The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The regiment is part of 33 Canadian Brigade Group, one of 10 brigade groups of the 2nd Canadian Division. The regimental headquarters and one company (A Company, Assoro Company) are at 187 Pinnacle Street in Belleville and on Willmott Street in Cobourg, with another rifle company in Peterborough. The Peterborough Armoury houses what was traditionally B Company or Moro Company. Moro Company also serves as the headquarters for the regiment’s Assault Pioneer Platoon. Normally, the regiment deploys as a composite, Ortona Company, while the headquarters and administration form Somme Company.
In 2017, the Canadian Army assigned the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment the mission task to raise, train, and maintain the assault pioneer combat support capability within the 4th Canadian Division. Since taking on the task, the regiment has trained more assault pioneers than any other unit outside of the Canadian Army’s Combat Training Centre. Hasty P assault pioneers have deployed on training exercises with the 3rd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment and overseas on Operation Unifier.
The commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Angelo Manzara, who took over from Lieutenant-Colonel Marc Gallant on 11 May 2023. Commanding officers normally hold the position for a term of three years. The regimental sergeant major is Chief Warrant Officer Roderick McNeil. The colonel-in-chief is Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, who visited the regiment in June 2005 and received a guard of honour from the regiment during his visit to Old Fort Henry in Kingston in June 2008.
Lineage
9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled) (Argyll Light Infantry), RCA
Originated 16 January 1863 in Belleville, Ontario as the 15th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Canada Redesignated 2 June 1871 as the 15th Battalion or the Argyll Light Infantry Redesignated 8 May 1900 as the 15th Regiment Argyll Light Infantry Redesignated 12 March 1920 The Argyll Light Infantry Redesignated 15 December 1936 as The Argyll Light Infantry (Tank) Redesignated 7 November 1940 as The (Reserve) Argyll Light Infantry (Tank) Amalgamated 1 April 1946 with the 44th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA, converted to artillery, and redesignated as the 9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self-Propelled) (Argyll Light Infantry), RCA Amalgamated 1 September 1954 with the 34th Anti-Tank Battery (Self Propelled), RCA, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment and The Midland Regiment, converted to infantry, and redesignated as The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.
16th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Canada Originated 6 February 1863 in Picton, Ontario as the 16th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Canada Redesignated 30 November 1866 as the 16th Prince Edward Battalion of Infantry Redesignated 8 May 1900 as the 16th Prince Edward Regiment Amalgamated 12 March 1920 with the 49th Regiment Hastings Rifles to form The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Redesignated 1 November 1945 as The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Amalgamated 1 September 1954 with the 9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA, the 34th Anti- Tank Battery (Self Propelled), RCA, and The Midland Regiment, retaining its designationCanadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.
44th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA Originated 1 June 1905 in Gananoque, Ontario, as the 9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery Redesignated 1 July 1925 as the 9th Field Brigade, Canadian Artillery Redesignated 3 June 1935 as the 9th Field Brigade, RCA Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 9th (Reserve) Field Brigade, RCA Redesignated 24 June 1942 as the 44th (Reserve) Field Regiment, RCA Amalgamated 1 April 1946 with The (Reserve) Argyll Light Infantry (Tank)
34th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA Originated 1 April 1912 in Belleville, Ontario, as the 34th Battery, CFA Redesignated 1 July 1925 as the 34th Field Battery, CA Redesignated 3 June 1935 as the 34th Field Battery, RCA Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 34th (Reserve) Field Battery, RCA Redesignated 1 April 1946 as the 34th Anti-Tank Battery (Self-Propelled), RCA Amalgamated 1 September 1954 with the 9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment and The Midland Regiment
49th Regiment Hastings Rifles Originated 14 September 1866 in Stirling, Ontario, as the 49th Hastings Battalion of Infantry Redesignated 6 April 1871 as the 49th Hastings Battalion of Rifles Redesignated 8 May 1900 as the 49th Regiment Hastings Rifles Amalgamated 12 March 1920 with the 16th Prince Edward Regiment
The Midland Regiment
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Originated 5 October 1866 in Cobourg, Ontario, as the 40th Northumberland Battalion of Infantry Redesignated 8 May 1900 as the 40th Northumberland Regiment Redesignated 12 March 1920 as The Northumberland (Ontario) Regiment Redesignated 15 May 1924 as The Northumberland Regiment Amalgamated 15 December 1936 with The Durham Regiment and redesignated as The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham) Redesignated 7 November 1940 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham) Redesignated 1 June 1945 as The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham) Redesignated 1 April 1946 as The Midland Regiment Amalgamated 1 September 1954 with the 9th Anti-Tank Regiment (Self Propelled), RCA, 34th Anti-Tank Battery (Self Propelled), RCA and The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.
