Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 15 November 2002. Corrected and updated 22.09.2005
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