The Royal Winnipeg Rifles (R Wpg Rif) are a

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one-

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of the

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. Nicknamed the "Little Black Devils", they are based at

Minto Armoury The Minto Armoury is a prominent and historic structure in the West End of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The armoury is currently the home base of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, 38 Signal Regiment, and several o ...

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749 ...

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. The Royal Winnipeg Rifles are part of

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Lineage

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles

* Originated on 9 November, 1883, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as the 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles * Redesignated on 8 May, 1900, as the 90th Regiment Winnipeg Rifles * Redesignated on 12 March, 1920, as The Winnipeg Rifles * Redesignated on 3 June, 1935, as The Royal Winnipeg Rifles * Redesignated on 7 November, 1940, as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Royal Winnipeg Rifles * Redesignated on 28 March, 1946, as The Royal Winnipeg Rifles * Amalgamated on 30 June, 1955, with The Winnipeg Light Infantry Retaining its designation.

The Winnipeg Light Infantry

* Originated on 1 April 1912, in

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, as the 106th Regiment, Winnipeg Light Infantry. * Redesignated on 12 March 1920, as The Winnipeg Light Infantry. * Redesignated on 15 December 1936, as The Winnipeg Light Infantry (Machine Gun). * Redesignated on 18 March 1942, as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Winnipeg Light Infantry (Machine Gun). * Redesignated on 1 June 1945, as The Winnipeg Light Infantry (Machine Gun). * Redesignated on 1 April 1946, as The Winnipeg Light Infantry. * Amalgamated on 30 June 1955, with The Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

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Perpetuations

North-West Rebellion

* 91st "Winnipeg" Battalion of Light Infantry of 1885–1888

The Great War

8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles), CEF The 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles), CEF, also known by the nickname of ''The Little Black Devils of Canada'', was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The battalion was authorized on 10 August 19 ...

10th Battalion (Canadians), CEF The 10th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force was a unit of the First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), specifically in the 1st Canadian Division from 1914 to 1919. The battalion participated in every major Canadian battle of th ...

27th Battalion (City of Winnipeg), CEF The 27th Battalion (City of Winnipeg), CEF was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 17 May 1915. It disembarked ...

44th Battalion (Manitoba), CEF The 44th Battalion (Manitoba), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. History The 44th Battalion was authorized on 7 November 1914 and embarked for Great Britain on 23 October 1915. It disembark ...

* 61st Battalion (Winnipeg), CEF *

90th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles), CEF The 90th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 90th Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 31 May 1916, where on 19 July 1916 its pers ...

101st Battalion (Winnipeg Light Infantry), CEF The 101st Battalion (Winnipeg Light Infantry), CEF, was an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 101st Battalion was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Great Britain on 29 June 1916, where, on 13 July 1 ...

144th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles), CEF The 144th (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 in that city. After sailing to England in September 1916, ...

190th Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles), CEF The 190th (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting during the winter of 1915/16 in that city and surrounding district. Af ...

* 203rd Battalion (Winnipeg Rifles), CEF *

222nd Battalion, CEF The 222nd Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting in early 1916 throughout the province. After sailing to England in November 1916 onboard th ...

226th Battalion (Men of the North), CEF The 226th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. History Based in Dauphin, Manitoba, the unit began recruiting in March 1916 in the area of Dauphin and Minnedosa, Manitoba. After sailing to E ...

History

Early History

The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles were formed on 9 November 1883 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel

William Nassau Kennedy William Nassau Kennedy (28 April 1839 – 3 May 1885) was the second Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1875 – 1876. He was the first commander of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles. Biography Kennedy was born in Newcastle, Upper Canada (now ...

. Within two years of formation, the 90th battalion served in the 1885

North-West Rebellion The North-West Rebellion (french: Rébellion du Nord-Ouest), also known as the North-West Resistance, was a Resistance movement, resistance by the Métis people (Canada), Métis people under Louis Riel and an associated uprising by First Natio ...

, fighting at Fish Creek and Batoche. The regimental Latin motto is , which means “named by the enemy in battle”. After the

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, a captured

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asked, "The red coats we know, but who are those little black devils?" – infantry of the line wore red tunics, but the Winnipeg soldiers were clad in

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, a shade dark enough to be mistaken for black. From that point on, the 90th Rifles (and later Royal Winnipeg Rifles) became informally nicknamed the "Little Black Devils". Some former members of the 90th Rifles served in South Africa during the

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as members of other Canadian units, resulting in the award of the South Africa 1899–1900 battle honour.

