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T.F.
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created 1 August 2000. Corrected and updated
01.12.2004
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The Rocky Mountain Rangers
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British
Columbia, 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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1898.07.01 |
five independent
companies raised: |
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- Rossland Rifle Company
- Nelson Rifle Company
- Kamloops Rifle Company
- Kaslo Rifle Company
- Revelstoke Company
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1900.01.01 |
Rocky Mountain
Rangers
companies regimented without RHQ and numbered (not
to be confused with 1885 Rocky
Mountain Rangers in Alberta): |
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- No. 1 Company
at Rossland
- No. 2 Company at Nelson
- No. 3 Company at Kamloops
- No. 4 Company at Kaslo
- No. 5 Company at Revelstoke
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1908.04.01 |
102nd Regiment
new company formed at Nelson and all reorganised
and regimented with RHQ at Nelson: |
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Rocky Mountain
Rangers
companies remained
independent: |
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- A Company at Rossland, redesgination
of No. 1 Coy; disbanded 1 May 1912
- B Company at Nelson, redesignation
of No. 2 Coy; disbanded 1 May 1912
- C Company at Nelson, newly raised;
disbanded 1 May 1912
- D Company at Kaslo, redesignation of
No. 4 Coy; disbanded 1 May 1912
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- C Company
at Kamploops, redesignation of No. 3 Coy
- E Company at
Revelstoke, redesignation of No. 5 Coy; disbanded 1 May 1912
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1908.06.01 |
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third
company raised at Armstrong |
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1909.06.01 |
102nd Regiment,
Rocky Mountain Rangers
absorbed Rocky Mountain Rangers (less
Armstrong coy), with companies redesignated: E
Coy at Kamloops, F
Coy at Revelstoke |
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1912.03.01 |
independent
company at Armstrong became G Coy |
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1912.09.03 |
RHQ
moved to Kamloops, and companies reorganised: |
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- A Company
at Kamloops, redesignation of E Coy
- B Company at Kamloops, formed 3 Sep.
1912
- C Company at Armstrong, redesignation
of G Coy
- D Company at Revelstoke, formed 3 Sep.
1912, replacing disbanded F Coy
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1914.09 |
contributed
volunteers to 7th Battalion CEF |
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1915 |
raised
172nd Battalion CEF |
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1913.04.01 |
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Company of Sharpshooters
independent coy formed at Grand Forks |
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new companies formed
in 102nd Regt: |
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- E Company at Kelowna, raised 15 Nov.
1913
- F Company at Salmon Arm, raised 16
Mar. 1914
- G Company at
Vernon, raised 1914
- H Company at Penctiton, raised 15 Dec.
1914
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1920.04.15 |
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disbanded |
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1920.03.15 |
The Rocky Mountain
Rangers |
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1921.05.02 |
reorganised
with HQ at Kamploops to perpetuate CEF: |
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- 1st Battalion, perpetuating 172nd Battalion
CEF
- HQ Company at
Salmon Arms
- A Company
at Kamloops
- B Company at Salmon Arm
- C Company at Armstrong
- D Company at Kelowna; moved 1928
to Revelstoke
- 2nd (Reserve) Battalion
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1941.01.01 |
mobilised
for active service: |
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- 1st Battalion (CASF)
- 2nd (Reserve) Battalion
- A Company at Cranbrook
- B Company at Revelstoke
- C Company at Salmon Arm
- D Company at Trail
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1946.04.01 |
The Rocky Mountain
Rangers
reconstituted in Militia with HQ at Kamloops, and
companies: |
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- A Company at Prince George
- B Company at Salmon Arm; moved ca.
1948 to Revelstoke; moved 1952 to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory,
and disbanded ca. 1955; new B Coy formed by 1965 at Kamloops
- C Company at Armstrong; moved ca. 1948
to Salmon Arm
- D Company at Revelstoke; moved ca.
1948 to Armstrong; moved by 1965 to Revelstoke
- Support Company at Kamloops
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1970 |
A
Coy and C Coy disbanded;
B Coy and D Coy redesignated: |
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- Admin Company at Kamloops
- A Company at Kamloops [former B
Coy]
- B Company at Revelstoke [former D
Coy]; moved later to Kamloops; later to Salmon Arm
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| History
(Links) & War Service |
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The
Rocky Mountain Rangers (DND site) |
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The
Rocky Mountain Rangers (39 Brigade site) |
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The
Rocky Mountain Rangers, by Mike Bobbitt (The Unofficial Canadian
Army Home Page) |
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The
Rocky Mountain Rangers, by Steve Bede. |
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The
Reserve Army (The Militia) in Southeastern British Columbia,
by P.A. Rogers et al.
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Cadets: |
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1787 Rocky Mountain Rangers RCACC, Salmon
Arm |
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2276 Rocky Mountain Rangers RCACC, |
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2305 Rocky Mountain Rangers RCACC, Kamloops |
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2458 Rocky Mountain Rangers RCACC, Revelstoke |
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2618 Rocky Mountain Rangers RCACC, Prince
George |
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2887 Rocky Mountain Rangers RCACC, 100
Mile House |
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3063 Rocky Mountain Rangers RCACC, Salmon
Arm |
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Deployment and Service: |
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War service
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Overseas service
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Home service
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1941.01.01 |
mobilised
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Pacific
Command |
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1943.08 |
Kiska,
Aleutian Islands |
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1944.01 |
returned
to Canada |
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1944.05.08 |
embarked
for England |
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1944 |
training
and repatriation unit in England |
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1946.01.28 |
disbanded |
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Biography
and Gallantry Awards: |
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[no external sites have been found] |
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Associations,
Forums and Re-Enactors: |
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[no external sites have been found] |
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Museums,
Monuments, Memorials and Chapels: |
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[no external sites have been found] |
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The Great War: [awarded honours for service of 172nd Battalion
CEF]
The Second World War: [none]
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Record of Colours: |
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Badges: |
Armorial
Description: The head of a mountain sheep within an annulus
inscribed ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGERS; the annulus surmounted by the
Crown and flanked by two sprigs of maple leaves; below, a scroll
inscribed with the motto KLOSHE NANITCH. |
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Uniform: |
scarlet; facings:
blue |
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Motto: |
Kloshe nanitch |
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Nicknames: |
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Anniversaries: |
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Marches: |
< -1980>:
Blue Canadian Rockies |
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<1980- >:
The Meeting of the Waters [signifying the confluence of the
North and South Thompson Rivers in Kamloops, from the Indian name
"Cumcloops" which means "the meeting of the waters"] |
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Musicians: |
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Mascot: |
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Miscellaneous
Tradition Links: |
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Regimental
Journal: |
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Full Histories:
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Short Histories:
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