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Unit Listings - 1946
This is a listing of the units of the Canadian Army
in 1946. Armour 1st Armoured Car
Regiment (Royal Canadian Dragoons) Active,
returned to Canada Jan. Redesignated 1st Armoured Regiment
(Royal Canadian Dragoons) 16 Oct. 2nd Armoured
Regiment (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)) Active,
returned to Canada Jan. (Redesignated 2nd Armoured Regiment
(Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)) RCAC 16 Oct.)
Infantry The Royal
Canadian Regiment Princess
Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Royal 22e
Regiment 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) Disbanded 31 Jan. Reserve
armoured regiment. 6th (Reserve)
Armoured Regiment (1st Hussars) Active
armoured regiment. Reserve
armoured regiment. 2nd/10th Dragoons
(Converted to artillery 1 Apr.) 4th (Reserve)
Reconnaissance Regiment (IV Princess Louise Dragoon Guards) 15th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (6th Duke of Connaught's Royal
Canadian Hussars) 16th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (7th/11th Hussars)(Redesignated
16th Reconnaissance Regiment (7th/11th Hussars) 1 Apr.) 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)
(Amalgamated with The Prince Edward Island Highlanders to form
17th (Prince Edward Island) Reconnaissance Regiment 1 Apr.) 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.
2nd 7th
Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian
Hussars) disbanded 24 May. The Manitoba Mounted Rifles
(Converted to artillery 1 Apr.) 19th Alberta Dragoons 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars) 9th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Dragoons)
(Redesignated 9th Reconnaissance Regiment (The British Columbia
Dragoons) 1 Apr.) Active armoured regiment. Reserve armoured regiment.
10th (Reserve) Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse) Active armoured regiment (10th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry
Horse)). Disbanded 31 Jan. Reserve armoured regiment.
15th Alberta Light Horse
(Converted to artillery 1 Apr.) Active armoured reconnaissance regiment. Reserve regiment.
11th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Ontario Regiment (Tank))
(Redesignated 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment) 1
Apr.) 12th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment)(Tank)(Converted
to artillery 1 Apr.) Active armoured regiment. Reserve regiment.
14th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment)(Tank).
(Redesignated The Calgary Regiment (Tank) 1 Apr, then
redesignated 14th Armoured Regiment (King's Own Calgary
Regiment) 22 Jul.) Active armoured regiment
30th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (Essex Regiment) (Redesignated
22nd Reconnaissance Regiment (Essex Regiment) 1 Apr.) Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment.
19th (Reserve) Army Tank Regiment (The New Brunswick
Regiment)(Tank) (Converted to artillery 31 Mar.)
Infantry
The
Governor General's Foot Guards
Active armoured
regiment, disbanded 31 Jan.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Canadian Grenadier Guards
Active armoured
regiment, disbanded 15 Feb.
2nd Battalion
Reserve
The
Queens Own Rifles of Canada 4th Battalion (CAOF), disbanded 14 May.
Victoria Rifles of Canada
The
Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
The
Royal Rifles of Canada
Les
Voltigeurs de Quebec (Redesignated Les Voltigeurs de Quebec (Motor) 1
Apr.)
The
Royal Regiment of Canada
The
British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles)(Redesignated
13th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Regiment) 1 Apr.) Active armoured regiment. 2nd Battalion, Reserve
The
Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment)
The
Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment)(MG)
The
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment)
The
Princess of Wales' Own Regiment (MG) (Redesignated The Princess of
Wales' Own Regiment 1 Apr.)
The
Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank) (Converted
to artillery 1 Apr.) Le Regiment de Levis The Lincoln and Welland Regiment 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Feb. 2nd Battalion, Reserve The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London
Regiment)(MG) The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton
Regiment) Various Depot, Defence and Employment units,
Active 2nd Battalion, Reserve
The
Essex Scottish
The
Oxford Rifles
The
Kent Regiment
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 30 Mar.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Elgin Regiment Active armoured regiment, 25th Canadian
Armoured Delivery Regiment (The Elgin Regiment) disbanded 15
Feb.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Middlesex and Huron Regiment (Disbanded 31 Mar.)
The
Perth Regiment (Motor)(Redesignated The Perth Regiment 1 Apr.)
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 31 Jan.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Highland Light Infantry of Canada
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 15 Jan.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve 3rd Battalion, disbanded 1 May.
The
Grey and Simcoe Foresters (Converted to artillery 1 Apr.)
The
Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada (Converted to artillery 1
Apr.)
1st Battalion,
Active
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham) ( Redesignated The
Midland Regiment 1 Apr.)
The
Brockville Rifles (Converted to artillery 1 Apr.)
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 30 Apr.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment (Converted to artillery 1 Apr.)
The
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 15 Jan.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve 3rd Battalion, disbanded 24 May.
The
Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury Regiment (MG) (Converted to artillery 1
Apr.)
The
Sherbrooke Regiment (Redesignated 12th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke
Regiment) 1 Apr.)
