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11th
Hussars was a regiment of cavalry formed in the Canadian
Army as part of the Militia.
Lineage
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1 Aug 1903: 54th Richmond
Regiment redesignated 11th Hussars and converted to
cavalry.
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1 Apr 1936: amalgamated with
11th Hussars, to form 7th/11th Hussars.1
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11th
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Headquarters:
Richmond, PQ
Predecessor: 54th Richmond Regiment
Perpetuates: None
Redesignated: 1 August 1903
Amalgamated: 1 April 1936 to become 7th/11th
Hussars |
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Field Force Contributions
In 1914, the regiment contributed volunteers to the 5th Canadian
Mounted Rifles, CEF.
Battle Honours
Charles Stewart's Lineages of the CEF states no Battle Honours were
granted to the 5th CMR. Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army
cites the following for the 7th/11th Hussars (both the 7th Hussars
and the 11th Hussars had contributed men to the 5th CMR during the
First World War):
Mount Sorrel
Flers-Courcelette
Arras, 1917, '18
Hill 70
Passchendaele
Scarpe, 1918
Canal du Nord
Valenciennes |
Somme, 1916
Ancre Heights
Vimy, 1917
Ypres, 1917
Amiens
Hindenburg Line
Cambrai, 1918
Sambre |
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France and
Flanders 1915-18 |
These battle honours are the same as those awarded to "The Eastern
Township Mounted Rifles" by General Order 110 of 1929. A newspaper
article in The Winnipeg Tribune on 13 Nov 1903 had noted that "The
6th, 7th and 11th Hussars will hereafter be known as the Eastern
Townships Cavalry Brigade."
History
The regiment was created by the conversion of the 54th Richmond
Regiment from infantry to cavalry. The regiment was to consist of
five squadrons.2
The regiment was to number 460 mounted
troops under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel E.B. Worthington. As
a result of the creation of the regiment, as well as the
organization of the 7th Hussars at Compton, a provisional training
school was authorized to be held in Sherbrooke from 15 Sep to 15 Oct
1903. Twenty-three soldiers of the Permanent Force along with 16
horses were reported as expected to participate in the school, to be
conducted at the Sherbrooke exhibition grounds.3 The regiment
had its first annual meeting in February 1904 and reportedly agreed
to adopt the regular undress Hussar uniform in "dark blue with white
facings." Three majors met to design a badge for the regiment, and
full strength was anticipated to be "about 460 men and horses with
each squadron of 80 men, the officers and staff making up the
balance."4
Notes
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The Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army (Queen's
Printer, Ottawa, ON, 1964) pp.69-70
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The
(Montreal) Gazette, 18 Aug 1903.
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"Sherbrooke Will Have Militia Training School," The
Montreal Star, 8 Sep 1903
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"Regiment Chooses Uniform," The Montreal Star,
26 Feb 1904
