Perth Regiment
former Canadian infantry regiment
The Perth Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is currently on the Supplementary Order of Battle. The unit was first established in 1866. It fought in the Allied Italian campaign from 1943 to 1945. The regiment was reduced to zero strength in 1965.
Lineage
Lineage of The Perth Regiment:
The Perth Regiment (Overseas Battalion)
Originated 22 Dec as 110th (Overseas) Battalion, CEF
Disbanded 17 Jul 1917
Originated 1 Sep 1939 as The Perth Regiment (Machine Gun), CASF
Redesignated 2 Nov 1940 as 1st Battalion, The Perth Regiment (Machine Gun), CASF
Redesignated 11 Feb 1941 as 1st Battalion, The Perth Regiment (Motor), CASF
Redesignated 31 Jan 1943 as 1st Battalion, The Perth Regiment, CIC, CASF
Disbanded 31 Jan 1946
The Perth Regiment (Reserve Battalion)
Originated 14 Sep 1866 as 28th (Perth) Battalion of Infantry
Redesignated 8 May 1900 as 28th Perth Regiment
Redesignated 29 Mar 1920 as The Perth Regiment
Amalgamated 15 Dec 1936 with C Company of the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC and redesignated as The Perth Regiment (Machine Gun)
Redesignated 7 Nov 1940 as 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Perth Regiment (Machine Gun)
Redesignated 1 Apr 1941 as 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Perth Regiment (Motor)
Redesignated 1 Apr 1946 as The Perth Regiment
Amalgamated 1 October 1954 with The Highland Light Infantry of Canada and renamed The Perth and Waterloo Regiment (Highland Light Infantry of Canada)
Amalgamation ceased 1 April 1957 and resumed as The Perth Regiment
Assigned to the Supplementary Order of Battle 28 Feb 1965, and reduced to nil strength
Lineage chart
Perpetuations
110th Battalion (Perth), CEF
History
Early history
In 1838, the Third Regiment of Huron was organized in the territory which is now the south part of Perth County, Ontario. This was a paper organization of the compulsory militia, to which every able-bodied male citizen in theory belonged. It did not have equipment, did not train, and while it continued to exist after the voluntary militia was formed, it was distinct from the volunteers.
The Stratford Volunteer Rifle Company was formed in 1856, elected its own officers, and carried on entirely at the expense of its members for two years, before it was officially recognized in 1858.
In response to the Fenian Raids, a temporary battalion-sized composite unit was formed in 1866 at Thorold.
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