2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles

2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
The distinguishing battle patch of the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF
Active1914–1920
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Expeditionary Force
TypeMounted infantry
RoleMounted infantry, infantry
Part of8th Canadian Infantry Brigade

The 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, (known colloquially as the 2nd Battalion, CMR or simply 2 CMR) was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF. The battalion recruited in Victoria and Vernon, British Columbia, and was mobilized in Victoria.[1][2] An earlier incarnation was raised for Boer War.

Boer War

In November 1901, the British government requested from the Canadian government a four-squadron regiment of mounted rifles for the Second Boer War.[3] The Canadian Department of Militia and Defence equipped and trained the unit, while the British paid its costs. The majority of the officers and at least a quarter of the men had previously served in South Africa, including its commander Lieutenant-Colonel T.D.B. Evans. On 31 March 1902 the unit fought as part of an outnumbered British force at the Battle of Hart's River, or Boschbult. The unit participated in a number of other drives to round up Boers before the war ended on 31 May 1902.[3]

World War I

The 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles was mobilized on 15 March 1915, at Willows Camp, Victoria. Most of their recruits came from the local militia cavalry units: the 30th British Columbia Horse and the Victoria Squadron of Horse.[1][2]

The regiment embarked for Great Britain on 12 June 1915. It disembarked in France on 22 September 1915 as part of the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigade. On 1 January 1916 it was converted to infantry, amalgamated with 'B Squadron' and the headquarters staff of the 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, and re-designated the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, CEF. It fought as part of the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war.

The battalion was disbanded on 6 November 1920.[4]

Commanding officers

Battle honours

Awards

Capt. John MacGregor was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord from 29 September to 3 October 1918.[1]

Perpetuation

The 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion is perpetuated by The British Columbia Dragoons.[4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971. ISBN 0906158109
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Mounted Rifles" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b Canada & The South African War, 1899-1902, Canadian War Museum
  4. ^ a b Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  5. ^ Defence, National (2018-11-29). "The British Columbia Dragoons". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  6. ^ "Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-04-02.

Sources

  • Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 by Col. G.W.L. Nicholson, CD, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, Ontario, 1962

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