The following dates are all documented in the Regulations and/or General Orders of the Canadian Militia. They can also be found by browsing through a few volumes. Let's take this opportunity to correct a common error that can be found even in the Brooker's book, which made a mistake in calling the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment. Well, know that he has no s to Fusilier although people in Ottawa made that mistake when the regiment was initially nominated. This was quickly corrected and the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment NEVER had "s" on any of its badges, titles or buttons. There was, however, a shoulder flash that had a spelling error; a missing “E” in Sherbrook (see photo).
It also happens too often that the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment is translated into French, which leads to confusion. The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment is a different regiment from Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, although several of its members served there.
09/21/1866 = The Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry
03/15/1867 = The 53rd Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry
22/03/1867 = The 54th Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry
05/10/1867 = The 53rd Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry
08/05/1900 = The 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment
01/04/1920 = The Sherbrooke Regiment
15/12/1936 = The Sherbrooke Regiment (MG)
02/01/1941 = The Sherbrooke Regiment
01/04/1946 = 12th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Regiment)
04/02/1949 = The Sherbrooke Regiment (12th Armoured Regiment)
05/19/1958 = The Sherbrooke Regiment (RCAC)
Please refer to the geneological tree in the About section.
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