103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name = 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles)


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dates = 1 April 1910 - 1920
country = Canada
country = flag|Canada|1921
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branch = non-permanent Militia
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role = Rifle Regiment
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command_structure = Military District No. 13 (unbrigaded)
garrison = Calgary
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equipment = Ross Rifle
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battles = none
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battle honours = none
disbanded = 1920
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notable_commanders = Lieutenant-Colonel W.C.G. Armstrong; Honorary Colonel - Hon. Lt-Col. R.B. Bennett

The 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles) was a regiment of the Canadian non-permanent militia, organized at Calgary, Alberta, Canada by General Order on 1 April, 1910.

History

The 103rd Regiment was raised in Calgary as a militia unit. The first Commanding Officer was Lieutenant-Colonel W.C.G. Armstrong. The regiment's First Battalion consisted of eight companies stationed in Calgary. At the outbreak of World War I the regiment served as a recruiting depot to raise battalions for the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), the first being the 10th Battalion, CEF. The 103rd Regiment was disbanded in 1920; the regimental remnants were combined with disbanded CEF Battalions from the Calgary area, thus creating five separate battalions for the inter-war period.

References

* Knight, Darrell. "The Canadian Regimental Badge Book". (Calgary: private publication, 2008)