The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
The official lineage of The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment infantry regiment.
Colonel-in-Chief: His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG KCVO SOM ADC
Badge
Description
Azure a stag's head on a torse Or all within an annulus inscribed HASTINGS and PRINCE EDWARD REGIMENT and resting on a scroll inscribed PARATUS, all Gules edged and inscribed Or, the whole surmounting a cross pattee Or ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and environed by a wreath of maple leaves issuant from in base a beaver couchant on a log Or.
Symbolism
The nine maple leaves on each side, which was the number of Canadian provinces when the regiment was formed in 1920, and the beaver (from the badge of the former 16th Prince Edward Regiment) represent service to Canada, and the crown, service to the Sovereign. The cross commemorates the former 49th Regiment "Hastings Rifles", as does the stag's head, which is a symbol of the region in which the regiment is based. The royal blue is the official facing colour of the regiment, the gold represents both the brass origins of the equipment badge and the other regimental colour adopted in 1934 with the alliance with The Royal Sussex Regiment of the British Army - now, through amalgamation, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. The scarlet (or red) commemorates the regiment's service with the 1st Canadian Division in both world wars and is the traditional colour of the army and the infantry in particular. "HASTINGS and PRINCE EDWARD REGIMENT" is a form of the regimental title, and "PARATUS" is the motto of the regiment.
Motto
PARATUS (Prepared)
March
"I'm Ninety-Five"
Alliance
British Army
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
Regimental colour
Camp flag
Battle honours
The War of 1812
Honorary Distinction
The non-emblazonable honorary distinction DEFENCE OF CANADA – 1812-1815 – DÉFENSE DU CANADA
North West Campaign
NORTH WEST CANADA, 1885.
The First World War
MOUNT SORREL; SOMME, 1916; ARRAS, 1917, '18; HILL 70; YPRES, 1917; AMIENS; HINDENBURG LINE; PURSUIT TO MONS.
The Second World War
LANDING IN SICILY; Grammichelle; Valguarnera; Assoro; Agira; ADRANO; Regalbuto; SICILY, 1943; Landing at Reggio; Motta Montecorvino; Campobasso; Torella; The Moro; San Leonardo; The Gully; Ortona; CASSINO II; Gustav Line; LIRI VALLEY; Hitler Line; GOTHIC LINE; LAMONE CROSSING; Misano Ridge; RIMINI LINE; San Fortunato; Bulgaria Village; Naviglio Canal; Fosso Vecchio; ITALY, 1943-1945; Apeldoorn; NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945.
Lineage
This Reserve Force regiment originated on 16 January 1863 and incorporates the following regiments and artillery battery.
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment originated in Belleville, Ontario on 16 January 1863, when 'The 15th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Canada' was authorized to be formed.Footnote 1 It was redesignated: '15th Battalion or the Argyll Light Infantry' on 2 June 1871;Footnote 2 '15th Regiment "Argyll Light Infantry"' on 8 May 1900;Footnote 3 'The Argyll Light Infantry' on 12 March 1920;Footnote 4 'The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)' on 15 December 1936;Footnote 5 and 'The (Reserve) Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)' on 7 November 1940.Footnote 6 On 1 April 1946, it was amalgamated with the '44th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA' (see below), converted to artillery, and redesignated the '9th Anti- Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled) (Argyll Light Infantry), RCA'.Footnote 7 On 1 September 1954, it was amalgamated with the '34th Anti-Tank Battery (Self Propelled), RCA' (see below), 'The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment' (see below) and 'The Midland Regiment' (see below), converted to infantry, and redesignated 'The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment'.Footnote 8
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Argyll Light Infantry on 12 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a two battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion (155th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Argyll Light Infantry was disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 20 March 1920 and reorganized the same day (GO 53/20). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Argyll Light Infantry was disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next day (GO 188/36). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The 44th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA originated in Gananoque, Ontario on 1 June 1905, when the '9th Brigade, CFA' was authorized to be formed.Footnote 9 It was redesignated: '9th Field Brigade, CA' on 1 July 1925;Footnote 10 '9th Field Brigade, RCA' on 3 June 1935;Footnote 11 '9th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA' on 7 November 1940;Footnote 12 and '44th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA' on 24 June 1942.Footnote 13 On 1 April 1946, it was amalgamated with 'The (Reserve) Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)', as above.
