49 Regiment Hastings Rifles
49 Hastings Battalion of Rifles
Unit Histories
| 04-Mar-1858 |
04-Mar-1858 |
Created |
in Belleville as the Belleville Rifle Company |
| 08-Jun-1866 |
08-Jun-1866 |
Event |
No. 2 Coy raised at Stirling and No. 3 Coy raised at Sidney |
| 20-Jul-1866 |
20-Jul-1866 |
Event |
Raised at Trenton as No. 6 Coy. |
| 14-Sep-1866 |
14-Sep-1866 |
Reorganised |
as 49 Hastings Battalion of Infantry by regimentation of three existing companies (No. 1 at Belleville, No 2 at Stirling and No. 3 at Sidney) |
| 30-Nov-1866 |
30-Nov-1866 |
Reorganised |
No. 4 Coy raised at Madoc and No. 5 (Melrose) Coy raised at Tyendinaga |
| 06-Apr-1871 |
06-Apr-1871 |
Renamed |
49 Hastings Battalion of Rifles |
| 10-May-1872 |
10-May-1872 |
Event |
No. 6 Coy became an independent Battery |
| 03-May-1878 |
03-May-1878 |
Event |
No. 6 Coy reformed at Belleville, it moved to Trenton in November 1882 |
| 08-May-1900 |
08-May-1900 |
Renamed |
49 Regiment Hastings Rifles |
| 01-Sep-1902 |
01-Sep-1902 |
Reorganised |
Additional Coys formed at Bancroft (No. 7) and Marmora (No. 8) |
| 30-Jun-1914 ? |
30-Jun-1914 ? |
Renamed |
49 Regiment (Hastings Rifles) |
| 15-Mar-1920 |
15-Mar-1920 |
Amalgamated Into |
1 The Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment |
| Number of Records Returned: 12 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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