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Note: each regular force regiment retains a parachute company. The Royal Canadian Regiment. 1st Battalion (mechanized infantry)2nd Battalion (mechanized infantry)
30th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, at Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa) - Uplands Site, Ottawa [129] 42nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish) , Royal Canadian Artillery , at Pembroke Armoury, Pembroke [ 130 ]
Various uniforms used by the Canadian militia, c. 1898. Prior to Confederation in 1867, the British Army, which included both "Fencible" Regiments of the British Army—recruited within British North America exclusively for service in North America—and Canadian militia units, was responsible for the defence of Canada.
The Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The regiment consists of four battalions , three in the Regular Force and one in the primary reserve . The RCR is ranked first in the order of precedence amongst Canadian Army infantry regiments, but in a quirk of the rules of seniority, its 4th battalion is ninth.
The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC; French: Corps blindé royal canadien) is the armoured corps within the Canadian Army, including 3 Regular and 18 Reserve Force regiments, [1] as well as the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School. The corps was formed as the Canadian Armoured Corps in 1940, within the Canadian Army (Active). In August 1945 ...
The Royal 22nd Regiment [1] [2] [a] (R22R; [4] French: Royal 22 e Régiment) [5] is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army.Known colloquially in English as the Van Doos (representing an anglicized pronunciation of the French number twenty-two, vingt-deux) [6] or in French as le Vingt-deuxième, [7] the mostly francophone regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve ...
The Royal Canadian Dragoons: The RCD’s [6] Dragoon; The Royal Canadian Regiment: The RCR: the official short title of the regiment; The Royals [6] The Junior Royals; Rocking Chair Rangers [6] Shino Boys: a First World War nickname given to The RCR by soldiers of other units, noting the regiment's high standards of dress and deportment [10]
The Royal Canadian Infantry Corps (French: Corps d'infanterie royal canadien) is the infantry corps of the Canadian Army and includes regular and reserve force regiments. Originally formed as the Canadian Infantry Corps on 2 September 1942 to encompass all existing infantry regiments, including regiments of foot guards, in the Canadian Army ...