The Simcoe Foresters was an infantry regiment of the

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of the Canadian Militia (now the

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). In 1936, the regiment was amalgamated with The Grey Regiment to form

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Lineage

The Simcoe Foresters

* Originated on 14 September 1866, in Barrie, Canada West, as the 35th Simcoe Battalion of Infantry * Redesignated on 5 April 1867, as the 35th Battalion The Simcoe Foresters * Redesignated on 8 May 1900, as the 35th Regiment Simcoe Foresters * Redesignated on 1 May 1920, as The Simcoe Foresters * Amalgamated on 15 December 1936, with The Grey Regiment and Redesignated as The Grey and Simcoe Foresters

Perpetuations

157th Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), CEF The 157th (Simcoe Foresters) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. On 30 November 1915, the 35th Regiment "Simcoe Foresters" was authorized to raise the 157th Battalion. Based in Barrie, Ont ...

177th Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), CEF The 177th (Simcoe Foresters) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force raised during the First World War by the 35th Simcoe Foresters. Based in Barrie, Ontario and later at Camp Borden, the unit began recruiting during the w ...

Organization

35th Simcoe Battalion of Infantry (14 September 1866)

* No. 1 Company (

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically ...

) (first raised on 27 December 1855 as the ''Barrie Volunteer Militia Rifle Company'') * No. 2 Company ( Collingwood) (first raised on 13 November 1856 as ''The First Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Collingwood'') * No. 3 Company ( Cookstown) (first raised on 19 December 1861 as ''The 1st Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Cookstown'') * No. 4 Company ( Bradford) (first raised on 9 January 1863 as the ''Bradford Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry'') * No. 5 Company (

) (first raised on 9 January 1863 as the ''Volunteer Militia Company of Infantry of Barrie'') * No. 6 Company ( Oro) (first raised on 8 June 1866 as the ''Oro Company of Infantry'') Co. 6 moved to Huntsville, On. 1886-1907 * No. 7 Company (

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) (first raised on 8 June 1866 as the ''Orillia Company of Infantry'')

The Simcoe Foresters (15 December 1920)

* 1st Battalion (perpetuating the 157th Battalion, CEF) * 2nd (Reserve) Battalion (perpetuating the 177th Battalion, CEF)

Battle honours

North West Rebellion

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Great War

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, '18 *

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Notable members

* Major-General Sir

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* Lieutenant-Colonel William Edward O'Brien: Commanding officer of the York and Simcoe Provisional Battalion during the North-West Rebellion * Major Sir Daniel Hunter McMillan * Flight Lieutenant Alfred B. Thompson

Notes and references

{{Reflist Former infantry regiments of Canada Military units and formations of Ontario