Supplementary Order of Battle

In the Canadian Army, a regiment is placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle when the need for the regiment's existence is no longer relevant. When placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle, a regiment is considered "virtually disbanded", and is re-formed only when the Department of National Defence deems the unit is required again. The Supplementary Order of Battle was instituted as an alternative to outright disbandment during the army rationalizations of the 1960s. If a regiment is re-manned and moved from the Supplementary Order of Battle, it takes its old place in the order of precedence and its colours, traditions and battle honours remain as if there had been no interruption of service.^[1]

In the aftermath of the Somalia Affair in 1993, The Canadian Airborne Regiment was completely disbanded and not placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle.

On September 5, 2008, the Defence Minister, Peter MacKay, announced that The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) would be reorganized as an active unit. This was the first and so far only regiment to be reactivated to the Primary Reserve from the Supplementary Order of Battle. Two other regiments have been removed from the Supplementary Reserve by amalgamating them with Primary Reserve units: the Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment) merged into the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) in 2002 and the 19th Alberta Dragoons merged into the South Alberta Light Horse in 2006.

Regiments on the Supplementary Order of Battle

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

Armoured units on the Supplementary Order of Battle

Regiment	Formed	To SOB	Headquarters
4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards	1875	1965	Ottawa^[2]
12th Manitoba Dragoons	1903	1964	Winnipeg^[3]
14th Canadian Hussars	1910	1968	Swift Current^[4]

Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Regiment	Formed	To SOB	Headquarters
3rd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery	1951	1992	Shilo, Manitoba^[5]
4th Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery	1952	1970	Petawawa, Ontario^[6]
8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1912	1970	Hamilton, Ontario^[7]
12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1905	1965	Fredericton, New Brunswick^[8]
14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1912	1968	Yarmouth, Nova Scotia^[9]
18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1920	1970	Lethbridge, Alberta^[10]
21st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1936	1970	Wingham, Ontario^[11]
24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1914	1965	Trail, British Columbia^[12]
27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1910	1970	Farnham, Quebec^[13]
29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1898	1965	Sarnia, Ontario^[14]
34th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1942	1965	Montreal, Quebec^[15]
37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1905	1965	Montreal, Quebec^[16]
39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA	1914	1965	Winnipeg, Manitoba^[17]
40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1936	1981	Kenora, Ontario^[18]
44th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1946	1965	St. Catharines, Ontario^[19]
46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1936	1968	Drummondville, Quebec^[20]
50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA	1866	1970	Peterborough, Ontario^[21]
53rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	1946	1968	Yorkton, Saskatchewan^[22]
57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA	1872	1970	Niagara Falls, Ontario^[23]
19th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA	1920	1965	Calgary, Alberta^[24]
33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA	1946	1965	Cobourg, Ontario^[25]
42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA	1931	1965	Toronto, Ontario^[26]
1st Artillery Locating Regiment, RCA	1946	1965	Toronto, Ontario^[27]

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Infantry units on the Supplementary Order of Battle

Regiment	Formed	To SOB	Headquarters
Canadian Guards	1951	1970	Petawawa^[28]
Victoria Rifles of Canada	1862	1965	Montreal^[29]
Royal Rifles of Canada	1862	1966	Quebec City^[30]
Le Régiment de Joliette	1871	1964	Joliette^[31]
Perth Regiment	1886	1965	Stratford, Ontario^[32]
The South Saskatchewan Regiment	1905	1968	Estevan^[33]
Winnipeg Grenadiers	1908	1965	Winnipeg^[34]
1st Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada	1915	1965	Toronto^[35]^[36]
Yukon Regiment	1962	1968	Whitehorse, Yukon^[37]

See also

• Canadian Militia
• Canadian Army
• Primary Reserve
• History of the Canadian Army
• Militia Act of 1855
• Otter Commission 1920
• National Defence Act 1923
• Kennedy Report on the Reserve Army 1954
• Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces 1968

Notes

1. "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
2. "4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
3. "12th Manitoba Dragoons". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
4. "14th Canadian Hussars". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 1: Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments – Armour Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
5. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 3rd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
6. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 4th Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
7. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 8th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
8. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 12th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
9. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 14th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
10. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 18th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
11. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 21st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
12. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 24th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
13. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 27th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
14. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 29th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
15. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 34th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
16. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 37th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
17. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 39th Field Artillery Regiment (Self-Propelled), RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
18. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 40th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
19. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 44th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
20. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 46th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
21. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 50th Field Artillery Regiment (The Prince of Wales Rangers), RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
22. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 53rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
23. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 57th Field Artillery Regiment (2nd/10th Dragoons), RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
24. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 19th Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
25. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 33rd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
26. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
27. "DHH - Armour, Artillery and Field Engineer Regiments - Artillery Regiments - 1st Artillery Locating Regiment, RCA". Official Lineages. Directorate of History and Heritage. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
28. "The Canadian Guards". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
29. "Victoria Rifles of Canada". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
30. "The Royal Rifles of Canada". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
31. "Le Régiment de Joliette". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
32. "The Perth Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
33. "The South Saskatchewan Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
34. "The Winnipeg Grenadiers". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
35. Defence, National (25 October 2018). "2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
36. "www.canadiansoldiers.com". www.canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
37. "The Yukon Regiment". Official Lineages: Volume 3, Part 2: Infantry Regiments. Directorate of History and Heritage. October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

References

• Government of Canada Announces Reserve Units in Nova Scotia and Northwest Territories^{[dead link]}