Canadian Mounted Rifles
Canadian Mounted Rifles was part of the designation of several mounted infantry units in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Lt. Col. R.H. Ryan, officers, NCO's and men, 6th CMR (HS85-10-30269)
Units of the Permanent Active Militia
- The Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps, formed in 1885, now part of The Royal Canadian Dragoons
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles, formed in 1901, now named Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Units formed for the Second Boer War
- 1st Battalion, the Canadian Mounted Rifles, renamed the Royal Canadian Dragoons (Special Service Force) in 1900
- 2nd Battalion, the Canadian Mounted Rifles, renamed the Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1900, recruited by the North-West Mounted Police and now perpetuated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Battalion, the Canadian Mounted Rifles – went to South Africa but never saw action
Independent squadrons of the Non-Permanent Active Militia
- B, C, D, E and F Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons
- J and K Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the Mississauga Horse
- L Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessor of the Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
- A, B, C and E Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the 19th Alberta Dragoons
- D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessor of the South Alberta Light Horse.
- G and F Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the North Saskatchewan Regiment
- B and C Squadrons, Canadian Mounted Rifles, predecessors of the British Columbia Dragoons
Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force of the First World War
- 1st Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles)
- 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles), perpetuated by the British Columbia Dragoons
- 3rd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the 19th Alberta Dragoons
- 4th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 4th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles), perpetuated by the Governor General's Horse Guards
- 5th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles (later 5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles)
- 6th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
- 7th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the Governor General's Horse Guards
- 8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
- 9th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the North Saskatchewan Regiment
- 10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the North Saskatchewan Regiment
- 11th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the British Columbia Dragoons
- 12th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the South Alberta Light Horse
- 13th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, perpetuated by the South Alberta Light Horse
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