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Royal Regina Rifles
The Royal Regina Rifles is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. Prior to 1982 the regiment was known as The Regina Rifle Regiment. The Royal Regina Rifles are part of 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment was nicknamed "The Johns" during World War II because of the high proportion of "Farmer Johns" in its ranks. Lineage The Royal Regina Rifles *Originated 3 July 1905 in Regina, Saskatchewan when a "regiment of infantry in the districts of Assiniboia and Saskatchewan" was authorized *Redesignated 2 April 1907 as the 95th Regiment *Redesignated 1 May 1908 as a rifle regiment *Redesignated 1 June 1909 as two separate regiments, designated the 105th Regiment (now The North Saskatchewan Regiment) and the 95th Regiment *Redesignated 16 September 1913 as the 95th "Saskatchewan Rifles" *Amalgamated 15 March 1920 with the 60th Rifles of Canada and redesignated as The South Saskatchewan Regiment *Reorganized 15 May 1924 into five separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The North Saskatchewan Regiment
The North Saskatchewan Regiment (N Sask R) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with companies in Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert. Its current commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Graver, and the Regimental Sergeant-Major is Chief Warrant Officer Rick Cumbers. The N Sask R is part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group, with the regiment's mission task being to provide direct fire support. Perpetuations North-West Rebellion *The Moose Mountain Scouts *The Infantry Company, Battleford, SaskatchewanCanadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments. Great War *Canadian Light Horse, The Canadian Light Horse *1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF *9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF *10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF *5th Battalion (Western Cavalry), CEF *53rd Battalion (No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
The Canadian Machine Gun Corps (CMGC) was an administrative corps of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) and of the Canadian Militia. It was part of the CEF sent to France during World War I. By 1918, the CMGC consisted of four battalions (each of four machine gun companies), and five independent motor machine gun batteries, attached to each of the four Canadian divisions. In addition, the 20th Machine Gun Company CEF served at Vladivostok as a unit in the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. The CMGC donated a wall plaque at St. George's Church in Ypres. The Canadian Permanent Machine Gun Brigade was organized in the Permanent Force on 16 April 1917. The brigade was redesignated the Royal Canadian Permanent Machine Gun Brigade on 16 June 1921. This brigade was disbanded on 1 November 1923. The Non-Permanent Active Militia component of the CMGC continued to serve until it was disbanded as part of the 1936 militia reorganization, and its roles were transferred to the newly f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32nd Battalion, CEF
The 32nd Battalion, CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. History The battalion was authorized on 3 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 23 February 1915. It was redesignated as the 32nd Reserve Battalion, CEF on 18 April 1915. It absorbed the 195th Battalion (City of Regina) (now perpetuated by the Royal Regina Rifles) in November 1916. On 4 January 1917 its personnel were absorbed by the 15th Reserve Battalion, CEF, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 1 September 1917. The 32nd Battalion recruited in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and was mobilized at Winnipeg. The 32nd Battalion had three Officers Commanding: *Lt.-Col. H.J. Cowan, 7 March 1915 – 15 September 1915 *Lt.-Col. C.D. MacPherson, 15 September 1915 – 1 August 1916 *Lt.-Col. F.J. Clarke, 2 August 1916 – 2 January 1917 In 1929, the 32nd Battalion was awarded the battle honour "The Great War, 1915–17". P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
68th Battalion (Regina), CEF
The 68th Battalion (Regina), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The 68th Battalion was authorized on 20 April 1915 and embarked for Britain on 28 April 1916. It provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field until 6 July 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the 32nd Reserve Battalion, CEF. The battalion was disbanded on 21 May 1917.Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments. The 68th Battalion recruited in Regina and district and Moose Jaw and district, in Saskatchewan and was mobilized at Regina. The battalion was commanded by Lt.-Col. T.E. Perrott, from 1 May 1916 to 6 July 1916. The 68th Battalion was awarded the battle honour THE GREAT WAR 1916.Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. The 68th Battalion (Regina), CEF is perpetuated by The Royal Regina Rif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th Battalion (Northwest), CEF
The 28th Battalion (Northwest), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the World War I, Great War. History The battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Britain on 29 May 1915. It disembarked in France on 18 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. The battalion was disbanded on 30 August 1920. The 28th Battalion originally recruited in Saskatoon, Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina, Moose Jaw and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and Fort William, Ontario, Fort William and Port Arthur, Ontario, Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay), Ontario and was mobilized at Winnipeg, Manitoba.Meek, John F. ''Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War.'' Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. The battalion had five officers commanding: *Lieutenant-Colonel J.F.L. Embury, CMG, 29 May 1915 – 17 September 1916 *Lieutenant-Colonel A. Ross, DSO, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28 Bn CEF
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate with Greek and Latin , both of which stems are reflected by the English prefix oct(o)-, as in the ordinal adjective ''octaval'' or ''octavary'', the distributive adjective is ''octonary''. The adjective ''octuple'' (Latin ) may also be used as a noun, meaning "a set of eight items"; the diminutive ''octuplet'' is mostly used to refer to eight siblings delivered in one birth. The Semitic numeral is based on a root ''*θmn-'', whence Akkadian ''smn-'', Arabic ''ṯmn-'', Hebrew ''šmn-'' etc. The Chinese numeral, written (Mandarin: ''bā''; Cantonese: ''baat''), is from Old Chinese ''*priāt-'', ultimately from Sino-Tibetan ''b-r-gyat'' or ''b-g-ryat'' which also yielded Tibetan '' brgyat''. It has been argued that, as the cardinal num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
The 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA is an artillery regiment of the Canadian Army Primary Reserve. Based in Regina, Saskatchewan, the regiment forms part of the 38 Canadian Brigade Group of the 3rd Canadian Division. History Part of the regiment's history can be traced to the Assiniboia Regiment, established in July 1905, later becoming the 95th Saskatchewan Regiment. The Assiniboia Regiment was garrisoned at Moosomin, Saskatchewan. The Great War On 6 August 1914, details from the 29th Light Horse, the 60th Rifles of Canada and the 95th Saskatchewan Regiment were placed on active service for local protection duties. On 1 January 1916, the 10th Brigade, CFA, CEF was authorized for service. On 26 February 1916, the brigade embarked for Great Britain. On 14 July 1916, the 10th Brigade, CFA, disembarked in France where it fired its guns as part of the 3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery in France and Flanders until the end of the war on 11 November 1918. On 23 October 1920, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saskatchewan Dragoons
The Saskatchewan Dragoons is a Primary Reserve armoured regiment of the Canadian Army. The unit is based in Moose Jaw. Their primary job is to assist the Regular Force in meeting Canada's military commitments. Their training and equipment closely follow that of the Regular Force, which the Reserves are called upon to assist increasingly often. The Saskatchewan Dragoons are part of 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, became colonel-in-chief of the regiment on visiting Saskatchewan in 2003, when he congratulated the regiment on its "contribution to Canada's proud tradition of citizen-soldiers in the community". Involved in peacekeeping operations in Cyprus, the Golan Heights, Bosnia and Croatia, members of the regiment have also provided aid during floods and forest fires in the prairies. Role Their role is that of a reconnaissance squadron. They examine an area in preparation for the advance of a main body of troops. They go forward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
