https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Royal_Rifles_of_Canada Royal Rifles of Canada - Revision history 2026-10-29T11:15:02Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rifles_of_Canada&diff=364402&oldid=prev Bot at 02:35, 22 October 2022 2022-10-22T02:35:22Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{more footnotes|date=February 2022}}<br /> {{Infobox military unit<br /> | unit_name = The Royal Rifles of Canada<br /> | image = Royal Rifles of Canada.jpg<br /> | image_size = 150px<br /> | caption = <br /> | dates = 28 February 1862 – 1 November 1966<br /> | country = Canada<br /> | branch = [[Canadian Militia]] (1862–1940)&lt;br /&gt;[[Canadian Army]] (1940–1966)<br /> | type = [[Rifle regiment]]<br /> | role = Infantry<br /> | size = One regiment<br /> | command_structure = [[Non-Permanent Active Militia]] (1871–1940)&lt;br /&gt;[[Royal Canadian Infantry Corps]] (1942–1966)<br /> | current_commander = <br /> | garrison = [[Quebec City]]<br /> | ceremonial_chief = <br /> | ceremonial_chief_label = <br /> | colonel_of_the_regiment = <br /> | nickname = <br /> | motto = {{lang-la|Volens et valens|lit=Willing and capable}}<br /> | colors = <br /> | march = Quick march &quot;[[I&#039;m Ninety Five]]&quot;, double past &quot;[[Money Musk]]&quot;<br /> | mascot = <br /> | battles = [[South African War]]&lt;br /&gt;[[First World War]]&lt;br /&gt;[[Second World War]]<br /> | notable_commanders = Brigadier [[John K. Lawson]]<br /> | anniversaries = [[Battle of Hong Kong]]<br /> | battle_honours = See [[#Battle Honours]]<br /> | identification_symbol_4 = <br /> | identification_symbol_4_label = Abbreviation<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;The Royal Rifles of Canada&#039;&#039;&#039; was a [[rifle regiment]] in the [[Canadian Army]] and fought alongside [[The Winnipeg Grenadiers]] in the [[Battle of Hong Kong]] during [[World War II]]. In November 1966, it was reduced to nil strength and placed on the [[Supplementary Order of Battle]].<br /> <br /> ==Lineage==<br /> <br /> === The Royal Rifles of Canada ===<br /> The Royal Rifles of Canada originated in [[Quebec City|Quebec City, Canada East]], on 28 February 1862, when The 8th Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles, Canada was authorized. It was redesignated the 8th or Stadacona Volunteer Militia Rifles on 28 March 1862; the 8th Battalion &quot;Royal Rifles&quot; on 6 April 1877; the 8th Regiment &quot;Royal Rifles&quot; on 8 May 1900; The Royal Rifles of Canada on 29 March 1920; the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Royal Rifles of Canada on 7 November 1940 and The Royal Rifles of Canada on 1 June 1945. On 22 February 1965, it was amalgamated with [[Les Voltigeurs de Québec]]. On 1 November 1966, these two regiments ceased to be amalgamated and the regiment was reduced to nil strength and transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle.&lt;ref&gt;Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[The Sherbrooke Hussars]], a present-day Canadian Army Primary Reserve armoured regiment, has the honorary distinction of placing the Royal Rifles&#039; badge and the date 1941 on its guidon. This distinction is not a battle honour, but an acknowledgement that one of its predecessor units, the [[7th/11th Hussars|7th/XIth Hussars]], provided about half its effective strength to the Royal Rifles while it was preparing for overseas.<br /> <br /> === Lineage Chart ===<br /> {{chart top|width=100%|Lineage chart}}<br /> {{chart/start|align=center}}<br /> {{chart|aa861| | | | | | | |Idpdf|aa861=1861|Idpdf=Independent rifle coys}}<br /> {{chart|aa862| | | | | | | |8VMRC|aa862=1862|8VMRC=The 8th Bn Volunteer Militia Rifles, Canada}}<br /> {{chart|aa862| | | | | | | |8SVMR|aa862=1862|8SVMR=8th or Stadacona Volunteer Militia Rifles}}<br /> {{chart|aa877| | | | | | | | 8RR |aa877=1877|8RR=8th Bn &quot;Royal Rifles&quot;}}<br /> {{chart|aa900| | | | | | | | 8RR |aa900=1900|8RR=8th Regt &quot;Royal Rifles&quot;}}<br /> {{chart|aa914| |a12B | | | | |!| |aa914=1914|a12B=12th Bn, &lt;small&gt;CEF&lt;/small&gt;}}<br /> {{chart|aa915| |12RIB| | | | |!| |aa915=1915|12RIB=12th Reserve Infy Bn, &lt;small&gt;CEF&lt;/small&gt;}}<br /> {{chart|aa916| | |!| |171OB| |!| |aa916=1916|171OB=171st &lt;small&gt;&quot;Overseas&quot;&lt;/small&gt; Bn, &lt;small&gt;CEF&lt;/small&gt;}}<br /> {{chart|aa917| | |!| |A20RD| |!