Unit Histories

From	To	Type	Notes
15-Dec-1936	15-Dec-1936	Amalgamated From	1 The Haldimand Rifles
15-Dec-1936	15-Dec-1936	Amalgamated From	1 The Dufferin Rifles of Canada
15-Dec-1936	15-Dec-1936	Absorbed	3 Machine Gun Battalion (C Coy only)
01-Sep-1939	01-Sep-1939	Inactive
24-May-1940	24-May-1940	Authorised	to Mobilise an Active Battalion
23-Jul-1940	23-Jul-1940	Converted to	2 The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada
23-Jul-1940	23-Jul-1940	Reformed	at Brantford
16-Aug-1940	16-Aug-1940	Event	First Entry in War Diary
07-Nov-1940	07-Nov-1940	Event	Designated an Active unit
03-Jul-1942	03-Jul-1942	Event	A Coy detached to Tofino as part of Tofino Force
09-Aug-1942	09-Aug-1942	Event	A Coy rejoined Battalion
12-Sep-1942	12-Sep-1942	Event	C & D Companies detached to Newfoundland.
21-Mar-1943	21-Mar-1943	Event	C Coy rejoined Battalion
09-Apr-1943	09-Apr-1943	Event	D Coy rejoined Battalion
12-Aug-1944	12-Aug-1944	Dispersed	Battalion dispersed on farm duty near Dundurn, SK with A & B Coys dispersed around Suffield AB
09-Oct-1944	09-Oct-1944	Reformed	From farm duty (less A & B Coys)
09-Nov-1944	09-Nov-1944	Event	Suffield detachment (A & B Coys) rejoined Battalion
26-Feb-1945	26-Feb-1945	Event	Battalion departed Halifax for the United Kingdom
08-Mar-1945	08-Mar-1945	Disbanded	at Aldershot

Number of Records Returned: 19
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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Home	Unit Definition
Appointments	Commanders and Staff Officers assigned to the Unit
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History	Important Dates and Events in the History of the Unit
Forces	Forces of which the Unit was a part (British Commonweath and American Units only)
Locations	Locations where the Unit served
Superiors	Units to which this Unit was subordinated or attached
Theatres	Theatres of Operations which Unit served in