Manitoba Regiment

The Manitoba Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1936, the regiment was disbanded as a result of a country wide reorganization of the Canadian Militia.[1][2]

The Manitoba Regiment
Active1920-1936
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Militia
TypeLine Infantry
RoleInfantry
SizeOne Regiment
Part ofNon-Permanent Active Militia
Garrison/HQWinnipeg, Manitoba
EngagementsFirst World War
Battle honours
  • Mount Sorrel
  • Somme, 1916, '18
  • Flers-Courcelette
  • Thiepval
  • Ancre Heights
  • Arras, 1917, '18
  • Vimy, 1917
  • Arleux
  • Scarpe, 1917, '18
  • Hill 70
  • Ypres, 1917
  • Passchendaele
  • Amiens
  • Hindenburg Line
  • Drocourt-Quéant
  • Canal du Nord
  • Cambrai, 1918
  • Pursuit to Mons
  • France and Flanders, 1915–18

History

As a result of the Otter Commission, The Manitoba Regiment was created on 15 March 1920, by incorporating the 27th Battalion, CEF, into the post-WWI Canadian Militia.

The regiment was headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1][2]

On 1 February 1936, The Manitoba Regiment was disbanded along with 13 other regiments as part of the 1936 Canadian Militia reorganization.[1][2][3][4]

Perpetuations

Battle honours

Notes and references
  1. Selected to be borne on colours and appointments
  1. "Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored)" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada.
  2. "The Manitoba Regiment [Canada]". 2007-09-11. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  4. "The Minute Book". www.regimentalrogue.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
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