Sherbrooke – Wikipedia rifles
Sherbrooke riflemen are a regiment of the Canadian Army of the Canadian Army Army. He is part of the 35 It is Canada Brigade group within the 2 It is Division of Canada. Its headquarters is located in Sherbrooke in Quebec. Its voluntary members have served and serve in various UN and NATO peacekeeping missions as well as domestic operations to help the civil authorities if necessary.
Origins and creation [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
At the end of XIX It is A century, militia companies were still present in the towns and villages of many cantons. The first regiment from Sherbrooke was formed in 1867. However, it was in 1910 that a Canadian-French regiment was organized. This regiment was founded by Doctor J. Ferdinand Rioux, but he was commanded by Doctor Pantaleon Pelletier during the official authorization which took place the . He was then named 54th “Carabinier de Sherbrooke” Regiment , literally the ” 54 It is “Carabinier de Sherbrooke” regiment [ first ] .
First World War [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
In 1914, the 54 It is Regiment offered its services in the defense of England following the declaration of war to Germany on August 4. Indeed, the 54 It is Regiment led and provides around 900 men for active service in other units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Detachments of the regiment were also mobilized on August 6 to provide local protection services [ first ] .
163rd “Overseas” Battalion, CEF [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
Sherbrooke’s rifle trees perpetuates the history of 163rd “Overseas” Battalion, CEF , literally the ” 163 It is “Outremers” Battalion, Cef “where” Cef “is the abbreviation for Canadian Expeditionary Force , the English name of the Canadian expeditionary force, which was created . The , he was sent to the Bermuda in order to perform garrison tasks. THE , he left Canada to go to Great Britain where he was incorporated into the 10th Reserve Battalion, Cef, the , in order to provide reinforcements to Canadian troops in the campaign. This battalion was dissolved the [ first ] .
Due to his contribution to the war effort during the First World War, Sherbrooke’s rifles inherited the honor of Battle of Amiens [ first ] .
Between two wars [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
The , the regiment adopted the name Sherbrooke carabiniers [ first ] . He adopted his current name on [ first ] .
Second World War [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
Following the declaration of war of Canada to Germany the , Sherbrooke rifle trees jointly with The Sherbrooke Regiment (Machine Gun), nowadays The Sherbrooke Hussars, mobilized a regiment for active service . He was named The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, Casf , literally “the rifle regiment of Sherbrooke, Casf” where “Casf” is the abbreviation for the Canadian Active Service Force , that is to say the Canadian Active Service Force [ first ] . This is the first bilingual regiment in Canada. [Ref. necessary] The , he was renamed in 1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, Casf , literally the ” first is Battalion, the Sherbrooke, Casf “rifle regiment” and, again on November 15, in 1st Battalion, The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, Casf , that is to say that the mention of “rifle trees” in the name of the unit was put in the singular [ first ] . From the , this battalion served in Newfoundland where he was performing garrison tasks; tasks he did until [ first ] .
The , the battalion is converted into an armored regiment and becomes the 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), CAC, CASF , literally the ” 27 It is Armored regiment (the Sherbrooke rifle regiment), CAC, CASF “where” CAC “is the abbreviation for Canadian Armoured Corps , the English name of the Canadian armored body [ first ] . The following August 2, it was renamed in 27th Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment), RCAC, CASF When the royal qualiticative was granted to the Canadian royal armored body, “RCAC” being the abbreviation for Royal Canadian Armoured Corps , the English name of the body [ first ] . On October 27 of the same year, he was sent to Great Britain [ first ] . He participated in the landing in Normandy on D-Day, that is to say the , as a component of the 2 It is Canadian armored brigade [ first ] . It served in northwest Europe until the end of the conflict [ first ] . He was dissolved the [ first ] .
The , The rifle trees of Sherbrooke mobilized another battalion for the active service which was appointed 1st Battalion, Sherbrooke, Casf rifle trees . This served in Canada for territorial defense within the 15 It is Infantry brigade of the 7 It is Canadian division and 14 It is Infantry brigade of the 6 It is Canadian division [ first ] . The , he was sent to Great Britain [ first ] . He was dissolved the [ first ] .
Recent history (since 1945) [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
Since the end of the Second World War, the members of the Sherbrooke rifle trees have participated in peace missions under the aegis of the UN.
