BROCKVILLE, September 2016 – The Brockville Rifles Regimental Society is pleased to announce the publishing of a new regimental history entitled THE BROCKVILLE RIFLES , AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 1866-2016. The last regimental history was written for the Regiment’s 100th anniversary in 1966. The new book will trace the history of the Regiment from the time […]
Credit: https://servicepub.wordpress.com/?s=brockville Advertisement The 41st Brockville Battalion of Rifles was raised in Brockville, Ontario on 5 October 1866, It was re-designated the 41st Regiment “Brockville Rifles” on 8 May 1900, and then sequentially The Brockville Rifles on 12 March 1920; and the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Brockville Rifles on 18 March 1942. The regiment would […]
Credit: https://servicepub.wordpress.com/?s=brockville Following the announcement by the Minister of National Defence during the summer of 2013 that the Canadian Army would revert to traditional rank nomenclature for certain trades and units, the adoption of Divisions to replace Commands (grouped by regions), and the re-adoption of “Pips and Crowns” for officer ranks, some units were left to […]
