24th Regiment Grey's Horse
24th Regiment Grey's Horse was a Canadian Army militia cavalry regiment and part of Non-Permanent Active Militia.
It was originally formed in Oxford County, Ontario and Waterloo County, Ontario in Ontario on April 2, 1908, in honour of Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey[1] The regiment was headquartered in Woodstock, Ontario with squadrons in Woodstock and Ingersoll, Ontario. Lineage can be traced back to 1798 with the Oxford Rifles.[2]
In 1914 it joined with 22nd Battalion to form A Company of the 1st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Headquarters moved Wingham, Ontario after World War I. In 1921 it became 9th Regiment Horse and disbanded in 1936.[3]
Commanding Officers
- Lt Col William Mahlon Davis (1857-1918) 1908-1910
- Lt Col Thomas Richard Mayberry (1854-1934) 1910-1918
- Lt Col F. Ross 1918-?
- Lt Col E. Pettigrew 1925-?
Notable members
- Donald Matheson Sutherland - Minister of National Defence and former A Company Captain
References
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