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1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada [textual record]

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Date:

1961-1970

Reference:

R112-74-9-E, RG24-G-14-48

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

133115

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Department of National Defence fonds

1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
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Series includes:

5 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1961-1970

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.01 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Central registry files of Canadian Forces bases, formations and units in Canada and in Europe [textual record]

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Series consists of subject files documenting dress regulations and visits.

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Canada. Canadian Army. Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Battalion, 1st

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Canada. Canadian Army. Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Battalion, 1st : The Regiment was organized in Toronto on 26 April 1860 as the Second Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada but was renamed as The Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto on 13 March 1883. The Regiment took part in defending Canada against the Fenian Raids where it fought at Ridgeway on 2 June 1866, and later fought in the Northwest Rebellion Campaign of 1885. During the First World the Regiment contributed to the 3rd Battalion. During the Second World War The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada served with the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and landed at Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. The unit was disbanded on 30 November 1945. On 4 May 1951 The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada provided one company for the 1st Canadian Rifle Battalion, which was organized for service in Europe as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. When the 2nd Canadian Rifle Battalion was formed on 10 April 1952, the regiment supplied another company. On 16 October 1953 these Regular battalions were redesignated 1st and 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, with the Reserve component designated as the 3rd Battalion. The 2nd Battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1968 and the 1st Battalion on 27 April 1970. The Reserve unit was redesignated as The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada on 11 February 1971, and remains as a militia unit. General inventory

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1984-85/113 GAD
RG24-G-13-1
RG24-G-13-2
RG24-G-13-3
RG24-G-13-5
RG24-G-13-6
RG24-G-13-7
RG24-G-13-8
RG24-G-13-9
RG24-G-14-1
RG24-G-14-10
RG24-G-14-14
RG24-G-14-30
RG24-G-14-41
RG24-G-14-43
RG24-G-14-44
RG24-G-14-45
RG24-G-14-48
RG24-G-14-63
RG24-G-14-9
RG24-G-15-25
RG24-G-15-4
RG24-G-15-7
RG24-G-16-1
RG24-G-16-21
RG24-G-16-9
RG24-G-8-3-1
RG24-G-8-3-4
RG24-G-8-5-1

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RG24-G-14-48
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[Consultation32 Restricted by law]

Volume [RG24] 23502

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

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