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4th
Hussars of Canada was a regiment of the Militia that served
during the 20th Century as a cavalry regiment.
Lineage
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4th Provisional Regiment
of Cavalry formed on 30 April 1875 from four
independent troops
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Redesignated 4th Regiment
of Cavalry circa May 1866
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Redesignated 4th Hussars
22 July 1892
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Redesignated 4th Hussars
of Canada 1 March 1932
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15 December 1936: amalgamated
with Princess Louise Dragoon Guards to form 4th Princess
Louise Dragoon Guards
History
During the First World War,
details of the 4th Hussars were called out for local
protective duty on 6 August 1914. The 4th Hussars
contributed volunteers to the 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted
Rifles, CEF, which was eventually broken up for
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4th
Hussars of Canada |
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Headquarters:
Kingston, ON
Predecessor: None
Perpetuates: None
Amalgamated with: Princess Louise Dragoon
Guards 15 December 1936 |
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Insignia
Mazes illustrates two patters of cap badge
for the 4th Hussars, noting approval of the pattern by General Order
37 of 1910, with mirrored collar badges (with horses looking inwards
when placed on the uniform). Officers badges were larger than other
ranks' badges, and the collar badges were miniature versions of the
cap badge. Shoulder badges consisted simply of an Arabic numeral
"4".
Other Ranks' collar badge
When the suffix "of Canada" was added to
the regimental designation, the pattern of the badge changed,
notably the scroll but also the horse went from a side view to a
forward-facing image. The new design was approved by General Order
31 of 1931 and was a bit-metal design. Collar badges replaced the
horse with a Roman numeral IV. A new shoulder badge design was also
approved consisting of two curved arcs reading IV / HUSSARS.
Officers' cap badge
References
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The Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army (Queen's
Printer, Ottawa, ON, 1964)
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Hampson, William C. A Catalogue of Twentieth-Century Canadian
Military and Metal Shoulder Titles 1900 to 1999 Part II: Royal
Canadian Armoured Corps (William C. Hampson Publishing, Calgary,
AB, 1999) ISBN 0-9685714-1-7 p.72
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Mazeas, Daniel Insignes de la Milice Canadienne - Canadian
Militia Badges Pre 1914
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Mazeas, Daniel Insignes Canadiens 1920-1950 - Canadian
Badges Revised Edition
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