The First World War

The regiment raised several battalions for the

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in the

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, the most notable being the

, which served in the 2nd Infantry Brigade,

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. The battalion saw some of the heaviest fighting in World War I, distinguishing itself at battles such as Ypres, the Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras and Cambrai. Three members of the 8th battalion were awarded Canada's highest honour for gallantry in the face of the enemy, the Victoria Cross. File:8th Battalion CEF.svg, The distinguishing patch of the 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles), CEF.

1920s-1930s

In the 1920 reorganization of the Canadian Militia following the report of the Otter Committee, the regiment's former designation as 90th Regiment was dropped and became known as The Winnipeg Rifles. In 1935 the unit was awarded the prefix 'Royal' for its distinguished service to

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, and the current designation of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles (R Wpg Rif) was adopted.

The Second World War

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the regiment landed in England in September 1940. As part of the

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, the Rifles were in the first wave of landings on D Day, 6 June 1944. The Royal Winnipeg Rifles fought throughout the

Normandy campaign Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the Norm ...

, fighting in famous battles such as

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. Three battalions of the regiment served during the Second World War. The 1st Battalion served in the

, the 2nd Battalion was a reserve unit that remained on part-time duty in Winnipeg, and a 3rd Battalion served in the

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. The 1st Battalion were among the first Allied troops to land on the Normandy beaches on

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. They served throughout the Northwest Europe campaign, including the

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, the Rhineland, and the final battles across the Rhine, before returning to Canada in 1945. The 3rd Battalion was raised in 1945 and remained in Germany until 1946. File:Canadian landings at Juno Beach.jpg, LCA (Landing Craft Assault) containing Winnipeg Rifles head for the Normandy Juno beach - June 6, 1944. Most are wearing Mk III helmets. File:Royal Winnipeg Rifles Spring 25-7-44.jpg, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, during Operation Spring, France, 25 July 1944. File:Royal Winnipeg Rifles - Spring.jpg, Troops of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles near

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, France, 25 July 1944.

Post-WWII to the Present

In 1950 the regiment helped the civil authority during the Winnipeg flood during Operation Red Ramp. During 1951–53, they provided men to the 1st Canadian Rifle Battalion for NATO duty with

27th Canadian Infantry Brigade The 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade (27CIBG) was an Active Force infantry brigade created on May 4, 1951, for service in West Germany. The brigade sailed to Rotterdam in November and December of that year. It was posted near Hanover and provided co ...

in Germany. Members of the regiment also served with other units during the

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. In 1955,

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amalgamated with The Royal Winnipeg Rifles bringing together the histories and traditions of two military units with no change in designation. On 6 June 1964, a commemorative D-Day monument was erected on the beaches at

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. In 1978 Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, became the Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment. Subsequently, a contingent of Rifles attended the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981. In 1983 The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, celebrated a one hundred years of military service to Canada with numerous events and an official postage stamp. The regiment contributed numerous soldiers to overseas deployments in the Balkans and to Canadian operations in Afghanistan. In 2009, the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and the

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Al ...

(both stationed at Minto Armoury) merged into the Winnipeg Infantry Tactical Group (Wpg Inf Tac Grp, or WITG). Both infantry regiments retained a large majority of their traditions but had a mixed and fully cooperative chain of command with only one commanding officer (CO) for both units. In 2018, the units were disaggregated, now with two separate chains of command and with different roles. The new main role for the Royal Winnipeg Rifles is maintaining the Arctic Response Company Group.

Structure

*Leadership and appointments **Colonel-in-Chief:

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**Honorary Colonel:

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**Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel: Abdo El Tassi **Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel Dennis G. Desrochers **Regimental Sergeant Major: Chief Warrant Officer Joel Alo **Band Sergeant Major: Master Warrant Officer Emily Kenny *Battalion structure **Alpha Company **Regimental Band **Ceremonial Detachment (The Skirmishers and The Pioneers) **Sub-Units

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Band

The Regimental Band is as old as the Regiment, dating back to 1883, making it the oldest concert band in Winnipeg. In 1885, members of the band accompanied the Regiment to the Northwest Rebellion. At first consisting only of buglers and drummers, the band has developed into a professional brass and reed concert band, capable of supporting vocals and a multitude of styles and genres in its repertoire, while maintaining its traditions with a bugle line. Bugles, by tradition and practical use, are closely associated with Rifle Regiments; in garrison and on the battlefield, orders were relayed by buglers. Today the Band continues to entertain the people of Manitoba and assist in the esprit de corps of the Regiment. Bands of the perpetuated regiments date back to when the 106th Winnipeg Light Infantry Band was organized. During the

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, bandmaster Thomas William James took the band to England where it would merge with the 10th Battalion Band to become the first Canadian band to serve on French soil. File:Winnipeg Rifles band.jpg, The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Band during a

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ceremony at

, 11 November 2018. File:144thBugleBand.jpg, Bugle Band of 144th Battalion, CEF

Traditions

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles follow the traditions of

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throughout the Commonwealth. Thus they do not have a stand of

regimental colours In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours (or colors), standards, flags, or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt some ...