| |aa917=1917|A20RD=&#039;&#039;Absorbed by 20th Reserve Bn, &lt;small&gt;CEF&lt;/small&gt;. Disbanded&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{chart|aa920| |Dbndd|~|A|~| RRC |aa920=1920|Dbndd=&#039;&#039;Disbanded&#039;&#039;|RRC=The Royal Rifles of Canada}}<br /> {{chart|aa940| | | | RRC |-|2RRC |aa940=1940|RRC=The Royal Rifles of Canada, &lt;small&gt;CASF&lt;/small&gt;|2RRC=2nd &lt;small&gt;(Reserve)&lt;/small&gt; Bn, The Royal Rifles of Canada}}<br /> {{chart|aa940| | | |1RRC | | |!| |aa940=1940|1RRC=1st Bn, The Royal Rifles of Canada, &lt;small&gt;CASF&lt;/small&gt;}}<br /> {{chart|aa941| | | |Dstrd| | |!| |aa941=1941|Dstrd=&#039;&#039;Destroyed&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{chart|aa942| | | |Rcond| | |!| |aa942=1942|Rcond=&#039;&#039;Reconstituted&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{chart|aa945| | | |Dbndd| | RRC |aa945=1945|Dbndd=&#039;&#039;Disbanded&#039;&#039;|RRC=The Royal Rifles of Canada}}<br /> {{chart|aa965| | | | | | | |ALVQ |aa965=1965|ALVQ=&#039;&#039;Amalgamates with Les Voltigeurs de Québec&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{chart|aa966| | | | | | | |ASOB |aa966=1966|ASOB=&#039;&#039;Amalgamation ceases. Supplementary Order of Battle&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{chart|CrntY| | | | | | | | |!| |CrntY={{CURRENTYEAR}}}}<br /> {{chart/end}}<br /> |- <br /> |style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;|<br /> {{(!}} class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> {{!}}+ Abbreviations used in the chart<br /> {{!}}-<br /> ! Abbreviation !! Phrase<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}} Bn {{!!}} Battalion<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}} CASF {{!!}} [[Canadian Active Service Force]]<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}} CEF {{!!}} [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}} Coys {{!!}} Companies<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}} Infy {{!!}} Infantry<br /> {{!}}-<br /> {{!}} Regt {{!!}} Regiment<br /> {{!)}}<br /> |- <br /> |style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;|&#039;&#039;&#039;Notes:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{notelist-lr}}&lt;!--- use either {{Efn-lr}} and/or &lt;ref group=lower-roman /&gt; To fill this notelist --&gt;<br /> *{{cite web|title=The Royal Rifles of Canada|url=http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-3/par2/rrc-01-eng.asp|work=Official Lineages Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments|publisher=Directorate of History and Heritage|accessdate=11 December 2022}}<br /> <br /> {{chart bottom}}<br /> <br /> ==Perpetuations==<br /> <br /> The Royal Rifles of Canada perpetuate the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[12th Battalion, CEF]]&#039;&#039;&#039; and the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[171st Battalion (Quebec Rifles), CEF]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> ==Operational history==<br /> ===The Fenian Raids===<br /> <br /> The 8th Volunteer Militia Rifles were called out on active service on 8 March 1866 in response to the [[Fenian raids]]. The battalion, which served in Quebec City, was removed from active service on 31 March 1866.&lt;ref&gt;Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===South African War===<br /> <br /> The regiment contributed volunteers for the Canadian contingents in the field, mainly the &#039;&#039;&#039;2nd (Special Service) Battalion, [[Royal Canadian Regiment]] of Infantry&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref&gt;Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===The Great War===<br /> Details of the regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties.<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;[[12th Battalion, CEF]]&#039;&#039;&#039; was authorized on 10 August 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 30 September 1914. It was redesignated as the &#039;&#039;&#039;12th Reserve Infantry Battalion, CEF&#039;&#039;&#039; on 29 April 1915, to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1920.<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;[[171st Battalion (Quebec Rifles), CEF]]&#039;&#039;&#039; was authorized on 15 July 1916 and embarked for Great Britain on 24 November 1916. Its personnel were absorbed by the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[20th Battalion CEF|20th Reserve Battalion, CEF]]&#039;&#039;&#039; on 8 January 1917 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps. The battalion was disbanded on 27 July 1917.