Les
Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
The
Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterbororugh Regiment)(MG) (Converted to
artillery 1 Apr.)
The
Royal Montreal Regiment (MG)
The
King's Own Rifles of Canada (MG)
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 30 Mar.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
Le
Regiment Montmagmy
The
St. John Fusiliers (MG) (Amalgamated with The New Brunswick Rangers
31 Aug to become The New Brunswick Scottish.)
The
Halifax Rifles (Redesignated 23rd Armoured Regiment (Halifax Rifles)
1 Apr.)
Le
Regiment de Chateauguay (Mit)(Redesignated Le Regiment de Chateauguay
1 Apr.)
Les
Fusiliers Mont Royal
The
Princess Louise Fusiliers (MG) Provided Active MG units, 11th Coy
disbanded 15 Feb 46.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Carleton and York Regiment
The
West Nova Scotia Regiment
Le
Regiment de Hull (Redesignated 21st Armoured Regiment (Regiment de
Hull) 1 Apr.)
The
North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 15 Jan.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve 3rd Battalion, disbanded 13 Apr..
The
New Brunswick Rangers (Amalgamated with The St. John Fusiliers 31
Aug.) Active MG coy, disbanded 15 Feb.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Pictou Highlanders (Redesignated The Pictou Highlanders (Motor) 1
Apr.)
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 30 Apr.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The
North Nova Scotia Highlanders
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 1 May.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve 3rd Battalion, disbanded 15 Feb. .
The
Prince Edward Island Highlanders (Amalgamated with 17th (Reserve)
Armoured Regiment (Prince Edward Island Light Horse) 1 Apr to
form 17th (Prince Edward Island) Reconnaissance Regiment.)
Regiment de Joliette
Le
Regiment de St. Hyacinthe
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 14 Jan.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
Le
Regiment de Maisonneuve
1st Battalion,
Active
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
Le
Regiment de Quebec (Mit)
Fusiliers du St. Laurent Le Regiment de Gaspe-Bonaventure (Disbanded
31 Mar.)
The
Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG)
2nd Battalion,
Reserve 3rd Battalion, disbanded 18 May.
The
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 15 Jan.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve 4th Battalion, disbanded 28 Mar.
48th Highlanders of Canada
Le
Regiment de Saguenay
The
Arygll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 15 Feb.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve
The
Lake Superior Regiment (Redesignated The Lake Superior Regiment
(Motor) 1 Apr.)
1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 15 Feb.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve Le Régiment de la Chaudière 1st Battalion, Active, disbanded 15 Jan.
2nd Battalion,
Reserve 3rd Battalion, disbanded 24 Apr. The
Cape Breton Highlanders 1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 15 Feb. 2nd Battalion,
Reserve The
Regina Rifle Regiment 1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 15 Jan. 2nd Battalion,
Reserve
4th Battalion,
disbanded 4 Apr. The
South Saskatchewan Regiment The
Algonquin Regiment 1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 15 Feb. 2nd Battalion,
Reserve The
Winnipeg Grenadiers 1st Battalion,
Active, disbanded 28 Jan 2nd Battalion,
Reserve The
Loyal Edmonton Regiment The
Edmonton Fusiliers (Amalgamated 1
Apr with 19th Alberta Dragoons to form 19th Alberta Armoured Car
Regiment (Edmonton Fusiliers).) The Rocky Mountain Rangers
1st Battalion, Active,
disbanded 28 Jan.
2nd Battalion, Reserve
The Calgary Highlanders The Prince Albert Volunteers
(Amalgamated on 1 Apr 1946 with The Battleford Light Infantry
(16/22 Saskatchewan Horse) and designated The Prince Albert and
Battleford Volunteers.) The Battleford Light Infantry (16/22 Saskatchewan Horse)
(Amalgamated on 1 Apr 1946 with The Prince Albert Volunteers and
designated The Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers.) The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada The Winnipeg Light Infantry (MG)(Redesignated
The Winnipeg Light Infantry 1 Apr.) 1st
Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Active, disbanded 15
Jan. Reverted to one battalion basis 1 Apr.) 2nd
Battalion, The Canadian Scottish Regiment (MG) (Converted to
artillery 1 Apr.)
Reserve battalion 4th
Battalion, disbanded 29 Apr. The Scots Fusiliers of Canada
(Converted to artillery 1 Apr.) The Irish Regiment of Canada
1st Battalion, Active,
disbanded 31 Jan.
2nd Battalion, Reserve
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (MG) The
South Alberta Regiment The
Saskatoon Light Infantry (MG) The
Westminster Regiment (Motor) 1st
Battalion, Active, disbanded 31 Jan. 2nd
Battalion, Reserve The
Irish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment) (Converted to
artillery 1 Apr.) The
Garrison Battalion 1st
Battalion, Active 2nd
Battalion Reserve The
Prince Rupert Regiment (MG), Active. Disbanded. |