Military unit
The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia (now the Canadian Army). It was formed in 1936 by the amalgamation of The Peterborough Rangers and the 3rd Prince of Wales' Canadian Dragoons. In 1946, the regiment was converted from infantry to artillery and was later redesignated as the 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA (transferred to the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1970).
History.
Second World War.
On 5 March 1942, The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment) mobilized an active service unit designated as the 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment), CASF. The battalion served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 16th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 8th Canadian Infantry Division on the Pacific Coast. On 10 January 1945, the battalion was disbanded.
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