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created 15 October 2000. Corrected and updated
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The Grey and Simcoe Foresters |
| Regimental Crest © DND |
Ontario,
Canada
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Note:
This
is a battalion history of the part-time Reserves, which are normally
liable for full-time active service only in an emergency
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| How to find information about individuals who served in this corps |
| Titles and Lineage |
| 1936.12.15 | The Grey
and Simcoe Foresters formed with HQ at Owen Sound, Ont., by amalgamation of The Grey Regiment, and The Simcoe Foresters |
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| 1942.01.26 | 26th Army Tank Battalion (The Grey and Simcoe Foresters) | |
| 1946.04.01 | 45th Anti-Tank
Regiment (Grey and Simcoe Foresters), RCA reconstituted in Militia and converted to artillery |
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| 1947.06.19 | 45th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled) (Grey and Simcoe Foresters), RCA | |
| 1954.10.01 | The Grey
and Simcoe Foresters (28th Armoured Regiment) absorbed 55th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA and and transferred to Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
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| 1958.05.19 | The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (RCAC) | |
| 1970 | The Grey
and Simcoe Foresters converted back to infantry |
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| History (Links) & War Service | Introduction to Regiments | |
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The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (Regimental site) | |
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The Grey and Simcoe Foresters, by Mike Bobbitt (The Unofficial Canadian Army Home Page) | |
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| Battle Honours |
Index
of Battle Honours Index of Wars |
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[combined battle honours of The Grey Regiment, and The Simcoe Foresters, plus:] The Second World War: [none] |
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| Colours, Standards and Guidons | Introduction to Colours |
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| Uniforms and Badges |
| Badges: | Armorial Description: A Maltese Cross surmounted by the Crown; in the centre a circular medallion bearing a stag lodged on the ground, within a wreath of maple leaves; on the left arm of the Cross and uppon the upper branch of the wreath a half scroll inscribed GREY &; on the right arm of the Cross and right branch of the wreath, a half scroll inscribed SIMCOE, below the Cross a scroll inscribed FORESTERS | |||||||
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| Colonel-in-Chief | Index of Royal Colonels |
| 1977.06.11 | HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO | |
| Honorary Colonels |
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| Traditions |
| Motto: | Tenacious and versatile | ||
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| Nicknames: | the Farmer Johns, the Gay and Simple Farmers | ||
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| Marches: | The 31st Greys | ||
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| Alliances | Introduction to Alliances | |
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The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) |
1936-1970 | |
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1970-present | ||
| Bibliography | How To Find Books |
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