
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RGIMENTS DARTILLERIE TRANSFRS
LORDRE DE BATAILLE SUPPLMENTAIRE
1ST ARTILLERY LOCATING REGIMENT, RCA
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Toronto, en Ontario, le 1er avril 1946, lorsque le
69th Survey Regiment, RCA fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis : 69th Observation Regiment, RCA le
19 juin 1947;2 1st Locating Regiment, RCA le
1er octobre 1954;3 et 1st Artillery Locating
Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.4 Il fut rduit
zro et transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmen-
taire le 15 mars 1965.5
Perptuation
2nd Survey Regiment, RCA, CASF
Site du Quartier gnral
Toronto, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le 2nd Survey Regiment fut autoris le
18 octobre 1943, sous lappellation de 2nd
Survey Regiment, RCA, CASF .6 Il exera des
fonctions darpentage et dtalonnage en tant que
composante du 2e corps canadien dans le Nord-
Ouest de lEurope de juin 1944 jusqu la fin de la
guerre.7 Le rgiment fut dissous le 22 juin 1945.8
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3RD REGIMENT, ROYAL CANADIAN 3E RGIMENT, ROYAL CANADIAN

HORSE ARTILLERY HORSE ARTILLERY

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Regular Force regiment originated in Shilo, Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour Shilo,
Manitoba on 4 May 1951, when the 79th Field au Manitoba, le 4 mai 1951, lorsque le 79th Field
Regiment, RCA was authorized to be formed.1 It Regiment, RCA fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis :
was redesignated the 3rd Regiment, Royal 3rd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery le
Canadian Horse Artillery on 16 October 1953.2 It 16 octobre 1953.2 Il fut rebaptis : en franais 3e
was reduced to nil strength on 31 July 1992.5 Rgiment, Artillerie hippomobile royale
canadienne le 7 fvrier 1955;3 en anglais 3rd
Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery le
17 fvrier 1964;4 et, en franais 3e Rgiment,
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery le
8 septembre 1978.5 Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls
le 31 juillet 1992.6

Note:
The batteries of the 79th Field Regiment were raised as Active
Force sub-units on the framework of Reserve Force batteries
(209th, 258th, and 284th Field Batteries) for service in Germany
with the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group. Upon return to
7
Canada the batteries were disbanded on 29 July 1953 and then
reformed from available resources for post Armistice service in
rd
Korea from May to November 1954 under the designation 3
8
Regiment, RCHA.
Note :
Les batteries du 79th Field Regiment furent mises sur pied
en tant que sous-units de la Force active en suivant la structure
des batteries de la Force de rserve (209th, 258th, et 284th
e
Field Batteries) pour servir en Allemagne avec le 27 groupe-
brigade dinfanterie canadienne. Aprs leur retour au Canada,
7
les batteries furent dissoutes le 29 juillet 1953 puis remises sur
pied partir des ressources disponibles pour le service post-
armistice en Core, de mai novembre 1954, sous lappellation
rd 8
de 3 Regiment, RCHA .

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Shilo, Manitoba Shilo, Manitoba

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. CAO 110-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 245/51.

2. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 358/53.
3. CAO 220-3, 7 fvrier 1955
4. CAO 220-3, 17 fvrier 1964.
5. CFOO 3.7.1, 8 Sep 78 / OOFC 3.7.1, 8 sep 78.
6. MOO 92157, 5 Aug 92 / DMO 92157, 5 aot 92. This order authorized the disbandment of the regiment with an
effective date to be determined by the CDS. No such order was given, therefore, the regiment still exists as a legally
authorized entity / Cet ordre autorisait la dissolution du rgiment, la date de mise en vigueur devant tre choisie par
le CEMD. Cet ordre ne fut jamais donn et, consquemment, le rgiment existe toujours en tant quentit lgale;
and/et 3rd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, AHR 1992, file 1325-1 (CO), 29 November 1993 on AHR file
e
1761 / 3 Rgiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, RHA 1992, dossier 1325-1 (CO), 29 novembre 1993, dans RHA
dossier 1761.
7. SD 1 Letter No. 53/91, 13 Aug 53.
8. Colonel G.W.L. Nichloson, The Gunners of Canada, Vol 2 (1919 to 1967), (Toronto, 1972), passim.

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4TH REGIMENT, ROYAL CANADIAN 4TH REGIMENT, ROYAL CANADIAN

HORSE ARTILLERY HORSE ARTILLERY

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Regular Force regiment originated in
Wainwright, Alberta on 10 April 1952 when the 81st
Field Regiment, RCA was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated the 4th Regiment,
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery on
16 October 1953.2 It was reduced to nil strength
and transferred to the Supplementary Order of
Battle on 16 July 1970.5
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Wainwright, en Alberta, le 10 avril 1952, lorsque le
81st Field Regiment, RCA fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis 4th Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse
Artillery le 16 octobre 1953.2 Il fut rebaptis : en
franais 4e Rgiment, Artillerie hippomobile royale
canadienne le 7 fvrier 1955;3 et, en anglais 4th
Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery le
17 fvrier 1964.4 Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls et
transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire le
16 juillet 1970.5

Note: Note :
The batteries of the 81st Field Regiment were raised as Active Les batteries du 81st Field Regiment furent mises sur pied
Force sub-units on the framework of Reserve Force batteries en tant que sous-units de la Force active en suivant la structure
(205th, 213th, and 216th Field Batteries) to be used as des batteries de la Force de rserve (205th, 213th, et 216th
replacements for the 79th Field Regiment, RCA, which was Field Batteries), afin de remplacer le 79th Field Regiment,
e
tasked for service in Germany with the 27th Canadian Infantry RCA qui devait servir en Allemagne avec le 27 groupe-
6 6
Brigade Group. brigade dinfanterie canadienne.

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Petawawa, Ontario Petawawa, Ontario

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

United Nations Operations Korea Oprations des Nations unies Core

The 81st Field Regiment was embodied in the Le 81st Field Regiment fut incorpor au sein de
Canadian Army Special Force on 1 March 1953 for la Force spciale de lArme canadienne le
service in Korea.7 The regiment served in theatre 1er mars 1953, afin de servir en Core.7 Le rgiment
from April 1953 to May 1954 as part of the 25th servit dans le thtre de guerre davril 1953 au
Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, 1st mois de mai 1954 en tant que composante du 25e
Commonwealth Division.8 It ceased to be embodied groupe-brigade dinfanterie canadien, de la 1re
within the Canadian Army Special Force on division du Commonwealth.8 Son incorporation
1 November 1953.9 dans la Force spciale de lArme canadienne
cessa le 1er novembre 1953.9

1. CAO 110-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 283/52.

2. CAO 76-2, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 358/53.
3. CAO 220-3, 7 fvrier 1955.
4. CAO 220-3, 17 fvrier 1964.
5. CANCOMGEN 018/70; Message, DO 115, 211300Z Jul 70, on CFOO 1764 file.
6. SD 1 Letter No. 4237, 5 May 51.
7. CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 324/53.
8. Herbert Fairlie Wood, Strange Battleground. The Operations in Korea and their Effects on the Defence Policy of
Canada (Ottawa, 1966), p. 273.
9. CAO 76-8, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 365/53. The Armistice in Korea occurred on 27 July 1953 / Larmistice en Core
date du 27 juillet 1953.

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8TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
1 April 1912 and incorporates the following
regiment and artillery battery.
The 8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA originated in
Hamilton, Ontario on 1 April 1912, when the 13th
Brigade, CFA was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated: 8th Brigade, CFA on
2 February 1920;2 8th Field Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;3 8th Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;4 8th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;5 8th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 October 1942;6 8th Medium
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;7 and 8th Field
Regiment, RCA on 28 November 1946.8 On
1 October 1954, it was amalgamated with the
133rd Locating Battery, RCA (see below),
retaining the same designation.9 It was
redesignated the 8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
on 12 April 1960.10 It was reduced to nil strength
and transferred to the Supplementary Order of
Battle on 1 April 1970.11
The 133rd Locating Battery, RCA originated in
Hamilton, Ontario on 23 August 1949, when the
133rd Locating Battery, RCA was authorized to be
formed.12 On 12 April 1960, it was amalgamated
with the 8th Field Regiment, RCA, as above.
Notes:
The 8th Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 October 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 231/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the brigade.
The 8th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perpetuation
8th Brigade, CFA, CEF
Headquarters Location
Hamilton, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 8th Brigade, which was authorized on
4 January 1916 as the 8th Brigade, CFA, CEF,13
embarked for Britain on 5 February 1916.14 It
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LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
1er avril 1912 et regroupe le rgiment et la batterie
dartillerie suivant.
Le 8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA vit le jour
Hamilton, en Ontario, le 1er avril 1912, lorsque la
13th Brigade, CFA fut autorise.1 Elle fut
rebaptise : 8th Brigade, CFA le 2 fvrier 1920;2
8th Field Brigade, CA le 1er juillet 1925;3 8th
Field Brigade, RCA le 3 juin 1935;4 8th
(Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA le
7 novembre 1940;5 8th (Reserve) Field Regiment,
RCA le 1er octobre 1942;6 8th Medium
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;7 et 8th Field
Regiment, RCA le 28 novembre 1946.8 Le
1er octobre 1954, il se fusionna avec la 133rd
Locating Battery, RCA (voir ci-dessous),
conservant la mme dsignation.9 Il fut rebaptis
8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le
12 avril 1960.10 Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls et
transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire le
1er avril 1970.11
La 133rd Locating Battery, RCA vit le jour
Hamilton, en Ontario, le 23 aot 1949, lorsque la
133rd Locating Battery, RCA fut autorise.12 Le
12 avril 1960, elle se fusionna avec le 8th Field
Regiment, RCA , tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Notes :
La 8th Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la rorganisation
du 15 octobre 1920 et rorganise la mme journe (GO
231/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas
sur la ligne de la brigade.
La 8th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perptuation
8th Brigade, CFA, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Hamilton, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
La 8th Brigade , autorise le 4 janvier 1916 sous
lappellation de 8th Brigade, CFA, CEF ,13
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
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disembarked in France on 14 July 191615 where it
provided field artillery support as part of the 3rd and
4th Canadian Divisional Artilleries in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.16 It was
redesignated the 8th Army Brigade, CFA, CEF on
8 July 1917.17 The brigade was disbanded on
23 October 1920.18
5 fvrier 1916.14 Elle dbarqua en France le
14 juillet 1916,15 o elle fournit un appui dartillerie
de campagne en tant que composante de la 3e et
de la 4e artilleries divisionnaires canadiennes en
France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.16 Elle fut rebaptise 8th Army Brigade,
CFA, CEF le 8 juillet 1917.17 La brigade fut
dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.18

Note: Note :
No lineal connection with the 8th Howitzer Brigade, CEF formed Il ny a aucun lien historique avec la 8th Howitzer Brigade,
in England on 19 September 1916 and redesignated the 6th CEF , form en Angleterre le 19 septembre 1916 et rebaptise
Howitzer Brigade, CEF in October 1916. 6th Howitzer Brigade, CEF en octobre 1916.

1. GO 60/12. Formed from two newly authorized batteries designated the 32nd Battery and the 33rd Battery / Form
de deux batteries nouvellement autorises, baptises 32nd Battery et 33rd Battery .
2. GO 13/20.
3. GO 82/25.
4. GO 58/35.
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 51/43.
7. GO 115/46.
8. GO 289/46.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 411/54.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
11. CFOO 70/16.
12. CAO 110-3, Supp Issue No. 142/49.
13. List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col.
Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4).
14. CEF Sailing List, vol XII.
15. The Story of the 40th Battery, CFA, CEF (Hamilton, 1972) pp. 15 and 112.
16. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, 1534-1919, vol.
1 (Toronto, 1967), passim.
17. Canadian Artillery Association, Officers who served Overseas in the Great War with the Canadian Artillery, (Ottawa,
1922) p. 12.
18. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official disbandment date as it is
the date in which all the batteries of the brigade were disbanded / Mme si cette formation nest pas spcifiquement
liste, lon considre cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officielle puisquelle correspond celle de toutes
les autres brigades dartillerie.

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12TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Woodstock, New Brunswick on 9 May 1905, when
the 4th Brigade of Field Artillery, CA was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 12th
Brigade, CFA on 2 February 1920;2 12th Field
Brigade, CA on 1 July 1925;3 12th Field Brigade,
RCA on 3 June 1935;4 12th (Reserve) Field
Brigade, RCA on 7 November 1940;5 12th
(Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA on
1 September 1943;6 12th Field Regiment, RCA on
1 April 1946;7 and 12th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA on 12 April 1960.8 It was reduced to nil
strength and transferred to the Supplementary
Order of Battle on 22 January 1965.9
Notes:
The 12th Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 May 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 102/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the brigade.
The 12th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perpetuation
12th Brigade, CFA, CEF
Headquarters Location
Fredericton, New Brunswick
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 12th Brigade was mobilized in France on
22 June 1916 as the 12th Brigade, CFA, CEF.10 It
provided field artillery support as part of the 1st
Canadian Divisional Artillery, CEF in France and
Flanders until it was absorbed by the 1st, 2nd and
3rd Brigades, CFA on 15 March 1917.11 The
brigade was disbanded on 23 October 1920.12
1. Special GO of 9 May 1905. Formed from two existing independent field batteries authorized on the following dates:
10th "Woodstock" Field Battery (Woodstock Battery of Garrison Artillery, 30 May 1866), and 12th "Newcastle" Field
Battery (Newcastle Field Battery, 18 December 1868) / Form de deux batteries de campagne indpendantes
autorises selon les dates suivantes : 10th "Woodstock" Field Battery (Woodstock Battery of Garrison Artillery,
30 mai 1866), et 12th "Newcastle" Field Battery (Newcastle Field Battery, 18 dcembre 1868).
2. GO 13/20.
3. GO 82/25.
4. GO 58/35.
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LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Woodstock, au Nouveau-Brunswick, le 9 mai 1905,
lorsque la 4th Brigade of Field Artillery, CFA fut
autorise.1 Elle fut rebaptise : 12th Brigade,
CFA le 2 fvrier 1920;2 12th Field Brigade, CA
le 1er juillet 1925;3 12th Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;4 12th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;5 12th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er septembre 1942;6 12th
Field Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;7 et 12th
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.8 Il
fut rduit des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre
de bataille supplmentaire le 22 janvier 1965.9
Notes :
La 12th Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 mai 1920 et rorganise la mme journe
(GO 102/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la brigade.
La 12th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Perptuation
12th Brigade, CFA, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
La 12th Brigade fut mobilise en France le
22 juin 1916, sous lappellation de 12th Brigade,
CFA, CEF .10 Elle fournit un appui dartillerie de
campagne en tant que composante de la 1re
artillerie divisionnaire canadienne en France et
dans les Flandres jusqu son incorporation par les
1re, 2e et 3e brigades dartillerie de campagne le
15 mars 1917.11 La brigade fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.12
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5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 44/45.
7. GO 247/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
9. SD 1 Letter No. 64/67; and/et Message, EASCOM, G 5628, 21181Z Sep 65.
10. List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col.
Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4); and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of
the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, 1534-1919, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), p. 251.
11. List of Canadian Artillery units during the First World War. Compiled from ledger of C.E.F. Units (Mr. Pye) for Col.
Nicholson, Sep 63, Kardex file 112.3H1.005 (D4); and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of
the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, 1534-1919, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), p. 277.
12. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official disbandment date as it is
the date in which all the batteries of the brigade were disbanded / Mme si cette formation nest pas spcifiquement
liste, lon considre cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officielle puisquelle correspond celle de toutes
les autres brigades dartillerie.

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14TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 14TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Halifax,
Nova Scotia on 1 February 1912, when the 11th
Brigade, CFA was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated: 14th Brigade, CFA on
2 February 1920;2 14th Field Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;3 14th Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;4 14th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;5 14th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 January 1943;6 14th Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;7 and 14th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.8 It was
reduced to nil strength and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle on 30 June 1968.9
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Halifax, en Nouvelle-cosse, le 1er fvrier 1912,
lorsque la 11th Brigade, CFA fut autorise.1 Elle
fut rebaptise : 14th Brigade, CFA le
2 fvrier 1920;2 14th Field Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;3 14th Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;4 14th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;5 14th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er janvier 1943;6 14th Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;7 et 14th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.8 Il fut
rduit des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de
bataille supplmentaire le 30 juin 1968.9

Notes:
The 14th Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 41/21). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the brigade.
The 14th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Notes :
La 14th Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 octobre 1920 et rorganise la mme
journe (GO 41/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne de la brigade.
La 14th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

Perpetuation Perptuation
14th Brigade, CFA, CEF 14th Brigade, CFA, CEF

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth, Nouvelle-cosse

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

The 14th Brigade, which was authorized in
June 1916 as the 14th Brigade, CFA, CEF,10
embarked for Britain on 12 September 1916.11 It
disembarked in France on 22 August 1917,12 where
it provided field artillery support as part of the 5th
Canadian Divisional Artillery in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.13 The brigade was
disbanded on 23 October 1920.14
La 14th Brigade , autorise en juin 1916, sous
lappellation de 14th Brigade, CFA, CEF ,10
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
12 septembre 1916.11 Elle dbarqua en France le
22 aot 1917,12 o elle fournit un appui dartillerie
en campagne en tant que composante de la 5e
artillerie divisionnaire canadienne en France et
dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.13 La
brigade fut dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.14

1. GO 24/12. Formed from three newly authorized batteries designated the 26th Battery, the 27th Battery and the
28th Battery / Form de trois batteries nouvellement autorises: 26th Battery , 27th Battery et 28th
Battery .
2. GO 13/20.
3. GO 82/25.
4. GO 58/35.
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 363/43.
7. GO 247/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.

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9. CFOO 68/18.
10. The Story of the Sixty-Sixth, CFA (Edinburgh, 1919), p.11.
11. Ibid., p.14.
12. Ibid., p. 37.
13. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, 1534-1919, vol.
1 (Toronto, 1967), p. 231.
14. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official disbandment date as it is
the date in which all the batteries of the brigade were disbanded / Mme si cette formation nest pas spcifiquement
liste, lon considre cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officielle puisquelle correspond celle de toutes
les batteries de la brigade.

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18TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 18TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Lethbridge, Alberta on 2 February 1920 when the
18th Brigade, CFA was authorized to be formed.1
It was designated: 18th Field Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;2 18th Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;3 18th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;4 18th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 March 1943;5 18th Field
Regiment, RCA on 3 October 1945;6 18th Field
Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA on 19 June 1947;7
18th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA
on 12 April 1960;8 and 18th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA on 4 December 1964.9 It was
reduced to nil strength and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle on 1 April 1970.10
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Lethbridge, en Alberta, le 2 fvrier 1920, lorsque la
18th Brigade, CFA fut autorise.1 Elle fut
rebaptise : 18th Field Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;2 18th Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;3 18th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;4 18th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er mars 1943;5 18th Field
Regiment, RCA le 3 octobre 1945;6 18th Field
Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA le 19 juin 1947;7
18th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled),
RCA le 12 avril 1960;8 et 18th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 4 dcembre 1964.9 Il fut rduit
des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 1er avril 1970.10

Notes:
The 18th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
No lineal connection with 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA of
1992 to present.
Notes :
La 18th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Il ny a aucun lien historique avec le 18th Air Defence
Regiment, RCA de 1992 aujourdhui.

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Lethbridge, Alberta Lethbridge, Alberta

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 13/20; and/et MO 58/20.

2. GO 82/25.
3. GO 58/35.
4. GO 273/40.
5. GO 132/43.
6. GO 400/45.
7. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
9. SD 1 Letter No 64/58; Letter, HQ Western Command to D Org, 18 Oct 65, file ref: WC 2001-3/1 (G).
10. CFOO 70/15; and/et Letter on 20th Indep Fd Bty AHR, 1325-1 (CO), undated (AHR file 5251, vol. 1) / Lettre du 20th
Indep Fd Bty RHA, 1325-1 (CO), aucune date (RHA dossier 5251, vol.1).

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19TH MEDIUM ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 19TH MEDIUM ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Calgary,
Alberta on 2 February 1920, when the 19th
Brigade, CFA was authorized to be formed.1 It was
designated: 19th Field Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;2 19th Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;3 19th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;4 19th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 March 1943.5 19th Medium
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;6 and 19th
Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.7
It was reduced to nil strength and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle on
19 January 1965.8
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Calgary, en Alberta, le 2 fvrier 1920, lorsque la
19th Brigade, CFA fut autorise.1 Elle fut
rebaptise : 19th Field Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;2 19th Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;3 19th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;4 19th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er mars 1943;5 19th Medium
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;6 et 19th
Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.7
Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre
de bataille supplmentaire le 19 janvier 1965.8

Note:
The 19th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Note :
La 19th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Calgary, Alberta Calgary, Alberta

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 13/20; and/et MO 58/20. The brigade was not actually organized until 1 May 1921 (GO 130/21) / La brigade ne
fut organise qu partir du 1er mai 1921 (GO 130/21).
2. GO 82/25.
3. GO 58/35.
4. GO 273/40.
5. GO 132/43.
6. GO 115/46.
7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
8. SD 1 Letter No 64/58; Letter, HQ Western Command to D Org, 18 Oct 65, file ref: WC 2001-3/1 (G).

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21ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Harriston, Ontario on 1 July 1936, when the 21st
Field Brigade, RCA was authorized to be formed.1
It was redesignated: 21st (Reserve) Field Brigade,
RCA on 7 November 1940;2 21st (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 15 May 1943;3 21st Anti-Tank
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;4 21st Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 October 1954;5 and 21st
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.6 It
was reduced to nil strength and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle on 1 April 1970.7
Note:
The 21st Field Regiment was formed from the conversion of D
Company, The Wellington Regiment. The regiments date of
origin is not traced to the formation date of D Company as
lineage is traced from the formation of unit, not sub-unit, sized
organizations, ie. regiments and battalions. The lineage and
perpetuations of The Wellington Regiment were afforded to the
63rd Battery, RCA (amalgamated with the 26th Field Battery,
under that designation, in 1964, and now on the Supplementary
Order of Battle) as this sub-unit was formed from Headquarters
and B Company, The Wellington Regiment.
Headquarters Location
Wingham, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
None
1. GO 117/36; and/et GO 145/36. D Company, The Wellington Regiment was authorized on 30 August 1861 as the 1st
Volunteer Militia Rifle Company at Elora / La D Company, The Wellington Regiment vit le jour le 30 aot 1861,
sous la dsignation 1st Volunteer Militia Rifle Company
2. GO 273/40.
3. GO 311/43.
4. GO 115/46.
5. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 412/54.
6. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
7. CFOO 70/16.
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21ST FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Harriston, en Ontario, le 1er juillet 1936, lorsque la
21st Field Brigade, RCA fut autorise.1 Elle fut
rebaptise : 21st (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;2 21st (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 15 mai 1943;3 21st Anti-Tank
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;4 21st Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er octobre 1954;5 et 21st
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.6 Il
fut rduit des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre
de bataille supplmentaire le 1er avril 1970.7
Note :
Le 21st Field Regiment fut form de la conversion de la D
Company, The Wellington Regiment . La date dorigine du
rgiment nest pas relie la date de formation de la D
Company , dans la mesure o la ligne provient de la formation
dune unit et non dune sous-unit ou dorganisations classes
tels que des rgiments et des bataillons. La ligne et les
perptuations du The Wellington Regiment furent accordes
la 63rd Battery, RCA (fusionne avec la 26th Field
Battery , sous la mme dsignation en 1964 et depuis sur
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire) dans la mesure o cette
sous-unit tait forme du Headquarters et de la B
Company, The Wellington Regiment .
Site du Quartier gnral
Wingham, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Aucun
Elora.
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24TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 24TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Fernie, Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
British Columbia on 1 May 1914, when an "eight Fernie, en Colombie-Britannique, le 1er mai 1914,
company regiment of infantry" was authorized to be lorsquun rgiment dinfanterie de huit
formed.1 It was redesignated: 107th (East compagnies fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 107th
Kootenay) Regiment on 2 November 1914;2 and (East Kootenay) Regiment le 2 novembre 1914;2
The Kootenay Regiment on 12 March 1920.3 On et The Kootenay Regiment le 12 mars 1920.3
15 December 1936 it was converted to artillery and Le 15 dcembre 1936, le rgiment fut converti
redesignated the 24th (Kootenay) Field Brigade, lartillerie et rebaptis le 24th (Kootenay) Field
RCA.4 It was redesignated: 24th Reserve Brigade, RCA .4 Il fut rebaptis : 24th Reserve
(Kootenay) Field Brigade, RCA on (Kootenay) Field Brigade, RCA le
7 November 1940;5 24th Reserve (Kootenay) Field 7 novembre 1940;5 24th Reserve (Kootenay)
Regiment, RCA on 15 March 1943;6 24th Field Field Regiment, RCA le 15 mars 1943;6 24th
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;7 24th Heavy Anti- Field Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;7 24th
Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 5 February 1948;8 24th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le
Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 5 fvrier 1948;8 24th Medium Anti-Aircraft
22 August 1955;9 24th Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le 22 aot 1955;9 24th Medium
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960;10 and Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, RCA le
24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 avril 1960;10 et 24th Field Artillery Regiment,
10 December 1962.11 It was reduced to nil strength RCA le 10 dcembre 1962.11 Il fut rduit des
and transferred to the Supplementary Order of effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
Battle on 28 February 1965.12 supplmentaire le 28 fvrier 1965.12

Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Kootenay Regiment on
12 March 1920 (see above) it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (54th Battalion, CEF) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion
(225th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle. The
reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Kootenay Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 December 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 30/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Kootenay Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
conversion to artillery on 14 December 1936 and reorganized
the next day (GO 177/36). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Kootenay Regiment , le
12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (54th Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (225th Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Kootenay Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
conversion lartillerie du 15 dcembre 1920 et rorganis la
mme journe (GO 30/21). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Kootenay Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
conversion lartillerie du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le
lendemain (GO 177/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.