, and they march at the traditional rate of 140 paces a minute instead of the CF standard 120. Rifles are usually carried "at the trail".

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s are borne on the cap badge and drums. The regimental badge depicts a devil carrying a trident and in imitation of a rifleman's role on the battlefield, he is depicted as running. As is also traditional in rifle regiments for reasons of concealment, buttons and badges are "blackened" or darkened and are not polished. The rank designation of a trained private (one chevron) of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles is "Rifleman." The regimental band's drums are emblazoned with the unit's battle honours. The regimental pioneers form the escort to the colours when on parade. The pioneers wear leather aprons and carry special tools and weapons: axes or hatchets, picks, and halberds. Along with the pioneers there are also skirmishers who wear the traditional uniform of a 90th Battalion rifleman circa 1885. The skirmishers often appear in ceremonies and memorials such as

and events. The

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of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles is " Pork, Beans and Hard Tack (Old Solomon Levi)" and the double quick march is " The Keel Row."

Alliances

* —

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Battle honours

In the list below, battle honours in small capitals were awarded for participation in large operations and campaigns, while those in lowercase indicate honours granted for more specific battles. The battle honours in bold type are emblazoned on the cap badge.

Recognition

On 10 November 1983 Canada Post issued 'The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, The Royal Canadian Dragoons as part of the Canadian Forces, Regiments, 1883–1983 series. The stamps were designed by Ralph Tibbles, based on a painting by William Southern. The 32¢ stamps are perforated 13.5 x 13 and were printed by Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.

Royal Canadian Army Cadets

The RWR has an army cadet corps of the same name, Royal Winnipeg Rifles Cadet Corps, formed in 1947. The cadet corps is based at Minto Armoury in

Notable Members

* Lieutenant Colonel

* Lieutenant

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* Major

Frank Fane Major Frank John William Fane (February 23, 1897 – January 6, 1980) was a farmer, World War I era soldier, and served as a Canadian municipal and federal politician from 1958 to 1968. Early life Frank John William Fane was born February ...

* Captain

Frank Mackenzie Ross Frank Mackenzie Ross (April 19, 1891 in Glasgow, Scotland – December 11, 1971 in Vancouver) was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Ross was the son of Grace Archibald (McCrone) and David Ross. Ross’ first job was as a bank cle ...

* Lieutenant Colonel

Jeff Nicklin Lieutenant Colonel Jevon Albert "Jeff" Nicklin OBE (December 10, 1914 − March 24, 1945) was a Canadian Army officer and football player. He fought during World War II and was one of the first Canadians to jump on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and led the ...

* Major

Clifford Chadderton Hugh Clifford Chadderton, (9 May 1919 – 30 November 2013) was a Canadian World War II veteran and Chief Executive Officer of The War Amps. Life and career Born in Fort William, Ontario, he worked as a news editor for Canadian Press and ...

* Pilot Officer Art Grant * Warrant Officer Robert Falcon Ouellette * Lieutenant Gordon A. Smith * Acting Commissioner

Zachary Taylor Wood Zachary Taylor Wood (November 27, 1860 – January 15, 1915''Who's Who'') was Assistant Commissioner with the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) and the commissioner of Yukon. Early life Born in Annapolis Naval Academy in 1860, where his father J ...

Victoria Cross holders

* Alexander Picton Brereton *

Frederick George Coppins Frederick George Coppins (25 October 1889 – 20 March 1963) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and other Commonwealth ...

Frederick William Hall Frederick William Hall, (21 February 1885 – 24 April 1915) was an Irish-Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwe ...

Andrew Mynarski Andrew Charles Mynarski, VC (14 October 1916 – 13 June 1944) was a Canadian airman and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for bravery in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Mynarski w ...

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum and Archives

The museum preserves the history of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles through the collection, conservation and display of artefacts and archives commencing with the Red River Expedition of 1870 to the present. It provides a source of training in the regiment's history for all members of the regiment and the public, fostering an interest, knowledge and sense of pride in the regiment's activities and accomplishments. It also maintains a current record of all regimental memorials and monuments in Canada and elsewhere.A-AD-266-000/AG-001 Canadian Forces Museums –Operations and Administration 2002-04-03 The Museum is affiliated with: CMA,

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and

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Media

* Named by the Enemy: A History of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles by Brian A. Reid (Jan 31 2010) * Little Black Devils: A History of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles by Bruce; Wells, Eric Tascona (1983)

Order of precedence

References

External links

*
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles site (unofficial)

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Army.ca)

The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum and Archives
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