| 01-May-1920 |
01-May-1920 |
Converted from |
44 Lincoln and Welland Regiment |
| 15-Dec-1936 |
15-Dec-1936 |
Absorbed |
1 The Lincoln Regiment |
| 01-Sep-1939 |
01-Sep-1939 |
Inactive |
in St Catherines, ON |
| 02-Sep-1939 |
02-Sep-1939 |
Embodied |
For guard duties along the Welland Canal |
| 22-Nov-1939 |
22-Nov-1939 |
Disembodied |
Personnel stood down |
| 24-May-1940 |
24-May-1940 |
Event |
Authorised to Mobilise an Active Battalion |
| 21-Jun-1940 |
21-Jun-1940 |
Embodied |
at St Catherines ON |
| 01-Jul-1940 |
01-Jul-1940 |
Converted to |
2 The Lincoln and Welland Regiment at St Catherines |
| 01-Jul-1940 |
01-Jul-1940 |
Reformed |
at St Catherines |
| 24-Jul-1940 |
24-Jul-1940 |
Event |
Bn provided guard detachments for vulnerable points in Niagara area replacing 1 Battalion The Perth Regt |
| 19-Aug-1940 |
19-Aug-1940 |
Event |
Bn took over the guard of vulnerable points along the Welland Canal |
| 07-Nov-1940 |
07-Nov-1940 |
Event |
Designated as an Active Battalion |
| 08-May-1941 |
08-May-1941 |
Event |
Bn departed Niagara Falls for Nanaimo by rail in two parties having been relieved by 1 British Columbia Regt |
| 12-May-1941 |
12-May-1941 |
Event |
Bn reunited at Nanaimo after crossing to the West Coast |
| 10-Sep-1941 |
10-Sep-1941 |
Event |
Bn departed Nanaimo for the East Coast where it was to join the garrison of Newfoundland |
| 29-Sep-1941 |
29-Sep-1941 |
Event |
Bn disembarked at Botwood in Newfoundland |
| 16-Mar-1942 |
16-Mar-1942 |
Event |
Bn relieved at Gander by 1 Prince Edward Island Highlanders. Bn moved to St John's, Newfoundland |
| 17-Sep-1942 |
17-Sep-1942 |
Reorganised |
A Coy broken up and distributed among the other companies |
| 28-Sep-1942 |
28-Sep-1942 |
Reinforced |
D Coy 1 Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles attached to Bn |
| 04-Apr-1943 |
04-Apr-1943 |
Reduced |
D Coy 1 Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles left the Bn to rejoin their parent unit |
| 24-Apr-1943 |
24-Apr-1943 |
Event |
First Flight (C Coy plus Bn HQ) arrived at Mulgrave, NS |
| 11-May-1943 |
11-May-1943 |
Event |
Bn departed St Johns for Nova Scotia having been relieved by 1 Le Regt de St Hyacinthe |
| 19-May-1943 |
19-May-1943 |
Event |
First Flight rejoined Bn at Aldershot, NS |
| 20-May-1943 |
20-May-1943 |
Event |
Majority of Bn dispersed on leave |
| 03-Jun-1943 |
03-Jun-1943 |
Event |
Bn concentrated at Aldershot following embarkation leave |
| 05-Jun-1943 |
05-Jun-1943 |
Reorganised |
A Coy reformed under command of its former OC, Maj HH Usher |
| 16-Jul-1943 |
16-Jul-1943 |
Event |
Bn departed for Halifax, NS en-route for overseas service in the United Kingdom |
| 22-Jul-1943 |
22-Jul-1943 |
Event |
Bn arrived in the United Kingdom at an un-named northern port (possibly Greenock) |
| 07-Sep-1943 |
07-Sep-1943 |
Event |
Bn engaged in Brigade and Division exercises in Thetford and Hunstanton areas of Norfolk |
| 06-Nov-1943 |
06-Nov-1943 |
Event |
Bn completed exercises and moved to Crowborough in Sussex |