In just over three (3) months the regiment will ring in 2024! New Year 2024, we will be preparing to carry on with one of our regiment’s longest traditions. We hope to see everyone from the Regimental Family with us at Home Station. What is now the New Year’s Levée actually has two historic origins, which merged at some point […]
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During the very early days of the Regiment, the 1st Company (later No. 1 Coy) twice refused to “equalize” with other companies, on parade. Equalizing was a process whereby soldiers with a larger unit would temporarily be made to parade with another units to create companies of equal size for appearance, as well as to ease and regulate some drill movements, […]
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As we all know, The Canadian Grenadier Guards (CGG) is Canada’s 1st. Regiment. As such, its origins, for at least its first decade and more, was a deliberate attempt to reflect the ethnic mix of Montreal, and indeed Canada, at the time. To fully understand this, one must realize that Montreal at the time was, by far, the economic & […]
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There were several things unique about our 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) Canadian Expeditionary Force) from WW1. Not the least of which were that we were the only Guards Battalion fighting in the Canadian Corps, and that we had higher recruiting standards. But amongst other things, we were about the only CEF Bn., outside of the Permanent Force, Royal Canadian […]
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We welcome John Dolbec who for so many years who wrote many news articles about unknown historical facts about our Regiment’s history, Dolbec’s Corner’! John is quite active on Facebook where he shares his wisdom and knowledge of our Regiment. Look him up and become his friend. We thank him for now contributing to a new medium. Human losses amongst […]
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On Oct. 11, 1941, the Regiment’s newly mobilized 1st Battalion (June 1940), not yet converted to Armour, was posted to St. John, NB, relieving the Royal Rifles of Canada, who were on their way to reinforce the British/Indian garrison at Hong Kong, It was rumored at the time, that CGG was to be sent there as well. The rumour mill […]
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We welcome John Dolbec who for so many years wrote many news articles about unknown historical facts about our Regiment’s history, ‘Dolbec’s Corner’! The Museum archives have copies of his many articles he wrote and soon they will be part of our new cgg.ca site. John is quite active on Facebook where he shares his wisdom and knowledge of our […]
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