Notes:
The 9th Brigade, CFA was authorized a Reserve order of battle counterpart on 1 November 1920 (GO 186/20). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The 9th Brigade, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 15 February 1921 and reorganized the same day (GO 92/21). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the brigade.
No lineal connection with the '44th Field Regiment, RCA' formed in St. Catharines, Ontario on 1 April 1946, and transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1965.
The 34th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA originated in Belleville, Ontario on 1 April 1912, when the '34th Battery, CFA' was authorized to be formed.Footnote 14 It was redesignated: '34th Field Battery, CA' on 1 July 1925;Footnote 15 '34th Field Battery, RCA on 3 June 1935;Footnote 16 '34th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA' on 7 November 1940;Footnote 17 and '34th Anti-Tank Battery (Self- Propelled), RCA' on 1 April 1946.Footnote 18 On 1 September 1954, it was amalgamated with the '9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA', 'The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment' and 'The Midland Regiment', as above.
Note:
The 34th Battery, CFA was disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized the same day (GO 231/20). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the battery.
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment originated in Picton, Ontario on 6 February 1863, when the '16th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Canada' was authorized to be formed.Footnote 19 It was redesignated: '16th "Prince Edward" Battalion of Infantry' on 30 November 1866;Footnote 20 and '16th Prince Edward Regiment' on 8 May 1900.Footnote 21 On 12 March 1920, it was amalgamated with the '49th Regiment "Hastings Rifles"' (see below) to form 'The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment'.Footnote 22 It was redesignated: '2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment' on 7 November 1940;Footnote 23 and 'The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment' on 1 November 1945.Footnote 24 On 1 September 1954, it was amalgamated with the '9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA', '34th Anti- Tank Battery (Self Propelled), RCA' and 'The Midland Regiment', retaining its designation, as above.
Notes:
The 16th Prince Edward Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 2 December 1913 and reorganized the next day (GO 196/13). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Upon redesignation as The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment on 12 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a three battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion (39th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Battalion (80th Battalion, CEF) and 3rd Battalion (254th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve units were disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 1 October 1920 and reorganized the same day (GO 232/20). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 4 May 1951, the regiment mobilized two temporary Active Force companies designated "E" and "F" (CAO 110-2, Pt 'B', Supp Issue No. 245/51 and SD 1 Letter No. 4237, 5 May 1951). "E" Company was reduced to nil strength upon its personnel being incorporated into the '1st Canadian Infantry Battalion' for service in Germany with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (SD 1 Letter No. 4365, 12 November 1951). It was disbanded on 29 July 1953 (CAO 78-2, Pt 'B', Supp Issue No. 352/53). "F" Company was initially used as a reinforcement pool for "E" Company. On 15 May 1952, it was reduced to nil strength, upon its personnel being absorbed by the newly formed '2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion' for service in Korea with the United Nations (SD 1 Letter No. 4452, 22 April 1952 and CAO 110-2, Pt 'B', Supp Issue No. 283/52). "F" Company was disbanded on 29 July 1953 (CAO 78-2, Pt 'B', Supp Issue No. 352/53).
The 49th Regiment "Hastings Rifles" originated in Stirling, Ontario on 14 September 1866, when the '49th "Hastings" Battalion of Infantry' was authorized to be formed.Footnote 25 It was redesignated: '49th "Hastings" Battalion of Rifles' on 6 April 1871;Footnote 26 and '49th Regiment "Hastings Rifles"' on 8 May 1900.Footnote 27 On 12 March 1920, it was amalgamated with the '16th Prince Edward Regiment', as above.