Perpetuations Perptuations
54th, and 225th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF 54th , et 225th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Trail, British Columbia Trail, Colombie-Britannique

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

The 54th Battalion, which was authorized on Le 54th Battalion , autoris le 7 novembre 1914
7 November 1914 as the 54th Battalion, CEF,13 sous lappellation de 54th Battalion, CEF ,13
embarked for Britain on 22 November 1915.14 and sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
disembarked in France on 14 August 1916.15 It 22 novembre 1915.14 Il dbarqua en France le
fought as part of the 11th Infantry Brigade, 14 aot 1916.15 Il combattit en France et dans les

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4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre, en tant que
the end of the war.16 The battalion was disbanded composante de la 11e brigade dinfanterie, de la 4e
on 30 August 1920.17 division canadienne16 Le bataillon fut dissous le
30 aot 1920.17

The 225th Battalion, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 225th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF,18 embarked for Britain on 26 January 1917.19
Its personnel were absorbed by the 16th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 6 February 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.20 The battalion was disbanded on
1 September 1917.21
Le 225th Battalion , autoris le 15 juillet 1916
sous lappellation de 225th "Overseas" Battalion,
CEF ,18 sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
26 janvier 1917.19 Son personnel fut incorpor au
sein du 16th Reserve Battalion, CEF le
6 fvrier 1917, afin de fournir des renforts au Corps
darme canadiens en campagne.20 Le bataillon fut
dissous le 1er septembre 1917.21

1. GO 80a/14. The newly formed companies of the regiment had no lineal connection with the two independent
companies of rifles, designated Kootenay Rifles, which were authorized in the town of Fernie on 3 January 1905
(GO 12/05). Both these earlier companies were disbanded on 1 June 1912 (GO 102/12) / Les compagnies
nouvellement formes du rgiment navaient aucun lien historique avec les deux compagnies indpendantes de
voltigeurs, baptises Kootenay Rifles et autorises Fernie le 3 janvier 1905 (GO 12/05). Ces deux compagnies
er
furent dissoutes le 1 juin 1912 (GO 102/12).
2. GO 179/14.
3. MO 61/20.
4. GO 177/36.
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 156/43.
7. GO 116/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 62/48.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 458/55.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
11. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 740/63.
12. SD 1 Letter No. 64/53; and/et Letter, HQ Western Command to D Org, 18 Oct 65, file ref: WC 2001-3/1 (G).
13. GO 86/15.
14. CEF Sailing List, vol. III.
15. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 54th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 11, Folder/chemise 54.
16. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919, (Ottawa, 1962), passim. The regiment also sent two reinforcement drafts to England on 21 July 1915, and
23 October 1915 (eventually to the 30th Reserve Battalion) / Le rgiment avait envoy aussi deux contingents de
renforts en Angleterre le 21 juillet 1915 et le 23 octobre 1915 (ventuellement au 30th Reserve Battalion ).
17. GO 149/20.
18. GO 69/16.
19. CEF Sailing List vol. X.
20. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 225th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 225.
21. GO 82/18.

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27TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 27TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Coaticook, Quebec on 1 April 1910, when the 26th
Canadian Horse "Stanstead" Dragoons were
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 26th
Stanstead Dragoons on 3 September 1912;2 and
The Eastern Township Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920.3 On 15 December 1936 it was
converted to artillery and redesignated the 27th
Field Brigade, RCA.4 It was redesignated: 27th
(Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA on
7 November 1940;5 27th (Reserve) Field Regiment,
RCA on 1 March 1943;6 27th Field Regiment,
RCA on 15 October 1943;7 and 27th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.8 It was reduced
to nil strength and transferred to the Supplementary
Order of Battle on 1 April 1970.9
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Coaticook, au Qubec, le 1er avril 1910, lorsque le
26th Canadian Horse "Stanstead" Dragoons fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 26th Stanstead
Dragoons le 3 septembre 1912;2 et The Eastern
Township Mounted Rifles le 15 mars 1920.3 Le
15 dcembre 1936, le rgiment fut converti
lartillerie et rebaptis 27th Field Brigade, RCA .4
Elle fut rebaptise : 27th (Reserve) Field Brigade,
RCA le 7 novembre 1940;5 27th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er mars 1943;6 27th Field
Regiment, RCA le 15 octobre 1943;7 et 27th
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.8 Il
fut rduit des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre
de bataille supplmentaire le 1er avril 1970.9

Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Eastern Township Mounted Rifles on
15 March 1920 (see above and GO 185/20) it was organized as
a two regiment unit with the 1st Regiment (5th Canadian
Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active
Militia order of battle and the 2nd Regiment (no CEF
designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles were disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized
the same day (GO 230/20). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles were disbanded for the
purpose of conversion to artillery on 14 December 1936 and
reorganized the next day (GO 203/36). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The perpetuation of the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
(Eastern Townships Regiment), CEF was transferred to the
7th/11th Hussars (now The Sherbrooke Hussars) on
15 December 1936 (GO 154/37).
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Eastern Townships Mounted
Rifles , le 15 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus et GO 185/20), il fut
er
organis en tant que rgiment deux units. Le 1 Rgiment
( 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF ) faisait partie
de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non permanente tandis
e
que le 2 Rgiment (aucune dsignation CEF) faisait partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles fut dissous en vue de
er
la rorganisation du 1 octobre 1920 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 230/20) . Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles fut dissous le
14 dcembre 1936 en vue de la conversion lartillerie le
lendemain (GO 203/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La perptuation du 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
(Eastern Townships Regiment), CEF fut transfre au
7th/11th Hussars (aujourdhui le The Sherbrooke
Hussars le 15 dcembre 1937 (GO 154/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Farnham, Quebec Farnham, Qubec

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 19/10 and/et GO 40/10. GO 19/10 , which was issued on 1 February, authorized the units formation on 1 April as
the 26th "Stanstead" Dragons. GO 40/10, which was issued on 1 April, changed the units designation to that shown
above, therefore, the first designation cannot be considered as official. Formed from four cavalry squadrons
authorized on the following dates: A Squadron at Coaticook (E Squadron, 7th Hussars [No. 6 Company, 58th
Compton Regiment, 1 February 1900); B Squadron at Magog (D Squadron, 11th Hussars, 1 April 1905);

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C Squadron at Stanstead (A Squadron, 13th Scottish Light Dragoons [Troop of Cavalry at Stanstead,
23 February 1872]; and D Squadron at Ayers Cliff (E Squadron, 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars,
er er
1 July 1903) / GO 19/10 issue le 1 fvrier et autorisant la formation de lunit, le 1 avril, sous la dsignation 26th
er
"Stanstead" Dragons . GO 40/10 issue le 1 avril changea la dsignation de lunit ce qui est mentionn ci-
dessus, la premire dsignation ne pouvant, en loccurrence, tre officielle. Form de quatre escadrons de cavalerie
autoriss selon les dates suivantes : A Squadron Coaticook (E Squadron, 7th Hussars [No. 6 Company, 58th
er er
Compton Regiment, 1 fvrier 1900); B Squadron Magog (D Squadron, 11th Hussars, 1 avril 1905); C
Squadron Stanstead (A Squadron, 13th Scottish Light Dragoons [Troop of Cavalry at Stanstead, 23 fvrier 1872];
et D Squadron Ayers Cliff (E Squadron, 6th Duke of Connaughts Royal Canadian Hussars, 1er juillet 1903).
2. GO 159/12.
3. GO 26/20.
4. GO 203/36.
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 132/43.
7. GO 400/45.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
9. CFOO 70/17.

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29TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 29TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in St.
Catharines, Ontario on 1 July 1898 when the 2nd
Brigade of Field Artillery was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 3rd Brigade, CFA on
2 February 1920;2 3rd Field Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;3 3rd Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;4 3rd (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;5 3rd (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 15 March 1943;6 29th Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;7 29th Field
Regiment (Self-propelled), RCA on 19 June 1947;8
and 29th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled),
RCA on 12 April 1960.9 Upon redesignation as the
29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on
15 March 1965, it was reduced to nil strength and
transferred to Supplementary Order of Battle.10
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour St.
Catharines, en Ontario, le 1er juillet 1898, lorsque la
2nd Brigade of Field Artillery fut autorise.1 Elle
fut rebaptise : 3rd Brigade, CFA le
2 fvrier 1920;2 3rd Field Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;3 3rd Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;4 3rd (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;5 3rd (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 15 mars 1943;6 29th Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;7 29th Field
Regiment (Self-propelled), RCA le 19 juin 1947;8
et 29th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled),
RCA le 12 avril 1960.9 Lorsquil fut rebaptis
29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le
15 mars 1965, il fut rduit des effectifs nuls et
transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire.10

Perpetuation Perptuation
3rd Field Artillery Brigade, CFA, CEF 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, CFA, CEF

Notes:
The 3rd Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 3 January 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 61/21). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the brigade.
The 3rd Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Notes :
La 3rd Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la rorganisation
du 3 janvier 1921 et rorganise la mme journe (GO 61/21). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne de la brigade.
La 3rd Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Sarnia, Ontario11 Sarnia, Ontario11

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

The 3rd Brigade, which was authorized on La 3rd Brigade , autorise le 6 aot 1914 sous
6 August 1914 as the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, lappellation de 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, CFA,
CFA, CEF,12 embarked for Britain on CEF ,12 sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
1 October 1914.13 It disembarked in France on 1er octobre 1914.13 Elle dbarqua en France le
16 February 1915,14 where it provided field artillery 16 fvrier 1915,14 o elle fournit un appui dartillerie
support as part of the 1st and 4th Canadian de campagne en tant que composante de la 1re et
Divisional Artilleries in France and Flanders until de la 4e artillerie divisionnaire canadiennes en
the end of the war.15 The brigade was disbanded on France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
23 October 1920.16 guerre.15 La brigade fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.16

1. GO 64/98. Formed from three existing independent field batteries authorized on the following dates: 4th Field
Battery (4th "Hamilton" Field Battery, 6 December 1855), 7th Field Battery (No. 7 "Welland Canal" Field Battery,
6 December 1861), and the 9th Field Battery (9th "Toronto" Field Battery, 9 March 1866) / Form de trois batteries
de campagne indpendantes autorises selon les dates suivantes : 4th Field Battery (4th "Hamilton" Field
Battery, 6 dcembre 1855), 7th Field Battery (No. 7 "Welland Canal" Field Battery, 6 dcembre 1861), et la 9th
Field Battery (9th "Toronto" Field Battery, 9 mars 1866).

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2. GO 13/20.
3. GO 82/25.
4. GO 58/35.
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 156/43.
7. GO 116/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No 43/47.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
10. SD 1 Letter No 64/62; Message, CENCOM, A 2989, 012015Z Nov 65; Letter, HQ Central Command to D Org, 11
May 65, file ref: CC 2001-3/1-23/1 (G); SD 1 Letter No 64/61; and/et Letter, HQ Central Command to D Org, 14 May
65, file ref: CC 2001-3/1-23/3 (G).
11. The regiment was relocated from Toronto to Sarnia at the time of its transfer to the Supplementary Order of Battle /
Le rgiment fut re-localis de Toronto Sarnia au moment de son transfert lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire.
12. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, reprinted in Duguid, p.37; Memorandum entitled Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War
1914, BGen V.A.S. Williams, Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia, to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914,
reprinted in Duguid, p.39.
13. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), p. 200.
14. Colonel A. F. Duguid, The Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices
(Ottawa, 1938), p. 454.
15. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
16. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official date of disbandment as it is
the General Order in which the batteries of the brigade were disbanded / Mme si cette formation nest pas
spcifiquement liste, lon considre cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officielle puisquelle correspond
celle de toutes les batteries de la brigade.

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33RD MEDIUM ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
30 November 1866 and incorporates the following
regiment and artillery batteries.
The 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA
originated in Cobourg, Ontario on 1 April 1946,
when the 33rd Medium Regiment, RCA was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated the
33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA on
12 April 1960.2 On 6 July 1960, it was amalgamated
with the 22nd Independent Medium Artillery
Battery, RCA (see below) retaining the same
designation.3 It was reduced to nil strength and
transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on
12 February 1965.4
The 22nd Independent Medium Artillery Battery,
RCA originated in Cobourg, Ontario on 1 May 1866,
when the Garrison Battery of Artillery at Cobourg
was authorized to be formed.5 It was redesignated:
Cobourg Company of Garrison Artillery on
1 January 1893;6 Cobourg Company of Garrison
Artillery, CA on 28 December 1895;7 Cobourg
Heavy Battery, CGA on 15 February 1913;8 2nd
Heavy Battery, CA on 2 February 1920;9 22nd
Medium Battery, CA on 1 July 1925;10 22nd
Medium Battery, RCA on 3 June 1935;11 22nd
(Cobourg) Medium Battery, RCA on
1 December 1938;12 22nd (Reserve) (Cobourg)
Medium Battery, RCA on 7 November 1940;13 and
22nd Medium Battery, RCA on 1 April 1946.14 On
1 September 1954, it was amalgamated with the
47th Anti-Tank Battery (Self Propelled), RCA (see
below) and redesignated the 22nd Independent
Medium Battery, RCA.15 It was redesignated the
22nd Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA
on 12 April 1960.16 On 6 July 1960, it was
amalgamated with the 33rd Medium Artillery
Regiment, RCA, as above.
Notes:
The 2nd Heavy Battery, CA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 June 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 102/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the battery.
The 33rd Medium Artillery Regiments date of origin is not traced
to the formation date of the Garrison Battery of Artillery at
Cobourg as lineage is traced from the formation of unit not sub-
unit sized organizations, i.e. regiments and battalions.
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33RD MEDIUM ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
le 30 novembre 1866 et regroupe le rgiment et les
batteries dartillerie suivants.
Le 33rd Medium Artillery Rgiment, RCA vit le
jour Cobourg, en Ontario, le 1er avril 1946,
lorsque le 33rd Medium Regiment, RCA fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis 33rd Medium Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.2 Le
6 juillet 1960, il se fusionna avec la 22nd
Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA (voir
ci-dessous), conservant la mme dsignation.3 Il fut
rduit des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de
bataille supplmentaire le 12 fvrier 1965.4
La 22nd Independent Medium Artillery Battery,
RCA vit le jour Cobourg, en Ontario, le
1er mai 1866, lorsque la Garrison Battery of
Artillery at Cobourg fut autorise.5 Elle fut
rebaptise : Cobourg Company of Garrison
Artillery le 1er janvier 1893;6 Cobourg Company
of Garrison Artillery, CA le 28 dcembre 1895;7
Cobourg Heavy Battery, CGA le
15 fvrier 1913;8 2nd Heavy Battery, CA le
2 fvrier 1920;9 22nd Medium Battery, CA le
1er juillet 1925;10 22nd Medium Battery, RCA le
3 juin 1935;11 22nd (Cobourg) Medium Battery,
RCA le 1er dcembre 1938;12 22nd (Reserve)
(Cobourg) Medium Battery, RCA le
7 novembre 1940;13 et 22nd Medium Battery,
RCA le 1er avril 1946.14 Le 1er septembre 1954,
elle se fusionna avec la 47th Anti-Tank Battery
(Self Propelled), RCA (voir ci-dessous) et fut
rebaptise 22nd Independent Medium Battery,
RCA .15 Elle fut rebaptise 22nd Independent
Medium Artillery Battery, RCA le 12 avril 1960.16
Le 6 juillet 1960, elle se fusionna avec le 33rd
Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
La 2nd Heavy Battery, CA fut dissoute en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 juin 1920 et rorganise la mme journe
(GO 102/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La date dorigine du 33rd Medium Artillery Rgiment nest
pas retrace la date de formation du Garrison Battery of
Artillery at Cobourg , la ligne indique la formation des units et
non les organisations de tailles de sous-units, ex. les rgiments
et les bataillons.
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The 47th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA
originated in Kingston, Ontario on 30 November
1866, when the 47th "Frontenac" Battalion of
Infantry was authorized to be formed.17 It was
redesignated: 47th Frontenac Regiment on
8 May 1900;18 and The Frontenac Regiment on
12 March 1920.19 On 15 December 1936, it was
converted to artillery and redesignated the 47th
(Napanee) Field Battery, RCA.20 It was
redesignated: 47th (Napanee) Field Battery
(Howitzer), RCA on 1 December 1937;21 47th
(Reserve) (Napanee) Field Battery (Howitzer),
RCA on 7 November 1940;22 47th Reserve
(Napanee) Field Battery, RCA on 24 June 1942;23
and 47th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA
on 1 April 1946.24 On 1 September 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 22nd Medium Battery, RCA,
as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Frontenac Regiment on
12 March 1920 (see above) it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (146th Battalion, CEF) on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd
Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle.
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The Frontenac Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 June 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 133/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Frontenac Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
conversion to artillery on 14 December 1936 and reorganized
the next day (GO 212/36). This change was administrative and
does not affect the lineage of the unit.
Perpetuations
2nd Heavy Battery, CGA, CEF; and 146th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Headquarters Location
Cobourg, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
North West Rebellion
The 47th "Frontenac" Battalion of Infantry mobilized
one company for active service on 10 April 1885.25
The company served with the Midland Battalion in
the Alberta Column of the North West Field Force.26
The company was removed from active service on
24 July 1885.27
The First World War
The Cobourg Heavy Battery was placed on active
service on 6 August 1914 and served in Lvis,
Quebec, and Vancouver, British Columbia,
providing coastal artillery support in the fall of
1914.28
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La 47th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA
vit le jour Kingston, en Ontario, le
30 novembre 1866, lorsque le 47th "Frontenac"
Battalion of Infantry fut autoris.17 Il fut rebaptis :
47th Frontenac Regiment le 8 mai 1900;18 et
The Frontenac Regiment le 12 mars 1920.19
Le 15 dcembre 1936, il fut converti lartillerie et
rebaptis 47th (Napanee) Field Battery, RCA .20
Elle fut rebaptise : 47th (Napanee) Field Battery
(Howitzer), RCA le 1er dcembre 1937;21 47th
(Reserve) (Napanee) Field Battery (Howitzer),
RCA le 7 novembre 1940;22 47th Reserve
(Napanee) Field Battery, RCA le 24 juin 1942;23 et
47th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA le
1er avril 1946.24 Le 1er septembre 1954, elle se
fusionna avec la 22nd Medium Battery, RCA , tel
que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Frontenac Regiment , le
12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (146th Battalion,
CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Frontenac Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 juin 1920 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 133/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Frontenac Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
conversion lartillerie du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le
lendemain (GO 212/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne de lunit.
Perptuations
2nd Heavy Battery, CGA, CEF ; et 146th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Cobourg, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
Le 47th "Frontenac" Battalion of Infantry
mobilisa une compagnie pour le service actif le
10 avril 1885.25 La compagnie servit en tant que
composante du Midland Battalion de la colonne
dAlberta du corps expditionnaire du Nord-
Ouest .26 La compagnie fut retire du service actif
le 24 juillet 1885.27
Premire Guerre mondiale
La Cobourg Heavy Battery fut place en service
actif le 6 aot 1914 et servit Lvis, au Qubec, et
Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, fournissant
un appui dartillerie ctier lautomne 1914.28
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The 2nd Heavy Battery, which was authorized on
7 November 1914 as the 2nd Heavy Battery, CGA,
CEF,29 embarked for Britain on 15 June 1915.30
The battery disembarked in France on
16 September 1915, where it provided heavy
artillery support as part of the 2nd Brigade, CGA,
CEF in France and Flanders until the end of the
war.31 The battery was disbanded
23 October 1920.32
La 2nd Heavy Battery , autorise le
7 novembre 1914, sous lappellation de 2nd
Heavy Battery, CGA, CEF ,29 sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 15 juin 1915.30 La batterie
dbarqua en France le 16 septembre 1915, o elle
fournit un appui dartillerie lourde en tant que
composante de la 2nd Brigade, CGA, CEF en
on France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.31 La batterie fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.32

The 146th Battalion, which was authorized on La 146th Battalion , autorise le

22 December 1915 as the 146th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,33 embarked for Britain on
25 September 1916.34 Its personnel were absorbed
by the 95th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF on
7 October 1916 to provide reinforcements for the
Canadian Corps in the field.35 The battalion was
disbanded on 17 July 1917.36
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 146th
Overseas Battalion, CEF ,33 sembarqua pour
la Grande-Bretagne le 25 septembre 1916.34 Son
personnel fut incorpor au sein du 95th
Overseas Battalion, CEF le 7 octobre 1916
afin de fournit des renforts au Corps darme
canadien en campagne.35 Le bataillon fut dissous le
17 juillet 1917.36

1. GO 114/46.
2. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 670/60.
3. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 678/60.
4. SD 1 Letter No. 64/63; and/et Letter, HQ Central Command to D Org, 11 May 65, file ref: CC 2001-3/1-23/2 (G).
5. MGO of 1 May 1866.
6. No authority for a change of designation of artillery batteries in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94). Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada, 1893.
(GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les
Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit
quant au changement dappellation des batteries dartillerie en 1892. La date du 1er janvier 1893 correspond toutefois
la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la
Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the
Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-94).
7. GO 58/95.
8. GO 34/13.
9. GO 13/20.
10. GO 82/25.
11. GO 58/35.
12. GO 23/39.
13. GO 273/40.
14. GO 116/46.
15. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 414/54.
16. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No 670/60.
17. MGO of 30 November 1866. Formed from six existing independent infantry and rifle companies authorized on the
following dates: No. 1 Company, (1st Rifle Company) at Storrington "Milburn" on 31 January 1862, No. 2 Company,
(2nd Rifle Company) at Storrington "Inverary" on 31 January 1862, No. 3 Company at Elginburgh on 8 June 1866,
No. 4 Company at Portsmouth on 23 March 1866, No. 5 Company at Garden Island on 16 January 1863, and No.
6 Company at Wolfe Island on 8 June 1866 / Form de six compagnies indpendantes dinfanterie et de voltigeurs
autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Company, ( 1st Rifle Company ) Storrington "Milburn" le
31 janvier 1862, No. 2 Company, ( 2nd Rifle Company ) Storrington "Inverary" le 31 janvier 1862, No. 3
Company Elginburgh le 8 juin 1866, No. 4 Company Portsmouth le 23 mars 1866, No. 5 Company
Garden Island le 16 janvier 1863, et No. 6 Company Wolfe Island le 8 juin 1866.
18. MO 105/1900.

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19. MO 59/20.
20. GO 212/36. On 14 December 1936 A Company of the regiment was disbanded for the purpose of reorganization
and amalgamated with The Princess of Wales Own Regiment the next day (GO 201/36). The new battery was
formed from "Headquarters and "B Company of the regiment and allocated to the 9th Field Brigade, RCA (216/36).
C and D Companies remained disbanded, see note above under the 47th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled) / Le
14 dcembre 1936, la A Company du rgiment fut dissoute afin dtre rorganise et incorpore au sein du The
Princess of Wales Own Regiment le lendemain (GO 201/36). La nouvelle batterie fut forme du Headquarters
et de la B Company du rgiment et alloue au 9th Field Brigade, RCA (216/36). Les compagnies C et D
demeurrent dissoutes, voir la note ci-dessus sous 47th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled) .
21. GO 3/38. Although this order does not detail the "(Napanee)" secondary title, this is considered an administrative
error. GO 285/42, which redesignates the unit, clearly shows secondary title in the previous designation. / Bien que
cet ordre ne spcifie pas le second titre de (Napanee) , ceci est considr une erreur administrative. La GO
285/42 qui rebaptise lunit, contient ce second titre pour la dsignation prcdente.
22. GO 273/40.
23. GO 285/42.
24. GO 115/46.
25. MGO No. 3 of 10 April 1885.
26. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), p. 42.
27. MGO No. 16 of 24 July 1885.
28. GO 142/14; and/et G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian
Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), pp. 192-193.
29. GO 36/15.
30. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
31. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 2nd Heavy Battery, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 2; G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada.
The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto, 1967), passim; and/et 2nd C.H.B. Old Boys
Association, The 2nd Can. Heavy Battery in the World War, 1914 to 1919, (Montral, 1932), passim.
32. GO 191/20.
33. GO 151/15.
34. CEF Sailing List, vol. VIII.
35. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 146th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 146.
36. GO 82/18.

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34TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 34TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Montral, Quebec on 1 April 1942, when the 34th
(Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA was authorized to
be formed.1 It was redesignated: 34th Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;2 and 34th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.3 It was
reduced to nil strength and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle on
26 February 1965.4
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Montral, au Qubec, le 1er avril 1942, lorsque le
34th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 34th Field Regiment,
RCA le 1er avril 1946;2 et 34th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.3 Il fut rduit
des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 26 fvrier 1965.4

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Montral, Quebec Montral, Qubec

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 241/42.
2. GO 115/46. This battery is not specifically redesignated as part of this General Order, however, this order cancels the
effects of GO 273/40 for Reserve units of the Canadian Army / Cette batterie nest pas spcifiquement rebaptise par
cet Ordre Gnral. Par contre, cet ordre annule les effets du GO 273/40 pour les units de rserve de lArme
canadienne.
3. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
4. SD 1 Letter No. 64/65; and/et Message, QUECOM, G 3564, 221800Z Sep.

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37TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 37TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Montral, Quebec on 9 May 1905 when the 6th
Brigade of Field Artillery, CA was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 2nd Brigade, CFA
on 2 February 1920;2 2nd Field Brigade, CA on
1 July 1925;3 2nd Field Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;4 2nd (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
on 7 November 1940;5 2nd (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 15 December 1943;6 37th Field
Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;7 and 37th Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.8 It was
reduced to nil strength and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle on
26 February 1965.9
Ce rgiment de la Force de la rserve vit le jour
Montral, au Qubec, le 9 mai 1905, lorsque la
6th Brigade of Field Artillery, CA fut autorise.1
Elle fut rebaptise : 2nd Brigade, CFA le
2 fvrier 1920;2 2nd Field Brigade, CA le
1er juillet 1925;3 2nd Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;4 2nd (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;5 2nd (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 15 dcembre 1943;6 37th
Field Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;7 et 37th
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.8 Il
fut rduit des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre
de bataille supplmentaire le 26 fvrier 1965.9

Perpetuation Perptuation
2nd Brigade, CFA, CEF 2nd Brigade, CFA, CEF

Notes:
The 2nd Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 April 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 9/22). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the brigade.
The 2nd Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Notes :
La 2nd Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 avril 1920 et rorganise la mme journe
(GO 9/22). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne de la brigade.
La 2nd Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Montral, Quebec Montral, Qubec

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

The 2nd Brigade, which was authorized on La 2nd Brigade , autorise le 6 aot 1914 sous
6 August 1914 as the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, lappellation de 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, CFA,
CFA, CEF,10 embarked for Britain on CEF ,10 sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
26 September 1914.11 It disembarked in France on 26 septembre 1914.11 Elle dbarqua en France le
12 and 13 February 1915,12 where it provided field 12 et le 13 fvrier 1915,12 o elle fournit un appui
artillery support as part of the 1st Canadian dartillerie de campagne en tant que composante
Divisional Artillery in France and Flanders until the de la 1re artillerie divisionnaire canadienne en
end of the war.13 The brigade was disbanded on France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
23 October 1920.14 guerre.13 La brigade fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.14

1. Special GO of 9 May 1905. Formed from one existing field and one newly organized field batteries authorized on the
following dates: 3rd "Montreal" Field Battery (27 September 1855), and the newly formed 21st Field Battery / Form
dune batterie existante de campagne et dune nouvellement autorise selon les dates suivantes : 3rd Montreal
Field Battery (27 septembre 1855) et la 21st Field Battery , nouvellement forme.
2. GO 13/20.
3. GO 82/25.

