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One-Armour, Artillery and Engineer Regiments\Chap-1 A-AD-267-000/AF-003 ANNEX B ANNEXE B PERPETUATIONS PERPÉTUATIONS Note: Note : The applicable orders, or directives, assigning or reconfirming Les ordres ou directives touchant l’attribution ou la reconfirmation perpetuation are provided in column B. The current or last de la perpétuation se trouvent dans la colonne B. La désignation designation of the perpetuating unit prior to disbandment or actuelle (ou la plus récente) de l’unité de perpétuation avant le placement on the Supplementary Order of Battle is given. démantèlement ou l’inclusion à l’Ordre de bataille supplémentaire est aussi précisée. Unit/Unité Perpetuated by/Perpétué par (A) (B) 1. NORTH WEST REBELLION, 1885 RÉBELLION DU NORD-OUEST, 1885 Boulton's Mounted Corps The Fort Garry Horse GO 38/32 and/et GO 69/39 Infantry Company Battleford, Saskatchewan The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 78/32 Moose Mountain Scouts The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 38/32 Rocky Mountain Rangers The South Alberta Light Horse GO 38/32 91st Winnipeg Battalion of Light Infantry The Royal Winnipeg Rifles GO 38/32 95th Battalion, Manitoba Grenadiers 12th Manitoba Dragoons GO 38/32 and/et GO 114/39 2. MILITIA ACT OF 1855 LOI SUR LA MILICE DE 1885 No. 1 Troop, Montreal Cavalry (1885) The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) GO 24/36 3. SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1901 GUERRE D'AFRIQUE DU SUD, 1899-1901 "C" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery "C" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery NDHQ 5400-34 (DHH Her Offr), 1 February 2005/QGDN 5400-34 (DHP O Patrimoine), 1er février 2005 "D" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery "D" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery NDHQ 5400-34 (DHH Her Offr), 1 February 2005/QGDN 5400-34 (DHP O Patrimoine), 1er février 2005 "E" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery "E" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery NDHQ 5400-34 (DHH Her Offr), 1 February 2005/QGDN 5400-34 (DHP O Patrimoine), 1er février 2005 Strathcona's Horse Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Letter/lettre G.J. Desbarats, Deputy Minister to/à Sir Frederick Williams-Taylor, 7 February/ 7 février 1928, HQ 903-13 F.D. 519 4. THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1919 PREMIÈRE GUERRE MONDIALE, 1914-1919 4a Mounted Rifles Fusiliers montés 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion a. The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 26/20 and/et GO 31/30 b. 118th Medium Battery, RCA GO 31/30 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion The British Columbia Dragoons GO 26/20 1B-1 A-AD-267-000/AF-003 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 19th Alberta Dragoons GO 26/20, GO 129/21, GO 28/22, GO 14/23, GO 74/26 and/et GO 3/31 4th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles Governor General's Horse Guards GO 26/20, GO 129/21, GO 46/24 and/et GO 47/35 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion The Sherbrooke Hussars GO 26/20, GO 203/36 and/et GO 154/37 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles a. 87th Field Battery, RCA GO 176/21 and/et GO 74/26 b. 88th Field Battery, RCA GO 176/21 c. 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) CAO 229-1, Issue No. 673/60 7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The Governor General's Horse Guards GO 129/21 and/et GO 74/26 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards GO 129/21 and/et GO 74/26 9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 26/20 10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The North Saskatchewan Regiment GO 26/20 and/et GO 74/26 11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The British Columbia Dragoons GO 26/20 and/et GO 74/26 12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The South Alberta Light Horse GO 26/20, GO 129/21, GO 28/22, GO 38/22 and/et GO 74/26 13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles The South Alberta Light Horse GO 26/20, GO 129/21, GO 28/22, GO 75/22, GO 100/22, GO 14/23, GO 3/31 and/et GO 74/26 4b Artillery Artillerie 1st Brigade, CFA 30th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/30e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 1st Heavy Brigade, CGA The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) GO 83/27 2nd Brigade, CFA 37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27 2nd Heavy Brigade, CGA 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/2e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 3rd Brigade, CFA 29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27 3rd Heavy Brigade, CGA 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/3e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 4th Brigade, CFA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA GO 83/27 5th Brigade, CFA 39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA GO 83/27 6th Brigade, CFA 75th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 1B-2 A-AD-267-000/AF-003 7th Brigade, CFA 12th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 8th Brigade, CFA 8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27 9th Brigade, CFA The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment GO 83/27 10th Brigade, CFA 10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/10e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 11th Brigade, CFA 11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27 12th Brigade, CFA 12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27 13th Brigade, CFA 57th Field Battery, RCA/57e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 