Unit Listings - 1943

This is a listing of the units of the Canadian Army in 1943.

Canadian Army (Active)

Armour

• 1st Armoured Car Regiment (Royal Canadian Dragoons)

  • Active

• 2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians))

  • Active

Infantry

• The Royal Canadian Regiment

  • Active

• Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

  • Active

• Royal 22e Regiment

  • Active

Canadian Army (Reserve)

Armour

• 3rd (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The Governor General's Horse Guards)

  • Active armoured regiment (3rd Armoured Regiment (Governor General's Horse Guards)

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• 6th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars)

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• 2nd/10th Dragoons

• 4th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion (IV Princess Louise Dragoon Guards) (Redesignated 4th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (IV Princess Louise Dragoon Guards) 8 Jun.)

  • Active armoured reconnaissance regiment.4th (Active) Princess Louise Dragoon Guards redesignated 4th Reconnaissance Battalion (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards) 8 Jun.

  • Reserve reconnaissance regiment.

• 15th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars)

• 16th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (7th/11th Hussars)

• 5th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment, 8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• 17th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (Prince Edward Island Light Horse)

• 16th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (7th/11th Hussars)

  • Active squadron, "2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade Headquarters Squadron (7th/11th Hussars) disbanded 1 Jan.

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• 18th (Manitoba) Armoured Car Regiment

  • Active armoured car regiment.

• 12th (Reserve) Manitoba Dragoons

  •  Reserve

• 7th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars

  • Active reconnaissance regiment.

  • Reserve reconnaissance regiment raised.

• The Manitoba Mounted Rifles

• 19th Alberta Dragoons

• 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars)

• 9th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Dragoons)

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• 10th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse)

  • Active armoured regiment (10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse)).

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• 15th Alberta Light Horse

  • Active armoured reconnaissance regiment.

  • Reserve regiment.

• 12th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment)(Tank)

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • Reserve regiment.

• 14th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment)(Tank)

  • Active armoured regiment

• 30th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (Essex Regiment)

  • No. 1 Canadian Equipment Assembly Unit

  • Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment.

• 19th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The New Brunswick Regiment)(Tank)

Infantry

• The Governor General's Foot Guards

  • Active armoured regiment

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Canadian Grenadier Guards

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • 2nd Battalion Reserve

• The Queens Own Rifles of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Victoria Rifles of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Active

  • 3rd Battalion, Disbanded 15 Aug

• The Royal Rifles of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Les Voltigeurs de Quebec

  • Active armoured regiment, Disbanded 1 Nov.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Royal Regiment of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles)

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)

• The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment)(MG)

  • 1st Battalion Active, Disbanded 15 Oct.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Oct.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)

• Le Regiment de Levis

  • 1st Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Oct.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Lincoln and Welland Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)(MG)

  • 1st Battalion mobilized 29 Jan.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)

  • Various Depot, Defence and Employment units, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Essex Scottish

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Oxford Rifles

  • 1st Battalion mobilized 18 Mar.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Kent Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Elgin Regiment

  • Active armoured regiment, redesignated as 25th Canadian Tank Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment) 15 Sep.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Middlesex and Huron Regiment

• The Perth Regiment (Motor)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Highland Light Infantry of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

  • Active armoured regiment, 26th Army Tank Regiment (The Grey and Simcoe Foresters), disbanded 1 Nov.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• 11th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Ontario Regiment (Tank))

  • Active armoured regiment 11th Army Tank Regiment (The Ontario Regiment (Tank)) redesignated 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment) 26 Aug.

  • Reserve armoured regiment.

• The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Brockville Rifles

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Oct.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment (MG)

• The Sherbrooke Regiment

• Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke

  • 1st Battalion, Active

• Active armoured regiment 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment).

• The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterbororugh Regiment)(MG)

• The Royal Montreal Regiment (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The King's Own Rifles of Canada (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment Montmagmy

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The St. John Fusiliers (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Halifax Rifles

  • Active armoured regiment (23rd Army Tank Battalion (The Halifax Rifles)) disbanded 1 Nov.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment de Chateauguay (Mit)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Les Fusiliers Mont Royal

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • 3rd Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Oct.

• The Princess Louise Fusiliers (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Carleton and York Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The West Nova Scotia Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment de Hull

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The New Brunswick Rangers

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Pictou Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The North Nova Scotia Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Prince Edward Island Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Regiment de Joliette

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment de St. Hyacinthe

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment de Maisonneuve

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • 3rd Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Oct.

• Le Regiment de Quebec (Mit)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Fusiliers du St. Laurent

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Royal Winnipeg Rifles

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • 3rd Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Aug.

• 48th Highlanders of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Regiment de Saguenay

• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Lake Superior Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• Le Régiment de la Chaudière

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Cape Breton Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Regina Rifle Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • 3rd Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Nov.

• The South Saskatchewan Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Algonquin Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Winnipeg Grenadiers

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Edmonton Regiment (Redesignated The Loyal Edmonton Regiment 9 Jul.)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Edmonton Fusiliers

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • 3rd Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Aug.

• The Rocky Mountain Rangers

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Calgary Highlanders

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Prince Albert Volunteers

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Battleford Light Infantry (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse)

• The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Winnipeg Light Infantry (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• 1st Battalion The Canadian Scottish Regiment

  • 1st Battalion, Active

• 2nd Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment (MG) Active, disbanded 15 Oct.

  • 3rd Battalion, Reserve

• The Scots Fusiliers of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Oct.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Irish Regiment of Canada

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Toronto Scottish Regiment (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The South Alberta Regiment

  • Active armoured regiment.

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Westminster Regiment (Motor)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

  • 3rd Battalion, Active, Disbanded 15 Aug.

• 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, Active

• 2nd Canadian Parachute Battalion, Active. (Retitled 1st Canadian Special Service Battalion 25 May.)

• The Garrison Battalion

  • 1st Battalion, Active

  • 2nd Battalion, Reserve

• The Prince Rupert Regiment (MG), Active