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Michael Not appropriate ? You ill have to explain yourself. Soldiers will always try to mock their rivals, whether it is another Battalion or usually another Regiment.  That has been happening for centuries and it will last for future centuries. The Colours stay with the Battalion they were...

Does anyone know what the reasoning was for awarding our present 3rd Bn with brand new Colours in 1971 and not to the 4th Bn? I remember that the 2nd Bn, Cdn Gds upon disbandment and re-mustering as 3rd Bn, The RCR; however, our existing 3rd Bn was simply re-numbered as 4th Bn, The RCR and their...

This idea never occurred to me, but it makes perfect sense. Thanks for your thoughts. vaya con Dios John

Thank you for pointing this out, I found it very helpful, but your conclusion is not entirely correct. Would you be referring to; ‘The War of 1812 Canadian Awards Sorted by Current Units (BG 12.052 - September 25, 2012)’, under the column titled; ‘Canadian Historic Unit Perpetuated or British...

George Wallace, what you said has some sense, but it is not true in all cases. Take the example of the Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), their original number was 7th in the Infantry Roll, but this number had nothing to do with seniority. Their original numbered (and seniority) was...

George Wallace, your example (in the quote above) does not hold ‘water’, at this time. The Prince Edward Island Regiment is an amalgamated Regiment, formed in 1946, from 2 former Infantry Regiments, 1 former Cavalry Regiment and 1 former Artillery Regiment. The Cavalry Regiment was the 36th...

What part of my post (Reply #250), did you not understand ? Maybe you should investigate the source documents and contents, as they are are not of my making. The Militia of 1812-1815 and the Sedentary Militia (officially abolished in 1950) of the same time period, are one and the same. If you...

Rocky Mountains, you are correct in that the Militia was divided between the PAM (Regular) and NPAM (Reserve). However, you had better study the evolution of the 'original' militia, described in my last post. The Reserve Militia (which is the term that was used for the Sedentary Militia)...

To give some sort of substance as to what happened to the actual Militia Units that participated in the War of 1812, the following is what I have found out about the evolution of the Canadian Reserve Force (ex-Militia), since its formation in 1669 : First Canadian Militia Order, 03 Apr 1669 ...

Why should the Army wholeheartedly embrace the Battle Honours, the War of 1812,  awarded to present-day Regiments by political mandate ? How are these Battle Honours going to be explained to present-day soldiers ? These are good and valid questions. I do not have any answers that will satisfy...

The following reply may be of interest to everyone regarding this thread : There is no doubt that numerous Canadian units served extensively and bravely during the War of 1812. British authorities thought it appropriate, for example, to award the battle honour "Niagara" to the Battalion of...

AJFitzpatrick The answer is no. The Regular Force will be affected as well as the Primary Reserve Units. For example I cite that RCR and the R 22e R (both of which had amalgamated with Reserve Units in the 1950s), as well as the 12e RBC, which was a Reserve Unit that was elevated to the...

Danjanou ... Perhaps you overlooked a tiny point in my message. Both the Compulsory Sedentary Militia (which are the ones that fought in the War of 1812) and the Voluntary Active Militia are both 'County-based', in the same Counties. Would this be the 'legal' end-run that you would be looking...

The problem with Canadian Units obtaining Battle Honours for the War of 1812 or even the American Revolutionary War, are ones of legality and political. King George III would not grant any Battle Honours for the American Revolutionary War because his Army lost to the American Colonists and...