The Durham Regiment
Originated on 16 November 1866, in Port Hope, Ontario, as the 46th East Durham Battalion of Infantry Redesignated on 1 August 1897, as the 46th Durham Battalion of Infantry Redesignated on 8 May 1900, as the 46th Durham Regiment Redesignated on 12 March 1920, as The Durham Regiment Amalgamated on 15 December 1936, with The Northumberland Regiment and Redesignated as The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham)
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Perpetuations
War of 1812
Prior to the War of 1812 Upper Canada passed the Militia Act of 1808 in anticipation of threats coming from the Americans.http://www.cobourgmuseum.ca › 2...PDF UPPER CANADA IN 1800 - Cobourg Museum Foundation
1st Regiment of Durham Militia 1st Regiment of Hastings Militia 1st Regiment of Northumberland Militia 1st Regiment of Prince Edward Militia
Great War 9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, CEF 39th Battalion, CEF 80th Battalion, CEF 136th Battalion (Durham), CEF 139th Battalion (Northumberland), CEF 155th Battalion (Quinte), CEF 254th Battalion (Quinte's Own), CEF
Operational history
Fenian Raids The 15th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry), Canada was called out on active service during the 1866 raids by the Fenian Brotherhood on 8 March 1866. The battalion was removed from active service on 27 March 1866 at the conclusion of the emergency.
North West Rebellion The 15th Battalion Argyll Light Infantry, the 40th Northumberland Battalion of Infantry, the 46th East Durham Battalion of Infantry and The 49th Hastings Battalion of Rifles mobilized a company each for active service with The Midland Battalion on 10 April 1885. The Midland Battalion served in the Alberta Column of the North West Field Force until it was demobilized on 24 July 1885.
Great War The 9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, CEF, was authorized on 20 January 1916 and embarked for Great Britain on 15 February 1916. The Brigade arrived in France on 14 July 1916, where it fought as part of the 3rd Canadian Divisional Artillery in France and Flanders until the end of the war. The brigade was disbanded on 1 November 1920.
The 39th Battalion, CEF, was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 17 June 1915. It provided reinforcements to Canadian units in the field until 4 January 1917, when its personnel were absorbed by the 6th Reserve Battalion, CEF.
The 80th Battalion, CEF, was authorized on 10 July 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 20 May 1916. It provided reinforcements to Canadian units in the field until 30 September 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by units of the 4th Canadian Division.
The 155th (Quinte) Battalion, CEF, was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 17 October 1916, where it provided reinforcements to Canadian units in the field until 8 December 1916, when its personnel were absorbed by the 154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF. The 39th, 80th and 155th Battalions were all disbanded on 17 July 1917.
The 136th (Durham) Battalion, CEF authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 25 September 1916, where its personnel were absorbed by the 39th Reserve Battalion, CEF on 6 October 1916 to provide reinforcements to Canadian units in the field. The 136th Battalion was disbanded on 22 May 1917.
The 139th (Northumberland) Battalion, CEF, was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 27 September 1916 where its personnel were absorbed by the 36th Reserve Battalion, CEF on 6 October 1916 to provide reinforcements to Canadian units in the field. The battalion was disbanded on 21 May 1917.
The 254th Battalion (Quinte's Own), CEF, was authorized on 1 May 1917 and embarked for Great Britain on 2 June 1917, where its personnel were absorbed by the 6th Reserve Battalion, CEF, on 10 June 1917 to provide reinforcements to Canadian units in the field. The battalion was disbanded on 15 September 1917.
On 12 March 1920 the 16th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Canada was amalgamated with the 49th Regiment Hastings Rifles to form The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment.
Second World War The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, CASF, mobilized for active service on 1 September 1939 and was redesignated the 1st Battalion, The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, CASF, on 7 November 1940. The unit embarked for Great Britain on 22 December 1939, and on 13 June 1940 it went to France as part of the Second British Expeditionary Force, reaching a point beyond Laval before being ordered back to the United Kingdom. It landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943, and in Italy on 3 September 1943, as part of the 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade,1st Canadian Infantry Division. On 10 March 1945, the battalion moved with the I Canadian Corps to northwest Europe, where it fought until the end of the war. The overseas battalion was disbanded on 15 October 1945. On 1 June 1945, a second Battalion of the regiment was mobilized for service in the Pacific theatre of operations as the 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment), CASF. The 2nd Battalion was disbanded on 1 November 1945.
Details from The Midland Regiment were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and then placed on active service on 1 September 1939, for local protection duties under the designation The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), CASF (Details). These details were disbanded on 31 December 1940. The regiment then mobilized The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), CASF, for active service on 24 May 1940 and was redesignated the 1st Battalion, The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), CASF, on 7 November 1940. The 1st Battalion served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the Prince Rupert Defences, 8th Canadian Infantry Division. The Battalion embarked for Great Britain on 10 January 1945, where it was disbanded on 18 January 1945 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Army in the field.