In the Canadian Army, a regiment is placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle when the need for the regiment's existence is no longer relevant. When placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle, a regiment is considered "virtually disbanded", and is re-formed only when the Department of National Defence deems the unit is required again. The Supplementary Order of Battle was instituted as an alternative to outright disbandment during the army rationalizations of the 1960s. If a regiment is re-manned and moved from the Supplementary Order of Battle, it takes its old place in the order of precedence and its colours, traditions and battle honours remain as if there had been no interruption of service.[1]

In the aftermath of the Somalia Affair in 1993, The Canadian Airborne Regiment was completely disbanded and not placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle.

On September 5, 2008, the Defence Minister, Peter MacKay, announced that The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) would be reorganized as an active unit. This was the first and so far only regiment to be reactivated to the Primary Reserve from the Supplementary Order of Battle. Two other regiments have been removed from the Supplementary Reserve by amalgamating them with Primary Reserve units: the Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) merged into the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) in 2002 and the 19th Alberta Dragoons merged into the South Alberta Light Horse in 2006.

Regiments on the Supplementary Order of Battle

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

Armoured units on the Supplementary Order of Battle
Regiment Formed To SOB Headquarters
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards 1875 1965 Ottawa[2]
12th Manitoba Dragoons 1903 1964 Winnipeg[3]
14th Canadian Hussars 1910 1968 Swift Current[4]

Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Regiment Formed To SOB Headquarters
3rd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 1951 1992 Shilo, Manitoba[5]
4th Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 1952 1970 Petawawa, Ontario[6]
8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1912 1970 Hamilton, Ontario[7]
12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1905 1965 Fredericton, New Brunswick[8]
14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1912 1968 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia[9]
18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1920 1970 Lethbridge, Alberta[10]
21st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1936 1970 Wingham, Ontario[11]
24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1914 1965 Trail, British Columbia[12]
27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1910 1970 Farnham, Quebec[13]
29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1898 1965 Sarnia, Ontario[14]
34th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1942 1965 Montreal, Quebec[15]
37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1905 1965 Montreal, Quebec[16]
39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA 1914 1965 Winnipeg, Manitoba[17]
40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1936 1981 Kenora, Ontario[18]
44th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1946 1965 St. Catharines, Ontario[19]
46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1936 1968 Drummondville, Quebec[20]
50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA 1866 1970 Peterborough, Ontario[21]
53rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 1946 1968 Yorkton, Saskatchewan[22]
57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA 1872 1970 Niagara Falls, Ontario[23]
19th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA 1920 1965 Calgary, Alberta[24]
33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA 1946 1965 Cobourg, Ontario[25]
42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA 1931 1965 Toronto, Ontario[26]
1st Artillery Locating Regiment, RCA 1946 1965 Toronto, Ontario[27]

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Infantry units on the Supplementary Order of Battle
Regiment Formed To SOB Headquarters
Canadian Guards 1951 1970 Petawawa[28]
Victoria Rifles of Canada 1862 1965 Montreal[29]
Royal Rifles of Canada 1862 1966 Quebec City[30]
Le Régiment de Joliette 1871 1964 Joliette[31]
Perth Regiment 1886 1965 Stratford, Ontario[32]
The South Saskatchewan Regiment 1905 1968 Estevan[33]
Winnipeg Grenadiers 1908 1965 Winnipeg[34]
1st Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada 1915 1965 Toronto[35][36]
Yukon Regiment 1962 1968 Whitehorse, Yukon[37]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  3. ^ "12th Manitoba Dragoons". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  4. ^ "14th Canadian Hussars". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  5. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 3rd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  6. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 4th Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  7. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  8. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  9. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  10. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  11. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 21st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  12. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  13. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  14. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  15. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 34th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  16. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  17. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  18. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  19. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 44th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  20. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  21. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  22. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 53rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  23. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  24. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 19th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  25. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  26. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  27. ^ "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 1st Artillery Locating Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  28. ^ "The Canadian Guards". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  29. ^ "Victoria Rifles of Canada". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  30. ^ "The Royal Rifles of Canada". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  31. ^ "Le Régiment de Joliette". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  32. ^ "The Perth Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  33. ^ "The South Saskatchewan Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  34. ^ "The Winnipeg Grenadiers". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  35. ^ Defence, National (25 October 2018). "2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  36. ^ "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  37. ^ "The Yukon Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

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