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4. GO 58/35.
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 29/44.
7. GO 116/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
9. SD 1 Letter No. 64/65; and/et Message, QUECOM, G 3564, 221800Z Sep 65.
10. PC 2067, 6 August 1914; and/et Memorandum entitled Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S.
Williams, Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel
A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919 , vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa,
1938), pp. 37-39.
11. Ibid., pp. 110 and/et 114.
12. Ibid., p. 855.
13. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
14. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official disbandment date as it is
the General Order in which the batteries and ammunition column of the brigade were disbanded / Mme si cette
formation nest pas spcifiquement liste, lon considr cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officiel
puisquelle correspond lordre gnral ordonnant la dissolution des batteries et de la colonne des munitions de la
formation.

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39TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
(SELF-PROPELLED), RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
15 June 1914 and incorporates the following
regiments and operations room.
The 39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled),
RCA originated in Winnipeg, Manitoba on
15 June 1914, when the 14th Brigade, CFA was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 5th
Brigade, CFA on 2 February 1920;2 5th Field
Brigade, CA on 1 July 1925;3 5th Field Brigade,
RCA on 3 June 1935;4 5th (Reserve) Field
Brigade, RCA on 7 November 1940;5 5th
(Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1943;6
39th Field Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;7 and
39th Field Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA on
19 June 1947.8 On 31 December 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 52nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA (see below) and the 6th Anti-
Aircraft Operations Room, (Mobile), RCA (see
below), retaining the same designation.9 It was
redesignated the 39th Field Artillery Regiment
(Self-Propelled), RCA on 12 April 1960.10 It was
reduced to nil strength and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle on
31 January 1965.11
Notes:
The 5th Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 October 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 231/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the brigade.
The 5th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 52nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
originated in Flin Flon, Manitoba on 1 April 1946,
when the 52nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA
was authorized to be formed.12 On
31 December 1954, it was amalgamated with the
39th Field Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA and the
6th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, (Mobile), RCA,
as above.
The 6th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, (Mobile),
RCA originated in Winnipeg, Manitoba on
1 April 1946, when the No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Gun
Operations Room, RCA was authorized to be
formed.13 It was redesignated the 6th Anti-Aircraft
Operations Room, (Mobile), RCA on
30 June 1951.14 On 31 December 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 39th Field Regiment (Self
Propelled), RCA and the 52nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RCA, as above.
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(SELF-PROPELLED), RCA
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
15 juin 1914 et regroupe les rgiments ainsi que la
poste dopration suivants.
Le 39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled),
RCA vit le jour Winnipeg, au Manitoba, le
15 juin 1914, lorsque la 14th Brigade, CFA fut
autorise.1 Elle fut rebaptise : 5th Brigade,
CFA le 2 fvrier 1920;2 5th Field Brigade, CA
le 1er juillet 1925;3 5th Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;4 5th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;5 5th (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1943;6 39th Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;7 et 39th Field
Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA le 19 juin 1947.8
Le 31 dcembre 1954, il se fusionna avec le 52nd
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA (voir ci-
dessous) et la 6th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room,
(Mobile), RCA (voir ci-dessous) sous la mme
dsignation.9 Il fut rebaptis 39th Field Artillery
Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA le
12 avril 1960.10 Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls et
transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire le
31 janvier 1965.11
Notes :
La 5th Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la rorganisation
du 15 octobre 1920 et rorganise la mme journe (GO
231/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas
sur la ligne de la brigade.
La 5th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 52nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA vit
le jour Flin Flon, au Manitoba, le 1er avril 1946,
lorsque le 52nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
fut autoris.12 Le 31 dcembre 1954, il se fusionna
avec le 39th Field Regiment (Self Propelled),
RCA et la 6th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room,
(Mobile), RCA , tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
La 6th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room, (Mobile),
RCA vit le jour Winnipeg, au Manitoba, le
1er avril 1946, lorsque la No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Gun
Operations Room, RCA fut autorise.13 Elle fut
rebaptise 6th Anti-Aircraft Operations Room,
(Mobile), RCA le 30 juin 1951.14 Le
31 dcembre 1954, elle se fusionna avec le 39th
Field Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA et la 52nd
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA , tel que dcrit
aux paragraphes prcdents.
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Perpetuation Perptuation
5th Brigade, CFA, CEF 5th Brigade, CFA, CEF

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

The 5th Brigade, which was authorized on La 5th Brigade , autorise le 7 novembre 1914
7 November 1914 as the 5th Field Artillery Brigade, sous lappellation de 5th Field Artillery Brigade,
CFA, CEF,15 embarked for Britain on CFA, CEF ,15 sembarqua pour la Grande-
9 August 1915.16 It disembarked in France on Bretagne le 8 aot 1915.16 Elle dbarqua en France
19 January 1916,17 where it provided field artillery le 19 janvier 1916,17 o elle fournit un appui
support as part of the 2nd Canadian Divisional dartillerie de campagne en tant que composante
Artillery in France and Flanders until the end of the de la 2e artillerie divisionnaire canadien en France
war.18 The brigade was disbanded on et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.18 La
23 October 1920.19 brigade fut dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.19

1. GO 113/14. The brigade was authorized, without expense to the public before 1 April 1915 / La brigade fut autorise,
er
sans cot pour le public, avant le 1 avril 1915.
2. GO 13/20.
3. GO 82/25.
4. GO 58/35.
5. GO 273/40.
6. GO 176/43.
7. GO 116/46.
8. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 432/55.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
11. SD 1 Letter No. 64/60; and/et Letter, HQ Western Command to D Org, 18 Oct 65, file ref: WC 2001-3/1 (G).
12. GO 114/46.
13. Ibid.
14. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 240/51.
15. GO 36/15.
16. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
17. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 17th, 18th and/et 20th Battery, Document
Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 2.
18. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1 (Toronto,
1967), passim.
19. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official disbandment date as it is
the General Order in which the batteries and ammunition column of the brigade were disbanded / Mme si cette
formation nest pas spcifiquement liste, lon considr cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officiel
puisquelle correspond lordre gnral ordonnant la dissolution des batteries et de la colonne des munitions de la
formation.

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40TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 40TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Kenora,
Ontario on 15 December 1936 when the 7th
Medium Brigade, RCA was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 7th (Reserve)
Medium Brigade, RCA on 7 November 1940;2 7th
(Reserve) Medium Regiment, RCA on
1 February 1943;3 40th Medium Regiment, RCA
on 1 April 1946;4 40th Medium Artillery Regiment,
RCA on 12 April 1960;5 and 40th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA on 19 March 1965.6 It was reduced
to nil strength on 1 January 1981.7
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Kenora, en Ontario, le 15 dcembre 1936, lorsque
la 7th Medium Brigade, RCA fut autorise.1 Elle
fut rebaptise : 7th (Reserve) Medium Brigade,
RCA le 7 novembre 1940;2 7th (Reserve)
Medium Regiment, RCA le 1er fvrier 1943;3
40th Medium Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;4
40th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA le
12 avril 1960;5 et 40th Field Artillery Regiment,
RCA le 19 mars 1965.6 Il fut rduit des effectifs
nuls le 1er janvier 1981.7

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Kenora, Ontario Kenora, Ontario

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 192/36.
2. GO 273/40.
3. GO 122/43.
4. GO 116/46.
5. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
6. SD 1 Letter No. 64/62; and/et Message, CENCOM, A 2989, 012015Z Nov 65.
7. SD 1 Letter No. 64/62; Message, CENCOM, A 2989, 012015Z Nov 65; Canadian Reserve Forces Command and
Location List, 1st Edition, 1st April 1966, Kardex 168.009 (D175); 40th Field Artillery Regiments AHR file, 1326-
0309/40; Page 3 to CFOO 70/27, 17 September 1970; and/et 116th Independent Field Batterys AHR file/, 1326-
05249. The regiment remains on the Reserve Force order of battle as it was never disbanded or transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle. In lieu of complete documentation, the official effective date of reduction to nil
strength is the date on which the remaining battery of the regiment (see the 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA
chart in Section 3 to this chapter) was given independent sub-unit status / Le rgiment demeure sur lOrdre de
bataille de la Force de rserve puisquil ne fut jamais dissous ou transfr lOrdre supplmentaire de la bataille. Au
lieu dune documentation complte, la date officielle de rduction des effectifs nuls est celle selon laquelle le restant
de la batterie du rgiment (voir la charte du 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA dans la section 3 de ce
chapitre) obtenait un statut en tant que sous-unit indpendante.

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42ND MEDIUM ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 42ND MEDIUM ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Toronto,
Ontario on 15 March 1931, when the 4th Medium
Brigade, CA was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated: 4th Medium Brigade, RCA on
3 June 1935;2 4th (Reserve) Medium Brigade,
RCA on 7 November 1940;3 42nd (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA on 20 May 1942;4 42nd (Reserve)
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA on 15 February 1944;5
42nd Medium Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;6
and 42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA on
12 April 1960.7 It was reduced to nil strength and
transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on
18 February 1965.8
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Toronto, en Ontario, le 15 mars 1931, lorsque la
4th Medium Brigade, CA fut autorise.1 Elle fut
rebaptise : 4th Medium Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;2 4th (Reserve) Medium Brigade,
RCA le 7 novembre 1940;3 42nd (Reserve)
Field Regiment, RCA le 20 mai 1942;4 42nd
(Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA le
15 fvrier 1944;5 42nd Medium Regiment, RCA
le 1er avril 1946;6 et 42nd Medium Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.7 Il fut rduit
des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 18 fvrier 1965.8

Note: Note :
The 4th Medium Brigade, CA was authorized a Reserve order of La 4th Medium Brigade, CA fit partie de lordre de bataille de
battle counterpart on 15 March 1931 (GO 186/20). The reserve la Rserve compter du 15 mars 1931 (GO 186/20). Lunit de
unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37). rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 40/31.
2. GO 58/35.
3. GO 273/40.
4. GO 265/42 and/et GO 156/44.
5. GO 156/44.
6. GO 115/46.
7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
8. SD 1 Letter No 64/62;and/et Message, CENCOM, A 2989, 012015Z Nov 65.

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44TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 44TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in St.
Catharines, Ontario on 1 April 1946 when the 44th
Field Regiment, RCA was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated the 44th Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.2 It was reduced
to nil strength and transferred to the Supplementary
Order of Battle on 31 January 1965.3
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour St.
Catharines, en Ontario, le 1er avril 1946, lorsque le
44th Field Regiment, RCA fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis 44th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le
12 avril 1960.2 Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls et
transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire le
31 janvier 1965.3

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

St. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines, Ontario

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 114/46; and/et GO 289/46.

2. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
3. SD 1 Letter No. 64/62; and/et Message, CENCOM, A 2989, 012015Z Nov 65.

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46TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 46TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated on Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
15 December 1936 and incorporates the following 15 dcembre 1936 et regroupe le rgiment et
regiment and engineer squadron. lescadron du gnie suivant.

The 46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA originated in
Sorel, Quebec on 5 June 1947 when the 46th Anti-
Tank Regiment, RCA was authorized to be
formed.1 On 1 September 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 19th Field Squadron, RCE
(see below) and redesignated the 46th Field
Regiment, RCA.2 It was redesignated the 46th
Field Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.3 It
was reduced to nil strength and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle on 31 March 1968.4
Le 46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA vit le jour
Sorel, au Qubec, le 5 juin 1947, lorsque le
46th Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA fut autoris.1 Le
1er septembre 1954, il se fusionna avec la 19th
Field Squadron, RCE (voir ci-dessous) et fut
rebaptis 46th Field Regiment, RCA .2 Il fut
rebaptis 46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA le
12 avril 1960.3 Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls et
transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire le
31 mars 1968.4

The 19th Field Squadron, RCE originated in
Drummondville, Quebec on 15 December 1936,
when the 19th Field Company, RCE was
authorized to be formed.5 It was redesignated: 19th
(Reserve) Field Company, RCE on
7 November 1940;6 19th Field Company, RCE on
7 January 1946;7 and 19th Field Squadron, RCE
on 19 June 1947.8 On 1 September 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 46th Anti-Tank Regiment,
RCA, as above.
La 19th Field Squadron, RCE vit le jour
Drummondville, au Qubec, le 15 dcembre 1936,
lorsque la 19th Field Company, RCE fut
autorise.5 Elle fut rebaptise : 19th (Reserve)
Field Company, RCE le 7 novembre 1940;6
19th Field Company, RCE le 7 janvier 1946;7 et
19th Field Squadron, RCE le 19 juin 1947.8 Le
1er septembre 1954, il se fusionna avec le 46th
Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Drummondville, Quebec Drummondville, Qubec

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

The 19th Field Company mobilized an active La 19th Field Company mobilisa une unit en
service unit designated the 19th Field Company, service actif, la 19th Field Company, RCE,
RCE, CASF on 10 May 1941.9 It was redesignated CASF , le 10 mai 1941.9 Elle fut rebaptise 3rd
the 3rd Battalion, RCE, CASF on Battalion, RCE, CASF le 26 janvier 1942;10 et
26 January 1942;10 and it embarked for Britain in sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne en mai 1943.
May 1943. The battalion landed in North-West Le bataillon arriva dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope
Europe in August 1944, where it provided en aot 1944, o il fournit des services de
construction and bridging services to the First construction et de pontage pour la Premire arme
Canadian Army until the end of the war.11 The canadienne jusqu la fin de la guerre.11 Le bataillon
overseas battalion was disbanded on outre-mer fut dissous le 7 janvier 1946.12
7 January 1946.12

1. CAO 110-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.

2. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 420/55.
3. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
4. CFOO/OOFC 68/8.
5. GO 215/36.
6. GO 273/40.

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7. GO 400/45 and/et GO 85/46.

8. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
9. GO 160/41.
10. GO 104/42.
11. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers, vol 2, 1936-1946
(Ottawa, 1996), passim.
12. GO 85/46.

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50TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
(THE PRINCE OF WALES RANGERS), RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
16 November 1866 and incorporates the following
regiments, machine gun battalion and artillery
batteries.
The 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA originated in Peterborough,
Ontario on 3 May 1867, when the 57th
Peterborough Battalion of Infantry was authorized
to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 57th Battalion
of Infantry "Peterborough Rangers" on
16 January 1880;2 57th Regiment "Peterborough
Rangers" on 8 May 1900;3 and The Peterborough
Rangers on 12 March 1920.4 On
15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with the
3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons (see
below) and the Headquarters and C Company of
the 4th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (see below)
and redesignated The Prince of Wales Rangers
(Peterborough Regiment) (MG).5 It was
redesignated: 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Prince
of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment) on
5 March 1942;6 and The Prince of Wales Rangers
(Peterborough Regiment) on 1 June 1945.7 On
1 April 1946 it was converted to artillery and
redesignated the 50th Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA.8 It
was redesignated: 50th Medium Anti-Aircraft
Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA on
22 August 1955;9 and 50th Medium Anti-Aircraft
Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers),
RCA on 12 April 1960.10 On 6 July 1960, it was
amalgamated with the 45th Medium Battery, RCA
(see below) and redesignated the 50th Field
Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers),
RCA.11 It was reduced to nil strength and
transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on
1 April 1970.12
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Peterborough Rangers on
12 March 1920 (see above) it was organized as a three battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (2nd Battalion, CEF) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion
(93rd Battalion, CEF) and 3rd Battalion (247th Battalion, CEF)
on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve units were
disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Peterborough Rangers were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 June 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 134/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
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50TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
(THE PRINCE OF WALES RANGERS), RCA
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
16 novembre 1866 et regroupe les rgiments,
bataillon de mitrailleuse et les batteries dartillerie
suivants.
Le 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA vit le jour Peterborough,
en Ontario, le 3 mai 1867, lorsque le 57th
Peterborough Battalion of Infantry fut autoris.1 Il
fut rebaptis : 57th Battalion of Infantry
"Peterborough Rangers" le 16 janvier 1880;2
57th Regiment "Peterborough Rangers" le
8 mai 1900;3 et The Peterborough Rangers le
12 mars 1920.4 Le 15 dcembre 1936, il se
fusionna avec le 3rd The Prince of Wales
Canadian Dragoons (voir ci-dessous), la
Headquarters et la C Company du 4th
Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC (voir ci-dessous)
et fut rebaptis The Prince of Wales Rangers
(Peterborough Regiment) (MG) .5 Il fut rebaptis :
2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Prince of Wales
Rangers (Peterborough Regiment) le
5 mars 1942;6 et The Prince of Wales Rangers
(Peterborough Regiment) le 1er juin 1945.7 Le
1er avril 1946, il fut converti lartillerie et rebaptis
le 50th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (The Prince
of Wales Rangers), RCA .8 Il fut rebaptis : 50th
Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA le 22 aot 1955;9 et 50th
Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (The Prince
of Wales Rangers), RCA le 12 avril 1960.10 Le
6 juillet 1960, il se fusionna avec la 45th Medium
Battery, RCA (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis
50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of
Wales Rangers), RCA .11 Il fut rduit des
effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 1er avril 1970.12
Notes :
Lorsquil fur rebaptis le The Peterborough Rangers , le
12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment trois bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (2nd Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (93rd Battalion, CEF) et le
e
3 Bataillon (247th Battalion, CEF) faisaient partie de lordre de
bataille de la Rserve. Les units de rserve furent dissoutes le
14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Peterborough Rangers fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 15 juin 1920 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 134/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
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The Peterborough Rangers were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 201/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 3rd Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons
originated in Cobourg, Ontario on 30 April 1875,
when the 3rd Provisional Regiment of Cavalry was
authorized to be formed.13 It was redesignated: 3rd
Provisional Regiment of Cavalry, The Prince of
Wales Canadian Dragoons on 14 October 1881;14
3rd Regiment of Cavalry, The Prince of Wales
Canadian Dragoons on 25 November 1892;15 and
3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons on
1 January 1893.16 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with the The Peterborough Rangers
and the Headquarters and C Company of the 4th
Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC, as above.
Notes:
The 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons were
authorized a Reserve order of battle counterpart on
1 November 1920 (GO 185/20). The reserve unit was disbanded
on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons were
disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 3 January 1922
and reorganized the same day (GO 187/22). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons were
disbanded for the purpose of amalgamation on
14 December 1936 and reorganized the next day (GO 201/36).
This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage
of the regiment.
The 4th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC originated
in Kingston, Ontario on 1 June 1919, when the 4th
Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC was authorized to
be formed.17 It was redesignated the 4th Machine
Gun Battalion, CMGC on 15 September 1924.18
On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with
the 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons
and The Peterborough Rangers, as above.
Notes:
The 4th Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 June 1919
(GO 104/20). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 4th Machine Gun Battalion was disbanded for the purpose
of amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the
next day (GO 201/36). This change was administrative and does
not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The perpetuation of the 4th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC
(1919-1936) was assigned to The Prince of Wales Rangers
(Peterborough Regiment) (MG) (GO 76/37).
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Le The Peterborough Rangers fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 201/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian
Dragoons vit le jour Cobourg, en Ontario, le
30 avril 1875, lorsque le 3rd Provisional Regiment
of Cavalry fut autoris.13 Il fut rebaptis : 3rd
Provisional Regiment of Cavalry, The Prince of
Wales Canadian Dragoons le 14 octobre 1881;14
3rd Regiment of Cavalry, The Prince of Wales
Canadian Dragoons le 25 novembre 1892;15 et
3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons le
1er janvier 1893.16 Le 15 dcembre 1936, il se
fusionna avec le The Peterborough Rangers et
le Headquarters et C Company du 4th
Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC , tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Le 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons fit partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1920 (GO 185/20). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons fut dissous
en vue de la rorganisation du 3 janvier 1922 et rorganis la
mme journe (GO 187/22). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 3rd The Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons fut dissous
en vue de lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le
lendemain (GO 201/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 4th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC vit le jour
Kingston, en Ontario, le 1er juin 1919, lorsque la
4th Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC fut
autorise.17 Elle fut rebaptise 4th Machine Gun
Battalion, CMGC le 15 septembre 1924.18 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec le 3rd The
Prince of Wales Canadian Dragoons et le The
Peterborough Rangers , tel que dcrit aux
paragraphes prcdents.
Notes :
La 4th Machine Gun Brigade, CMGC fit partie de lordre de
er
bataille de la Rserve compter du 1 juin 1920 (GO 104/20).
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 4th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC fut dissous en vue de
lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain
(GO 201/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La perptuation du 4th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC du
1919 1936 fut transfre au The Prince of Wales Rangers
(Peterborough Regiment) (MG) (GO 76/37).

The 45th Medium Battery, RCA originated in
Cornwall, Ontario on 2 February 1920, when the
45th Battery, CFA was authorized to be formed.19
It was redesignated: 45th Field Battery, CA on
1 July 1925;20 and 45th Field Battery, RCA on
3 June 1935.21 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with The Victoria and Haliburton
Regiment (see below) and redesignated the 45th
Field Battery (Howitzer), RCA.22 It was
redesignated: 45th (Reserve) Field Battery
(Howitzer), RCA on 7 November 1940;23 45th/56th
(Reserve) Field Battery, RCA on 20 May 1942;24
45th Field Battery, RCA on 1 April 1946;25 and
45th Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA on
19 June 1947.26 On 1 September 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 4th Field Regiment (Self-
propelled), RCA (see below), the 4th Field Battery
(Self-propelled), RCA (see below) and the 56th
Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA (see below)
and redesignated the 45th Medium Battery, RCA.27
On 6 July 1960, it was amalgamated with the 50th
Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (The Prince
of Wales Rangers), RCA, as above.
The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment originated in
Bowmanville, Ontario on 16 November 1866, when
the 45th "West Durham" Battalion of Infantry was
authorized to be formed.28 It was redesignated:45th
"Victoria" Battalion of Infantry on 1 January 1898;29
45th Victoria Regiment on 8 May 1900;30 45th
Victoria and Haliburton Regiment on
16 July 1917;31 and The Victoria and Haliburton
Regiment on 12 March 1920.32 On
14 December 1936, it was amalgamated with the
45th Field Battery, RCA, as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment on
12 March 1920 (see above) it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (109th Battalion, CEF) on the
Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd
Battalion (252nd Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 15 September 1920 and
reorganized the same day (GO 231/20). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment was disbanded for the
purpose of amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and
reorganized the next day. (GO 212/36) This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 4th Field Regiment (Self-propelled), RCA
originated in Cobourg, Ontario on 9 May 1905,
when the 10th Brigade of Field Artillery, CA was
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La 45th Medium Battery, RCA vit le jour
Cornwall, en Ontario, le 2 fvrier 1920, lorsque la
45th Battery, CFA fut autorise.19 Elle fut
rebaptise : 45th Field Battery, CA le
1er juillet 1925;20 et 45th Field Battery, RCA le
3 juin 1935.21 Le 15 dcembre 1936, elle se
fusionna avec le The Victoria and Haliburton
Regiment (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptise
45th Field Battery (Howitzer), RCA .22 Elle fut
rebaptise : 45th (Reserve) Field Battery
(Howitzer), RCA le 7 novembre 1940;23
45th/56th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA le
20 mai 1942;24 45th Field Battery, RCA le
1er avril 1946;25 et 45th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA le 19 juin 1947.26 Le
er
1 septembre 1954, elle se fusionna avec le 4th
Field Regiment (Self-propelled), RCA (voir ci-
dessous), la 4th Field Battery (Self-propelled),
RCA (voir ci-dessous) et la 56th Field Battery
(Self-propelled), RCA (voir ci-dessous) et fut
rebaptise 45th Medium Battery, RCA .27 Le
6 juillet 1960, elle se fusionna avec le 50th
Medium Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (The Prince
of Wales Rangers), RCA , tel que dcrit aux
paragraphes prcdents.
Le The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment vit le
jour Bowmanville, en Ontario, le
16 novembre 1866, lorsque le 45th "West
Durham" Battalion of Infantry fut autoris.28 Il fut
rebaptis : 45th "Victoria" Battalion of Infantry le
1er janvier 1898;29 45th Victoria Regiment le
8 mai 1900;30 45th Victoria and Haliburton
Regiment le 16 juillet 1917;31 et The Victoria
and Haliburton Regiment le 12 mars 1920.32 Le
14 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec la 45th
Field Battery, RCA , tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Notes :
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Victoria and Haliburton
Regiment , le 12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en
er
tant que rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (109th
Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice
e
active non permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (252nd
Battalion, CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve.
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment fut dissous en vue
de la rorganisation du 15 septembre 1920 et rorganis la
mme journe (GO 231/20). Il sagit de changements
administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Victoria and Haliburton Regiment fut dissous en vue
de lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le
lendemain (GO 212/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 4th Field Regiment (Self-propelled), RCA vit
le jour Cobourg, en Ontario, le 9 mai 1905,
lorsque la 10th Brigade of Field Artillery, CA fut
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authorized to be formed.33 It was redesignated: 4th
Brigade, CFA on 2 February 1920;34 4th Field
Brigade, CA on 1 July 1925;35 4th Field Brigade,
RCA on 3 June 1935;36 4th (Reserve) Field
Brigade, RCA on 7 November 1940;37 43rd
(Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA on 24 June 1942;38
4th Field Regiment, RCA on 1 April 1946;39 and
4th Field Regiment (Self-propelled), RCA on
19 June 1947.40 On 1 September 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 4th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA, the 45th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA and the 56th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA, as above.
Notes:
The 4th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 4th Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 December 1920 and reorganized the same
day (GO 29/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the brigade.
The 56th Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA
originated in Goderich, Ontario on 1 April 1912,
when the 31st Battery, CFA was authorized to be
formed.41 It was redesignated: 56th Battery, CFA
on 2 February 1920;42 56th Field Battery, CA on
1 July 1925;43 and 56th Field Battery, RCA on
3 June 1935.44 On 15 December 1936 it was
amalgamated with The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar
Rifles) (see below) and redesignated the 56th
(Grenville) Field Battery, (Howitzer), RCA.45 It was
redesignated: 56th (Grenville) Field Battery, RCA
on 1 December 1937;46 56th Reserve (Grenville)
Field Battery, RCA on 7 November 1940;47 56th
Field Battery, RCA on 1 April 1946;48 and 56th
Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA on
19 June 1947.49 On 1 September 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 4th Field Regiment (Self-
propelled), RCA, the 45th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA, as above, and the 4th Field
Battery (Self-propelled, RCA (see below) and
redesignated the 45th Medium Battery, RCA.50
The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles) originated in
Prescott, Ontario on 12 April 1867, when the 56th
"Prescott" Battalion of Infantry was authorized to
be formed.51 It was redesignated: 56th "Grenville"
Battalion of Infantry on 9 August 1867;52 56th
Grenville Battalion of Rifles on
13 September 1871;53 56th Grenville Battalion
"Lisgar Rifles" on 29 September 1871;54 56th
Grenville Regiment "Lisgar Rifles" on
8 May 1900;55 and The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar
Rifles) on 12 March 1920.56 On
15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with the
56th Field Battery, RCA, as above.
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autorise.33 Elle fut rebaptise : 4th Brigade,
CFA le 2 fvrier 1920;34 4th Field Brigade, CA
le 1er juillet 1925;35 4th Field Brigade, RCA le
3 juin 1935;36 4th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;37 43rd (Reserve) Field
Regiment, RCA le 24 juin 1942;38 4th Field
Regiment, RCA le 1er avril 1946;39 et 4th Field
Regiment (Self-propelled), RCA le 19 juin 1947.40
Le 1er septembre 1954, il se fusionna avec la 4th
Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA , la 45th
Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA et la 56th
Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA , tel que dcrit
aux paragraphes prcdents.
Notes :
La 4th Brigade, CFA fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 186/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
La 4th Brigade, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la rorganisation
du 15 dcembre 1920 et rorganise la mme journe (GO
29/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas
sur la ligne de la brigade.
La 56th Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA vit
le jour Goderich, en Ontario, le 1er avril 1912,
lorsque la 31st Battery, CFA fut autorise.41 Elle
fut rebaptise : 56th Battery, CFA le
2 fvrier 1920;42 56th Field Battery, CA le
1er juillet 1925;43 et 56th Field Battery, RCA le
3 juin 1935.44 Le 15 dcembre 1936, elle se
fusionna avec le The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar
Rifles) (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptise 56th
(Grenville) Field Battery, (Howitzer), RCA .45 Elle
fut rebaptise : 56th (Grenville) Field Battery,
RCA le 1er dcembre 1937;46 56th Reserve
(Grenville) Field Battery, RCA le
7 novembre 1940;47 56th Field Battery, RCA le
1er avril 1946;48 et 56th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA le 19 juin 1947.49 Le
er
1 septembre 1954, elle se fusionna avec le 4th
Field Regiment (Self-propelled), RCA , et la 45th
Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA , tel que dcrit
aux paragraphes prcdents, ainsi quavec la 4th
Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA (voir ci-
dessous) et fut rebaptise 45th Medium Battery,
RCA .50
Le The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles) vit le
jour Prescott, en Ontario, le 12 avril 1867, lorsque
le 56th "Prescott" Battalion of Infantry fut
autoris.51 Il fut rebaptis : 56th "Grenville"
Battalion of Infantry le 9 aot 1867;52 56th
Grenville Battalion of Rifles le
13 septembre 1871;53 56th Grenville Battalion
"Lisgar Rifles" le 29 septembre 1871;54 56th
Grenville Regiment "Lisgar Rifles" le
8 mai 1900;55 et The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar
Rifles) le 12 mars 1920.56 Le 15 dcembre 1936,
il se fusionna avec la 56th Field Battery, RCA ,
tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.

