Manitoba Regiment

The Manitoba Regiment
Active	1920-1936
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Militia
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Infantry
Size	One Regiment
Part of	Non-Permanent Active Militia
Garrison/HQ	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Engagements	First World War
Battle honours	Mount Sorrel Somme, 1916, '18 Flers-Courcelette Thiepval Ancre Heights Arras, 1917, '18 Vimy, 1917 Arleux Scarpe, 1917, '18 Hill 70 Ypres, 1917 Passchendaele Amiens Hindenburg Line Drocourt-Quéant Canal du Nord Cambrai, 1918 Pursuit to Mons France and Flanders, 1915–18

The Manitoba Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1936, the regiment was disbanded as a result of a country wide reorganization of the Canadian Militia. ^{[1] [2]}

History

As a result of the Otter Commission , The Manitoba Regiment was created on 15 March 1920, by incorporating the 27th Battalion, CEF, into the post-WWI Canadian Militia.

The regiment was headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba . ^{[1] [2]}

On 1 February 1936, The Manitoba Regiment was disbanded along with 13 other regiments as part of the 1936 Canadian Militia reorganization. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Perpetuations

• 27th Battalion (City of Winnipeg), CEF ^[1]

Battle honours

• Mount Sorrel
• Somme, 1916, '18
• Flers-Courcelette ^[a]
• Thiepval
• Ancre Heights
• Arras, 1917, '18 ^[a]
• Vimy, 1917 ^[a]
• Arleux ^[a]
• Scarpe, 1917, '18
• Hill 70 ^[a]
• Ypres, 1917
• Passchendaele ^[a]
• Amiens ^[a]
• Hindenburg Line
• Drocourt-Quéant
• Canal du Nord
• Cambrai, 1918 ^[a]
• Pursuit to Mons ^[a]
• France and Flanders, 1915–18 ^[a]

Notes and references

1. Selected to be borne on colours and appointments

1. "Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored)" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada .
2. "The Manitoba Regiment [Canada]". 2007-09-11. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
3. "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
4. "The Minute Book". www.regimentalrogue.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2021-12-29.