Toronto Regiment Explained

Unit Name:	The Toronto Regiment
Dates:	1920–1936
Country:	Canada
Branch:	Canadian Militia
Type:	Line infantry
Role:	Infantry
Command Structure:	Non-Permanent Active Militia
Garrison:	Toronto, Ontario
Motto:	la| Nec aspera terrent |Difficulties be damned / and difficulties do not daunt
March:	Quick: “Here's to the Maiden”
Battles:	First World War
Battle Honours:	See Battle honours

The Toronto Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). The regiment was formed in 1920 when the war-raised 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment) of the Canadian Expeditionary Force was incorporated after the First World War into the post-war Canadian Militia. In 1936, the regiment was amalgamated with The Royal Grenadiers to form The Royal Regiment of Toronto Grenadiers (now The Royal Regiment of Canada).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Lineage

• Originated on 1 May 1920, in Toronto, Ontario, as The Toronto Regiment.
• Amalgamated on 15 December 1936 with The Royal Grenadiers and redesignated as The Royal Regiment of Toronto Grenadiers (now The Royal Regiment of Canada).

Perpetuations

• 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment), CEF
• 124th Battalion (Governor General's Body Guard), CEF
• 170th Battalion (Mississauga Horse), CEF
• 204th Battalion (Beavers), CEF^{[4] [5]}

Alliances

• - The King's Regiment (Liverpool) (1927-1936)

Notes and references

1. Web site: Guide to Sources Relating to the Canadian Militia (Infantry, Cavalry, Armored).
2. Web site: Defence. National. 2018-11-06. The Royal Regiment of Canada. 2022-02-24. www.canada.ca.
3. Web site: 2007-11-11 . The Toronto Regiment [Canada] ]. 2022-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071111143328/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/na-canada/volmil/on-inf/920toron.htm . 11 November 2007 . dead.
4. Web site: CEF Infantry Battalions.
5. Web site: 3rd Battalion, CEF . 2022-02-24 . www.canadiansoldiers.com.