Notes:
The 56th Grenville Regiment "Lisgar Rifles" was disbanded for
the purpose of reorganization on 1 April 1911 (GO 52/11) and
reorganized on 8 June 1911 (GO 118/11). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Upon redesignation as The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles) on
12 March 1920 (see above) it was organized as a two battalion
regiment with the 1st Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Non
Permanent Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion (no
CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve
unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles) was disbanded for the
purpose of reorganization on 15 December 1921 and
reorganized the same day (GO 118/21). This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles) was disbanded for the
purpose of amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and
reorganized the next day. (GO 212/36) This change was
administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 4th Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA
originated in Peterborough, Ontario on 9 May 1905,
when the 24th Field Battery, CA was authorized to
be formed.57 It was redesignated: 4th Battery, CFA
on 2 February 1920;58 4th Field Battery, CA on
1 July 1925;59 4th Field Battery, RCA on
3 June 1935;60 4th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA
on 7 November 1940;61 4th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft
Battery (Type 2H), RCA on 1 September 1943;62
4th Field Battery, RCA on 1 April 1946;63 and 4th
Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA on
19 June 1947.64 On 1 September 1954, it was
amalgamated with the 4th Field Regiment (Self-
propelled), RCA, the 45th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA and the 56th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA, as above.
Note:
The 4th Battery, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 231/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the battery.
Perpetuations
4th Brigade, CFA, CEF; 2nd, 93rd, 109th, 4th Brigade, CFA, CEF ; 2nd , 93rd ,
247th, and 252nd "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF;
4th Battalion, CMGC, CEF; 4th Battery, CFA,
CEF; and 45th Depot Battery, CFA, CEF
Headquarters Location
Peterborough, Ontario
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Notes :
Le 56th Grenville Regiment "Lisgar Rifles" fut dissous en vue
er
de la rorganisation du 1 avril 1911 (GO 52/11) et rorganis le
8 juin 1911 (GO 118/11). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar
Rifles) , le 12 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant
er
que rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (aucune
dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice
e
active non permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune
dsignation CEF) faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la
Rserve. Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936
(GO 3/37).
Le Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles) fut dissous en vue de
la rorganisation du 15 dcembre 1921 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 118/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Grenville Regiment (Lisgar Rifles) fut dissous en vue
de lincorporation du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le
lendemain (GO 212/36). Il sagit de changements administratifs
qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
La 4th Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA vit le
jour Peterborough, en Ontario, le 9 mai 1905,
lorsque la 24th Field Battery, CA fut autorise.57
Elle fut rebaptise : 4th Battery, CFA le
2 fvrier 1920;58 4th Field Battery, CA le
1er juillet 1925;59 4th Field Battery, RCA le
3 juin 1935;60 4th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA
le 7 novembre 1940;61 4th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft
Battery (Type 2H), RCA le 1er septembre 1943;62
4th Field Battery, RCA le 1er avril 1946;63 et
4th Field Battery (Self-propelled), RCA le
19 juin 1947.64 Le 1er septembre 1954, elle se
fusionna avec le 4th Field Regiment (Self-
propelled), RCA , la 45th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA et la 56th Field Battery (Self-
propelled), RCA , tel que dcrit aux paragraphes
prcdents.
Note :
La 4th Battery, CFA fut dissoute en vue de la rorganisation
er
du 1 octobre 1920 et rorganise la mme journe (GO
231/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas
sur la ligne de la batterie.
Perptuations
109th , 247th , et 252nd "Overseas"
Battalion(s), CEF ; 4th Battalion, CMGC, CEF ;
4th Battery, CFA, CEF ; et 45th Depot Battery,
CFA, CEF
Site du Quartier gnral
Peterborough, Ontario
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OPERATIONAL HISTORY
Fenian Raids
The 56th "Grenville" Battalion of Infantry was called
out on active service on 24 May 1870. The
battalion, which served on the St. Lawrence Rivers
frontier, was removed from active service on
3 June 1870.65
The North West Rebellion
The 45th "West Durham" Battalion of Infantry
mobilized one company for active service on
10 April 1885.66 It served as part of the Midland
Battalion in the Alberta Column of the North West
Field Force.67 The company was removed from
active service on 24 July 1885.68
The 57th Battalion of Infantry "Peterborough
Rangers mobilized one company for active service
on 10 April 1885.69 It served as part of the Midland
Battalion in the Alberta Column of the North West
Field Force.70 The company was removed from
active service on 24 July 1885.71
The First World War
Details from the 56th Grenville Regiment "Lisgar
Rifles" were placed on active service on
6 August 1914 for local protection duties.72
The 4th Brigade, which was authorized on
7 November 1914 as the 4th Field Artillery Brigade,
CFA, CEF,73 embarked for Britain on
20 May 1915.74 It disembarked in France on
14 September 1915,75 where it provided field
artillery support as part of the 3rd Indian (Lahore)
Divisional Artillery and the 2nd and 4th Canadian
Divisional Artilleries in France and Flanders until
the end of the war.76 The brigade was disbanded on
23 October 1920.77
The 2nd Battalion, which was authorized on
10 August 1914 as the 2nd Battalion, CEF,78
embarked for Britain on 26 September 1914.79 It
disembarked in France on 11 February 1915,
where it fought as part of the 1st Infantry Brigade,
1st Canadian Division in France and Flanders until
the end of the war.80 The battalion was disbanded
on 30 August 1920.81
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Raids des Fenians
Le 56th "Grenville" Battalion of Infantry fut
mobilis le 24 mai 1870. Le bataillon, ayant servit
sur les rives du St-Laurent, fut retir du service actif
le 3 juin 1870.65
Rbellion du Nord-Ouest
Le 45th "West Durham" Battalion of Infantry
mobilisa une compagnie pour le service actif le
10 avril 1885.66 La compagnie servit en tant que
composante du Midland Battalion de la colonne
dAlberta du corps expditionnaire du Nord-Ouest.67
La compagnie fut retire du service actif le
24 juillet 1885.68
Le 57th Battalion of Infantry "Peterborough
Rangers" mobilisa une compagnie pour le service
actif le 10 avril 1885.69 La compagnie servit en tant
que composante du Midland Battalion de la
colonne dAlberta du corps expditionnaire du
Nord-Ouest.70 La compagnie fut retire du service
actif le 24 juillet 1885.71
Premire Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements du 56th Grenville Regiment
"Lisgar Rifles" furent mobiliss pour le service
actif le 6 aot 1914, fournissant des services locaux
de protection.72
La 4th Brigade , autorise le 7 novembre 1914,
sous lappellation de 4th Field Artillery Brigade,
CFA, CEF ,73 sembarqua pour la Grande-
Bretagne le 20 mai 1915.74 Elle dbarqua en
France le 14 septembre 1915,75 o elle fournit un
appui dartillerie de campagne en tant que
composante de la 3rd Indian (Lahore) Divisional
Artillery et des 2e et 4e artilleries divisionnaires
canadiennes en France et dans les Flandres
jusqu la fin de la guerre.76 La brigade fut dissoute
le 23 octobre 1920.77
Le 2nd Battalion , autoris le 10 aot 1914, sous
lappellation de 2nd Battalion, CEF ,78
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
26 septembre 1914.79 Il dbarqua en France le
11 fvrier 1915, o il combattit en tant que
composante de la 1re brigade dinfanterie, de la 1re
division canadienne en France et dans les Flandres
jusqu la fin de la guerre.80 Le bataillon fut dissous
le 30 aot 1920.81

The 93rd Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 93rd "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,82 embarked for Britain on
15 July 1916.83 The battalion provided
reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field
until 6 October 1916, when its personnel were
absorbed by the 39th Reserve Battalion, CEF.84
The battalion was disbanded on 21 May 1917.85
The 109th Battalion, which was authorized on
22 December 1915 as the 109th "Overseas"
Battalion, CEF,86 embarked for Britain on
23 July 1916.87 The battalion provided
reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field
until its personnel were absorbed by the 20th,
21st, 38th and 124th "Overseas" Battalion(s),
CEF between 5 October and 8 December 1916.88
The battalion was disbanded on 21 May 1917.89
The 247th Battalion was authorized on 1 May 1917
as the 247th "Overseas" Infantry Battalion,CEF.90
It was absorbed in Canada by the 235th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF on 1 April 1917.91 The
battalion was disbanded on 11 April 1918.92
The 252nd Battalion, which was authorized on
1 May 1917 as the 252nd "Overseas" Infantry
Battalion, CEF,93 embarked for Britain on
2 June 1917.94 It was absorbed by the 6th Reserve
Battalion, CEF on 10 June 1917 to provide
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the
field.95 The battalion was disbanded on
1 September 1917.96
The 4th Battalion, CMGC, CEF, which was
organized in France, was authorized on
29 March 1918.97 It provided machine gun support
to the 4th Canadian Division in France and
Flanders until the end of the war.98 The battalion
was disbanded on 6 November 1920.99
The 4th Battery, which was authorized on
10 August 1914 as the 4th Field Battery, CFA,
CEF,100 embarked for Britain
26 September 1914.101 It disembarked in France on
11 February 1915,102 where it provided field artillery
support as part of the 1st Brigade, CFA, CEF in
France and Flanders until the end of the war.103 The
battery was disbanded on 23 October 1920.104
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Le 93rd Battalion , autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 93rd
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,82 sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 15 juillet 1916.83 Le bataillon
fournit des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusquau 6 octobre 1916, lorsque son
personnel fut incorpor au sein du 39th Reserve
Battalion, CEF .84 Le bataillon fut dissous le
21 mai 1917.85
Le 109th Battalion , autoris le
22 dcembre 1915, sous lappellation de 109th
"Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,86 sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 23 juillet 1916.87 Le bataillon
fournit des renforts au Corps darme canadien en
campagne jusqu son incorporation au sein des
20th , 21st , 38th et 124th "Overseas"
Battalion(s), CEF entre le 5 octobre et le
8 dcembre 1916.88 Le bataillon fut dissous le
21 mai 1917.89
Le 247th Battalion fut autoris le 1er mai 1917,
sous lappellation de 247th "Overseas" Infantry
Battalion, CEF .90 Il fut incorpor, au Canada, au
sein du 235th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF le
1er avril 1917.91 Le bataillon fut dissous le
11 avril 1918.92
Le 252nd Battalion , autoris le 1er mai 1917,
sous lappellation de 252nd "Overseas" Infantry
Battalion, CEF ,93 sembarqua pour la Grande-
Bretagne le 2 juin 1917.94 Il fut incorpor au sein du
6th Reserve Battalion, CEF le 10 juin 1917, afin
de fournir des renforts au Corps darme canadiens
en campagne.95 Le bataillon fut dissous le
1er septembre 1917.96
Le 4th Battalion, CMGC, CEF , organis en
France, fut autoris le 29 mars 1918.97 Il fournit un
appui de mitrailleuses la 4e division canadienne
en France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.98 Le bataillon fut dissous le
6 novembre 1920.99
La 4th Battery , autorise le 10 aot 1914, sous
lappellation de 4th Field Battery, CFA, CEF ,100
on sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
26 septembre 1914.101 Elle dbarqua en France le
11 fvrier 1915,102 o elle fournit un appui dartillerie
de campagne en tant que composante du 1st
Brigade, CFA, CEF en France et dans les
Flandres jusqu la fin de la guerre.103 La batterie
fut dissoute le 23 octobre 1920.104
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The 45th Battery, which was authorized on
15 July 1916 as the 45th "Overseas" Depot
Battery, CFA, CEF,105 embarked for Britain on
5 February 1916.106 It disembarked in France on
14 July 1916,107 where it provided field artillery
support as part of the 9th Brigade, CFA, CEF in
France and Flanders until the end of the war.108 The
battery was disbanded on 23 October 1920.109
The Second World War
The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough
Regiment) mobilized an active service unit
designated the 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales
Rangers (Peterborough Regiment), CASF on
5 March 1942.110 It served in Canada in a home
defence role as part of the 16th Infantry Brigade,
8th Canadian Division on the Pacific Coast.111 The
battalion was disbanded on 10 January 1945.112
The 4th Field Battery mobilized the 4th Anti-Tank
Battery, RCA, CASF on 24 May 1940.113 It provided
anti-tank support as part of the 3rd Anti-Tank
Regiment, RCA, CASF in North-West Europe until
the end of the war.114 The overseas battery was
disbanded on 14 November 1945.115
The 2nd 4th Anti-Tank Battery, RCA, CAOF was
authorized to be formed on 1 June 1945.116 It
performed garrison duties as part of the 3rd
Canadian Infantry Division, CAOF in Germany.117
The battery was disbanded on 14 May 1946.118
The 45th Field Battery mobilized the 45th Field
Battery (H), RCA, CASF on 1 September 1939.119
On 1 June 1940 it was amalgamated with the 12th
Field Battery, RCA, CASF and redesignated the
12th/45th Field Battery, RCA, CASF.120 On
1 January 1941 this amalgamation ceased and it
was redesignated the 45th Field Battery, RCA,
CASF.121 It was redesignated the 45th Medium
Battery, RCA, CASF on 21 November 1943.122 The
battery provided medium artillery support as part of
the 7th Medium Regiment, RCA, CASF in North-
West Europe until the end of the war.123 The
overseas battery was disbanded on
25 September 1945.124
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La 45th Battery , autorise le 15 juillet 1916,
sous lappellation de 45th "Overseas" Depot
Battery, CFA, CEF ,105 sembarqua pour la
Grande-Bretagne le 5 fvrier 1916.106 Elle dbarqua
en France le 14 juillet 1916,107 o elle fournit un
appui dartillerie de campagne en tant que
composante de la 9th Brigade, CFA, CEF en
France et dans les Flandres jusqu la fin de la
guerre.108 La batterie fut dissoute le
23 octobre 1920.109
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough
Regiment) mobilisa une unit en service actif, le
1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales Rangers
(Peterborough Regiment), CASF , le
5 mars 1942.110 Il servit au Canada, exerant des
tches de protection territoriale en tant que
composante de la 16e brigade dinfanterie, de la 8e
division canadienne sur la cte du Pacifique.111 Le
bataillon fut dissous le 10 janvier 1945.112
La 4th Field Battery mobilisa la 4th Anti-Tank
Battery, RCA, CASF le 24 mai 1940.113 Elle
fournit un appui antichar en tant que composante
du 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RCA, CASF de la
Nord-Ouest de lEurope jusqu la fin de la
guerre.114 La batterie outre-mer fut dissoute le
14 novembre 1945.115
La 2nd 4th Anti-Tank Battery, RCA, CAOF fut
autorise le 1er juin 1945.116 Elle exera des tches
de garnison en tant que composante de la 3e
division dinfanterie canadienne, CAOF en
Allemagne.117 La batterie fut dissoute le
14 mai 1946.118
La 45th Field Battery mobilisa la 45th Field
Battery (H), RCA, CASF le 1er septembre 1939.119
Le 1er juin 1940, elle fut fusionne avec la 12th
Field Battery, RCA, CASF et rebaptise
12th/45th Field Battery, RCA, CASF .120 Le
1er janvier 1941, cette fusion cessa et elle fut
rebaptise 45th Field Battery, RCA, CASF .121
Elle fut rebaptise 45th Medium Battery, RCA,
CASF le 21 novembre 1943.122 La batterie fournit
un appui dartillerie moyen en tant que composante
du 7th Medium Regiment, RCA, CASF dans le
Nord-Ouest de lEurope jusqu la fin de la
guerre.123 La batterie outre-mer fut dissoute le
25 septembre 1945.124
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1. MGO of 3 May 67. Formed from seven existing independent infantry and rifle companies authorized on the following
dates: No. 1 Company (Peterborough Rifle Company, 2 April 1857), No. 2 Company (Lakefield Infantry Company,
29 October 1863), No. 3 Company (1st Peterborough Infantry Company, 16 January 1863), No. 4 Company
(Asburnham Infantry Company, 30 January 1863), No. 5 Company (2nd Peterborough Infantry Company,
8 June 1866), No. 6 Company (Norwood Infantry Company, 17 August 1866), and No. 7 Company (Hastings
Infantry Company, 17 August 1866) / Form de sept compagnies indpendantes dinfanterie et de voltigeurs
autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Company ( Peterborough Rifle Company , 2 avril 1857), No. 2
Company ( Lakefield Infantry Company , 29 octobre 1863), No. 3 Company ( 1st Peterborough Infantry
Company , 16 janvier 1863), No. 4 Company ( Asburnham Infantry Company , 30 janvier 1863), No. 5
Company ( 2nd Peterborough Infantry Company , 8 juin 1866), No. 6 Company ( Norwood Infantry
Company , 17 aot 1866), et No. 7 Company ( Hastings Infantry Company , 17 aot 1866).
2. MGO 01/80.
3. MO 105/1900.
4. MO 59/20.
5. GO 201/36; and/et GO 75/37.
6. GO 128/42; GO 273/40; and/et GO 42/41.
7. GO 264/45.
8. GO 115/46.
9. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 458/55.
10. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
11. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 678/60.
12. CFOO 70/16.
13. MGO 8/75. Formed from three existing independent cavalry troops authorized on the following dates: No. 1 Troop
(1st Troop Cobourg, Northumberland and Durham Squadron, 6 March 1856), No. 2 Troop (2nd Troop Port Hope,
Northumberland and Durham Squadron, 3 September 1857), and No. 3 Troop (Peterborough Troop, 23 May 1872) /
Form de trois troupes indpendantes de cavalerie autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Troop ( 1st
Troop Cobourg, Northumberland and Durham Squadron , 6 mars 1856), No. 2 Troop ( 2nd Troop Port Hope,
Northumberland and Durham Squadron , 3 septembre 1857), et No. 3 Troop ( Peterborough Troop ,
23 mai 1872).
14. MGO 24/81.
15. GO 45/92.
16. No authority for a change of designation of cavalry units in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des units de cavalerie en 1892. La date
er
du 1 janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
17. GO 47/19; and/et GO 1/22.
18. GO 117/24.
19. GO 13/20. The organization of the battery, while authorized, was held in abeyance until 15 December 1936 /
Lorganisation de la batterie, bien quautorise, demeura en suspens jusquau 15 dcembre 1936.
20. GO 82/25.
21. GO 58/35.
22. GO 212/36.
23. GO 273/40.
24. GO 264/42.
25. GO 116/46.
26. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
27. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 414/54.
28. MGO of 16 Nov 1866. Formed from four existing independent infantry and rifle companies authorized on the following
dates: No. 1 Company at Enniskillen (Bowmanville Rifle Company, 22 January 1862), No. 2 Company (Orono
Infantry Company, 22 June 1866), No. 3 Company (Cartwright Infantry Company, 17 August 1866), and No. 4
Company (Newcastle Infantry Company, 17 August 1866) / Form de quatre compagnies indpendantes dinfanterie
et de voltigeurs autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Company Enniskillen ( Bowmanville Rifle
Company , 22 janvier 1862), No. 2 Company ( Orno Infantry Company , 22 juin 1866), No. 3 Company
( Cartwright Infantry Company , 17 aot 1866), et No. 4 Company ( Newcastle Infantry Company ,
17 aot 1866).
29. MGO 9/98.

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30. MO 105/1900.
31. GO 75/17.
32. MO 59/20.
33. Special GO, 9 May 1905. Formed from one existing independent field battery, the 14th Field Battery, CA at Cobourg
(authorized on 19 April 1872), and the newly authorized 24th Field Battery, CA at Peterborough / Form dune
batterie indpendante de campagne, la 14th Field Battery, CA Cobourg (autorise le 19 avril 1872), et de la
24th Field Battery, CA , nouvellement autorise, Peterborough.
34. GO 13/20.
35. GO 82/25.
36. GO 58/35.
37. GO 273/40.
38. GO 285/42.
39. GO 116/46.
40. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
41. GO 60/12. The organization of the battery, while authorized, was held in abeyance until 15 December 1936 /
Lorganisation de la batterie, bien quautorise, demeura en suspens jusquau 15 dcembre 1936.
42. GO 13/20.
43. GO 82/25.
44. GO 58/35.
45. GO 212/36; and/et GO 12/37.
46. GO 3/38.
47. GO 273/40.
48. GO 116/46.
49. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue 43/47.
50. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 414/54.
51. MGO of 12 Apr 67. Formed from six existing independent infantry and rifle companies authorized on the following
dates: No. 1 Company (1st Prescott Rifle Company, 3 April 1856), No. 2 Company (2nd Prescott Rifle Company,
11 February 1857), No. 3 Company (Burritts Rapids Infantry Company, 30 January 1863), and No. 4 Company
(Millars Corners Infantry Company, 8 June 1866) No. 5 Company (Aultsville Infantry Company, 20 July 1866), and
No. 6 Company (Ottawa and Prescott Railway Infantry Company, 15 June 1866) / Form de six compagnies
indpendantes dinfanterie et de voltigeurs autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Company ( 1st Prescott
Rifle Company , 3 avril 1856), No. 2 Company ( 2nd Prescott Rifle Company , 11 fvrier 1857), No. 3
Company ( Burritts Rapids Infantry Company , 30 janvier 1863), No. 4 Company ( Millars Corners Infantry
Company , 8 juin 1866) No. 5 Company ( Aultsville Infantry Company , 20 juillet 1866), et No. 6 Company
( Ottawa and Prescott Railway Infantry Company , 15 juin 1866).
52. MGO of 9 Aug 67.
53. MGO 20/71.
54. MGO 21/71.
55. MO 105/1900.
56. MO 59/20.
57. Special GO, 9 May 1905 / 9 mai 1905.
58. GO 13/20.
59. GO 82/25.
60. GO 58/35.
61. GO 273/40.
62. GO 417/43.
63. GO 115/46.
64. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
65. Adjutant General of the Militia Report reprinted in Report of the State of the Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the
Year 1870, (Ottawa, 1871), pp. 60, 62 to 64, and 69 / Rapport de lAdjudant Gnral de la Milice imprim nouveau
dans le Report of the State of the Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Year 1870 (Ottawa, 1971), pp. 60, 62
64, et 69.
66. MGO 8/85.
67. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), p. 42.
68. MGO 16/85.
69. MGO 8/85.
70. General Sir Frederick Middleton, Suppression of the Rebellion in the North West Territories of Canada 1885,
(Toronto, 1948), p. 42.
71. MGO 16/85.
72. GO 142/14.
73. GO 36/15.
74. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII.
75. Canadian Artillery Association, Officers who served Overseas in the Great War with the Canadian Artillery, (Ottawa,
1922) p. 5.
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76. Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1,
1534-1919, (Toronto, 1967), passim.
77. GO 191/20. Although this formation is not specifically listed, this is considered the official date of disbandment as it is
the General Order in which the batteries of the brigade were disbanded / Mme si cette formation nest pas
spcifiquement liste, lon considre cette date comme tant celle de sa dissolution officielle puisquelle correspond
celle de toutes les batteries de la brigade.
78. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, and/et memorandum Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S. Williams,
Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel A.F. Duguid,
Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa), 1938), pp. 37-39.
79. Ibid., pp. 111 and/et 116.
80. Ibid., p. 454.
81. GO 149/20.
82. GO 151/15.
83. CEF Sailing List, vol. V.
84. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 93rd Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 93.
85. GO 63/17.
86. GO 151/15.
87. CEF Sailing List vol. VI.
88. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 109th Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 109.
89. GO 82/18.
90. GO 48/17.
91. 235th Battalion Historical Record, RG 9III D.1, Vol. 4704, Folder 82, File 4, NAC.
92. GO 82/18.
93. GO 48/17.
94. CEF Sailing List, vol. XI.
95. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 252nd Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 13, Folder/chemise 252.
96. GO 82/18.
97. War Diary, 4th Canadian Machine Gun Battalion, 29 March 1918 (NAC microfilm roll T-10818). The battalion was
formed from the 10th, 11th, 12th and 16th Canadian Machine Gun Companies, CEF (Canadian Corps A.29.1.34,
dated 18 February 1918 (NAC RG 9 C3 Volume 4020, Folder 47, File 3) / 4th CMGB Journal de guerre,
29 mars 1918 (ANC microfilm rouleau T-10818) La batterie fut forme partir des 10th , 11th , 12th et
16th Canadian Machine Gun Companies, CEF . ( Canadian Corps A.29.1.34, 18 fvrier 1918 (ANC RG9 C3
Volume 4020 dossier 47, fichier 3).
98. G.W.L. Nicholson, Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-
1919 (Ottawa, 1962), p. 545.
99. GO 209/20.
100. PC 2067, 6 August 1914, and/et memorandum Preliminary Instructions for Mobn. War 1914, BGen V.A.S. Williams,
Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia to O.Cs. Divisions and Districts, 10 August 1914, reprinted in Colonel A.F. Duguid,
Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices (Ottawa), 1938), pp. 37-39.
101. Colonel A.F. Duguid, Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 Appendices
(Ottawa), 1938), pp. 110-114.
102. The Great Adventure with the 4th Battery, CFA, (N.p., n.d.), p. 9.
103. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1, 1534-
1919, (Toronto, 1967), passim.
104. GO 191/20.
105. GO 69/16. The battery was not officially authorized until after it had landed in France. This anomaly can be attributed
to the administrative backlog resulting from the large number of personnel being despatched overseas for the war
effort / La batterie ne fut officiellement autorise quaprs son arrive en France. Cette anomalie peut tre attribue
une accumulation administrative rsultant dun nombre lev de personnel envoy outre-mer lors de leffort de
guerre.
106. CEF Sailing List, vol. XII; and/et Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 45th Battery, Document
Collection/Collection de documents 74/672, Series/sries VI, Box/bote 17, Folder/chemise 2.
107. Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1,
1534-1919, (Toronto, 1967), p. 252.
108. Ibid, passim.
109. GO 191/20.
110. GO 131/42; and/et GO 42/41.
111. Charles P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army. Six War Years, (Ottawa, 1957), p. 539 (Appendix E)
112. GO 114/45.
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114. Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1,
1919-1967, (Toronto, 1972), passim.
115. GO 52/46.
116. GO 319/45.
117. Colonel G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 1,
1919-1967, (Toronto, 1972), pp. 521, 523-4, and 527.
118. GO 201/46.
119. GO 135/39.
120. GO 123/40.
121. GO 74/41.
122. GO 21/44.
123. G.W.L. Nicholson, The Gunners of Canada. The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, vol. 2 (Toronto,
1972), passim.
124. GO 52/46.

