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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
Hussars |
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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 |
France and
Flanders 1915-18 |
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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