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The unit draws its history from the 19th century Halifax Volunteer Battalion which was active at the time of the Fenian Raids. It received its current name in May 1958. It received its current name in May 1958.
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 ...
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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On the 29th at the Halifax County Court Day, The Halifax Rifles were organized into ranks designating them the 15th company to be formed from such area. [ 8 ] An accounting of Arms during the month showed that like other regiments within the state, the 3rd had no consistency and weaponry varied from company to company.
Cover of Georgia Historical Quarterly, Volume CI, Number 1. The Georgia Historical Quarterly has been published by the society since 1917 and contains scholarly articles and book reviews on Georgia and Southern history. The journal received a Governor's Award in the Humanities in 1999. [1] Cover of Georgia History Today, Volume 11, Number 1
Royal Nova Scotia Volunteers: 1775–1783: King's Orange Rangers: 1776–1783: 1st Field Artillery: from 1791: Royal Nova Scotia: 1793–1802: Nova Scotia Fencibles: 1803–1816: Halifax Rifles: from 1860: Princess Louise Fusiliers: from 1867: 78th Highland: 1869–1871: Cape Breton Highlanders: from 1871: Nova Scotia Rifles: 1914–1919: No. 2 ...
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 ...