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53RD FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA 53RD FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, RCA

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Yorkton,
Saskatchewan on 1 April 1946, when the 53rd
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA was authorized
to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 53rd Field
Regiment, RCA on 30 July 1954;2 and 53rd Field
Artillery Regiment, RCA on 12 April 1960.3 It was
reduced to nil strength and transferred to the
Supplementary Order of Battle on
15 October 1968.4
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Yorkton en Saskatchewan, le 1er avril 1946, lorsque
le 53rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 53rd Field Regiment,
RCA le 30 juillet 1954;2 et 53rd Field Artillery
Regiment, RCA le 12 avril 1960.3 Il fut rduit
des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 15 octobre 1968.4

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Yorkton, Saskatchewan Yorkton, Saskatchewan

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 114/46.
2. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 432/55.
3. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
4. CFOO 68/35.

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57TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
(2ND/10TH DRAGOONS), RCA
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated on
10 May 1872 and incorporates the following
regiments.
The 57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th
Dragoons), RCA originated in Oak Ridges, Ontario
on 10 May 1872, when the 2nd Regiment of
Cavalry was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated the 2nd Dragoons on
1 January 1893.2 On 15 December 1936 it was
amalgamated with the 10th Brant Dragoons (see
below) and redesignated the 2nd/10th Dragoons.3
It was redesignated the 2nd/10th (Reserve)
Dragoons on 7 November 1940.4 On 1 April 1946,
it was converted to artillery and redesignated the
57th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (2nd/10th
Dragoons), RCA.5 It was redesignated: 57th Light
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th
Dragoons), RCA on 12 April 1960;6 and 57th Field
Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA on
10 December 1962.7 It was reduced to nil strength
and transferred to the Supplementary Order of
Battle on 1 April 1970.8
Notes:
The 2nd Dragoons were authorized a Reserve order of battle
counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 185/20). The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 2nd Dragoons were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 15 April 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 113/21). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 2nd Dragoons were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 158/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 10th Brant Dragoons originated in Brantford,
Ontario on 1 April 1909, when the 25th Brant
Dragoons were authorized to be formed.9 It was
redesignated the 10th Brant Dragoons on
15 March 1920.10 On 15 December 1936, it was
amalgamated with the 2nd Dragoons, as above.
Notes:
The 10th Brant Dragoons were disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized the same day
(GO 230/20). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 10th Brant Dragoons were authorized a Reserve order of
battle counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 185/20). The
reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 10th Brant Dragoons were disbanded for the purpose of
amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next
day (GO 158/36). This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
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57TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
(2ND/10TH DRAGOONS), RCA
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
10 mai 1872 et regroupe les rgiments suivants.
Le 57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th
Dragoons), RCA vit le jour Oak Ridges, en
Ontario, le 10 mai 1872, lorsque le 2nd Regiment
of Cavalry fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis 2nd
Dragoons le 1er janvier 1893.2 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec le 10th
Brant Dragoons (voir ci-dessous) et fut rebaptis
2nd/10th Dragoons .3 Il fut rebaptis 2nd/10th
(Reserve) Dragoons le 7 novembre 1940.4 Le
1er avril 1946, il fut converti lartillerie et rebaptis
57th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (2nd/10th
Dragoons), RCA .5 Il fut rebaptis : 57th Light
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th
Dragoons), RCA le 12 avril 1960;6 et 57th Field
Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA le
10 dcembre 1962.7 Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls
et transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire le
1er avril 1970.8
Notes :
Le 2nd Dragoons fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 185/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 2nd Dragoons fut dissous en vue de la rorganisation du
15 avril 1921 et rorganis la mme journe (GO 113/21). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le 2nd Dragoons fut dissous en vue de lincorporation du
14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain (GO 158/36). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
Le 10th Brant Dragoons vit le jour Brantford,
en Ontario, le 1er avril 1909, lorsque le 25th Brant
Dragoons fut autoris.9 Il fut rebaptis
10th Brant Dragoons le 15 mars 1920.10 Le
15 dcembre 1936, il se fusionna avec le
2nd Dragoons , tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Notes :
Le 10th Brant Dragoons fut dissous en vue de la
rorganisation du 1 octobre 1920 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 230/20). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui
ninfluent pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 10th Brant Dragoons fit partie de lordre de bataille de la
er
Rserve compter du 1 novembre 1920 (GO 185/20). Lunit
de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 10th Brant Dragoons fut dissous en vue de lincorporation
du 14 dcembre 1936 et rorganis le lendemain (GO 158/36). Il
sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la
ligne du rgiment.
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Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls, Ontario

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

Details from the 2nd Dragoons were placed on Des dtachements des 2nd Dragoons furent
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
duties.11 fournissant des services locaux de protection.11

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

The regiment mobilized the 2nd/10th Dragoons,
CASF for active service on 12 May 1942.12 On
3 September 1942, it was converted to infantry and
redesignated 1st Battalion, 2nd/10th Dragoons,
CASF.13 It served in Canada in a home defence
role as part of Atlantic Command.14 The battalion
was disbanded on 10 November 1943.15
Le rgiment mobilisa le 2nd/10th Dragoons,
CASF pour le service actif le 12 mai 1942.12 Le
3 septembre 1942, il fut converti linfanterie et
rebaptis 1st Battalion, 2nd/10th Dragoons,
CASF .13 Il servit au Canada dans un rle de
dfense territoriale, en tant que composante de la
Rgion de lAtlantique.14 Le bataillon fut dissous le
10 novembre 1943.15

1. MGO 12/72. Formed from seven existing independent cavalry troops authorized on the following dates: No. 1 Troop
(St. Catharines Troop of Cavalry, 27 September 1855), No. 2 Troop at Oak Ridges (1st Troop, York Squadron of
Volunteer Light Cavalry, 27 December 1855), No. 3 Troop at Markham (2nd Troop, York Squadron of Volunteer
Light Cavalry, 17 July 1856), No. 4 Troop (Grimsby Troop of Cavalry, 11 December 1856), No. 5 Troop (Burford
Troop of Cavalry, 7 September 1866), No. 6 Troop (Queenston Infantry Company (Mounted), 31 August 1866), No.
7 Troop (Barrie Infantry Company (Mounted), 19 October 1866), and the newly authorized No. 8 Troop at Welland /
Form de sept troupes indpendantes de cavalerie autorises selon les dates suivantes : No. 1 Troop ( St.
Catharines Troop of Cavalry , 27 septembre 1855), No. 2 Troop Oak Ridges ( 1st Troop, York Squadron of
Volunteer Light Cavalry , 27 dcembre 1855), No. 3 Troop Markham ( 2nd Troop, York Squadron of
Volunteer Light Cavalry , 17 juillet 1856), No. 4 Troop ( Grimsby Troop of Cavalry , 11 dcembre 1856), No.
5 Troop ( Burford Troop of Cavalry , 7 septembre 1866), No. 6 Troop ( Queenston Infantry Company
(Mounted) , 31 aot 1866), No. 7 Troop ( Barrie Infantry Company (Mounted) , 19 octobre 1866), et la No. 8
Troop , nouvellement autorise Welland.
2. No authority for a change of designation of cavalry units in 1892 is contained within the applicable Militia General
Orders or Annual Militia Report sessional papers. However, the date of 1 January 1893 is consistent with the
nomenclature used in the aforementioned sources of 1893 and the Department of Militia and Defence, The Militia List
of the Dominion of Canada, 1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for
the Financial Year 1893-94) / Les Ordres Gnraux de la Milice ou les textes de sances du rapport Annuel de la
Milice, ne comportent aucune autorit quant au changement dappellation des units de cavalerie en 1892. La date
er
du 1 janvier 1893 correspond toutefois la nomenclature utilise dans les sources de 1893 mentionnes
prcdemment ainsi que par le Ministre de la Milice et de la dfense, The Militia List of the Dominion of Canada,
1893. (GO 21/93 Establishment Lists of the Active Militia of the Dominion of Canada for the Financial Year 1893-
94).
3. GO 158/36.
4. GO 273/40.
5. GO 115/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 670/60.
7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 740/63.
8. CFOO 70/16.
9. GO 48/09. C Squadron from Burford of the 2nd Dragoons was transferred to this regiment upon formation (see
endnote 1 (No. 5 Troop)) / C Squadron de Burford du 2nd Dragoons fut transfr ce rgiment sa formation
(voir note en bas de page 1 ( No 5 Troop )).
10. GO 26/20.
11. GO 142/14.
12. GO 309/42.
13. GO 485/42.
14. Colonel C.P. Stacey, Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, Volume 1, Six Years of War
(Ottawa, 1955), p. 536.
15. GO 15/44.

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ANNEX A ANNEXE A

EXTANT ARTILLERY REGIMENTS RGIMENTS DARTILLERIE EN SERVICE

Notes:
1. Unit redesignations and amalgamations are not shown as
this information is contained in the individual charts. Where
applicable, the date the unit was disbanded or placed on the
Supplementary Order of Battle is provided.
2. Only the oldest antecedent unit designation is detailed in
column (B), with the year date shown in parentheses.
Notes :
1. Les dsignations nouvelles et les fusions des units ne
sont pas indiques puisque cette information est contenue
dans les chartes individuelles. O il y a lieu, lanne que
lunit fut dissoute ou de place sur lOrdre supplmentaire
de bataille est indique.
2. Seulement la dsignation antcdente la plus ancienne des
units est indique dans la colonne (B), avec lanne mise
entres parenthses.

Current or Last Title Title Upon Organization

Titre en usage ou titre prcdent Titre au moment de lorganisation
(A) (B)

1st Air Defence Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew 42nd "Brockville Battalion of Infantry" (1866)
Scottish), RCA / 1er Rgiment dartillerie
antiarienne (Lanark And Renfrew Scottish), ARC

1st Artillery Locating Regiment, RCA 69th Survey Regiment, RCA (1946)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, The Halifax Brigade of Garrison Artillery (1869)
RCA / 1er Rgiment dartillerie de campagne
(Halifax-Dartmouth), ARC

1st Regiment/1er Rgiment, Royal Canadian Horse Royal Canadian Artillery (Field Division) (1898)
Artillery

2nd Regiment/2e Rgiment, Royal Canadian Horse 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Artillery (1950)

2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 2e Rgiment Battalion of Montreal Artillery (1856)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 3e Rgiment New Brunswick Brigade of Garrison Artillery (1869)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

3rd Regiment/3e Rgiment, Royal Canadian Horse 79th Field Regiment, RCA (1951)
Artillery
(Reduced to nil strength / Rduit des effectifs nuls 1992)

4th Air Defence Regiment, RCA / 4e Rgiment de 4th Air Defence Regiment, RCA / 4e Rgiment de
dfense antiarienne, ARC dfense antiarienne, ARC (1987)

4th Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 81st Field Regiment, RCA (1952)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1970)

5e Rgiment dartillerie lgre du Canada 5e Rgiment dartillerie lgre du Canada (1968)

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Current or Last Title Title Upon Organization

Titre en usage ou titre prcdent Titre au moment de lorganisation

(A) (B)
5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA British Columbia Provisional Regiment of Garrison
/ 5e Rgiment dartillerie de campagne, ARC Artillery (1883)

6th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 6e Rgiment 6th "Quebec and Levis" Regiment, CA (1899)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

7th Toronto Regiment, RCA 31st (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA (1942)

8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 13th Brigade, CFA (1912)

(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1970)

10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 10e Rgiment 10th Brigade, CFA (1920)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 11e Rgiment 1st Provisional Brigade of Field Artillery (1880)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 4th Brigade of Field Artillery, CFA (1920)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 11th Brigade, CFA (1912)

(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1968)

15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 15e Rgiment 15th Brigade, CFA (1920)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA / 18e Rgiment de 18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA / 18e Rgiment de
dfense antiarienne, ARC dfense antiarienne, ARC (1992)

18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 18th Brigade, CFA (1920)

(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1970)

19th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA 19th Brigade, CFA (1920)

(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 20e Rgiment 20th Brigade, CFA (1920)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

21st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 21st Field Brigade, RCA (1936)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1970)

24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 107th (East Kootenay) Regiment, CFA (1914)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 26e Rgiment 99th Regiment (1908)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

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Current or Last Title Title Upon Organization

Titre en usage ou titre prcdent Titre au moment de lorganisation

(A) (B)

27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 26th Canadian Horse "Stanstead" Dragoons (1910)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1970)

29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 2nd Brigade of Field Artillery (1898)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 30e Rgiment 8th Brigade of Field Artillery, CA (1905)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA 33rd Medium Regiment, RCA (1946)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

34th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 34th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA (1942)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 6th Brigade of Field Artillery, CA (1905)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA 14th Brigade, CFA (1914)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 7th Medium Brigade, RCA (1936)
(Reduced to nil strength / Rduit des effectifs nuls 1981)

42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA 4th Medium Brigade, CA (1931)

(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

44th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 44th Field Regiment, RCA (1946)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1965)

46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 19th Field Company, RCE (1936)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1968)

49th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 49e Rgiment 51st Regiment "Rifles" (1913)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales 45th "West Durham" Battalion of Infantry (1866)
Rangers), RCA
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1970)

53rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 53rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA (1946)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle / Transfr
lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1968)

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Current or Last Title Title Upon Organization

Titre en usage ou titre prcdent Titre au moment de lorganisation
(A) (B)

56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 56e Rgiment 37th "Haldimand Battalion of Rifles" (1866)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC 38th "Brant Battalion of Infantry" (1866)
39th "Norfolk Battalion of Rifles" (1866)

57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), 2nd Regiment of Cavalry (1872)
RCA (Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle /
Transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire 1970)

62nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA / 62e Rgiment 62nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA (1946)
dartillerie de campagne, ARC

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CHAPTER 4
ENGINEER REGIMENTS AND SQUADRONS
SECTION 1
MILITARY ENGINEERING BRANCH
MILITARY ENGINEERING BRANCH
Colonel-in-Chief: Her Majesty The Queen
BADGE
Description
Within a wreath of maple leaves Or a torteaux
charged in the centre with a beaver Or and edged
by a riband Azure which is itself edged and
inscribed with the words "ENGINEERS GENIE
CANADA" Or below upon a scroll Azure edged and
inscribed with the word "UBIQUE" Or the whole
ensigned by the Royal Crown proper.
Symbolism
The beaver has long been used by engineers as it
is an animal noted for its skill in building.
"ENGINEERS GENIE CANADA" is a form of the
branch title and "UBIQUE" is the motto of the
branch.
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CHAPITRE 4
RGIMENTS ET ESCADRONS DU GNIE
SECTION 1
BRANCHE DU GNIE
BRANCHE DU GNIE
Colonel-en-chef : Sa Majest la Reine
INSIGNE
Description
l'intrieur d'une couronne de feuilles d'rable d'or,
un tourteau portant au centre un castor d'or et
bord d'un ruban d'azur, lui-mme bord d'or et
portant l'inscription ENGINEERS GNIE
CANADA d'or. En-dessous, sur un listel d'azure
bord d'or, l'inscription UBIQUE d'or. Le tout
timbr de la couronne royale au naturel.
Symbolisme
Le thme du castor est utilis depuis longtemps par
le corps du gnie en raison des ses talents de
btisseur. ENGINEERS GENIE CANADA est
une variante du nom de la branche, et UBIQUE
en est la devise.
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MOTTO DEVISE

UBIQUE (Everywhere) UBIQUE (Partout)

MARCH MARCHE

Wings Wings

ALLIANCE ALLIANCE

British Army Arme britannique

Corps of Royal Engineers Corps of Royal Engineers

BATTLE HONOURS HONNEURS DE BATAILLE

Honorary Distinction Distinction honorifique

The motto "UBIQUE" was granted as an honorary distinction to La devise UBIQUE est une distinction honorifique qui
take the place of all past and future battle honours and remplace toute distinction honorifique et tout honneur de
1 1
distinctions gained in the field. bataille antrieurs et futurs pouvant tre reus en campagne .

Home Station Maison mre

Gagetown, New Brunswick Gagetown, Nouveau Brunswick

LINEAGE LIGNE

The Military Engineering Branch originated on
1 July 1903, when the Canadian Engineers Corps
of the Permanent Active Militia was authorized to
be formed.2 It was redesignated The Royal
Canadian Engineers on 1 February 1904.3 Non
Permanent Active Militia engineer companies had
existed at least as early as 1860,4 and they were
collectively referred to as Canadian Engineers
from 1 August 1904.5 The Permanent component
was redesignated The Corps of Royal Canadian
Engineers;6 and the Non Permanent component
The Corps of Canadian Engineers on
1 March 1932.7 The Non Permanent component
was redesignated, and the entire corps designated
as The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers on
29 April 1936.8 It was redesignated The Corps of
Royal Canadian Engineers on
29 September 1952.9 The Corps was amalgamated
after Unification with Royal Canadian Air Force
construction engineer personnel to form the Military
Engineering Branch on 27 August 1971.12
La Branche du Gnie vit le jour le 1er juillet 1903,
lorsque le Canadian Engineers Corps de la
Milice active permanente fut autoris.2 Il fut
rebaptis The Royal Canadian Engineers le
1er fvrier 1904.3 Les compagnies de gnie de la
Milice active non permanente existent depuis au
moins 1860,4 et elles furent collectivement
reconnues et baptises Canadian Engineers
partir du 1er aot 1904.5 La composante
permanente fut rebaptise The Corps of Royal
Canadian Engineers ;6 et la composante non
permanente The Corps of Canadian Engineers
le 1er mars 1932.7 La composante non permanente
fut rebaptise et le corps entier fut baptis The
Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers
le 29 avril 1936.8 Il fut rebaptis : The Corps of
Royal Canadian Engineers le
29 septembre 1952;9 en franais, Gnie royal
canadien le 7 fvrier 1955;10 et Corps du gnie
royal canadien le 18 avril 1955.11 Suite
l'unification, le corps se fusionna avec le personnel
du gnie de l'Aviation royale du Canada pour
mettre sur pied la Military Engineering Branch le
27 aot 1971.12 Elle fut rebaptise en franais :
Service du gnie militaire le 14 janvier 1972;13
Branche du Gnie le 12 juillet 1985.14

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BRANCH CAMP FLAG DRAPEAU DE CAMP DE BRANCHE

1. NDHQ 1065-1 (DMTH 3), 11 Aug 94 / QGDN (DTPM 3), 11 aot 94.
2. Special General Order dated 23 October 1903; GO 158/03; and/et GO 168/03.
3. GO 16/04.
4. Extract from Royal Gazette, Halifax, N.S., Wednesday 2 May 1860, Vol. LIX No.19 from p. 134 of Militia General
Orders, N.S. This order details the precedence (seniority) of the Halifax and Dartmouth Volunteer Engineer
Companies in relation to the other volunteer companies of the province (respectively 24th and 25th of 30th) / Cet
ordre explique la prsance (sniorit) des Halifax and Dartmouth Volunteer Engineer Companies en relation aux
e e e
autres compagnies volontaires de la province (respectivement 24 et 25 de 30 ); Vide also Egan, Major T.J., History
of the Halifax Volunteer Battalion and Volunteer Companies (1859-1887), pp. 2 to/ 6 (Halifax: A. & W. MacKinley,
1888).
5. GO 120/04; GO 129/04; and/et Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal
Canadian Engineers, Volume 1 (1749-1939), p. 47 (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1962).
6. GO 25/32.
7. GO 25/32.
8. GO 75/36.
9. CAO 220-3, 29 Sep 52.
10. CAO 220-3, 7 fv 55.
11. CAO 220-3, 18 avril 55.
12. CFAO 2-10, AL 35/71, 27 Aug 71.
13. CFAO 2-10, AL 2/72, 14 Jan 72 / OAFC 2-10, Mod 2/72, 14 jan 72.
14. CFAO 2-10, AL 14/85, 12 Jul 85 / OAFC 2-10, Mod 14/85, 12 jul 85.

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SECTION 2
ENGINEER REGIMENTS
1 COMBAT ENGINEER REGIMENT
LINEAGE
This Regular Force regiment originated in
Chilliwack, British Columbia on 17 June 1977, when
1 Combat Engineer Regiment was authorized to
be formed.1
Note:
1 Combat Engineer Regiments date of origin is not traced to the
formation date of the 58th Independent Field Squadron, RCE
(see below) as lineage is traced from the formation of unit, not
sub-unit, sized organizations, ie. regiments and battalions.
3 Field Engineer Squadron originated in Petawawa,
Ontario on 4 May 1951, when the 58th
Independent Field Squadron, RCE was authorized
to be formed.3 It was redesignated: 3rd Field
Squadron, RCE on 16 October 1953;4 3 Field
Squadron on 30 April 1958;5 and 3 Field Engineer
Squadron on 21 May 1975.6 The squadron was
reorganized as a regiment and designated 1
Combat Engineer Regiment on 17 June 1977, as
above.
Note:
The 58th Independent Field Squadron was raised as an Active
Force unit on the framework of Reserve Force units (58th
Independent Field Squadron, 6th Field Engineer Regiment, and
33rd Field Park Squadron) for service in Germany with 27th
Canadian Infantry Brigade Group. Upon return to Canada the
7
field troops were disbanded on 29 July 1953 and then reformed
from available resources for post Armistice service in Korea from
March to November 1954 under the designation of 3rd Field
8
Squadron, RCE.
Headquarters Location
Edmonton, Alberta
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
None
1. NDHQ Message DMCO 58, 241930Z Jun 77 / Message du QGDN, DMCO 58, 241930Z juin 77; and/et CFOO 3.12,
12 Jan 78 / OOFC 3.12, 12 jan 78.
2. CFOO 3.1.104, 30 Jul 93 / OOFC 3.1.104, 30 juillet 93.
3. CAO 110-2, Part B Supp Issue No. 245/51.
4. CAO 76-2, Part B Supp Issue No. 358/53.
5. CAO 76-2, Part B Supp Issue No. 605/58.
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RGIMENTS DU GNIE
1ER RGIMENT DU GNIE
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour
Chilliwack, en Colombie-Britannique, le
17 juin 1977, lorsque le 1er Rgiment de gnie
fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis en franais 1er
Rgiment du gnie le 30 juillet 1993.2
Note :
er
La date de formation du 1 Rgiment du gnie nest pas relie
la date de formation du 58th Independent Field Squadron,
RCE (voir ci-dessous), dans la mesure o la ligne provient de
la formation dune unit et non dune sous-unit ou
dorganisations classes telles que des rgiments ou des
bataillons.
Le 3e Escadron de sapeurs vit le jour Petawawa,
en Ontario, le 4 mai 1951, lorsque le 58th
Independent Field Squadron, RCE fut autoris.3 Il
fut rebaptis : 3rd Field Squadron, RCE le
16 octobre 1953;4 3 Field Squadron le
30 avril 1958;5 et 3e Escadron de sapeurs le
21 mai 1975.6 Lescadron fut transform en
rgiment et baptis 1er Rgiment de gnie le
17 juin 1977, tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Note :
Le 58th Independent Field Squadron fut mis sur pied en tant
quunit de la Force rgulire en suivant la structure des units
de la Force de rserve ( 58th Independent Field Squadron ,
6th Field Engineer Regiment et 33rd Field Park Squadron )
e
pour servir en Allemagne avec le 27 Groupe-brigade
dinfanterie canadienne. Aprs leur retour au Canada, les
7
troupes de campagne furent dissoutes le 29 juillet 1953 puis
remises sur pied partir des ressources disponibles pour le
service post-armistice en Core, de mars novembre 1954,
8
sous lappellation de 3rd Field Squadron, RCE .
Site du Quartier gnral
Edmonton, Alberta
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
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6. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; and/et NDHQ Message DOE 255,
16 Jun 75.
7. SD 1 Letter No. 53/91, 13 Aug 53.
8. Lieutenant-Colonel K.J. Holmes, The History of the Canadian Military Engineers, Volume 3 (to 1971), (Toronto:
Military Engineering Institute of Canada, 1997), pp. 245 to 246.

