Vancouver Regiment
The Vancouver Regiment | |
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Active | 1924-1936 |
Country | First World War |
Battle honours | See #Battle Honours |
The Vancouver Regiment was an infantry regiment of the
Lineage of the Vancouver Regiment
- Originated on 15 May, 1924, in The Westminster Regiment; and The Vancouver Regiment.
- Amalgamated on 1 June, 1936, with The Irish Fusiliers of Canada and Redesignated as the Irish Fusiliers (Vancouver Regiment) (later The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)).
Perpetuations
Organization
The Vancouver Regiment (15 May, 1924)
- 1st Battalion (redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, 1st British Columbia Regiment - perpetuating the 29th Battalion, CEF)
- 2nd (Reserve) Battalion (redesignation of the 5th Battalion, 1st British Columbia Regiment - perpetuating the 158th Battalion, CEF)[3]
Battle honours
- Mount Sorrel[5]
- Flers-Courcelette[8]
- Thiepval[9]
- Ancre Heights[10]
- Passchendaele[a][18]
- Amiens[a][19]
- Drocourt-Quéant[20]
- Hindenburg Line[a][21]
- Canal du Nord[22]
- Pursuit to Mons[24]
Notes and references
- ^ a b "(Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored)" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ a b "The Vancouver Regiment [Canada]". 2007-12-04. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "CEF Infantry Battalions" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "WWI - Mount Sorrel". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Somme, 1916". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Somme, 1918". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Flers-Courcelette". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Thiepval". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Ancre Heights". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Arras, 1917". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Arras, 1918". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Vimy, 1917". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Scarpe, 1917". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Scarpe, 1918". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Hill 70". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Ypres, 1917". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Passchendaele". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Amiens". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Drocourt-Quéant". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Hindenburg Line". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Canal du Nord". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Cambrai-1918". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - Pursuit to Mons". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "WWI - France and Flanders". www.canada.ca. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2022-06-27.