The 21st Alberta Hussars were a light cavalry regiment 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 ...
of the
Canadian Militia (now the
Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...
). In 1920, the regiment was reorganized as The Alberta Mounted Rifles.
Lineage
21st Alberta Hussars
* Originated on 1 April 1908, in Medicine Hat, Alberta, as the 21st Alberta Hussars.
* Redesignated on 15 March 1920, as The Alberta Mounted Rifles.
Organization
21st Alberta Hussars (1 April 1908)
* Regimental Headquarters (Medicine Hat, Alberta)
* A Squadron (first raised on 1 June 1901, as D Squadron, Canadian Mounted Rifles)
* B Squadron
Notable Members
* Colonel
James Frederick Scott
* Lieutenant Colonel
Nelson Spencer
Nelson Charles Spencer, (7 December 1876 – 30 September 1943) was a Canadian merchant, provincial politician from Alberta, and lieutenant colonel with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during World War I.
Biography
Spencer was born ...
* Captain
Charles Pingle
See also
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References
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Hussar regiments of Canada
Military units and formations of Alberta
Military units and formations established in 1908
Military units and formations disestablished in 1920