The British Columbia Hussars [Canada]

Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills

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Page created 1 August 2000. Corrected and updated 09.03.2006

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	The British Columbia Hussars
	British Columbia, Canada


Titles & Lineage History & War Service Battle Honours Colours, Standards and Guidons Badges and Uniforms	Colonel-in-Chief Honorary Colonels Traditions Alliances Bibliography

Note: This is a battalion history of the part-time Reserves, which are normally liable for full-time active service only in an emergency

Titles and Lineage

Alphabetic Index of Titles
Numeric Index of Titles


	1911.12.01	2nd Regiment, British Columbia Horse formed by separation of E-H Squadrons from British Columbia Horse
		A Squadron, at Lumby B Squadron, at Kelowna C Squadron, at Salmon Arm D Squadron, at Wallachin
	1912.03.01	squadrons of the two BCH regiments shuffled, with 2nd Regiment RHQ at Merritt (moved 1915 to Kamploops):
		A Squadron, at Kamloops B Squadron at Salmon Arm; moved 1916 to Vancouver C Squadron at Wallachin; moved 1915 to Langley Prairie D Squadron at Merritt (formerly at Lower Nicola)
	1912.04.15	31st Regiment (British Columbia Horse)
	1920.11.01	5th British Columbia Light Horse
		1st Regiment [Active] 2nd Regiment [Reserve]
	1921	reorganised with RHQ at Kamloops:
		A Squadron at Kamloops B Squadron at Merritt; moved 1924 to Vancouver C Squadron at Langley Prairie; moved 1924 to Merritt
	1932.08.15	The British Columbia Hussars
	1936.12.15	The British Columbia Hussars (Armoured Car) mechanised upon absorbing HQ and B Coy, *11th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC*, and RHQ moved to Vancouver:
		A Squadron at Kamloops B Squadron at Vancouver C Squadron at Vancouver
	1939.05.15	1st Searchlight Regiment, RCA A Sqn disbanded and remainder of regiment converted to artillery
		1st Searchlight Battery 3rd Searchlight Battery

History (Links) & War Service

Introduction to Regiments


		The Reserve Army (The Militia) in Southeastern British Columbia, by Brian Sutherland
		Before the First World War The Great War Between the Wars: Otter Committee 1936 Second World War After the Second World War 1954: the Kennedy Report The Introduction of National Survival Training 1964: The Suttie Commission 1969 A View of the Future

Deployment and Service:

Colour Key:

War service

Overseas service

Home service


	*Biography and Gallantry Awards:*
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	*Associations, Forums and Re-Enactors:*
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	*Museums, Monuments, Memorials and Chapels:*
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Battle Honours

Index of Battle Honours
Index of Wars

Colours, Standards and Guidons

Introduction to Colours

Uniforms and Badges

Badges:

Uniform:

Colonel-in-Chief

Index of Royal Colonels

Honorary Colonels

Traditions


	Motto:
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	Freedoms:
	Marches:
	Musicians:
	*Mascot:*
	*Miscellaneous Tradition Links:*

Alliances

Introduction to Alliances

Bibliography

How To Find Books


	Regimental Journal:


	Full Histories:


	Short Histories:


	First World War:
		[see perpetuated CEF battalions]

	Second World War: