Supplementary Order of Battle

The Supplementary Order of Battle was established as part of the implementation of the Suttie Commission recommendations in 1964-1965. This Commission was established to examine the Militia in order to make it more efficient and effective. The Commission recommended a reduction in the number of units. Without wishing to invoke the word "disbandment", or the notion of amalgamation, the Supplementary Order of Battle was created as an alternative. Units added to the list were reduced to nil strength but not disbanded, thus preserving their Battle Honours and lineage in the event of reactivation.

The following list of infantry and armoured regiments was provided by Alex Fitzpatrick. Units of other branches were also named to the Supplementary Order of Battle but to date a complete listing has not been researched. The following are only those units for which a definite written authority exists; other units have been inactivated since 1964 and may belong on this list as well, but no authority has been found for these.

Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

• 53rd Field Regiment 15 Oct 1968

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

• 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards 31 Mar 1965
• Halifax Rifles 31 Mar 1965
• 12th Manitoba Dragoons 31 Dec 1964
• 19th Alberta Dragoons 31 Mar 1965
• 14th Canadian Hussars 31 Mar 1965

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

• The Canadian Guards 1970
• Victoria Rifles of Canada 5 Mar 1965
• The Royal Rifles of Canada 22 Feb 1965
• The Perth Regiment 1965
• Le Régiment de Joliette 31 Dec 1964
• The South Saskatchewan Regiment 1 Sep 1968
• Winnipeg Grenadiers 28 Feb 1965
• The Irish Fusillers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment) March 19, 1965
• The Yukon Regiment 15 Jun 1968
• 1st Bn, The Irish Regiment of Canada 31 Mar 1965 (2nd Bn active)

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