The Midland Regiment originated in Cobourg, Ontario on 5 October 1866, when the '40th "Northumberland Battalion of Infantry"' was authorized to be formed.Footnote 28 It was redesignated: '40th Northumberland Regiment' on 8 May 1900;Footnote 29 'The Northumberland (Ontario) Regiment' on 12 March 1920;Footnote 30 and 'The Northumberland Regiment' on 15 May 1924.Footnote 31 On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with 'The Durham Regiment' (see below) and redesignated 'The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham)'.Footnote 32 It was redesignated: '2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham)' on 7 November 1940;Footnote 33 'The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham)' on 1 June 1945;Footnote 34 and 'The Midland Regiment' on 1 April 1946.Footnote 35 On 1 September 1954, it was amalgamated with the '9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA', '34th Anti-Tank Battery (Self Propelled), RCA' and 'The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment', as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Northumberland (Ontario) Regiment on 12 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a two battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion (139th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Battalion (235th Battalion, CEF) on the Reserve order of battle.
The Northumberland (Ontario) Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 15 September 1920 and reorganized the same day (GO 204/20). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
On 15 November 1926, the battalions were redesignated the 1st Battalion (39th Battalion, CEF) and 2nd Battalion (139th Battalion, CEF) (GO 75/26). The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Northumberland Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of amalgamated on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next day (GO 212/36). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Durham Regiment originated in Port Hope, Ontario on 16 November 1866, when the '46th "East Durham" Battalion of Infantry' was authorized to be formed.Footnote 36 It was redesignated: '46th "Durham" Battalion of Infantry' on 1 August 1897;Footnote 37 '46th Durham Regiment' on 8 May 1900;Footnote 38 and 'The Durham Regiment' on 12 March 1920.Footnote 39 On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with 'The Northumberland Regiment', as above.
Notes:
Upon redesignation as The Durham Regiment on 12 March 1920 (see above), it was organized as a two battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion (136th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936 (GO 3/37).
The Durham Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of reorganization on 15 February 1921 and reorganized the same day (GO 118/21). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
The Durham Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next day (GO 212/36). This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
Perpetuations
‘1st Regiment of Durham Militia (1812-15)’, ‘1st Regiment of Hastings Militia (1812-15)’, ‘1st Regiment of Northumberland Militia (1812-15)’, ‘1st Regiment of Prince Edward Militia (1812-15)’, '9th Brigade, CFA, CEF; and '39th', '80th', '136th', '139th', '155th' and '254th "Overseas" Battalion(s), CEF'
Headquarters Location
Belleville, Ontario
Operational history
The Fenian Raids
The 15th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry), Canada was called out on active service on 8 March 1866.Footnote 40 It was removed from active service on 27 March 1866.Footnote 41
North West Campaign
The 15th Battalion "Argyll Light Infantry" mobilized a company for active service with 'The "Midland" Battalion' on 10 April 1885.Footnote 42 It served in the Alberta Column of the North West Field Force.Footnote 43 The company was removed from active service on 24 July 1885.Footnote 44
The 40th "Northumberland Battalion of Infantry" mobilized a company for active service with 'The "Midland" Battalion' on 10 April 1885.Footnote 45 It served in the Alberta Column of the North West Field Force.Footnote 46 The company was removed from active service on 24 July 1885.Footnote 47
The 46th "East Durham" Battalion of Infantry mobilized two companies for active service with 'The "Midland" Battalion' on 10 April 1885.Footnote 48 They served in the Alberta Column of the North West Field Force.Footnote 49 The battalion was removed from active service on 24 July 1885.Footnote 50
The 49th "Hastings" Battalion of Rifles mobilized a company for active service with 'The "Midland" Battalion' on 10 April 1885.Footnote 51 It served in the Alberta Column of the North West Field Force.Footnote 52 The company was removed from active service on 24 July 1885.Footnote 53
The First World War
The 9th Brigade, which was authorized on 20 January 1916 as the '9th Brigade, CFA, CEF',Footnote 54 embarked for Great Britain on 15 February 1916.Footnote 55 It disembarked in France on 14 July 1916,Footnote 56 where it provided field artillery support as part of the 3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery in France and Flanders until the end of the war.Footnote 57 The brigade was disbanded on 1 November 1920.Footnote 58
The 39th Battalion which was authorized on 7 November 1914 as the '39th Battalion, CEF',Footnote 59 embarked for Great Britain on 17 June 1915.Footnote 60 It provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 4 January 1917, when its personnel were absorbed by the '6th Reserve Battalion, CEF'.Footnote 61 The battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917.Footnote 62
