"History and Uniform of the Royal Canadian Regiment" Topic
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Tango01 | 02 Dec 2020 1:26 p.m. PST |
…, 1883 to 1970 "The Canadian Militia Act of 1883 provided for the establishment of a small regular force of one troop of cavalry, three batteries of artillery (two of which had been formed in 1870), and not more than three companies of infantry to serve as schools of military instruction for the volunteer militia. An order of 21 December 1883 authorized the formation of three schools of infantry formed into one corps to be known as the Infantry School Corps. Each school was based on a company of the Corps; A Company was located at Fredericton, B Company at St-Jean, Quebec, and C Company at Toronto. Although the companies, consisting of some one hundred NCOs and men, were not fully raised until early 1884, the first schools of military instruction were opened in April 1883…" Main page militaryheritage.com/rcr.htm Amicalement Armand
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