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2 COMBAT ENGINEER REGIMENT
LINEAGE
This Regular Force regiment originated in
Petawawa, Ontario on 17 June 1977, when 2
Combat Engineer Regiment was authorized to be
formed.1
Note:
2 Combat Engineer Regiments date of origin is not traced to the
formation date of the 1st Field Company, RCE (see below) as
lineage is traced from the formation of unit, not sub-unit, sized
organizations, ie. regiments and battalions.
1 Field Engineer Squadron originated in Halifax,
Nova Scotia on 1 April 1931, when the 1st Field
Company, RCE was authorized to be formed.3 It
was redesignated: 1st Field Company
(Mechanized), RCE on 1 September 1936;4 1st
Field Company, RCE, CASF on
1 September 1939;5 23rd Field Company, RCE on
1 March 1946;6 and 23rd Field Squadron, RCE on
24 December 1947.7 The squadron was embodied
in the Canadian Army Special Force and
redesignated 23rd Independent Field Squadron,
RCE on 1 February 1952 (see below).8 It was
redesignated: 23rd Field Squadron, RCE on
16 May 1953;9 1st Field Squadron, RCE on
16 October 1953;10 1 Field Squadron on
30 April 1958;11 and 1 Field Engineer Squadron on
21 May 1975.12 The squadron was reorganized as a
regiment and designated 2 Combat Engineer
Regiment on 17 June 1977, as above.
Headquarters Location
Petawawa, Ontario
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The Second World War
The 1st Field Company (Mechanized) was placed
on active service on 1 September 1939 under the
designation 1st Field Company, RCE, CASF (see
above). It embarked for Britain in January 1940. In
June 1940 it went to France as part of the Second
British Expeditionary Force, reaching a point
beyond Laval before being ordered back. It landed
in Sicily on 9 July 1943 and in Italy on
3 September 1943 as part of the 1st Canadian
Infantry Division. Early in 1945 the company moved
with the 1st Canadian Corps to North West Europe
where it served until the end of the war. The
company returned to Canada on
24 September 1945.13
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2E RGIMENT DU GNIE
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour
Petawawa, en Ontario, le 17 juin 1977, lorsque le
2e Rgiment de gnie fut autoris. Il fut
rebaptis en franais 2e Rgiment du Gnie le
24 avril 1995.2
Note :
e
La date de formation du 2 Rgiment du Gnie nest pas relie
la date de formation de la 1st Field Company, RCE (voir ci-
dessous), dans la mesure o la ligne provient de la formation
dune unit et non dune sous-unit ou dorganisations classes
telles que des rgiments ou des bataillons.
Le 1er Escadron de campagne vit le jour Halifax,
en Nouvelle-cosse, le 1er avril 1931, lorsque la
1st Field Company, RCE fut autorise.3 Elle fut
rebaptise : 1st Field Company (Mechanized),
RCE le 1er septembre 1936;4 1st Field Company,
RCE, CASF le 1er septembre 1939;5 23rd Field
Company, RCE le 1er mars 1946;6 et 23rd Field
Squadron, RCE le 24 dcembre 1947.7
Lescadron fut incorpor dans lArme canadienne
(Active) et rebaptis 23rd Independent Field
Squadron, RCE le 1er fvrier 1952 (voir ci-
dessous).8 Il fut rebaptis : 23rd Field Squadron,
RCE le 16 mai 1953;9 1st Field Squadron,
RCE le 16 octobre 1953;10 et 1 Field
Squadron le 30 avril 1958.11 Il fut rebaptis en
franais le 1er Escadron de campagne le
21 mai 1975.12 Lescadron fut transform en
rgiment et baptis 2e Rgiment de gnie le
17 juin 1977, tel que dcrit au paragraphe
prcdent.
Site du Quartier gnral
Petawawa, Ontario
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Seconde Guerre mondiale
La 1st Field Company (Mechanized) fut
mobilise le 1er septembre 1939 sous lappellation
de 1st Field Company, RCE, CASF (voir ci-
dessus). Elle sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne
en janvier 1940. En juin 1940, elle se rendit en
France en tant que composante de la Second
British Expeditionary Force . Elle avait dpass
Laval lorsquelle fut rappele. Elle se rendit en
Sicile le 9 juillet 1943 et en Italie le 3 septembre
1943, en tant qulment de la 1re division
dinfanterie canadienne. Au dbut de 1945, la
compagnie se rendit dans le Nord-Ouest de
lEurope avec le 1er corps canadien, o elle servit
jusqu la fin de la guerre. La compagnie regagna
le Canada le 24 septembre 1945.13
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United Nations Operations Korea Oprations des Nations Unies Core

The 23rd Independent Field Squadron served in
theatre from April 1952 to March 1953 as part of the
25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, 1st
Commonwealth Division.14
Le 23rd Independent Field Squadron servit
dans le thtre dopration davril 1952
mars 1953 en tant que composante du 25e groupe-
brigade dinfanterie canadienne, 1re division du
Commonwealth.14

1. NDHQ Message, DMCO 58, 241930Z Jun 77 / Message du QGDN, DMCO 58, 241930Z juin 77; and/et CFOO
3.21.4, 12 Jan 78 / OOFC 3.21.4, 12 jan 78.
2. MOO 95050, 24 Apr 95 / DMO 95050, 24 avril 95.
3. GO 45/31.
4. GO 108/36.
5. GO 135/39.
6. GO 138/46; GO 158/46; and/et CAO 110-2, Issue No. 44, 27 Oct 47.
7. CAO 76-2, Issue No. 55/48.
8. SD 1 Letter No. 4416, 11 Feb 52, Amdt #2, 17 Apr 52.
9. CAO 76-8, Part B Supp Issue No. 340/53, CAO 76-8, Part B Supp Issue No. 502/56.
10. CAO 76-2, Part B Supp Issue No. 358/53.
11. CAO 76-2, Part B Supp Issue No. 605/58. Officially, RCE was to be dropped from the Regular Force unit titles
because the squadrons no longer reported to an engineer commander, however, RCE continued to be used
unofficially."/ On cessa dutiliser officiellement RCE dans les titres des units de la Force rgulire puisquelles
ntaient plus sous lautorit dun commandant ingnieur. Par contre, les escadrons continurent dutiliser RCE
de faon non-officielle Lieutenant-Colonel K.J. Holmes, The History of the Canadian Military Engineers, Volume 3
(to 1971), p. 289, (Toronto: Military Engineering Institute of Canada, 1997).
12. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75;
and/et CFOO 3.19, 15 May 76 / OOFC 3.19, 15 mai 76.
13. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 2 (1936 to
1945), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1966), p. 691.
14. Lieutenant-Colonel K.J. Holmes, The History of the Canadian Military Engineers, Volume 3 (to 1971), (Toronto:
Military Engineering Institute of Canada, 1997), pp. 229 to 239.

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2ND FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT 2E RGIMENT DU GNIE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Toronto,
Ontario on 15 June 1920, when the 2nd Divisional
Engineer Headquarters, CE was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 2nd Divisional
Engineer Headquarters, RCE on 29 April 1936;2
Headquarters, 2nd District Engineers, RCE on
15 December 1936;3 Headquarters, 2nd (Reserve)
District Engineers, RCE on 7 November 1940;4
Headquarters, RCE, 2nd Division on 1 April 1946;5
Headquarters, 2nd Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
on 19 June 1947;6 2nd Field Engineer Regiment
(M) on 21 May 1975;7 and 2nd Field Engineer
Regiment on 9 July 1990.9
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Toronto, en Ontario, le 15 juin 1920, lorsque le
2nd Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 2nd Divisional Engineer
Headquarters, RCE le 29 avril 1936;2
Headquarters, 2nd District Engineers, RCE le
15 dcembre 1936;3 Headquarters, 2nd
(Reserve) District Engineers, RCE le
7 novembre 1940;4 Headquarters, RCE, 2nd
Division le 1er avril 1946;5 Headquarters, 2nd
Field Engineer Regiment, RCE le 19 juin 1947;6
et 2nd Field Engineer Regiment (M) le
21 mai 1975.7 Il fut rebaptis en franais : 2e
Rgiment de gnie (M) le 3 mai 1979;8 2e
Rgiment de gnie le 9 juillet 1990;9 et 2e
Rgiment du gnie le 22 dcembre 1998.10

Notes:
GO 157 of 3 September 1912 authorized the appointment of a
lieutenant-colonel as Commanding Divisional Engineers for the
2nd Division. This was a staff appointment and does not
constitute authority for the organization of a headquarters unit.
The 2nd Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1930 (GO
128/30). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
Notes :
Le GO 157 du 3 septembre 1912 donnait lautorisation de
nommer un lieutenant-colonel commandant du gnie
e
divisionnaire de la 2 division. Il sagissait de la nomination
dun officier suprieur et non dune autorisation pour organiser
un quartier gnral dunit.
Le 2nd Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE fit partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1930 (GO 128/30). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

Headquarters, 2nd District Engineers mobilized Le Headquarters, 2nd District Engineers
Headquarters, 2nd Divisional Engineers, RCE, mobilisa le Headquarters, 2nd Divisional
CASF on 1 September 1939.11 It embarked for Engineers, RCE CASF le 1er septembre 1939.11 Il
Britain in August 1940. It moved to North West sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne en aot 1940.
Europe in July 1944 as part of the 2nd Canadian Il se rendit dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope en
Infantry Division where it served until the end of the juillet 1944, en tant qulment de la 2e division
war.12 The unit was disbanded on dinfanterie canadienne, o elle servit jusqu la fin
13 October 1945.13 de la guerre.12 Lunit fut dissoute le
13 octobre 1945.13

1. GO 89/20
2. GO 75/36.
3. GO 215/36.
4. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
5. GO 400/45; and/et GO 115/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Supp Issue No. 43/47.
7. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75;
and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.

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8. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.

9. CFOO 3.310, 9 Jul 90 / OOFC 3.310, 9 juillet 90.
10. CFOO 5048, 221706Z Dec 98 / OOFC 5048, 221706Z dc 98.
11. GO 135/39.
12. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 2
(1936-1945), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1966), pp. 14, 44 and 274.
13. GO 52/46.

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3RD FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT 3E RGIMENT DU GNIE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Montral, Quebec on 15 June 1920, when the 4th Montral, au Qubec, le 15 juin 1920, lorsque le
Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE was 4th Divisional Engineer Headquarters fut
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 4th autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 4th Divisional Engineer
Divisional Engineer Headquarters, RCE on Headquarters, RCE le 29 avril 1936;2
29 April 1936;2 Headquarters, 4th District Headquarters, 4th District Engineers, RCE le
Engineers, RCE on 15 December 1936;3 15 dcembre 1936;3 Headquarters, 4th (Reserve)
Headquarters, 4th (Reserve) District Engineers, District Engineers, RCE le 7 novembre 1940;3
RCE on 7 November 1940;4 Headquarters, RCE, Headquarters, RCE, 3rd Division le
3rd Division on 1 April 1946;5 Headquarters, 3rd 1er avril 1946;5 Headquarters, 3rd Field Engineer
Field Engineer Regiment, RCE on 19 June 1947;6 Regiment, RCE le 19 juin 1947;6 et 3rd Field
3rd Field Engineer Regiment (M) on Engineer Regiment (M) le 21 mai 1975.7 Il fut
21 May 1975;7 and 3rd Field Engineer Regiment rebaptis en franais : 3e Rgiment de gnie
on 4 September 1992.9 (M) le 3 mai 1979;8 3e Rgiment de gnie le
4 septembre 1992;9 et 3e Rgiment du gnie le
14 aot 1993.10

Notes:
GO 157 of 3 September 1912 authorized the appointment of a
lieutenant-colonel as Commanding Divisional Engineers for the
4th Division. This was a staff appointment and does not
constitute authority for the organization of a headquarters unit.
The 4th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1930 (GO
128/30). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The 4th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE was disbanded
for the purpose of reorganization on 15 April 1923 and
reorganized the same day (GO 137/23). These changes were
administrative and do not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 4th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE was disbanded
for the purpose of reorganization on 15 January 1935 and
reorganized the same day (GO 31/35). These changes were
administrative and do not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Notes :
Le GO 157 du 3 septembre 1912 donnait lautorisation de
nommer un lieutenant-colonel commandant du gnie
e
divisionnaire de la 4 division. Il sagissait de la nomination
dun officier suprieur et non dune autorisation pour organiser
un quartier gnral dunit.
Le 4th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE fit partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1930 (GO 128/30). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 4th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE fut dissous en
vue de la rorganisation du 15 avril 1923 et rorganis la mme
journe (GO 137/23). Il sagit dun changement administratif qui
ninflue pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le 4th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE fut dissous en
vue de la rorganisation du 15 janvier 1935 et rorganis la
mme journe (GO 31/35). Il sagit dun changement
administratif qui ninflue pas sur la ligne du rgiment.

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Montral, Quebec Montral, Qubec

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

Details of the 4th District Engineers were called out Le 1er septembre 1939, des dtachements des
on local service on 1 September 1939 at the district 4th District Engineers furent appels pour le
level only, as a temporary measure for about two service local uniquement au niveau du district pour
weeks.11 une dure denviron deux semaines.11

1. GO 89/20.
2. GO 75/36.
3. GO 215/36.
4. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.

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5. GO 115/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
7. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75;
and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
8. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 75 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 75.
9. MOO 92185, 4 Sep 92 / DMO 92185, 4 sep 92.
10. MOO 93 083, 4 Feb 93 / DMO 93083, 4 fv 93.
11. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 2 (1936-
1945), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1966), p. 12.

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4 ENGINEER SUPPORT REGIMENT
LINEAGE
This Regular Force regiment originated in Lahr,
Germany on 17 June 1977, when 4 Combat
Engineer Regiment was authorized to be formed.1
It was redesignated: 4th Engineer Support
Regiment on 4 September 1992;3 and 4 Engineer
Support Regiment on 30 September 1993.4
Notes:
4 Engineer Support Regiments date of origin is not traced to the
formation date of the 59th Independent Field Squadron, RCE
(see below) as lineage is traced from the formation of unit, not
sub-unit, sized organizations, i.e. regiments and battalions.
During the regiments return from service with NATO in Germany
it existed as two organizational identities, with separate
5
designations, from 4 September 1992 to 30 September 1993.
4 Field Engineer Squadron originated in Petawawa,
Ontario on 1 August 1951, when the 59th
Independent Field Squadron, RCE was authorized
to be formed.6 It was redesignated: 4th Field
Squadron, RCE on 16 October 1953;7 4 Field
Squadron on 30 April 1958;8 and 4 Field Engineer
Squadron on 21 May 1975.9 The squadron was
reorganized as a regiment and designated 4
Combat Engineer Regiment on 17 June 1977, as
above.
Notes:
The 59th Independent Field Squadron was formed as an Active
Force unit to train and administer replacement personnel for the
10
27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group for service in Germany.
It was embodied in the Special Force on 1 March 1953 for
11
service in Korea. It was removed from the Special Force on
12
1 November 1953.
No lineal connection with 4th Field Engineer Squadron
embodied in the Reserve Force as a sub-unit of 3rd Field
Engineer Regiment.
Headquarters Location
Gagetown, New Brunswick
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
United Nations Operations Korea
The 59th Independent Field Squadron served in
theatre from March 1953 to March 1954 as part of
25th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, 1st
Commonwealth Division.13
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4E RGIMENT DAPPUI DU GNIE
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour Lahr,
en Allemagne, le 17 juin 1977, lorsque le 4
Combat Engineer Regiment fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis en franais : 4e Rgiment de gnie de
combat le 12 janvier 1978;2 et 4e Rgiment
dappui du gnie le 4 septembre 1992.3
Notes :
e
La date de formation du 4 Rgiment dappui du gnie nest pas
relie la date de formation du 59th Independent Field
Squadron, RCE (voir ci-dessous), dans la mesure o la ligne
provient de la formation dune unit et non dune sous-unit ou
dorganisations classes telles que des rgiments ou des
bataillons.
Suite son service avec lOTAN en Allemagne, le rgiment
revint au Canada, existant en tant que deux organisations aux
appellations distinctes du 4 septembre 1992 au
5
30 septembre 1993.
Le 4 Field Engineer Squadron vit le jour
Petawawa, en Ontario, le 1er aot 1951, lorsque le
59th Independent Field Squadron, RCE fut
autoris.6 Il fut rebaptis : 4th Field Squadron,
RCE le 16 octobre 1953;7 4 Field Squadron le
30 avril 1958;8 et 4 Field Engineer Squadron le
21 mai 1975.9 Lescadron fut transform en
rgiment et baptis 4 Combat Engineer
Regiment le 17 juin 1977, tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.
Notes :
Le 59th Independent Field Squadron fut mis sur pied en tant
quunit de la Force rgulire afin de former et dadministrer le
e
personnel de remplacement du 27 Groupe-brigade dinfanterie
10
canadienne destin servir en Allemagne. Lescadron fut
er
intgr la Force spciale le 1 mars 1953 afin de servir en
11 er 12
Core et retir de celle-ci le 1 novembre 1953.
Il ny a aucun lien historique avec le 4th Field Engineer
Squadron intgr la Force de rserve en tant que sous-unit
du 3rd Field Engineer Regiment .
Site du Quartier gnral
Gagetown, Nouveau-Brunswick
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Oprations des Nations-Unies Core
Le 59th Independent Field Squadron servit
dans le thtre dopration de mars 1953
mars 1954 en tant que composante du 25e groupe-
brigade dinfanterie canadienne, 1re division du
Commonwealth.13
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1. NDHQ Message DMCO 58, 241930Z Jun 77 / Message du QGDN, DMCO 58, 241930Z juin 77.
2. CFOO 12.3.4, 12 Jan 78 / OOFC 12.3.4, 12 jan 78.
e
3. MOO 92216, 4 Sep 92 / DMO 92216, 4 sep 92. This order designated the unit in French as the 4 Rgiment dappui
e
du gnie in sub-paragraphs b. and c. and 4 Rgiment de support de gnie in sub-paragraph d. The latter
designation is an administrative error as subsequent orders give the former designation / Ce DMO autorisait la
constitution de lunit en franais sous le nom de 4e Rgiment dappui du gnie dans les sous-paragraphes b. et c. et
e
de 4 Rgiment de support de gnie dans le sous-paragraphe d. La seconde dsignation provenait dune erreur
administrative et les ordres subsquentes nutilisaient que la premire dsignation.
4. MOO 93315, 30 Sep 93 / DMO 93315, 30 Sep 93.
5. MOO 92216, 4 Sep 92 / DMO 92216, 4 sep 92. This order revoked all previous orders for 4 Combat Engineer
Regiment and organized the 4th Engineer Support Regiment / Ce DMO annulait tous les dcrets autorisant la
e e
constitution du 4 Rgiment de gnie de combat et autorisait le 4 Rgiment dappui du gnie; MOO 93015, 5 Feb 93 /
DMO 93015, 5 fv 93. This order disbanded 4 Combat Engineer Regiment with an effective date to be promulgated
by the CDS / Ce DMO autorisait la dissolution du 4e Rgiment de gnie de combat une date qui serait dtermine
par le CEMD; MOO 93077, 19 Apr 93 / DMO 93077, 19 avril 93. This order again organized 4 Combat Engineer
e
Regiment / Ce DMO autorisait encore une fois le 4 Rgiment de gnie de combat; and/et MOO 93315, 30 Sep 93 /
DMO 93315, 30 sep 93. This order again organized 4 Engineer Support Regiment / Ce DMO autorisait encore une
fois le 4e Rgiment dappui du gnie.
6. CAO 110-2, Part B Supp Issue No. 245/51.
7. CAO 76-2, Part B Supp Issue No. 358/53.
8. CAO 76-2, Part B Supp Issue No. 605/58. Officially, the RCE was to be dropped from the Regular Force unit titles
because the squadrons no longer reported to an engineer commander, however, RCE continued to be used
unofficially" / On cessa dutiliser officiellement RCE dans les titres des units de la Force rgulire puisquelles
ntaient plus sous lautorit dun commandant ingnieur. Par contre, les escadrons continurent dutiliser RCE de
faon non-officielle Lieutenant-Colonel K.J. Holmes, The History of the Canadian Military Engineers, Volume 3 (to
1971), p. 289, (Toronto: Military Engineering Institute of Canada, 1997).
9. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; and/et NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun
75.
10. SD 1 Letter No. 4296, 13 Aug 51.
11. CAO 76-8, Part B Supp Issue No. 324/53.
12. CAO 76-8, Part B Supp Issue No. 365/53.
13. Lieutenant-Colonel K.J. Holmes, The History of the Canadian Military Engineers, Volume 3 (to 1971), (Toronto:
Military Engineering Institute of Canada, 1997), pp. 239 to 245.

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5 COMBAT ENGINEER REGIMENT 5E RGIMENT DU GNIE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Regular Force regiment originated in
Valcartier, Qubec on 17 June 1977, when 5e
Rgiment du gnie de combat was authorized to
be formed.1 It was redesignated in English, 5
Combat Engineer Regiment on 1 March 1979.2
Ce rgiment de la Force rgulire vit le jour
Valcartier, au Qubec, le 17 juin 1977, lorsque le
5e Rgiment du gnie de combat fut autoris.1 Il
fut rebaptis : 5e Rgiment de gnie le
1er mars 1979;2 et 5e Rgiment du gnie le
4 novembre 2002.3

Note: Note :
e
5 Combat Engineer Regiments date of origin is not traced to the La date de formation du 5 Rgiment du gnie nest pas relie
e e
formation date of 5 Escadron du gnie du Canada (see below) la date de formation du 5 Escadron du gnie du Canada
as lineage is traced from the formation of unit, not sub-unit, sized (voir ci-dessous), dans la mesure o la ligne provient de la
organizations, ie. regiments and battalions. formation dune unit et non dune sous-unit ou dorganisations
classes telles que des rgiments ou des bataillons.

5e Escadron du gnie de Campagne originated in Le 5e Escadron du gnie de Campagne vit le jour

Valcartier, Qubec on 1 July 1968, when 5e
Escadron du gnie du Canada was authorized to
be formed.4 It was redesignated 5e Escadron du
gnie de Campagne on 27 June 1973.5 The
squadron was reorganized as a regiment and
designated 5e Rgiment du gnie de combat on
17 June 1977, as above.
Valcartier, au Qubec, le 1er juillet 1968, lorsque le
5e Escadron du gnie du Canada fut autoris.4 Il
fut rebaptis 5e Escadron du gnie de
Campagne le 27 juin 1973.5 Lescadron fut
transform en rgiment et baptis 5e Rgiment du
gnie de combat le 17 juin 1977, tel que dcrit au
paragraphe prcdent.

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Valcartier, Quebec Valcartier, Qubec

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. NDHQ Message DMCO 58, 241930Z Jun 77 / Message du QGDN, DMCO 58, 241930Z juin 77.
2. CFOO 3.51.4, 1 Mar 79 / OOFC 3.51.4, 1er mars 79.
3. NDHQ Message DGSP 1779, 041200Z Nov 02 / Message du QGDN, DGSP 1779, 041200Z nov 02.
4. CFOO 3.44, 7 Nov 68 / OOFC 3.44, 7 nov 68.
5. CFOO 3.20, 27 Jun 73 / OOFC 3.20, 27 juin 73.

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8TH FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT 8E RGIMENT DU GNIE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Edmonton, Alberta on 5 June 1947, when Edmonton, en Alberta, le 5 juin 1947, lorsque le
Headquarters, 8th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE Headquarters, 8th Field Engineer Regiment,
was authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: RCE fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis 8th Field
8th Field Engineer Regiment (M) on 21 May 1975;2 Engineer Regiment (M) le 21 mai 1975.2 Il fut
and 8th Field Engineer Regiment on rebaptis en franais : 8e Rgiment de gnie
14 August 1997.4 (M) le 3 mai 1979;3 8e Rgiment de gnie le
14 aot 1997;4 et 8e Rgiment du gnie le
22 dcembre 1998.5

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton, Alberta

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. CAO 110-3, Issue No. 43/47.

2. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75;
and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
3. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
4. MOO 97226, 14 Aug 97 / OOFC 97226, 14 aot 97.
5. CFOO 5057, 221906Z Dec 98 / OOFC 5057, 221906Z dc 98.

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31 COMBAT ENGINEER REGIMENT
(THE ELGINS)
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force regiment originated in St.
Thomas, Ontario on 14 September 1866, when the
25th "Elgin Battalion of Infantry" was authorized to
be formed.1 It was redesignated: the 25th Elgin
Regiment on 8 May 1900;2 25th Regiment on
17 May 1904;3 The Elgin Regiment on
29 March 1920;4 The Elgin Regiment (Reserve) on
7 November 1940;5 and The Elgin Regiment,
RCIC on 15 February 1946.6 It was converted to
armour and redesignated The Elgin Regiment
(27th Armoured Regiment) on 1 October 1954;7
and The Elgin Regiment (RCAC) on
19 May 1958.8 The regiment was converted to
engineer and redesignated 31 Combat Engineer
Regiment (The Elgins) on 14 August 1997.9
Notes:
The 25th Elgin Regiment was disbanded on 1 August 1903 (GO
135/03) and reorganized on 17 May 1904 (Special GO dated
17 May 1904, GO 80/04, GO 81/04, and GO 82/04).This change
was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the
regiment.
Upon redesignation as The Elgin Regiment on 29 March 1920
(see above), it was organized as a two battalion regiment with
the 1st Battalion (91st Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent
Active Militia order of battle and the 2nd Battalion (no CEF
designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve unit
was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Elgin Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 1 February 1921 and reorganized the same
day (GO 95/21).This change was administrative and does not
affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Elgin Regiment (RCAC) was disbanded on 14 August 1997
for the purpose of conversion to engineer the same day (MOO
97099). This change was administrative and does not affect the
lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuation
91st Battalion, CEF.
Headquarters Location
St. Thomas, Ontario.
ALLIANCE
British Army
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
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31E RGIMENT DE GNIE DE COMBAT
(THE ELGINS)
LIGNE
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour St.
Thomas, en Ontario, le 14 septembre 1866, lorsque
le 25th "Elgin Battalion of Infantry" fut autoris.1
Il fut rebaptis : 25th Elgin Regiment le
8 mai 1900;2 25th Regiment le
17 mai 1904;3 The Elgin Regiment le
29 mars 1920;4 The Elgin Regiment (Reserve)
le 7 novembre 1940;5 et The Elgin Regiment,
RCIC le 15 fvrier 1946.6 Il fut converti au blind
et rebaptis : The Elgin Regiment (27th Armoured
Regiment) le 1er octobre 1954;7 et The Elgin
Regiment (RCAC) le 19 mai 1958.8 Le rgiment
fut converti au gnie et rebaptis 31e Rgiment
de gnie de combat (The Elgins) le
14 aot 1997.9
Notes:
er
Le 25th Elgin Regiment fut dissous le 1 aot 1903
(GO 135/03) et rorganis le 17 mai 1904 (GO spcial du
17 mai1904, GO 80/04, GO 81/04, et GO 82/04). Il sagit de
changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas sur la ligne du
rgiment.
Lorsquil fut rebaptis le The Elgin Regiment , le
29 mars 1920 (voir ci-dessus), il fut organis en tant que
er
rgiment deux bataillons. Le 1 Bataillon (91st Battalion, CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Milice active non
e
permanente tandis que le 2 Bataillon (aucune dsignation CEF)
faisait partie de lordre de bataille de la Rserve. Lunit de
rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le The Elgin Regiment fut dissous en vue de la
er
rorganisation du 1 fvrier 1921 et rorganis la mme journe
(GO 95/21). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.
Le The Elgin Regiment (RCAC) fut dissous le 14 aot 1997
en vue de la conversion au gnie la mme journe (DMO
97099). Il sagit de changements administratifs qui ninfluent pas
sur la ligne du rgiment.
Perptuation
91st Battalion, CEF .
Site du Quartier gnral
St. Thomas, Ontario.
ALLIANCE
Arme britannique
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
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OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

Details from the 25th Regiment were placed on Des dtachements des 25th Regiment furent
active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection mobiliss pour le service actif le 6 aot 1914,
duties.10 fournissant des services locaux de protection.10

The 91st Battalion which was authorized on Le 25th Battalion fut autoris le
22 December 1915 as the 91st "Overseas" 22 dcembre 1915 sous lappellation de 91st
Battalion, CEF,11 embarked for Britain on "Overseas" Battalion, CEF ,11 et sembarque pour
29 June 1915.12 Its personnel were absorbed by the la Grande-Bretagne le 29 juin 1915.12 Son
12th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th and 39th Reserve personnel passa aux 12th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th
Battalion(s) on 15 July 1916 to provide et 39th Reserve Battalion(s) le 15 juillet 1916,
reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the fournissant des renfort au Corps darme canadien
field.13 The battalion was disbanded on en campagne.13 Le bataillon fut dissous le
21 May 1917.14 21 mai 1917.14

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

The regiment mobilized The Elgin Regiment,
CASF on 24 May 1940.15 This regiment was
converted to armour and redesignated the 25th
Armoured Regiment (The Elgin Regiment), CAC on
26 January 1942.16 It embarked for Britain
on 29 September 1942 as a unit of the 3rd
Armoured Brigade, 4th Canadian Armoured
Division. The 1st Canadian Tank Delivery
Squadron (formed from "B" Squadron, 25th
Armoured Regiment (The Elgin Regiment)
on 6 May 194317) landed in Sicily on 16 July 1943,
and in Italy on 14 September 1943. The regiment
was converted and redesignated 25th Canadian
Tank Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment),
CAC on 15 September 1943,18 and
on 21 October 1943 the 1st Canadian Tank
Delivery Squadron was redesignated "A" Squadron,
25th Canadian Tank Delivery Regiment (The Elgin
Regiment), CAC.19 On 15 March 1944 it was
redesignated 25th Armoured Delivery Regiment
(The Elgin Regiment), CAC.20 One squadron
landed in Normandy on 8 June 1944, followed by
Headquarters and other squadrons in July 1944.
The squadron in Italy moved to North-West Europe
in March 1945. The overseas regiment was
disbanded on 15 February 1946.21
Le rgiment mobilisa le The Elgin Regiment,
CASF le 24 mai 1940.15 Le rgiment fut converti
au blind et rebaptis 25th Armoured Regiment
(The Elgin Regiment), CAC le 26 janvier 1942.16 Il
sembarqua pour la Grande-Bretagne le
29 septembre 1942 en tant qulment de la 3e
brigade blinde, de la 4e division blinde
canadienne. Le 1st Canadian Tank Delivery
Squadron (form du B Squadron, 25th
Armoured Regiment (The Elgin Regiment) le
6 mai 194317) dbarquait en Sicile le 16 juillet 1943
et en Italie le 14 septembre 1943. Le rgiment fut
converti et rebaptis 25th Canadian Tank
Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment), CAC le
15 septembre 1943.18 Le 21 octobre 1943, le 1st
Canadian Tank Delivery Squadron, CAC fut
rebaptis "A" Squadron, 25th Canadian Tank
Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment), CAC .19
Le 15 mars 1944, il fut rebaptis 25th Armoured
Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment), CAC .20
Un escadron dbarqua en Normandie le
8 juin 1944, suivi du quartier-gnral et dautres
escadrons en juillet 1944. Les escadrons en Italie
se rendirent dans le Nord-Ouest de lEurope en
mars 1945. Le rgiment outre-mer fut dissous le
15 fvrier 1946.21

1. MGO of 14 Sep 66. Formed from five existing independent marine, infantry and rifle companies authorized on the
following dates: No. 1 Company (The 1st Volunteer Militia Rifle Company at St. Thomas, 17 July 1856), No. 2
Company (Volunteer Marine Company at Port Stanley, 31 January 1862), No. 3 Company (Volunteer Militia
Company of Infantry at Vienna, 29 October 1862), No. 4 Company (Tilsonburg Infantry Company, 13 July 1866),
and No. 5 Company (Aylmer Infantry Company, 8 June 1866) / Form de cinq compagnies indpendantes de
linfanterie de marine, dinfanterie et de voltigeurs autorises selon les dates suivantes: No. 1 Company (The 1st
Volunteer Militia Rifle Company St. Thomas, 17 juillet 1856), No. 2 Company (Volunteer Marine Company
Port Stanley, 31 janvier 1862), No. 3 Company (Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry Vienna, 29 octobre 1862),
No. 4 Company (Tilsonburg Infantry Company, 13 juillet 1866), et No. 5 Company ((Aylmer Infantry Company,
8 juin 1866).

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2. MO 105/1900.
3. GO 82/04.
4. MO 94/20.
5. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
6. GO 400/45.
7. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 412/54.
8. CAO 76-3, Pt B, Supp Issue No. 602/58.
9. MOO 97099, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97099, 14 aot 97; and/et NDHQ Organization Message, DEPR 033, 281610Z Aug 97 /
Message dorganisation du QGDN, DEPR 033, 281610Z aot 97.
10. GO 163/14.
11. GO 151/15.
12. Edwin Pye Papers, Summary of History of C.E.F. Units 91st Battalion, Document Collection/Collection de
documents 74/672, Series/sries IV, Box/bote 12, Folder/chemise 91.
13. Ibid.
14. PCO 1366, 21 May 15; and/et CRO 1603/17.
15. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
16. GO 132/42.
17. GO 20/44.
18. GO 21/44.
19. GO 21/44.
20. GO 298/44; and/et GO 455/44.
21. GO 52/46; and/et GO 111/46.

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SECTION 3
INDEPENDENT ENGINEER SQUADRONS
3RD FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force squadron originated on
1 July 1902 and incorporates the following regiment
and engineer squadrons.
The 3rd Field Engineer Squadron originated in
Ottawa, Ontario on 1 July 1902, when the Ottawa
Company of Engineers was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: No. 3 Field
Company, CE on 1 August 1904;2 3rd Field
Company, CE on 1 June 1905;3 3rd Field
Company, RCE on 29 April 1936;4 3rd (Reserve)
Field Company, RCE on 7 November 1940;5 3rd
Field Company, RCE on 15 October 1945;6 and
3rd Field Squadron, RCE on 19 June 1947.7 On
1 September 1954 it was amalgamated with
Headquarters, 10th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
and 5th Field Squadron, RCE (see below)
retaining the same designation.8 It was
redesignated: 3rd Field Engineer Squadron (M) on
21 May 1975;9 and 3rd Field Engineer Squadron
on 9 July 1990.11
Note:
The 3rd Field Company, CE was authorized a Reserve order of
battle counterpart on 15 June 1920 (GO 89/20 and GO 128/30).
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
Headquarters, 10th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
originated in St. Catharines, Ontario on
5 June 1947, when Headquarters, 10th Field
Engineer Regiment, RCE was authorized to be
formed.12 On 1 September 1954 it amalgamated
with 3rd Field Squadron, RCE and 5th Field
Squadron, RCE as above.
The 5th Field Squadron, RCE originated in
Kingston, Ontario on 1 April 1910, when the 5th
Field Company, CE was authorized to be formed.13
It was redesignated: 5th Field Company, RCE on
29 April 1936;14 5th (Reserve) Field Company,
RCE on 24 February 1942;15 5th Field Company,
RCE on 15 January 1946;16 and 5th Field
Squadron, RCE on 19 June 1947.17 On
1 September 1954 it amalgamated with
Headquarters, 10th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
and 3rd Field Squadron, RCE as above.
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ESCADRONS DU GNIE AUTONOME
3E ESCADRON DE GNIE
LIGNE
Cet escadron de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
1er juillet 1902. Il regroupe le rgiment et les
escadrons du gnie suivants.
Le 3e Escadron de gnie vit le jour Ottawa, en
Ontario, le 1er juillet 1902, lorsque la Ottawa
Company of Engineers fut autorise.1 Elle fut
rebaptise : No. 3 Field Company, CE le
1er aot 1904;2 3rd Field Company, CE le
1er juin 1905;3 3rd Field Company, RCE le
29 avril 1936;4 3rd (Reserve) Field Company,
RCE le 7 novembre 1940;5 3rd Field Company,
RCE le 15 octobre 1945;6 et 3rd Field
Squadron, RCE le 19 juin 1947.7 Le
er
1 septembre 1954, il se fusionna avec le
Headquarters 10th Field Engineer Regiment,
RCE et le 5th Field Squadron, RCE (voir ci-
dessous) sous la mme dsignation.8 Il fut
rebaptis 3rd Field Engineer Squadron (M) le
21 mai 1975.9 Il fut rebaptis en franais : 3e
Escadron de gnie (M) le 3 mai 1979;10 et 3e
Escadron de gnie le 9 juillet 1990.11
Note :
La 3rd Field Company, CE fit partie de lordre de bataille de
la Rserve compter du 15 juin 1920 (GO 89/20 et GO 128/30).
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le Headquarters, 10th Field Engineer Regiment,
RCE vit le jour St. Catharines, en Ontario, le
5 juin 1947, lorsque le Headquarters, 10th Field
Engineer Regiment, RCE fut autoris.12 Le
1er septembre 1954, il se fusionna avec le 3rd
Field Squadron, RCE et le 5th Field Squadron,
RCE , tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Le 5th Field Squadron, RCE vit le jour
Kingston, en Ontario, le 1er avril 1910, lorsque la
5th Field Company, CE fut autorise.13 Elle fut
rebaptise : 5th Field Company, RCE le
29 avril 1936;14 5th (Reserve) Field Company,
RCE le 24 fvrier 1942;15 5th Field Company,
RCE le 15 janvier 1946;16 et 5th Field
Squadron, RCE le 19 juin 1947.17 Le
er
1 septembre 1954, il se fusionna avec le
Headquarters, 10th Field Engineer Regiment,
RCE et le 3rd Field Squadron, RCE , tel que
dcrit aux paragraphes prcdents.
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Notes:
The 5th Field Company, CE was authorized a Reserve order of
battle counterpart on 15 June 1920 (GO 89/20 and GO 128/30).
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
The 5th Field Company, RCE was disbanded for the purpose of
reorganization on 3 January 1921 and reorganized the same day
(GO 62/21). This change was administrative and does not affect
the lineage of the squadron.
Notes :
La 5th Field Company, CE fit partie de lordre de bataille de
la Rserve compter du 15 juin 1920 (GO 89/20 et GO 128/30).
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
La 5th Field Company, CE fut dissoute en vue de la
rorganisation du 3 janvier 1921 et rorganise la mme journe
(GO 62/21). Il sagit dun changement administratif qui ninflue
pas sur la ligne du rgiment.

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa, Ontario

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The First World War Premire Guerre mondiale

The 5th Field Company was mobilized for active La 5th Field Company fut mobilise pour le
service on 6 August 1914 for local protective duties service actif le 6 aot 1914, fournissant des
and engineer services in St. Jean and Valcartier, services locaux de protection et de gnie
Quebec.18 Saint-Jean et Valcartier au Qubec.18

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

The 3rd (Reserve) Field Company mobilized the
3rd Field Company, RCE, CASF for active service
on 1 September 1939.19 It embarked for Britain in
December 1939. The company participated on the
landings at Spitzbergen in August 1941, and in
Sicily in July and Italy in September of 1943 as part
of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. The unit
landed in France in March 1945 on its way to the
North West Europe theatre of operations in which it
served until the end of the war.20 The overseas
company was disbanded on 15 October 1945.21
La 3rd (Reserve) Field Company mobilisa la
3rd Field Company, RCE, CASF pour le service
actif le 1er septembre 1939.19 La compagnie
sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne en
dcembre 1939. Elle participa aux dbarquements
Spitzbergen, en aot 1941, et ceux de Sicile et
dItalie, en juillet et septembre 1943, en tant
qulment de la 1re division dinfanterie
canadienne. En mars 1945, lunit, en route vers le
thtre dopration du Nord-Ouest de lEurope,
dbarqua en France o elle servit jusqu la fin de
la guerre.20 La compagnie outre-mer fut dissoute le
15 octobre 1945.21

The 5th (Reserve) Field Company mobilized the
5th Field Company, RCE., CASF for active service
on 24 February 1942.22 It embarked for Britain in
July 1943. The company landed at Normandy as
part of 1st Canadian Army Troops in June 1944 and
continued service in the North West Europe theatre
of operations until the end of the war.23 The
overseas company was disbanded on
15 January 1946.24
La 5th (Reserve) Field Company mobilisa la
5th Field Company, RCE, CASF pour le service
actif le 24 fvrier 1942.22 Elle sembarque pour la
Grande-Bretagne en juillet 1943. La compagnie
dbarqua en Normandie en tant qulment des
troupes darme canadienne en juin 1944 et
continua de servir dans le thtre dopration du
Nord-Ouest de lEurope, jusqu la fin de la
guerre.23 La compagnie outre-mer fut dissoute le
15 dcembre 1946.24

1. GO 78/02.
2. GO 129/04.
3. GO 129/05.
4. GO 75/36.
5. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
6. GO 400/45.
7. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
8. CAO 76-3, Part B Supp Issue No. 414/54.

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9. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75 ;
and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
10. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
11. MOO 62/90, 9 Jul 90 / DMO 62/90, 9 juillet 90.
12. CAO 110-3, Issue No. 43/47.
13. GO 38/10.
14. GO 75/36.
15. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
16. GO 400/45.
17. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
18. GO 142/14; and/et Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers,
Volume 1 (1749-1939), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1962), pp. 65 and 66.
19. GO 135/39.
20. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 2
(1936-1945), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1966), pp. 20, 55, 136, 151, and 262.
21. GO 85/46.
22. GO 63/42.
23. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 2 (1936-
1945), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1966), pp. 72 and 264.
24. GO 96/46.

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6TH FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force squadron originated on
1 February 1911 and incorporates the following
engineer squadrons.
The 6th Field Engineer Squadron originated in
North Vancouver, British Columbia on
1 February 1911, when the 6th Field Company,
CE was authorized to be formed.1 It was
redesignated: 6th Field Company, RCE on
29 April 1936;2 6th (Reserve) Field Company, RCE
on 7 November 1940;3 6th Field Company, RCE
on 31 December 1945;4 and 6th Field Squadron,
RCE on 19 June 1947.5 On 31 December 1954 it
was amalgamated with 54th Field Park Squadron,
RCE (see below) retaining the same designation.6
It was redesignated: 6th Field Engineer Squadron
(M) on 21 May 1975;7 and 6th Field Engineer
Squadron on 19 December 1991.9
Note:
The 6th Field Company, CE was authorized a Reserve order of
battle counterpart on 15 June 1920 (GO 89/20 and GO 128/30).
The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO
3/37).
The 54th Field Park Squadron, RCE originated in
Vancouver, British Columbia on 5 June 1947, when
the 54th Field Park Squadron, RCE was
authorized to be formed.10 On 31 December 1954 it
amalgamated with 6th Field Squadron, as above.
Headquarters Location
Vancouver, British Columbia
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The First World War
The 6th Field Company was mobilized for active
service on 6 August 1914 for local protective duties
and engineer services.11
The Second World War
Details of the 6th Field Company were mobilized for
active service in Canada from 26 August 1939 to
31 December 1940 for local protective duties and
engineer services.12
The 6th Field Company mobilized the 6th Field
Company, RCE, CASF for active service on
24 May 1940.13 It embarked for Britain in
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LIGNE
Cet escadron de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
1er fvrier 1911. Il regroupe les escadrons du gnie
suivants.
Le 6e Escadron de gnie vit le jour North
Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, le
1er fvrier 1911, lorsque la 6th Field Company,
CE fut autorise.1 Elle fut rebaptise : 6th Field
Company, RCE le 29 avril 1936;2 6th (Reserve)
Field Company, RCE le 7 novembre 1940;3 6th
Field Company, RCE le 31 dcembre 1945;4 et
6th Field Squadron, RCE le 19 juin 1947.5 Le
31 dcembre 1954, il se fusionna avec le 54th
Field Park Squadron, RCE (voir ci-dessous) sous
la mme dsignation.6 Il fut rebaptis : 6th Field
Engineer Squadron (M) le 21 mai 1975.7 Il fut
rebaptis en franais : 6e Escadron de gnie
(M) le 3 mai 1979;8 et 6e Escadron de gnie le
19 dcembre 1991.9
Note :
La 6th Field Company, CE fit partie de lordre de bataille de
la Rserve compter du 15 juin 1920 (GO 89/20 et GO 128/30).
Lunit de rserve fut dissoute le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 54th Field Park Squadron, RCE vit le jour
Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, le
5 juin 1947, lorsque le 54th Field Park Squadron,
RCE fut autoris.10 Le 31 dcembre 1954, il se
fusionna avec le 6th Field Squadron , tel que
dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Site du Quartier gnral
Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Premire Guerre mondiale
La 6th Field Company fut mobilise pour le
service actif le 6 aot 1914, fournissant des
services locaux de protection et de gnie.11
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Des dtachements de la 6th Field Company
furent mobiliss pour le service actif au Canada du
26 aot 1939 au 31 dcembre 1940, fournissant
des services locaux de protection et de gnie.12
La 6th Field Company mobilisa la 6th Field
Company, RCE, CASF pour le service actif le
24 mai 1940.13 Elle sembarque pour la
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June 1941. The company participated on the
landings at Normandy in June 1944 as part of the
3rd Canadian Infantry Division.14 The overseas
company was disbanded on 31 December 1945.15
Grande-Bretagne en juin 1941. La compagnie
participa aux dbarquements en Normandie, en
juin 1944, en tant qulment de la 3e division
dinfanterie canadienne.14 La compagnie outre-mer
fut dissoute le 31 dcembre 1945.15

A 2nd/6th Canadian Field Company, RCE, CAOF
was formed in Germany on 1 June 1945 to provide
field engineer services for the allied occupation
force.16 The company was disbanded on
29 April 1946.17
Le 1er juin 1945, une 2nd/6th Field Company,
RCE, CAOF fut mise sur pied en Allemagne afin
doffrir des services de gnie la force
doccupation allie.16 La compagnie fut dissoute le
29 avril 1946.17

1. GO 18/11.
2. GO 75/36.
3. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
4. GO 400/45.
5. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
6. CAO 76-3, Part B Supp Issue No. 412/54; and/et CAO 76-3, Part B Supp Issue No. 458/55.
7. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75;
and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
8. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310 3 mai 79.
9. MOO 96/91, 19 Dec 91 / DMO 96/91, 19 dc 91.
10. CAO 110-3, Issue No. 43/47.
11. GO 130/14; and/et Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers,
Volume 1 (1749-1939), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1962), pp. 65 and 66.
12. GO 124/39; GO 134/39; GO 44/41; and/et Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of
Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 2 (1936-1945), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1966),
pp. 15 and 16.
13. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
14. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 2
(1936-1945), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1966), pp. 51 and 264.
15. GO 111/46.
16. GO 319/45.
17. GO 201/46.

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9TH FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force squadron originated in
Noranda, Quebec on 1 January 1940, when the
3rd Pioneer Battalion, RCE was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 3rd (Reserve)
Pioneer Battalion, RCE on 7 November 1940;2 3rd
(Reserve) Battalion, RCE on 15 May 1941;3 9th
Field Company, RCE on 1 April 1946;4 9th Field
Squadron, RCE on 19 June 1947;5 9th
Independent Field Squadron on 30 June 1949;6
9th Field Squadron, RCE on 1 September 1954;7
9th Field Engineer Squadron (M) on
21 May 1975;8 and 9th Field Engineer Squadron
on 4 February 1993.11
Note:
No lineal connection with 3rd Battalion, RCE, CASF of
1941-1946; 9th Field Company, RCE, CASF of 1940-1941 (it
was redesignated in 1941 as No. 1 Canadian Base Units
Construction Company, RCE, CASF and disbanded in 1945 as
No. 5 Artizan Works Company, RCE, CASF ); or 9th Field
Squadron, RCE, CASF of 1941-1946.
Headquarters Location
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The Second World War
The 3rd Pioneer Battalion contributed, at least in
part, in the mobilization of the 3rd Pioneer
Battalion, RCE, CASF for active service overseas
on 24 May 1940.14 The unit was redesignated 3rd
Battalion, RCE, CASF on 2 November 194015 and
absorbed by the 4th Battalion, RCE, CASF on
15 May 1941,16 prior to its embarkation to Britain in
September of 1941.17
The 3rd Battalion mobilized the 27th Field
Company, RCE, CASF for active service in
Canada on 12 May 1942.18 The battalion disbanded
on 15 November 1943.19
1. GO 206/40; and/et GO 52/43.
2. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; GO 439/44; and/et GO 400/45.
3. GO 136/41.
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9E ESCADRON DU GNIE
LIGNE
Cet escadron de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Noranda, au Qubec, le 1er janvier 1940, lorsque le
3rd Pioneer Battalion, RCE fut autoris.1 Il fut
rebaptis : 3rd (Reserve) Pioneer Battalion,
RCE le 7 novembre 1940;2 3rd (Reserve)
Battalion, RCE le 15 mai 1941;3 9th Field
Company, RCE le 1er avril 1946;4 9th Field
Squadron, RCE le 19 juin 1947;5 9th
Independent Field Squadron, RCE le
30 juin 1949;6 9th Field Squadron, RCE le
1er septembre 1954;7 et 9th Field Engineer
Squadron (M) le 21 mai 1975.8 Il fut rebaptis en
franais : 9e Escadron de gnie du Canada le
13 janvier 1981;9 9e Escadron de Gnie du
Canada (M) le 4 septembre 1992;10 9e Escadron
du Gnie le 4 fvrier 1993;11 9e Escadron de
gnie le 14 aot 1997;12 et 9e Escadron du
gnie le 22 dcembre 1998.13
Note :
Il ny a aucun lien de ligne avec le 3rd Battalion, RCE,
CASF de 1941 1946; la 9th Field Company, RCE, CASF
de 1940 1941 (elle fut rebaptise No. 1 Canadian Base Units
Construction Company, RCE, CASF en 1941 et dissoute en
1945 en tant que No. 5 Artizan Works Company, RCE,
CASF ); ou le 9th Field Squadron, RCE, CASF de 1941
1946.
Site du Quartier gnral
Rouyn-Noranda, Qubec
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Seconde Guerre mondiale
Le 3rd Pioneer Battalion contribua, du moins
partiellement, la mobilisation du 3rd Pioneer
Battalion, RCE, CASF pour le service actif outre-
mer le 24 mai 1940.14 Cette unit fut rebaptise
3rd Battalion, RCE, CASF le
2 novembre 1940.15 Elle fut assimile au 4th
Battalion, RCE, CASF le 15 mai 1941,16 pour
ensuite sembarquer pour la Grande-Bretagne en
septembre 1941.17
Le 3rd Battalion mobilisa la 27th Field
Company, RCE, CASF pour le service actif au
Canada le 12 mai 1942.18 Le bataillon fut dissous le
15 novembre 1943.19
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4. GO 115/46; and/et GO 189/46.

5. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
6. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 135/49.
7. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 420/55.
8. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; and/et NDHQ Message DOE 255,
16 Jun 75 ; and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
er
9. CFOO 3.310, 1Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
10. MOO 92189, 4 Sep 92 / DMO 92189, 4 sep 92.
11. MOO 93082, 4 Feb 93 / DMO 93082, 4 fv 93.
12. MOO 97153, 14 Aug 97 / DMO 97153, 14 aot 97.
13. CFOO 5063 221740Z Dec 98 / OOFC 5063 221740Z dc 98.
14. GO 184/40; and/et GO 50/41.
15. GO 283/40.
16. GO 136/41.
17. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 2
(1936-1945), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1966), pp. 31-33.
18. GO 309/42.
19. GO 15/44.

