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Independent rifle coys: 1860: Halifax Volunteer Bn: 1869: Halifax Volunteer Bn of Rifles: 1869: 63rd The Halifax Volunteer Bn of Rifles: 1870: 63rd The Halifax Bn of Rifles: 1885: Halifax Provisional Bn: 1885: Disbanded: 1900: 63rd Regt "Halifax Rifles" 1914: 40th Bn, CEF: 1917: Absorbed by 26th Reserve Bn, CEF: 1920: 1st Bn (40th Bn, CEF), The ...
The Halifax Volunteer Battalion (1860–1868) included six companies that were raised in present-day Halifax Regional Municipality.The six companies included the Scottish Rifles, Chebucto Grays, Mayflower Rifles, Halifax Rifles, Irish Volunteers and Dartmouth Rifles which were all raised in the fall of 1859. [1]
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The battalion was under command of Lieutenant-Colonel James J. Bremner and consisted of 350 soldiers made up three companies from the Princess Louise Fusiliers, three companies of the 63rd Halifax Rifles (formerly the Halifax Volunteer Battalion), and two companies of the 1st "Halifax" Brigade of Garrison Artillery, with 32 officers. The ...
Location of Halifax County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Halifax County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
The regiment's headquarters (now an area headquarters of the Yorkshire Regiment) and archives are at Wellesley Park in Halifax. In 1860 Edward Akroyd paid for and recruited the 4th Yorkshire West Riding (Halifax) Rifle Volunteers, absorbing the 7th battalion formed in 1959. In 1883 the title of the regiment changed to the First Volunteer ...
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On May 15, 1860, the volunteer companies met at Lieutenant Haliburton's residence to form the Halifax Volunteer Battalion, and a representative of the Victoria Rifles was present. [6] Six companies were chosen for the distinction and five were rejected. The Victoria Rifles company was prevented from becoming part of the Halifax Volunteer Battalion.