The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles

The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles was a cavalry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1936, the regiment was converted from cavalry to artillery and became the 27th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (currently on the Supplementary Order of Battle).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles
26th Stanstead Dragoons (1910-1920)
Active1910 - 1936
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Militia
TypeDragoons (1910-1920)
Mounted rifles (1920-1936)
RoleCavalry
SizeOne regiment
Part ofNon-Permanent Active Militia
Garrison/HQCoaticook, Quebec
Motto(s)For King & Empire (26th Stanstead Dragoons)
EngagementsFirst World War
Battle honours
  • 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

Lineage
  • Originated on 1 April, 1910, in Coaticook, Quebec, as the 26th Canadian Horse (Stanstead Dragoons).
  • Redesignated on 3 September, 1912, as the 26th Stanstead Dragoons.[7]
  • Redesignated on 15 March, 1920, as The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles.[8]
  • Converted on 14 December, 1936, from cavalry to artillery and redesignated as the 27th Field Brigade, RCA (now the 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA - currently on the Supplementary Order of Battle).[1] [2] [4]

Perpetuations

The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles were first granted the perpetuation of the 5th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles. In 1936, after the regiment was converted to artillery, the Perpetuation of the 5th Battalion, CMR was also granted to the 7th/11th Hussars, which today are part of the Sherbrooke Hussars.[2] [9] [10] [11]

History

The regiment was originally formed on 1 April, 1910, as the 26th Canadian Horse (Stanstead Dragoons) in Coaticook, Quebec. It had squadrons located in Coaticook, Magog, Stanstead and Ayer’s Cliff.[1] [6]

On 3 September, 1912, the regiment was renamed as the 26th Stanstead Dragoons.[7]

On 15 March, 1920, as a result of the Canadian Militia Reforms following the Otter Commission, the 26th Stanstead Dragoons were renamed for the final time as The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles.[1] [2] [8] [12]

On 14 December, 1936, as part of the 1936 Canadian Militia reorganization,[13] The Eastern Townships Mounted Rifles were converted to artillery and became the 27th Field Brigade, RCA (later redesignated as the 27th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery - now on the Supplementary Order of Battle).[1] [2] [14] [15]

Main article: 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA

Uniform

The 26th Stanstead Dragoons in full dress wore a scarlet dragoon tunic with black facings and dark blue trousers with a broad yellow stripe. For regimental headdress, it consisted gilded helmet and badge (except for enamelled centre and silver scroll) with a black-over-white hair plume.[3] [5]

Battle honours

Great War

References
  1. "Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored)" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Defence, National (2019-02-15). "27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  3. "Eastern Canada Volunteer Cavalry, 1896-1914". MilArt. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. "Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Artillery)" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Canadian Military Medals & Insignia Journal 1972-Vol-8-no.-4-Dec.pdf" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "THE STANSTEAD MILITIA, 1854–1914" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Luscombe, Stephen. "Canadian Cavalry". www.britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  8. "The Cavalry Regiments of the Canadian Forces: The Volunteer Militia from 1872 -1920" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Canadian Mounted Rifles" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Defence, National (2018-02-16). "Perpetuations". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  11. Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The Sherbrooke Hussars". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  12. "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  13. "The Minute Book". www.regimentalrogue.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  14. "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  15. "The Minute Book". www.regimentalrogue.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.