The 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF, was a

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unit of the

Canadian Expeditionary Force The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF; French: ''Corps expéditionnaire canadien'') was the expeditionary warfare, expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed on August 15, 1914, following United Kingdom declarat ...

in the

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History

The

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was formed in November 1914 at

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and recruited personnel in

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. It sailed from Montreal to England on 12 June 1915 aboard the ''Megantic,'' and after training arrived in France on September 22, 1915. It served in the field as dismounted

infantry Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadl ...

until December 1915. On January 1, 1916, the six regiments of the

Canadian Mounted Rifles Canadian Mounted Rifles was part of the designation of several mounted infantry units in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Units of the Permanent Active Militia Permanent Active Militia was the proper name of Canada's full-time ...

were converted to infantry and reorganized into the four battalions of the

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. The personnel of the 3rd Regiment were absorbed into the

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and the

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Battalions, CMR.

Perpetuation

In 1920, the perpetuation of the 3rd Regiment CMR was assigned to 1st Regiment, the Alberta Mounted Rifles, and it is now held by the

South Alberta Light Horse The South Alberta Light Horse (SALH) is a Canadian Army armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve. It traces its complicated lineage to the Rocky Mountain Rangers, and claims its direct ancestry to the 15th Light Horse, along ...

. The 3rd CMR, along with the 175th Battalion, CEF, is commemorated by white hillside glyphs ("3CMR 175") in Medicine Hat. * 1st Regiment (3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF), The Alberta Mounted Rifles (1920–1931) * 1st Regiment (3rd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF), The Alberta Mounted Rifles (1931–1936) *

19th Alberta Dragoons The 19th Alberta Dragoons was a cavalry regiment and later an Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, armoured regiment of the Canadian Militia and later the Canadian Army. It was placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1965. In 2006, it was taken ...

(1936–1946) * 19th (Alberta) Armoured Car Regiment, RCAC (1946–1949) * 19th Alberta Armoured Car Regiment, RCAC (1949–1954) * 19th Alberta Dragoons (19th Armoured Car Regiment) (1954–1958) * 19th Alberta Dragoons (1958–2006) * The South Alberta Light Horse (2006–present)

References

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History

Perpetuation

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