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The 10th Queen's Own Canadian Hussars (QOCH) was a cavalry
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of the
Non-Permanent Active Militia The Non-Permanent Active Militia (NPAM) was the name of Canada's part-time volunteer military force from 1855 to 1940. The NPAM (also called "the Militia" though that term could also encompass the full-time standing army known as the Permanent A ...
(this was the name of the part-time volunteer Canadian Armed Forces before the formation of the
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in 1940) which existed between 1856–1913 and 1928–1936. Although the unit did not take part in any fixed actions of its own various officers and men were incorporated as volunteers into Canadian Expeditionary Forces overseas such as the Canadian Mounted Rifles in the Second Boer War, where some distinguished themselves such as Lieutenant-General Richard Ernest William Turner who, as a lieutenant serving with the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD), won the Victoria Cross at Leliefontein, one of three officers from the RCD who were given the award for the same action.


History

The
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was originally raised on 13 November 1856 at
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with the name the Queen's Own Canadian Hussars and was, until 1880, the only
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regiment in the
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. Between 1900 and 1913 it was part of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, 5th Division, in Military District No 5. Renamed the 10th Queen's Own Canadian Hussars in 1903. It was disbanded on 15 August 1913. On 1 August 1928 the 10th were re-raised, again in Quebec City, but disbanded permanently on 1 February 1936 along with 13 other regiments as part of the 1936 Canadian Militia Reorganization. Although not sent as a unit to the
Second Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sout ...
, some personnel volunteered to serve with the
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(CMR) which was raised to soldier in that campaign. Various sources list individuals from the QOCH who were attached to the CMR (First Contingent) such as the following members of "E" Company (
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): *Dynes, E. J. *Home, F. *Lee, F. *Sheehan, M. *Tregett, J. Amongst the number who volunteered for service in
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was 29-year-old
Richard Ernest William Turner Lieutenant General Sir Richard Ernest William Turner, (25 July 1871 – 19 June 1961) was a senior Canadian Army officer who served during the Second Boer War and the First World War, and was a recipient of the Victoria Cross. While Turner alwa ...
who had been commissioned into the QOCH as a
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, rising to the rank of major. In order to serve overseas he dropped rank to lieutenant and joined the
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. During his service there he gained the
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along with two other RCD soldiers, Lt HZC Cockburn and Sgt E Holland. Turner was given command of the 10th QOCH as a Lt Colonel. He was eventually promoted to Lt General during
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although his career finished ignominiously after a
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incident near the town of St. Eloi in September 1916. This resulted in him being removed from command and given administrative jobs for the rest of his time with the Canadian forces.


Uniform and badge

The uniform was similar to that of
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hussar regiments, dark blue with gold frogging on the jacket and a double yellow stripe on the trouser. Unlike other Canadian hussar regiments the QOCH also wore a busby similar to their Imperial cousins. The rest of the Canadian hussars (with the exception of the
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) wore a white pith helmet until they replaced them with busbies in the early 1900s. The badge had a blackened silver maple leaf is the central device and was attached to the main body by two pins. The rest of the badge is gilded. The collar dogs (badges worn on the lapel) were all gilt.


Notable Members

Lt General Richard Ernest William Turner VC, DSO, MiD


See also

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List of regiments of cavalry of the Canadian Militia (1900–1920) This is a list of the named and numbered cavalry regiments of the Canadian Militia from around the start of 1900 until the Otter Commission The Otter Commission, or Otter Committee, was established after the First World War to tackle a problem crea ...
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History of the Canadian Army The history of the Canadian Army, began when the title first came into official use in November 1940, during the Second World War, and is still used today. Although the official titles, Force Mobile Command, and later Land Force Command, were used ...
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Canadian Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...
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Permanent Active Militia Permanent Active Militia (PAM), also known as Permanent Force (PF), was the proper name of Canada's full-time professional land forces from 1855 to 1940, when it was reorganized into the Canadian Army. PAM was in effect Canada's standing army, con ...
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Non-Permanent Active Militia The Non-Permanent Active Militia (NPAM) was the name of Canada's part-time volunteer military force from 1855 to 1940. The NPAM (also called "the Militia" though that term could also encompass the full-time standing army known as the Permanent A ...
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The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Forces The relationship between the Canadian Crown and the Canadian Armed Forces is both constitutional and ceremonial with the King of Canada being the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces and with the King and other members of the Canadian Royal ...
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List of units of the Canadian Army The following is a list of units of the Canadian Army as of 2022 Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Regular Force # Royal Canadian Dragoons # Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) # 12e Régiment blindé du Canada Reserve Force (Primar ...
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Canadian Forces order of precedence All units of the Canadian Armed Forces have an order of precedence that determines seniority; it often decides such matters as which unit forms up to the right (senior side) of other units on a ceremonial parade, or the order in which marches or ...


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