14th Brigade, CFA 14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27 16th Brigade, CFA 6th Independent Field Artillery Battery, RCA GO 83/27 1st Battery, CFA 1st Field Battery, RCA/1er Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 1st Heavy Battery, CGA 50th Field Battery, RCA/RCA/50e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 No.1 Canadian Siege Battery 121st Field Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA GO 83/27 2nd Battery, CFA 2nd Field Battery, RCA/2e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 2nd Heavy Battery, CGA 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA GO 83/27 No. 2 Canadian Siege Battery The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) GO 83/27 3rd Battery, CFA 3rd Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA GO 83/27 No. 3 Canadian Siege Battery 112th Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27 4th Battery, CFA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA GO 83/27 No. 4 Canadian Siege Battery 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/3e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 5th Battery, CFA 5th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 No. 5 Canadian Siege Battery 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 15e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 6th Battery, CFA 6th Independent Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 1B-3 A-AD-267-000/AF-003 No. 6 Canadian Siege Battery 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/3e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 7th Battery, CFA 7th Field Battery, RCA/7e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 No. 7 Canadian Siege Battery 83rd Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27 8th Battery, CFA 8th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 No. 8 Canadian Siege Battery The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) GO 83/27 9th Battery, CFA 9th Field Battery, RCA/9e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 No. 9 Canadian Siege Battery 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/1er Régiment d'artillerie de campagne (Halifax-Dartmouth), ARC GO 83/27 10th Battery, CFA 10th Field Battery, RCA/10e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 10th Canadian Siege Battery 106th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 11th Battery, CFA 11th (Hamilton-Wentworth) Field Battery, RCA/11e Batterie de campagne (Hamilton- Wentworth), ARC GO 83/27 11th Canadian Siege Battery 116th Independent Field Battery, RCA/116e Batterie autonome de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 12th Battery, CFA 12th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 12th Canadian Siege Battery 12th Heavy Battery (Howitzer), RCA GO 83/27 13th Battery, CFA 13th Field Battery, RCA/13e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 14th Battery, CFA 14th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 15th Battery, CFA 15th Field Battery, RCA/15e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 16th Battery, CFA 16th Field Battery, RCA/16e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 17th Battery, CFA 17th Field Battery (Self Propelled), RCA GO 83/27 18th Battery, CFA 18th Field Battery, RCA/RCA/18e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 19th Battery, CFA 19th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 20th Battery, CFA 20th Field Battery, RCA/20e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 1B-4 A-AD-267-000/AF-003 21st Battery, CFA 21st Independent Medium Artillery Battery, RCA GO 83/27 22nd Battery, CFA The South Alberta Light Horse GO 83/27 23rd Battery, CFA 23rd Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27 24th Battery, CFA 24th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 25th Battery, CFA 25th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 26th Battery, CFA 26th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 27th Battery, CFA 27th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 28th Battery, CFA The Royal New Brunswick Regiment GO 83/27 29th Battery, CFA 29th Field Battery, RCA/29e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 30th Battery, CFA The Irish Regiment of Canada GO 83/27 31st Battery, CFA 31st Field Battery, RCA/31e Batterie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 32nd Battery, CFA The Brockville Rifles GO 83/27 33rd Battery, CFA 33rd Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 35th Battery, CFA 35th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 36th Battery, CFA 6th Independent Field Artillery Battery, RCA GO 83/27 37th Battery, CFA 118th Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27 38th Battery, CFA 38th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 39th Battery, CFA 39th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 40th Battery, CFA 40th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 41st Battery, CFA 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA/56e Régiment d'artillerie de campagne, ARC GO 83/27 43rd Battery, CFA 43rd Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 44th Battery, CFA 44th Independent Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 45th Battery, CFA 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA GO 83/27 46th Battery, CFA 46th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 47th Battery, CFA 47th Medium Battery, RCA GO 83/27 1B-5 A-AD-267-000/AF-003 48th Battery, CFA 48th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 49th Battery, CFA 49th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 51st Battery, CFA 25th Field Battery, RCA GO 83/27 52nd Battery, CFA 84th
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