The Calgary Highlanders - Regimental Lineage

Regimental Lineage

• 1 April 1910: Raised as the 103rd Regiment "Calgary Rifles"
• 1914: contributed men to several battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, most notably the 10th Battalion, CEF. Also officially perpetuate the 56th and 82nd Battalions, CEF. The 10th Battalion officially disbanded in 1920.
• 15 March 1920: As part of the Otter Committee reorganizations, the 103rd Regiment was reorganized into The Calgary Regiment
• 15 September 1921: The Calgary Regiment divided into six battalions, the 1st Battalion became 1st Battalion, Calgary Highlanders, The Calgary Regiment. The 2nd Battalion, The Calgary Regiment later became the King's Own Calgary Regiment. The 3rd, 4th and 5th battalions were paper units that were never formed; they disbanded in the 1936 reorganizations of the Militia.
• 15 May 1924, The Calgary Regiment reorganized as separate regiments.

Lineage of the Calgary Highlanders:

(*) In 1940 the Canadian Active Service Force (CASF) was abolished and all active forces, whether in Canada or overseas, became the Canadian Army (Active). The CASF suffix was abolished. Previous to this, the "1st Battalion" designation was implied rather than official, and mobilized units were differentiated from the Militia units that generated them only by the "CASF" suffix.