The 24th Regiment Grey's Horse was a

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and part of the Non-Permanent Active Militia.

History

The regiment was originally formed in

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and

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, on April 2, 1908, and named in honour of

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. The regiment was headquartered in

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with squadrons in Woodstock and Ingersoll. Its lineage can be traced to 1798 with The Oxford Rifles. In 1914 it joined with the 22nd Regiment "The Oxford Rifles" to form A Company of the 1st Battalion, CEF. Headquarters moved

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, after World War I. In 1921 it was redesignated as the ''9th (Grey's) Horse''. On 1 February 1936, the 9th Grey's Horse were disbanded along with 13 other regiments as part of the 1936 Canadian Militia Reorganization.

Commanding officers

* Lieutenant-Colonel William Mahlon Davis (1857–1918) 1908–1910 * Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Richard Mayberry (1854–1934) 1910–1918 * Lieutenant-Colonel F. Ross 1918–? * Lieutenant-Colonel E. Pettigrew 1925–?

Notable members

* Donald Matheson Sutherland, Minister of National Defence and former A Company Captain * George Herbert Bowlby, medical officer and captain

References

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History

Commanding officers

Notable members

See also

References