14th Canadian Hussars

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

14th Canadian Hussars

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

  • 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion (14th Canadian Hussars)
  • 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars)
  • 8 Recce
  • VIII Recce
  • 8 Canadian Recce

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Description area

Dates of existence

1940-

History

The Regiment was designated the 14th Canadian Hussars on August 1,1940. The regiment was mobilized on January 26, 1941 and converted to an armoured regiment with a re-designation to the 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion (14th Canadian Hussars) in April of that year. On May 19, 1958 the regiment reverted to the 14th Canadian Hussars before being disbanded on March 1, 1965 and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle.

Places

Legal status

1965/03/01 - Regiment has been disbanded on and placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle.

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Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

8th Reconnaissance Regiment (1941-1958)

Identifier of related entity

SCAA-SCM-0001

Category of relationship

temporal

Dates of relationship

1941-1958

Description of relationship

The 14th Canadian Hussars was redesignated the 8th (Reserve) Reconnaissance Battalion (14th Canadian Hussars) on 1 April 1941. On 19 May 1958, the Regiment became the 14th Canadian Hussars again.

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Occupations

Control area

Authority record identifier

SCAA-SCM-0046

Maintained by

Institution identifier

Swift Current Museum

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAAR-CPF
RAD
ISDIAH

Status

Final

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

2017/08/28 - Creation
2020/11/07 - Last Revision

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

  • Latin

Maintenance notes

Created by William Shepherd (Collections Officer, Swift Current Museum).
Maintenance is the responsibility of the Collections Officer, Swift Current Museum.

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