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Honorary Colonels List [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
- 1938-1974 Col John Samuel Bourque, VD, CD
- 1974-1982 Col Gaétan Côté, Mbe, Ed
- 1983-1996 Mgén John J. Dunn, CMM, CD
- 1996-2001 Col Pierre H. Massé, CD, ADC
- 2001-2008, Le BGGENNER Jean-Lu-Bombardier, CD
- 2008-2019, le Col Wilfrid Morin, CD
- 2019-Actual, the Simon Hallé Col, CD
List of Honorary Lieutenants-Colonels [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
- 1910-1917 Lt-Col Louis Hubert Olivier
- 1934-1942 LT-COL (col) Émile RIOUX, VD
- 1942-1969 Lt-Col Charles Codère, Esq., ED, CD
- 1969-1980 LCOL Claude Genest, CD
- 1980-1983 Lcol Ernest L. Pelletier, EM, CD
- 1983-1986 Lcol Roland Savoie, CD
- 1986-1989 Lcol Henri Forgues-Lapointe, CD
- 1989-1996 Lcol Dennis Wood, OC
- 1996-2004 Lcol Louis Lagassé, CM
- 2004-2012, le Lcol Wilfrid Morin
- 2012-2016, Le Lcol Jean Denoncourt, CD
- 2018-Actual, the LCOL Marie-Claude Lapointe
List of commanders [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
- 1908 Mr. Ferdinand Rioux, founder of the regiment
- 1910-1912 LT-COL PANTALÉON PELLETIER
- 1912-1917 LT-COL (col) Émile RIOUX, VD
- 1917 Lt-Col Arthur Genest
- 1917-1922 LT-COL (col) Émile RIOUX, VD
- 1923 LT-COL Pierre Edmond Bélanger
- 1924-1928 Lt-Col (Col) Valmore Olivier, VD
- 1928-1931 Lt-Col (Col) John Bourque, VD, CD
- 1932-1937 LT-COL (col) Léopold Chevalier, Ed
- 1937-1942 LT-COL Émile Lévesque, Ed
- 1942-1946 LT-COL Alphonse Genest, Ed
- 1946-1947 Lt-Col Aimé Biron, Ed
- 1947-1950 Lt-Col Sarto Roy
- 1950-1952 LT-COL GAETAN Côté, MBE, ED
- 1952-1954 Lt-Col Roland Codère, ED
- 1954-1957 May Ernest Pelletier, Em, CD
- 1957-1960 Lt-Col Richard Crépaud, CD, ADC
- 1960-1963 Lt-Col (Mgen) John Dunn, CMM, CD, ADC
- 1963-1967 Lt-Col Bernard Codère, CD, ADC
- 1967-1970 Lcol Jacques Dubé, CD
- 1970-1972 LCOL Jean Denoncourt, CD
- 1972-1975 Lcol Pierre Massé, CD, ADC
- 1975-1978 Lcol François-Xavier Chagnon, CD
- 1978-1981 Lcol Marcel Lapointe, CD
- 1981-1984 LCOL (BGen) Jean-Loc Bombardier, CD
- 1984-1987 Lcol Jean Gauthier, CD, ADC
- 1987-1990 Lcol (Bgen) Louis Denis Pelletier, CD
- 1990-1993 Lcol Pierre Véronneau, CD
- 1993-1995 Lcol Alain Denis, CD
- 1995-1998 Lcol Bernard Pelletier, CD
- 1998-2000 Lcol Gaétan Lefebvre, CD
- 2000-2002 Lcol Jean Gauthier, CD
- 2002-2005 Lcol Paul Langlais, CD, ADC
- 2005-2010 Lcol Éric Beaudoin, CD
- 2010-2014 Lcol Simon Hallé, CD, ADC
- 2014-2017 Lcol Philippe Côté, CD
- 2017-2020 Lcol Alexandre Grégoire, CD
- 2020-Actual Lcol André Morin, CD
The battle honors are the right given by the crown to the regiment to affix on its colors the names of the battles or operations in which it distinguished itself. Some are signed on the colors of the regiment.
Except when in full-time service, the members of the Sherbrooke riflemen work part-time since they are above all, citizens soldiers. In general, there are one service one evening per week, Tuesday and up to two weekends per month, during campaign exercises or training sessions at the military riding school in rue Belvedère, headquarters of the regiment Sherbrookois. The annual most active training period goes from June to August while most riflemen are engaged in different military maneuvers or even vocational training courses.
From 1946 to 1960, regimental music was led by Captain Sylvio Lacharité [ 2 ] . This music, which had ceased its activities in the 1970s, was revived in the early 1990s under the leadership of Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre Véronneau, then commander of the regiment. With a very limited workforce, Lieutenant Serge Bélanger, first musical director of this music, laid the foundations for what she is today.
In 1996, Captain Sylvain on the side of this music, which nowadays more than thirty musicians from the region had more than thirty.
Badge and motto [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
The sherbrooke rifle badge is a golden grenade in charge of the royal crown naturally against the backdrop of gules and surrounded by a golden gules ring in which is inscribed “the riflers of Sherbrooke” in capital letters of ‘gold. The ring is surmounted by a natural beaver. The whole is paperback on a sheet of gold maple sustained from a listel also of gold bearing the inscription “right to goal” in capital letters of sand [ first ] . “Right to goal” is the regimental motto [ first ] .
Regimental march [ modifier | Modifier and code ]
Regimental march is Queen City [ first ] . This title is reflected in French in “Reine city”. This is given in honor of Sherbrooke, the City-Reine of the Eastern Cantons. [Ref. necessary] The march was composed by Captain Sylvio Lacharité, regiment officer and known composer of Quebec who was appointed member of the Order of Canada in 1982.
The military merry -go -round of Sherbrooke fusiliers includes a military museum.
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