History
Early history
With the passing of the Militia Act of 1855 , the first of a number of newly raised independent militia companies were established in and around the Eastern Townships region of Canada East (now the Province of Quebec).
On 21 September 1866, the Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry was authorized for service by the regimentation of six of these previously authorized independent militia rifle and infantry companies. The battalion's headquarters was located at Melbourne and had companies at Sherbrooke, Danville, Melbourne (Kingsbury), Richmond and Lennoxville. [1]
On 15 March 1867, the battalion was reorganized as the 53rd Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry. On 22 March 1867, the battalion was redesignated as the 54th Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry and again on 10 May 1867, as the 53rd Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry. [1]
On 8 May 1900, the 53rd Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry was redesignated as the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment. [1] [5]
First World War
On 6 August 1914, Details of the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment were placed on active service for local protective duty. [2]
With the formation of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the regiment provided volunteers for the 12th Battalion, CEF, which sailed to the United Kingdom as part of the First Contingent (later the 1st Canadian Division). [3]
On 22 December 1915, the 117th (Eastern Townships) Battalion, CEF was authorized for service, and on 14 August 1916 the battalion embarked for Great Britain. After its arrival in the UK, the battalion provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field. On 8 January 1917, the battalion's personnel were absorbed by the 23rd Reserve Battalion, CEF. On 30 August 1920, the 117th Battalion, CEF was disbanded. [2]
1920s-1930s
On 1 April 1920, as a result of the Otter Commission and the following post-war reorganization of the militia, the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment was redesignated as The Sherbrooke Regiment and was reorganized with two battalions (one of them a paper-only reserve battalion) to perpetuate the assigned war-raised battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. [1] [3] [6]
As a result of the 1936 Canadian Militia reorganization, on 15 December 1936, The Sherbrooke Regiment was converted to an infantry machine gun battalion and was redesignated as The Sherbrooke Regiment (Machine Gun). [1] [7] [8] [9]
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