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T.F. Mills
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15 November 2002
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Corrected and updated
22.09.2005
Disclaimers
Lord Strathcona's Horse
1901-present
Canada
Note:
This is a battalion history of the Regular Army. See the main regimental page for full lineage and other information.
Colour Key
Lineage
War service
Overseas service
Home service
1901.07.01
Canadian Mounted Rifles
1903.10.01
The Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles
1909.10.01
Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
1911.05.01
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
<1914.08>
Quebec: Valcartier Camp
1914
at sea
1914.10
England
1915.05
France
1915.05
France and Flanders
1 Can Div
(dismounted)
191u
France and Flanders
Can Cav Bde
1941.02.11
2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona's Horse) (Royal Canadians)
1946.01
Canada: Camp Borden
1946.06
Calgary
1949.03.02
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (2nd Armoured Regiment)
1949
Calgary
1950.08.07
A Squadron
, 1st/2nd Armoured Regiment
formed for Korea service with equal numbers of personnel from
Royal Canadian Dragoons
and
LSH
1950.11
Fort Lewis, Wash. [A Sqn, 1/2 Armd Rgt]
1951.04.19
A Sqn 1/2 Armd Regt
redesignated
C Sqn LSH
1951.04.19
at sea
(C Sqn
embarked at
Seattle)
1951.05.04
Korea
[C Sqn]
25 Can Bde
1951.06
2nd Armoured Squadron
formed at Calgary with one troop each of volunteers from
Governor General's Horse Guards
,
British Columbia Regiment
,
Calgary Regiment
,
British Columbia Dragoons
,
Fort Garry Horse
1951.11
2nd Armoured Sqn
redesignated
D Squadron
(personnel rebadged LSH later)
1952.05
Korea
[B Sqn]
25 Can Bde
1953.05-1954.04
Korea
[A Sqn]
25 Can Bde
1953.07
D Sqn
disbanded
1953
Canada: Calgary
1953.10
Germany [D Sqn]
27 Bde
1955.10
Canada: Calgary
1957
Germany [one sqn]
4 Can Inf Bde
1958.05.19
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
1959
Canada: Calgary
1961.02
Sinai [one sqn]
UNEF I
1962.02
Canada: Calgary
1963.02
Sinai [one sqn]
UNEF I
1964.02
Canada: Calgary
1964.10
Cyprus [one sqn]
UNFICYP
1965.05
Canada: Calgary
1965.12
Germany: Iserlohn
4 CMBG
1970.06
Canada: Calgary
1972.04
Cyprus
UNFICYP
1972.10
Canada: Calgary
1979.10
Cyprus
UNFICYP
1980.03
Canada: Calgary
1988.02
Cyprus
UNFICYP
1988.09
Canada: Calgary
1994.05
Bosnia
1994.10
Canada: Calgary
1996
Edmonton
1997
Bosnia
1997
Canada: Edmonton
1999.08
Kosovo
[recce sqn]
MNB(C), KFOR
2000.06
Canada: Edmonton