Prince Edward Island Light Horse
The Prince Edward Island Light Horse | |
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Active | 1901–1946 |
Country | Canada |
Branch |
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Type | Line cavalry |
Role |
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Size | One regiment |
Part of |
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Garrison/HQ | Second World War |
Battle honours | See #Battle honours |
The Prince Edward Island Light Horse was a cavalry regiment of the
Lineage
- Originated on 1 June, 1901, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, as “L” Squadron, Prince Edward Island Mounted Rifles.
- Redesignated on 1 October, 1901, as “L” Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles.
- Redesignated on 1 April, 1903, as the Prince Edward Island Light Horse
- Granted full regimental status on 16 February 1914, with the formation of an additional squadron in Summerside, PEI.
- Redesignated on 1 April, 1914, as the 36th Prince Edward Island Light Horse.
- Redesignated on 15 March, 1920, as The Prince Edward Island Light Horse.
- Redesignated on 1 April, 1941, as the 17th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (Prince Edward Island Light Horse).
- Amalgamated on 1 April, 1946, with
History
Early history
The Prince Edward Island Light Horse was first authorized on 1 June 1901, as an independent squadron in the
On 15 March 1920, as a result of the Canadian Militia reforms following the Otter Commission, the regiment was simply redesignated as The Prince Edward Island Light Horse.[1][2][8][7]
Second World War
During the Second World War, the PEI Light Horse on 27 February 1941 mobilized an armoured squadron which formed the Headquarters Squadron of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade. They would later on 1 November 1943 be reorganized as the 2nd Canadian Corps Defence Company (The Prince Edward Island Light Horse). On 6 July 1944, the PEI Light Horse landed in France and served as part of the II Canadian Corps until the end of the war in Europe in May 1945.[1][2]
The youngest Canadian soldier to die in the Second World War, 14-year-old
Postwar
On 1 April, 1946, The Prince Edward Island Light Horse was amalgamated with
Sub-units
The Prince Edward Island Light Horse (3 March 1920)
- Regimental Headquarters (Charlottetown, PEI)
- A Squadron (Charlottetown, PEI)
- B Squadron (Summerside, PEI)
- C Squadron (Montague, PEI)[4]
Alliances
- United Kingdom - 9th Queen's Royal Lancers (Until 1946)[4]
Uniform
The officers of the 36th PEI Light Horse in full dress wore a scarlet dragoon tunic with yellow facings and piping, and dark blue trousers with a broad yellow stripe. For regimental headdress, instead of the more expensive metal cavalry helmets, they wore white Canadian-pattern pith helmets with gilt regimental badge, chin strap and spike surmounted by a red over white hair plume.[5][10]
The non-commissioned officers and other ranks of the regiment in full dress on the other hand wore scarlet serge frock with yellow facings and dark blue trousers with a broad yellow stripe. For regimental headdress, they wore peaked caps of dark blue with yellow bands and piping.[5]
Battle honours
Great War
Second World War
- North-West Europe, 1944–1945
Battle honour awarded to regiment's successor, Prince Edward Island Regiment, after the regiment was amalgamated, but for service and actions of the 2nd Canadian Corps Defence Company (The Prince Edward Island Light Horse).
Notable members
See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e "Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored)" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ a b c d e Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "36th Regiment Prince Edward Island Light Horse". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ a b c d "The Prince Edward Island Light Horse". 2007-10-16. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ a b c d "Eastern Canada Volunteer Cavalry, 1896-1914". MilArt. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ a b Luscombe, Stephen. "Canadian Cavalry". www.britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ a b c d "The Cavalry Regiments of the Canadian Forces: The Volunteer Militia from 1872 -1920" (PDF).
- ^ a b "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939–1947".
- ^ "Officer, The Prince Edward Island Light Horse, circa 1912". Canadian Military Heritage Gateway. June 2017.
- ^ Defence, National (2019-07-22). "WWI - Arras, 1917". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Defence, National (2019-07-22). "WWI - Arras, 1918". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Defence, National (2019-07-23). "WWI - Ypres, 1917". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Defence, National (2019-07-22). "WWI - Amiens". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Defence, National (2019-07-22). "WWI - Hindenburg Line". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ Defence, National (2019-07-22). "WWI - Pursuit to Mons". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- ^ "The Regimental Rogue". www.regimentalrogue.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.