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14th King's Canadian Hussars
Battle Honours and Perpetuation The King's Canadian Hussars was granted the following battle honours by General Order No. 71/1930 to recognize the participation of the 14th King's Canadian Hussars in the First World War:2
Major Harold Lithrop Borden, who commanded the King's Canadian Hussars in Canning, went overseas with the 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles and was killed in action at Vet River near Pretoria on 16 July 1900. Borden was the son of the Minister of Militia, F.W. Borden, and had accepted a reduction in rank to lieutenant in order to serve overseas. He was 24 years of age and had been in his third year of medical studies when he volunteered to serve in South Africa. Captain J.A. Northrup was appointed major to succeed him in October 1900 and helped recruit men for the Third Contingent to South Africa in December 1901.4
Expansion to regimental status happened in 1903 and redesignation to 14th King's Canadian Hussars the year after. Major J.A. Northup was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in September 1904 to command the regiment.5
The regiment contributed men to the formation of the 6th Regiment,
Canadian Mounted Rifles when it was authorized on 7 November 1914.
The regiment served overseas, first in the UK from Jul to Oct 1915
when it moved to France to continue training. The 6th CMR converted
to infantry in January 1916 and the personnel split up to reinforce
other units of the Canadian Mounted Rifles. The 6th CMR formally
disbanded in February 1918.
In March 1920, as part of the
Otter Committee
reorganizations, the 14th King's Canadian Hussars was
reorganized as The King's Nova Scotia Regiment, Canadian Mounted
Rifles, with a 1st Battalion perpetuating the 16th CMR, CEF and a
2nd reserve battalion.6
Notes
The Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army (Queen's
Printer, Ottawa, ON, 1964) List.
No. 3, GO 71/1930. See also Canadian Army Order 229-1, Issue No. 673/60, per
Perpetuations - Canada.ca
"Major Borden and the Hussars", The Halifax Herald,
8 Jan 1900. "$10 for Second Contingent", The Halifax
Herald, 2 Jan 1900. Image of Major H.L. Borden
from The Montreal Star, 23 Jan 1900.
One article refers to the unit as having "81 horses" but The
Halifax Herald on 19 Nov 1900 gives a strength of 81 men.
"Major Borden Victom of War", The Toronto Star,
18 Jul 1900.
Harold Lithrop Borden - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial -
Veterans Affairs Canada. "For the Men who Died,"
The Halifax Herald, 12 Oct 1900. "Militia
Changes," The Hamilton Spectator, 13
Oct 1900. "Third Contingent Must Wait...," Waterloo
Region Record, 18 Dec 1901.
"Militia Orders Issued," The Halifax Herald,
15 Sep 1904
Edmonton Journal, 16 Jan 1920 |
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