The 80th Battalion, which was authorized on 10 July 1915 as the '80th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',Footnote 63 embarked for Great Britain on 20 May 1916.Footnote 64 It provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 30 September 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by units of the 4th Canadian Division.Footnote 65 The battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917.Footnote 66
The 136th Battalion, which was authorized on 22 December 1915 as the '136th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',Footnote 67 embarked for Great Britain on 25 September 1916.Footnote 68 Its personnel were absorbed by the '39th Reserve Battalion, CEF' on 6 October 1916 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field.Footnote 69 The battalion was disbanded on 22 May 1917.Footnote 70
The 139th Battalion, which was authorized on 22 December 1915 as the '139th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',Footnote 71 embarked for Great Britain on 27 September 1916.Footnote 72 Its personnel were absorbed by the '36th Reserve Battalion, CEF' on 6 October 1916 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field.Footnote 73 The battalion was disbanded on 21 May 1917.Footnote 74
The 155th Battalion, which was authorized on 22 December 1915 as the '155th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',Footnote 75 embarked for Great Britain on 17 October 1916.Footnote 76 It provided reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field until 8 December 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the '154th "Overseas" Battalion, CEF'.Footnote 77 The battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917.Footnote 78
The 254th Battalion, which was authorized on 1 May 1917 as the '254th "Overseas" Infantry Battalion, CEF',Footnote 79 embarked for Great Britain on 2 June 1917.Footnote 80 Its personnel were absorbed by the '6th Reserve Battalion, CEF' on 10 June 1917 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field.Footnote 81 The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1917.Footnote 82
The Second World War
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment mobilized the 'The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, CASF' for active service on 1 September 1939.Footnote 83 It was redesignated the '1st Battalion, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, CASF' on 7 November 1940.Footnote 84 The unit embarked for Great Britain on 22 December 1939,Footnote 85 and on 13 June 1940 it went to France as part of the Second British Expeditionary Force, reaching a point beyond Laval before being ordered back.Footnote 86 It landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943, and in Italy on 3 September 1943, as part of the 1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Infantry Division.Footnote 87 On 10 March 1945, the battalion moved with the 1st Canadian Corps to North West Europe, where it fought until the end of the war.Footnote 88 The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1945.Footnote 89
On 1 June 1945, a second Active Force component of the regiment was mobilized for service in the Pacific theatre of operations under the designation '2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment), CASF'.Footnote 90 The battalion was disbanded on 1 November 1945.Footnote 91
Details from The Midland Regiment were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939, under the designation 'The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), CASF (Details)', for local protection duties.Footnote 92 The details called out on active service were disbanded on 31 December 1940.Footnote 93 The regiment subsequently mobilized 'The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), CASF' for active service on 24 May 1940.Footnote 94 It was redesignated the '1st Battalion, The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), CASF' on 7 November 1940;Footnote 95 It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the Prince Rupert Defences, 8th Canadian Division.Footnote 96 It embarked for Great Britain on 10 January 1945,Footnote 97 where it was disbanded on 18 January 1945 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Army in the field.Footnote 98
The 34th Field Battery, in conjunction with the '32nd (Kingston) Field Battery, RCA' mobilized the '32nd/34th Field Battery, RCA, CASF' for active service on 24 May 1940.Footnote 99 This unit was reorganized as two separate batteries on 1 January 1941, designated the '32nd (Kingston) Field Battery, RCA, CASF' and the '34th Field Battery, RCA, CASF'.Footnote 100 On D-Day, 6 June 1944, it landed in Normandy, France, in support of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, and the battery provided artillery support as part of the '14th Field Regiment, RCA, CASF' in North-West Europe until the end of the war.Footnote 101 The overseas battery was disbanded on 2 November 1945.Footnote 102
The battery subsequently mobilized the '2nd 34th Field Battery, RCA, CAOF' on 1 June 1945 for active service with the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany.Footnote 103 The overseas battery was disbanded on 28 March 1946.Footnote 104
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