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Chebucto Grays was a volunteer rifle battalion that was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the wake of the Crimean War (1853–1856), there developed a Volunteer Force in Britain. As part of this movement, in Nova Scotia, thirty-two Volunteer companies were raised in Nova Scotia, with a total strength of two thousand three hundred and forty-one. In Halifax there were eleven companies with a total strength of eight hundred and sixty-eight men. The Chebucto Grays was the most distinguished battalion, many of the members belonging to
File:LT.-Colonel William Chearnley - Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society (1880) (14778342514) (cropped).jpg, Lt. Col William Chearnley - commander of the Chebucto Grays and "Father of the
Chebucto Grays was a volunteer rifle battalion that was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the wake of the Crimean War (1853–1856), there developed a Volunteer Force in Britain. As part of this movement, in Nova Scotia, thirty-two Volunteer companies were raised in Nova Scotia, with a total strength of two thousand three hundred and forty-one. In Halifax there were eleven companies with a total strength of eight hundred and sixty-eight men. The Chebucto Grays was the most distinguished battalion, many of the members belonging to The Halifax Club
The Halifax Club is a private club in Halifax, Nova Scotia that was established in 1862. The club serves as a meeting place for business-minded men and women. It is a place where they can "meet, toast the day's successes, dine or simply relax in ...
. The Chebucto Grays were one of 8 Regiments to serve in the Halifax Volunteer Battalion
The Halifax Volunteer Battalion (1860–1868) included six companies that were raised in present-day Halifax Regional Municipality. The six companies included the Scottish Rifles, Chebucto Grays, Mayflower Rifles, Halifax Rifles, Irish Volunte ...
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Notable members
* George Lang * Brenton Halliburton *William Blowers Bliss
William Blowers Bliss (August 24, 1795 – March 16, 1874) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1830 to 1834.
He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick ...
* Enos Collins
* James William Johnston
*Mather Byles Almon
Mather Byles Almon (1796 – 30 July 1871) was a Canadian banker, politician, and philanthropist.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Almon was a founder of the Bank of Nova Scotia. He was president of the bank from 1837 to 1870. He also helped with ...
*John Fitzwilliam Stairs
John Fitzwilliam Stairs, also known as John Fitz William Stairs (January 19, 1848 – September 26, 1904) was an entrepreneur and statesman, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a member of the prominent Stairs family of merchants and shippers fo ...
* Samuel Leonard Shannon
* James Forman (merchant)
* William Young (Nova Scotia politician)
* Philip Carteret Hill
* John William Ritchie
Gallery
Halifax Volunteer Battalion
The Halifax Volunteer Battalion (1860–1868) included six companies that were raised in present-day Halifax Regional Municipality. The six companies included the Scottish Rifles, Chebucto Grays, Mayflower Rifles, Halifax Rifles, Irish Volunte ...
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Inauguration of the Welsford-Parker Monument, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 17 July 1860 - restored.jpg, The Welsford-Parker Monument Inauguration - George Lang of Chebucto Grays standing far left in front pair.
Chebucto Grays Full Dress.png, Capt. George Piers, Chebucto Grays (1868)
Clifford Kinnear, Chebucto Greys, Halifax, Nova Scotia.png, Clifford Kinnear - won the British National Rifle Association Medal (1861)
GhebuctoGreysFigurinesNovaScotia.png, Chebucto Greys Figurines
See also
* Victoria Rifles (Nova Scotia) *Halifax Volunteer Battalion
The Halifax Volunteer Battalion (1860–1868) included six companies that were raised in present-day Halifax Regional Municipality. The six companies included the Scottish Rifles, Chebucto Grays, Mayflower Rifles, Halifax Rifles, Irish Volunte ...
References
{{reflist History of Nova Scotia Military regiments raised in Nova Scotia Infantry units and formations of Canada