&lt;ref&gt;Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ===The Second World War===<br /> Details from the regiment were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939, as &#039;&#039;&#039;The Royal Rifles of Canada, Canadian Active Service Force (Details)&#039;&#039;&#039;, for local protection duties. The details called out on active service were disbanded on 31 December 1940. Details of the regiment were again called out on service on 1 January 1941, under the designation &#039;&#039;&#039;Details of 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Royal Rifles of Canada&#039;&#039;&#039;. The details were removed from active service on 30 September 1941.<br /> <br /> The regiment subsequently mobilized &#039;&#039;&#039;The Royal Rifles of Canada, CASF&#039;&#039;&#039; for active service on 24 May 1940. It was redesignated as the &#039;&#039;&#039;1st Battalion, The Royal Rifles of Canada, CASF&#039;&#039;&#039; on 7 November 1940. The battalion served in Newfoundland on garrison duty from early November 1940 to August 1941. On 27 October 1941 it embarked for [[Hong Kong]] as a part of [[C Force]], where it was destroyed while fighting in [[Battle of Hong Kong|defence of the colony]]. The unit was reconstituted on 10 January 1942. It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the Vancouver Defences of Pacific Command. On 2 January 1945 it embarked for Great Britain, where it was disbanded on 10 January 1945 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian army in the field.&lt;ref&gt;Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Royal Rifles of Canada recruitment poster.jpg|Royal Rifles of Canada recruitment poster in World War II<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Battle Honours==<br /> Those battle honours in &#039;&#039;&#039;bold type&#039;&#039;&#039; are emblazoned on the regimental accoutrements.<br /> <br /> {{glossary}}<br /> {{term|South African War}}<br /> {{defn|<br /> {{flatlist|<br /> * {{smallcaps|&#039;&#039;&#039;South Africa, 1899–1900&#039;&#039;&#039;}}<br /> }}<br /> }}<br /> {{term|First World War}}<br /> {{defn|<br /> {{flatlist|<br /> * {{smallcaps|&#039;&#039;&#039;Ypres, 1915, &#039;17&#039;&#039;&#039;}}<br /> * {{smallcaps|&#039;&#039;&#039;Festubert, 1915&#039;&#039;&#039;}}<br /> * {{smallcaps|&#039;&#039;&#039;Mount Sorrel&#039;&#039;&#039;}}<br /> * {{smallcaps|&#039;&#039;&#039;Somme, 1916&#039;&#039;&#039;}}<br /> * {{smallcaps|&#039;&#039;&#039;Arras, 1917&#039;&#039;&#039;}}<br /> * {{smallcaps|&#039;&#039;&#039;Hill 70&#039;&#039;&#039;}}<br /> * {{smallcaps|&#039;&#039;&#039;Amiens&#039;&#039;&#039;}}}}<br /> }}<br /> {{term|Second World War}}<br /> {{defn|<br /> {{flatlist|<br /> * Hong Kong<br /> * {{smallcaps|South-East Asia, 1941}}<br /> }}<br /> }}<br /> {{glossary end}}<br /> <br /> The [[7th/11th Hussars]] contributed about 400 officers and men to the Royal Rifles in 1940 for their operation in Hong Kong. The [[Sherbrooke Hussars]], who incorporate the 7th/11th Hussars, bear the honorary distinction of the badge of the Royal Rifles of Canada, with the year-date 1941, on their guidon.<br /> <br /> == Notable Members ==<br /> <br /> * [[Major General|Major-General]] [[David Watson (general)|Sir David Watson]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|KCB|CMG}}<br /> * Chaplain [[Frederick George Scott]] {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CMG|DSO|FRSC}}<br /> * [[Gander (dog)|Gander]], [[Newfoundland (dog)]] canine mascot of the regiment and hero who carried away a [[hand grenade]] from wounded members of the unit and later posthumously awarded the [[Dickin Medal]]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [https://www.hkvca.ca/ Hong Kong Veterans of Canada Association]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * [http://www.qctonline.com/node/644 Royal Rifles of Canada heritage lost in Armoury fire]<br /> {{Canadian Army Infantry Regiments}}<br /> <br /> ==Books==<br /> *Hong Kong Veterans&#039; Association of Canada. Quebec-Maritimes Branch &quot;The Royal Rifles of Canada in Hong Kong, 1941-1945&quot; (Canada: The Association, ©1980)<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Rifle regiments of Canada]]<br /> [[Category:Military units and formations of Quebec]]<br /> [[Category:Infantry regiments of Canada in World War II]]<br /> [[Category:Military units and formations established in 1862]]<br /> [[Category:1862 establishments in Canada]]<br /> [[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1966]]<br /> [[Category:Battle of Hong Kong]]<br /> [[Category:Supplementary Order of Battle]]</div> Bot