Supplementary Order of Battle
In the Canadian Army, a regiment is placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle when the need for the regiment's existence is no longer relevant. When placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle, a regiment is considered "virtually disbanded", and is re-formed only when the Department of National Defence deems the unit is required again. The Supplementary Order of Battle was instituted as an alternative to outright disbandment during the army rationalizations of the 1960s. If a regiment is re-manned and moved from the Supplementary Order of Battle, it takes its old place in the order of precedence and its colours, traditions and battle honours remain as if there had been no interruption of service.[1]
In the aftermath of the Somalia Affair in 1993, The Canadian Airborne Regiment was completely disbanded and not placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle.
On September 5, 2008, the Defence Minister, Peter MacKay, announced that The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) would be reorganized as an active unit. This was the first and so far only regiment to be reactivated to the Primary Reserve from the Supplementary Order of Battle. Two other regiments have been removed from the Supplementary Reserve by amalgamating them with Primary Reserve units: the Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) merged into the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) in 2002 and the 19th Alberta Dragoons merged into the South Alberta Light Horse in 2006.
Regiments on the Supplementary Order of Battle
Regiment | Formed | To SOB | Headquarters |
---|---|---|---|
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards | 1875 | 1965 | Ottawa[2] |
12th Manitoba Dragoons | 1903 | 1964 | Winnipeg[3] |
14th Canadian Hussars | 1910 | 1968 | Swift Current[4] |
Regiment | Formed | To SOB | Headquarters |
---|---|---|---|
The Canadian Guards | 1951 | 1970 | Petawawa[28] |
Victoria Rifles of Canada | 1862 | 1965 | Montreal[29] |
The Royal Rifles of Canada | 1862 | 1966 | Quebec City[30] |
Le Régiment de Joliette | 1871 | 1964 | Joliette[31] |
The Perth Regiment | 1886 | 1965 | Stratford, Ontario[32] |
The South Saskatchewan Regiment | 1905 | 1968 | Estevan[33] |
The Winnipeg Grenadiers | 1908 | 1965 | Winnipeg[34] |
1st Battalion, The Irish Regiment of Canada | 1915 | 1965 | Toronto[35][36] |
The Yukon Regiment | 1962 | 1968 | Whitehorse, Yukon[37] |
See also
- Canadian Militia
- Canadian Army
- Primary Reserve
- History of the Canadian Army
- Militia Act of 1855
- Otter Commission 1920
- National Defence Act 1923
- Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army 1954
- Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces 1968
Notes
- ^ "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "12th Manitoba Dragoons". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "14th Canadian Hussars". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 3rd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 4th Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 21st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 34th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 44th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 53rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 19th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 1st Artillery Locating Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "The Canadian Guards". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Victoria Rifles of Canada". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "The Royal Rifles of Canada". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Le Régiment de Joliette". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "The Perth Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "The South Saskatchewan Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "The Winnipeg Grenadiers". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Defence, National (25 October 2018). "2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "The Yukon Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.