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10TH FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force squadron originated on
15 June 1920 and incorporates the following
regiment and engineer squadrons.
The 10th Field Engineer Squadron originated in
Chicoutimi, Quebec on 15 December 1936, when
the 5th Army Troops Company, RCE was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 5th
(Reserve) Army Troops Company, RCE on
7 November 1940;2 10th Field Company, RCE on
1 April 1946;3 and 10th Field Squadron, RCE on
19 June 1947.4 On 1 September 1954 it was
amalgamated with Headquarters, 4th Field
Engineer Regiment, RCE and 29th Field Park
Squadron, RCE (see below) retaining the same
designation.5 It was redesignated: 10e Escadron du
gnie du Canada on 1 September 1970;6 10e
Escadron du Gnie de campagne (M) on
21 May 1975;7 10th Field Engineer Squadron (M)
on 3 May 1979;8 and 10th Field Engineer
Squadron on 4 September 1992.10
Headquarters, 4th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
originated in Thetford Mines, Qubec on
15 June 1920, when the 5th Divisional Engineer
Headquarters, CE was authorized to be formed.12 It
was redesignated: 5th Divisional Engineer
Headquarters, RCE on 29 April 1936;13
Headquarters, 5th District Engineers, RCE on
15 December 1936;14 Headquarters, 5th (Reserve)
District Engineers, RCE on 7 November 1940;15
Headquarters, RCE, 4th Division on 1 April 1946;16
and Headquarters, 4th Field Engineer Regiment,
RCE on 19 June 1947.17 On 1 September 1954 it
was amalgamated with 10th Field Squadron, RCE
and 29th Field Park Squadron, RCE, as above.
Note:
The 5th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1930 (GO
128/30). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
The 29th Field Park Squadron, RCE originated in
Quebec City, Quebec on 1 April 1946, when the
29th Field Park Company, RCE was authorized to
be formed.18 It was redesignated 29th Field Park
Squadron, RCE on 19 June 1947.19 On
1 September 1954, it was amalgamated with
Headquarters, 4th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
and 10th Field Squadron, RCE, as above.
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10E ESCADRON DU GNIE
LIGNE
Cet escadron de la Force de rserve vit le jour le
15 juin 1920. Il regroupe le rgiment et les
escadrons du gnie suivants.
Le 10e Escadron du gnie vit le jour Chicoutimi,
au Qubec, le 15 dcembre 1936, lorsque la 5th
Army Troops Company, RCE fut autorise.1 Elle
fut rebaptise : 5th (Reserve) Army Troops
Company, RCE le 7 novembre 1940;2 10th
Field Company, RCE le 1er avril 1946;3 et 10th
Field Squadron, RCE le 19 juin 1947.4 Le
1er septembre 1954, il se fusionna avec le
Headquarters, 4th Field Engineer Regiment,
RCE et le 29th Field Squadron, RCE (voir ci-
dessous) sous la mme dsignation.5 Il fut
rebaptis : 10e Escadron du gnie du Canada le
1er septembre 1970;6 10e Escadron du Gnie de
campagne (M) le 21 mai 1975;7 et 10e Escadron
de gnie (M) le 3 mai 1979;8 10e Escadron de
gnie du Canada (M) le 1er janvier 1981;9 et 10e
Escadron de gnie le 4 septembre 1992.10 Il fut
rebaptis en franais 10e Escadron du Gnie le
22 dcembre 1998.11
Le Headquarters, 4th Field Engineer Regiment,
RCE vit le jour Thetford Mines, au Qubec, le
15 juin 1920, lorsque le 5th Divisional Engineer
Headquarters, CE fut autoris.12 Il fut rebaptis:
5th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, RCE le
29 avril 1936;13 Headquarters, 5th District
Engineers, RCE le 15 dcembre 1936;14 Head-
quarters, 5th (Reserve) District Engineers, RCE le
7 novembre 1940;15 Headquarters, RCE, 4th
Division le 1er avril 1946;16 et Headquarters, 4th
Field Engineer Regiment, RCE le 19 juin 1947.17
Le 1er septembre 1954, il se fusionna avec la 10th
Field Squadron, RCE et la 29th Field Squadron,
RCE , tel que dcrit au paragraphe prcdent.
Note :
Le 5th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE fit partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1930 (GO 128/30). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 29th Field Park Squadron, RCE vit le jour
Qubec, au Qubec, le 1er avril 1946, lorsque la
29th Field Park Company, RCE fut autorise.18
Elle fut rebaptise 29th Field Park Squadron,
RCE le 19 juin 1947.19 Le 1er septembre 1954, il
se fusionna avec le Headquarters, 4th Field
Engineer Regiment, RCE et le 10th Field
Squadron, RCE , tel que dcrit aux paragraphes
prcdents.
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Note: Note :
No lineal connection with 10th Field Company, RCE, CASF Il ny a aucun lien de ligne avec la 10th Field Company, RCE,
(redesignated 10th Field Squadron in 1941) of 1940 to 1946. CASF (rebaptise le 10th Field Squadron en 1941) de
1940 1946.

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Quebec City, Quebec Qubec, Qubec

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

The 5th Army Troops Company mobilized the 5th La 5th Army Troops Company mobilisa la 5th
Army Troops Company, RCE, CASF for active Army Troops Company, RCE, CASF pour le
service on 1 September 1939.20 The company was service actif le 1er septembre 1939.20 La compagnie
disbanded on 20 April 1940.21 fut dissoute le 20 avril 1940.21

1. GO 215/36; and/et GO 217/36.

2. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; GO 439/44; and/et GO 400/45.
3. GO 115/46.
4. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
5. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 420/55.
6. CFOO 70/17, 22 Jun 70/OOFC 70/17, 22 juin 70.
7. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75;
and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
8. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
er
9. CFOO 3.310, 1 Jan 81 / OOFC 3.310, 1 jan 81.
10. MOO 92205, 4 Sep 92 / DMO 92205, 4 sep 92.
11. CFOO 5064, 221755Z Dec 98 / OOFC 5064, 221755Z dc 98.
12. GO 89/20.
13. GO 75/36.
14. GO 215/36.
15. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; GO 439/44; and/et GO 400/45.
16. GO 115/46.
17. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
18. GO 114/46.
19. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
20. GO 135/39.
21. GO 438/43. Unit personnel went to B Company, 1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion, RCE, CASF / Le personnel de
lunit passa la B Company, 1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion, RCE, CASF .

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33RD FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON
LINEAGE
This Reserve Force squadron originated in
Lethbridge, Alberta on 15 December 1936, when
the 6th Field Park Company, RCE was authorized
to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 6th (Reserve)
Field Park Company, RCE on 10 May 1941;2 33rd
Field Park Company, RCE on 1 April 1946;3 33rd
Field Park Squadron, RCE on 19 June 1947;4 33rd
Field Squadron, RCE on 21 September 1954;5
33rd Field Engineer Squadron (M) on
21 May 1975;6 and 33rd Field Engineer Squadron
on 23 July 1990.7
Note:
Upon formation of the 8th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE on
5 June 1947 the 33rd Field Park Squadron was allocated to it as
a sub-unit. The unit continued in this capacity, sometimes
manned at nil strength, until it gained independent unit status
and was organizationally moved from Lethbridge to Calgary,
Alberta in July 1990.
Headquarters Location
Calgary, Alberta
OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The Second World War
The 6th Field Park Company mobilized the 6th
Field Park Company, RCE, CASF for active service
on 10 May 1941.8 It was redesignated 6th Field
Park Squadron, RCE, CASF on 26 January 1942.9
It embarked for Britain in June 1942. The unit
landed in France in July 1944 on its way to the
North West Europe theatre of operations in which it
served as part of 4th Canadian Armoured Division
until the end of the war.10 The overseas company
was disbanded on 15 February 1946.11
1. GO 215/36.
2. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
3. GO 116/46; and/et GO 189/46.
4. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
5. CAO 76-3, Part B Sup Issue No. 411/54.
6. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; and/et NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun
75.
7. MOO 105/90, 23 Jul 90 / DMO 105/90, 23 juillet 90.
8. GO 160/41.
9. GO 132/42.
10. Colonel A.J. Kerry and Major W.A. McDill, The History of the Corps Of Royal Canadian Engineers, Volume 2
(1936-1945), (Ottawa: The Military Engineers Association of Canada, 1966), pp. 67, 282-83, 285, 299, 302, and 427.
11. GO 111/46.
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33E ESCADRON DE GNIE
LIGNE
Cet escadron de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Lethbridge, en Alberta, le 15 dcembre 1936,
lorsque la 6th Field Park Company, RCE fut
autorise.1 Elle fut rebaptise : 6th (Reserve)
Field Park Company, RCE le 10 mai 1941;2
33rd Field Park Company, RCE le
1er avril 1946;3 33rd Field Park Squadron, RCE
le 19 juin 1947;4 33rd Field Squadron, RCE le
21 septembre 1954;5 33rd Field Engineer
Squadron (M) le 21 mai 1975;6 et 33e Escadron
de gnie le 23 juillet 1990.7
Note :
Aprs la mise sur pied du 8th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
le 5 juin 1947, le 33rd Field Park Squadron lui fut attribu en
tant que sous-unit. Lunit continua dans cette capacit, parfois
dote dun effectif nul, jusqu ce quelle obtienne le statut
dunit autonome et quelle dmnage de Lethbridge Calgary
(Alberta) en juillet 1990.
Site du Quartier gnral
Calgary, Alberta
HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL
Seconde Guerre mondiale
La 6th Field Park Company mobilisa la 6th
Field Park Company, RCE, CASF pour le service
actif le 10 mai 1941.8 Elle fut rebaptise 6th Field
Park Squadron, RCE, CASF le 26 janvier 1942.9
Lescadron sembarque pour la Grande-Bretagne
en juin 1942. En juillet 1944, lunit, en route vers le
thtre dopration du Nord-Ouest de lEurope,
dbarqua en France o elle servit en tant
qulment de la 4e division blinde canadienne,
jusqu la fin de la guerre.10 La compagnie outre-
mer fut dissoute le 15 fvrier 1946.11
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44TH FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON 44E ESCADRON DU GNIE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force squadron originated in Trail,
British Columbia on 5 June 1947, when the 44th
Field Squadron, RCE was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 44th Field Engineer
Squadron (M) on 21 May 1975;2 and 44th Field
Engineer Squadron on 19 December 1991.4
Cet escadron de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Trail, en Colombie-Britannique, le 5 juin 1947,
lorsque le 44th Field Squadron, RCE fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis 44th Field Engineer
Squadron (M) le 21 mai 1975.2 Il fut rebaptis en
franais : 44e Escadron de gnie (M) le
3 mai 1979;3 44e Escadron de gnie le
19 dcembre 1991;4 et 44e Escadron du gnie
le 15 dcembre 1998.5

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Trail, British Columbia Trail, Colombie-Britannique

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. CAO 110-3, Issue No. 43/47.

2. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75;
and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
3. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
4. MOO 105/91, 19 Dec 91 / DMO 105/91, 19 dc 91.
5. CFOO 5056, 151420Z Dec 98 / OOFC 5056, 15140Z dc 98.

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45TH FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON 45E ESCADRON DE GNIE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force squadron originated in New
Glasgow, Nova Scotia on 5 June 1947, when the
45th Field Squadron, RCE was authorized to be
formed.1 It was redesignated: 45th Field Engineer
Squadron (M) on 21 May 1975;2 and 45th Field
Engineer Squadron on 4 September 1992.4
Cet escadron de la Force de rserve vit le jour
New Glasgow, en Nouvelle-cosse, le 5 juin 1947,
lorsque le 45th Field Squadron, RCE fut
autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis 45th Field Engineer
Squadron (M) le 21 mai 1975.2 Il fut rebaptis en
franais : 45e Escadron de gnie (M) le
3 mai 1979;3 et 45e Escadron de gnie le
4 septembre 1992.4

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney, Nouvelle-cosse

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. CAO 110-3, Issue No. 43/47.

2. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75;
and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
3. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
4. MOO 92248, 4 Sep 92 / DMO 92248, 4 sep 92.

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56TH FIELD ENGINEER SQUADRON 56E ESCADRON DU GNIE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force squadron originated in St.
Johns, Newfoundland on 24 October 1949, when
the 56th Independent Field Squadron, RCE was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 56th
Field Squadron, RCE on 15 September 1954;2
56th Field Engineer Squadron (M) on
21 May 1975;3 and 56th Field Engineer Squadron
on 4 September 1992.5
Cet escadron de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Saint-Jean, Terre-Neuve, le 24 octobre 1949,
lorsque le 56th Independent Field Squadron,
RCE fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 56th Field
Squadron, RCE le 15 septembre 1954;2 et 56th
Field Engineer Squadron (M) le 21 mai 1975.3 Il
fut rebaptis en franais : 56e Escadron de gnie
(M) le 3 mai 1979;4 56e Escadron de gnie le
4 septembre 1992;5 et 56e Escadron du gnie le
22 dcembre 1998.6

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

St. Johns, Newfoundland Saint-Jean, Terre-Neuve

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. CAO 110-3, Issue No. 152/49.

2. CAO 110-3, Part "B" Supp Issue No. 415/54.
3. DGOM Memorandum to C Prog, 1901-1774 TD 5115 (DGOM), 14 May 75; NDHQ Message DOE 255, 16 Jun 75;
and/et CFOO 3.310, 20 Nov 75 / OOFC 3.310, 20 nov 75.
4. CFOO 3.310, 3 May 79 / OOFC 3.310, 3 mai 79.
5. MOO 92238, 4 Sep 92 / DMO 92238, 4 sep 92.
6. CFOO 5067, 221824Z Dec 98 / OOFC 5067, 221824Z dc 98.

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SECTION 4 SECTION 4

ENGINEER REGIMENTS TRANSFERRED TO RGIMENTS DU GNIE TRANSFRS

THE SUPPLEMENTARY ORDER OF BATTLE LORDRE DE BATAILLE SUPPLMENTAIRE

5TH FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT, RCE 5TH FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT, RCE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Halifax,
Nova Scotia on 15 June 1920, when the 6th
Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated: 6th
Divisional Engineer Headquarters, RCE on
29 April 1936;2 Headquarters, 6th District
Engineers, RCE on 15 December 1936;3
Headquarters, 6th (Reserve) District Engineers,
RCE on 7 November 1940;4 Headquarters, RCE,
5th Division on 1 April 1946;5 and Headquarters,
5th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE on
19 June 1947.6 It was reduced to nil strength and
transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on
31 December 1964.7
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Halifax, en Nouvelle-cosse, le 15 juin 1920,
lorsque le 6th Divisional Engineer Headquarters,
CE fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 6th Divisional
Engineer Headquarters, RCE le 29 avril 1936;2
Headquarters, 6th District Engineers, RCE le
15 dcembre 1936;3 Headquarters, 6th (Reserve)
District Engineers, RCE le 7 novembre 1940;4
Headquarters, RCE, 5th Division le
1er avril 1946;5 et Headquarters 5th Field
Engineer Regiment, RCE le 19 juin 1947.6 Il fut
rduit des effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de
bataille supplmentaire le 31 dcembre 1964.7

Note:
The 6th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1930 (GO
128/30). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936
(GO 3/37).
Note :
Le 6th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE fit partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1930 (GO 128/30). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nouvelle-cosse

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 89/20.
2. GO 75/36.
3. GO 215/36.
4. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
5. GO 400/45; and/et GO 115/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
7. SD 1 Letter No. 64/68, 22 Dec 64; EASTCOM Message G5631, 22 Sep 65.

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6TH FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT, RCE 6TH FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT, RCE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in
Winnipeg, Manitoba on 15 June 1920, when
Headquarters, CE for Military District No. 10 was
authorized to be formed.1 It was redesignated:
Headquarters, RCE for Military District No. 10 on
29 April 1936;2 Headquarters, 10th District
Engineers, RCE on 15 December 1937;3
Headquarters, 10th (Reserve) District Engineers,
RCE on 7 November 1940;4 Headquarters, RCE,
6th Division on 1 April 1946;5 and Headquarters,
6th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE on
19 June 1947.6 It was reduced to nil strength and
transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle on
31 January 1965.7
Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Winnipeg, au Manitoba, le 15 juin 1920, lorsque le
Headquarters, CE du Military District No. 10
fut autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : Headquarters,
RCE du Military District No. 10 le
29 avril 1936;2 Headquarters, 10th District
Engineers, RCE le 15 dcembre 1937;3
Headquarters, 10th (Reserve) District Engineers,
RCE le 7 novembre 1940;4 Headquarters, RCE,
6th Division le 1er avril 1946;5 et Headquarters,
6th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE le
19 juin 1947.6 Il fut rduit des effectifs nuls et
transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire le
31 janvier 1965.7

Notes:
Headquarters, CE for Military District No. 10 was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1930
(GO 128/30). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
6th Field Engineer Regiment, 56th Independent Field Squadron,
and 33rd Field Park Squadron recruited for the 58th Independent
Field Squadron of the Active Force for service in Germany with
27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group from 1951 to1953.
Notes :
Le Headquarters, CE du Military District No. 10 fit partie
de lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1930 (GO 128/30). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).
Le 6th Field Engineer Regiment , le 56th Independent Field
Squadron et le 33rd Field Park Squadron furent recruts
pour le 58th Independent Field Squadron de la Force
e
rgulire afin de servir en Allemagne avec le 27 Groupe-
brigade dinfanterie canadienne de 1951 1953.

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 89/20.
2. GO 75/36.
3. GO 215/36; and/et GO 7/38.
4. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
5. GO 400/45; and/et GO 115/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
7. SD 1 Letter No. 64/60, 11 Dec 64;and/et Letter Western Command 2001-3/1 (G) dated 18 Oct 65.
8. Lieutenant-Colonel K.J. Holmes, The History of the Canadian Military Engineers, Volume 3 (to 1971), (Toronto:
Military Engineering Institute of Canada, 1997), pp. 245 to 46.

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7TH FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT, RCE 7TH FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT, RCE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Vancouver, British Columbia on 15 June 1920, Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, le
when Headquarters, CE for Military District No. 15 juin 1920, lorsque le Headquarters, CE du
11 was authorized to be formed.1 It was Military District No. 11 fut autoris.1 Il fut
redesignated: Headquarters, RCE for Military rebaptis : Headquarters, RCE du Military
District No. 11 on 29 April 1936;2 Headquarters, District No. 11 le 29 avril 1936;2 Headquarters,
11th District Engineers, RCE on 11th District Engineers, RCE le
15 December 1937;3 Headquarters, 11th (Reserve) 15 dcembre 1937;3 Headquarters, 11th
District Engineers, RCE on 7 November 1940;4 (Reserve) District Engineers, RCE le
Headquarters, RCE, 1st Corps Troops on 7 novembre 1940;4 Headquarters, RCE, 1st
1 April 1946;5 and Headquarters, 7th Field Corps Troops le 1er avril 1946;5 et
Engineer Regiment, RCE on 19 June 1947.6 It was Headquarters, 7th Field Engineer Regiment,
reduced to nil strength and transferred to the RCE le 19 juin 1947.6 Il fut rduit des effectifs
Supplementary Order of Battle on nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
26 January 1965.7 supplmentaire le 26 janvier 1965.7

Note:
Headquarters, CE for Military District No. 11 was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1930
(GO 128/30). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Note :
Le Headquarters, CE du Military District No. 11 fit partie
de lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1930 (GO 128/30). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

The Second World War Seconde Guerre mondiale

Details of the 11th District Engineers were
mobilized for active service in Canada from
1 September 1939 to 31 December 1940 for local
protection duties and engineer services.8
Des dtachements des 11th District Engineers
furent mobiliss pour le service actif au Canada,
cest--dire pour des tches de protection locale et
des services de gnie, du 1er septembre 1939 au
31 dcembre 1940.8

1. GO 89/20.
2. GO 75/36.
3. GO 215/36 and/et GO 7/38.
4. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
5. GO 400/45; and/et GO 115/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
7. SD 1 Letter No. 64/53, 26 Nov 64; Letter/lettre Western Command 2001-3/1 (G ), 18 Oct 65.
8. GO 135/39; and GO 44/41.

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11TH FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT, RCE 11TH FIELD ENGINEER REGIMENT, RCE

LINEAGE LIGNE

This Reserve Force regiment originated in London, Ce rgiment de la Force de rserve vit le jour
Ontario on 15 June 1920, when the 1st Divisional London, en Ontario, le 15 juin 1920, lorsque le 1st
Engineer Headquarters, CE was authorized to be Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE fut
formed.1 It was redesignated: 1st Divisional autoris.1 Il fut rebaptis : 1st Divisional Engineer
Engineer Headquarters, RCE on 29 April 1936;2 Headquarters, RCE le 29 avril 1936;2
Headquarters, 1st District Engineers, RCE on Headquarters, 1st District Engineers, RCE le
15 December 1936;3 Headquarters, 1st (Reserve) 15 dcembre 1936;3 Headquarters, 1st (Reserve)
District Engineers, RCE on 7 November 1940;4 District Engineers, RCE le 7 novembre 1940;4
Headquarters, RCE, 1st Division on 1 April 1946;5 Headquarters, RCE, 1st Division le
Headquarters, 1st Field Engineer Regiment, RCE 1er avril 1946;5 Headquarters, 1st Field Engineer
on 19 June 1947;6 and Headquarters, 11th Field Regiment, RCE le 19 juin 1947;6 et
Engineer Regiment, RCE on 1 October 1954.7 It Headquarters, 11th Field Engineer Regiment,
was reduced to nil strength and transferred to the RCE le 1er octobre 1954.7 Il fut rduit des
Supplementary Order of Battle on 31 March 1965.8 effectifs nuls et transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire le 31 mars 1965.8

Note:
1st Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE was authorized a
Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1930
(GO 128/30). The reserve unit was disbanded on
14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
Note :
Le 1st Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE fit partie de
lordre de bataille de la Rserve compter du
er
1 novembre 1930 (GO 128/30). Lunit de rserve fut dissoute
le 14 dcembre 1936 (GO 3/37).

Headquarters Location Site du Quartier gnral

London, Ontario London, Ontario

OPERATIONAL HISTORY HISTORIQUE OPRATIONNEL

None Aucun

1. GO 89/20.
2. GO 75/36.
3. GO 215/36.
4. GO 42/41; GO 213/43; and/et GO 439/44.
5. GO 400/45; and/et GO 115/46.
6. CAO 76-3, Issue No. 43/47.
7. CAO 76-3, Part B Supp Issue No. 412/54.
8. SD 1 Letter No. 64/61, 17 Dec 64; Central Command Message, CC 2001-3/1-23/3(G), 14 May 65.

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ANNEX A ANNEXE A

ENGINEER REGIMENTS FROM 1920 TO 2004 RGIMENTS DU GNIE DE 1920 2004

Notes:
1. Unit redesignations and amalgamations are not shown as
this information is contained in the individual charts. Where
applicable, the date the unit was disbanded or placed on
the Supplementary Order of Battle is provided.
2. The year date the unit was first organized is shown in
parentheses
Notes :
1. Les fusions dunits et les changements de noms ne sont
pas indiqus ici lorsque cette information peut tre trouve
dans les fiches descriptives. Le cas chant, la date de
dissolution ou daffectation de lunit lordre de bataille
supplmentaire est indique.
2. Lanne de la mise sur pied originale de lunit est indique
entre parenthses.

Current or Last Title Title Upon Organization

Titre en usage ou le dernier Titre au moment de la constitution

1 Combat Engineer Regiment / 1er Rgiment du 1 Combat Engineer Regiment / 1er Rgiment de
gnie gnie (1977)

1st Field Engineer Regiment, RCE 1st Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE (1920)
(Redesignated 11th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE in 1954 [see
below] / Rebaptis le 11th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE en
1954 [voir au-dessous])

1st Field Engineer Regiment, RCE 1st Field Engineer Regiment (1952)
(Disbanded in 1958 / Dissout en 1958)

2 Combat Engineer Regiment / 2e Rgiment du 2 Combat Engineer Regiment / 2e Rgiment de

Gnie gnie (1977)

2nd Field Engineer Regiment / 2e Rgiment du 2nd Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE (1920)
gnie

3rd Field Engineer Regiment / 3e Rgiment du gnie 4th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE (1920)

4 Engineer Support Regiment / 4e Rgiment dappui 4 Combat Engineer Regiment (1977)

du gnie

4th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE 5th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE (1920)
(Amalgamated with 10th Field Squadron, RCE and 29th Field
Park Squadron, RCE and redesignated 10th Field Squadron in
1954 [see 10th Field Engineer Squadron]) / Fusionn avec le
10th Field Squadron, RCE et le 29th Field Park Squadron,
RCE et rebaptis le 10th Field Squadron, RCE en 1954
e
[voir le 10 Escadron du Gnie])

5 Combat Engineer Regiment / 5e Rgiment de 5e Rgiment du gnie de combat (1977)

gnie

5th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE 6th Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE (1920)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle 1964 /
Transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire en 1964)

6th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE Headquarters, CE for Military District No. 10 (1920)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle 1965 /
Transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire en 1965)

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Current or Last Title Title Upon Organization

Titre en usage ou le dernier Titre au moment de la constitution

7th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE Headquarters, CE for Military District No. 11 (1920)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle 1965 /
Transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire en 1965)

8th Field Engineer Regiment / 8e Rgiment du gnie Headquarters, 8th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE
(1947)

9th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE Headquarters, CE for Military District No. 12 (1920)
(Amalgamated with 14th Field Squadron, RCE and 32nd Field
Park Squadron, RCE and redesignated 14th Field Squadron,
RCE in 1954 [Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle
1970]) / Fusionn avec le 14th Field Squadron, RCE et le
32nd Field Park Squadron, RCE et rebaptis le 14th Field
Squadron, RCE en 1954 [Transfr lOrdre de bataille
supplmentaire en 1970])

10th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE 10th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE (1947)
(Amalgamated with 3rd Field Squadron, RCE and 5th Field
Squadron, RCE and redesignated 3rd Field Squadron, RCE in
1954 [see 3rd Field Engineer Squadron]) / Fusionn avec le
3rd Field Squadron, RCE et le 5th Field Squadron, RCE
e
et rebaptis le 3rd Field Squadron, RCE en 1954 [voir le 3
Escadron de gnie])

11th Field Engineer Regiment, RCE 1st Divisional Engineer Headquarters, CE (1920)
(Transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle 1965 /
Transfr lOrdre de bataille supplmentaire en 1965)

31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins) / 31e 25th "Elgin Battalion of Infantry" (1866)
Rgiment de gnie de combat (The Elgins)

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