Mississauga Horse Explained

Unit Name:The Mississauga Horse
Dates:1901 - 1936
Country: Canada
Branch:Canadian Militia
Type:Line Cavalry
Role:Cavalry
Size:One Regiment
Command Structure:Non-Permanent Active Militia
Garrison:Toronto, Ontario
March:John Peel
Battles:First World War
Battle Honours:See
  1. Battle Honours

The Mississauga Horse was a cavalry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). In 1936, they were amalgamated with The Governor General's Body Guard to form The Governor General's Horse Guards.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Lineage

Perpetuations

History

It was originally formed as the Toronto Mounted Rifles at Toronto, Ontario, on April 1, 1901, by combining J and K Squadrons of the Canadian Mounted Rifles with three newly raised companies.[6] In 1903 the regiment was renamed to the 9th Toronto Light Horse and in 1907 it was renamed to the 9th Mississauga Horse.[6] [7] This was a reference to the First Nation that inhabited the area before the Europeans, the Mississaugas.

The 9th Mississauga Horse contributed many volunteers to the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, in particular to the 75th Battalion and the 170th (Mississauga Horse) Battalion, CEF.[8] [9]

In 1920 the regiment was renamed The Ontario Mounted Rifles and in 1924 it was renamed The Mississauga Horse.[6] The regimental march was John Peel.

On 15 December 1936, as part of the 1936 Canadian Militia Reorganization, the regiment was amalgamated with The Governor General's Body Guard to form The Governor General's Horse Guards, an armoured militia (i.e., part-time reservist) regiment, which still exists today as part of 32 Canadian Brigade Group in Toronto.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Organization

9th Toronto Light Horse (01 April, 1903)

The Ontario Mounted Rifles (01 May, 1921)

Battle honours

In 1929 the regiment was awarded battle honours for the Great War.[14]

Notable members

World War I flying ace

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored). Library and Archives Canada.
  2. Web site: 9th Mississauga Horse . 2021-11-25 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.
  3. Web site: Defence. National. 2018-11-29. The Governor General's Horse Guards. 2021-12-24. www.canada.ca.
  4. Web site: 2007-09-11 . The Mississauga Horse . 2022-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911171632/http://regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-cav/09missga.htm . 11 September 2007 . dead.
  5. Web site: Canadian Mounted Rifles . Library and Archives Canada.
  6. https://archive.org/stream/mountedrifles00bennuoft/mountedrifles00bennuoft_djvu.txt The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1914-1919
  7. Web site: Luscombe. Stephen. Canadian Cavalry. 2021-12-12. www.britishempire.co.uk.
  8. Web site: Toronto-Scottish . 2005-09-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051201225025/http://www.stephen-roberts.com/Tor-Scot-R.htm . 2005-12-01 .
  9. Web site: GGHG and PWOR.
  10. Web site: The Governor General's Horse Guards . Canadiansoldiers.com . January 1, 2021.
  11. Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
  12. Web site: Defence. National. 2018-04-24. The Reorganization of the Canadian Militia, 1936. 2021-12-24. www.canada.ca.
  13. Web site: The Minute Book. 2021-12-24. www.regimentalrogue.com.
  14. Appendix to General Order No. 110 of 1929
  15. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Mount Sorrel. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  16. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Somme, 1916. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  17. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Flers-Courcelette. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  18. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Ancre Heights. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  19. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Arras, 1917. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  20. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Arras, 1918. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  21. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Vimy, 1917. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  22. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Hill 70. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  23. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-23. WWI - Ypres, 1917. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  24. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Passchendaele. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  25. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Amiens. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  26. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Scarpe, 1918. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  27. Web site: Defence. National. WWI - Hindenburg Line. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca. 22 July 2019. en.
  28. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Canal du Nord. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  29. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Cambrai-1918. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  30. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Valenciennes. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  31. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - Sambre. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.
  32. Web site: Defence. National. 2019-07-22. WWI - France and Flanders. 2022-02-21. www.canada.ca.

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