The Cavalry Regiments of the Canadian Forces

The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Regiments in 1946 - 1958

RCAC RCAC

Contents


- Permanent Active Militia -

1946/47		1949				1958

1^st Armoured Regiment (Royal Canadian Dragoons)	→	Royal Canadian Dragoons (1^st Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	Royal Canadian Dragoons

2^nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians))	→	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) (2^nd Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)


- Non Permanent Active Militia -

1946/47		1949		1954		1958

3^rd Armoured Regiment (The Governor General’s Horse Guards)	→	The Governor General’s Horse Guards (3^rd Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	The Governor General’s Horse Guards

4^th Armoured Car Regiment (4^th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards)	→	4^th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards (4^th Armoured Car Regiment)	→	→	→	4^th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards

5^th Armoured Regiment (8^th Princess Louise’s (New Brunswick) Hussars)	→	8^th Princess Louise’s (New Brunswick) Hussars (5^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	8^th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s)

6^th Armoured Regiment (1^st Hussars)	→	1^st Hussars (6^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	1^st Hussars

7^th Reconnaissance Regiment (17^th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars)	→	17^th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars (7^th Reconnaissance Regiment)	→	→	→	17^th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars

8^th Armoured Car Regiment (14^th Canadian Hussars)	→	14^th Canadian Hussars (8^th Armoured Car Regiment)	→	→	→	14^th Canadian Hussars

9^th Reconnaissance Regiment (The British Columbia Dragoons)	→	The British Columbia Dragoons (9^th Reconnaissance Regiment)	→	→	→	The British Columbia Dragoons

10^th Armoured Regiment (The Fort Garry Horse)	→	The Fort Garry Horse (10^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	The Fort Garry Horse

11^th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment)	→	The Ontario Regiment (11^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)

12^th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Regiment)	→	The Sherbrooke Regiment (12^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC)

13^th Armoured Regiment (The British Columbia Regiment)	→	The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own) (13^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own) (RCAC)

14^th Armoured Regiment (Calgary Regiment)	→	The King’s Own Calgary Regiment (14^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	The King’s Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)

15^th Armoured Regiment (6^th Duke of Connaught’s Royal Canadian Hussars)	→	6^th Duke of Connaught’s Royal Canadian Hussars (15^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	6^th Duke of Connaught’s Royal Canadian Hussars

16^th Reconnaissance Regiment (7^th/11^th Hussars)	→	7^th/11^th Hussars (16^th Reconnaissance Regiment)	→	7^th/11^th Hussars (16^th Armoured Regiment)	→	7^th/11^th Hussars

17^th (Prince Edward Island) Reconnaissance Regiment	→	The Prince Edward Island Regiment (17^th Reconnaissance Regiment)	→	→	→	The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)

18^th Armoured Car Regiment (12^th Manitoba Dragoons)	→	12^th Manitoba Dragoons (18^th Armoured Car Regiment)	→	12^th Manitoba Dragoons (18^th Armoured Regiment)	→	12^th Manitoba Dragoons

19^th (Edmonton Fusiliers) Armoured Car Regiment	→	19^th Alberta Armoured Car Regiment	→	19^th Alberta Dragoons (19^th Armoured Car Regiment)	→	19^th Alberta Dragoons

20^th (Saskatchewan) Armoured Regiment	→	20^th Saskatchewan Armoured Regiment	→	The Saskatchewan Dragoons (20^th Armoured Regiment)	→	The Saskatchewan Dragoons

21^st Armoured Regiment (Régiment de Hull)	→	Le Régiment de Hull (21^st Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC)

22^nd Reconnaissance Regiment (Essex Regiment)	→	The Windsor Regiment (22^nd Reconnaissance Regiment)	→	The Windsor Regiment (22^nd Armoured Regiment)	→	The Windsor Regiment (RCAC)

23^rd Armoured Regiment (The Halifax Rifles)	→	The Halifax Rifles (23^rd Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	The Halifax Rifles (RCAC)

24^th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment)	→	Le Régiment de Trois Rivières (24^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	Le Régiment de Trois Rivières (RCAC)

25^th Armoured Regiment (Queen’s York Rangers)	→	The Queen’s York Rangers (1^st American Regiment) (25^th Armoured Regiment)	→	→	→	The Queen’s York Rangers (1^st American Regiment) (RCAC)

		converted from infantry	→	The Algonquin Regiment (26^th Armoured Regiment)	→	The Algonquin Regiment (RCAC)

		converted from infantry	→	The Elgin Regiment (27^th Armoured Regiment)	→	The Elgin Regiment (RCAC)

		converted from artillery	→	The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (28^th Armoured Regiment)	→	The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (RCAC)

		converted from artillery and infantry	→	The South Alberta Light Horse (29^th Armoured Regiment)	→	The South Alberta Light Horse

The Regiments of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps in 2010

Alphabetical List of the Regiments