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emblem or field patch |
Canadian Expeditionary
Force Study Group
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Cap Badge Logo |
| Component: |
Canadian Light Horse |
| Major Battles: |
Somme 1916; Ancre Heights; Flers-Courcelette;
Arras 1917,1918; Vimy 1917; Amiens; Scarpe 1918; Drocourt-Queant;
Hindenburg Line,;Canal du Nord; Cambrai 1918; Pursuit to Mons;
France and Flanders 1915-18 |
| Location of War Diaries: |
 | Library and Archives Canada (WD
Link) |
| CEFSG War Diary Transcription
(in progress = IP) |
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Background:
In May 1916 the divisional cavalry units
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1st Division cavalry: 19th Alberta Dragoon |
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2nd Division cavalry: Special Services Squadron, First (Canadian)
Hussars |
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3rd and 4th Division cavalry: 16th Light Horse (Regina) |
were amalgamated into the Canadian Corps Cavalry Regiment
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A squadron 19th Alberta Dragoons |
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B squadron First Hussars |
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C Squadron 16th Light Horse |
On 21 February 1917 the unit was renamed the Canadian Light Horse
with the same squadron composition.
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See Commemorative Internet Reference Below:
An Introduction to the 19th Alberta Dragoons: The
19th Alberta Dragoons were formed from 4 independent
mounted rifle squadrons in 1908. Originally called the 19th
Alberta Mounted Rifles, the Regiment’s name was changed in 1911
to the 19th Alberta Dragoons.
The
19th Alberta Dragoons was one of the first units called
up for service in WW1. It was the first Canadian cavalry
unit to serve in France, and did so as the Divisional
Reconnaissance Squadron for the First Canadian Division.
Unlike many other Canadian cavalry units, the 19th
Alberta Dragoons remained mounted throughout the War. In
1916, the Squadron joined with the other divisional reconnaissance
squadrons to form the Canadian Light Horse. The Regiment
retained its well-known badge and Stetson hat throughout the war.
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Sub-Components:
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A squadron 19th Alberta Dragoons |
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B squadron First Hussars |
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C Squadron 16th Light Horse |
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