Post 1953 era Sherbrooke Regiment Cap Badge
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Some regimental History ...
The Sherbrooke Regiment was initially formed on 21 September 1866 in Melbourne,
Quebec as the Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry, becoming the 53rd (Sherbrooke) Battalion in 1867. The regiment perpetuates the Frontier Light Infantry as well as the 1st and 4th
battalions of the Eastern Township District (1812-1815) from the War of 1812. As a result, the regiment carries the Theatre Battle Honour, Defence of Canada 1812-15, in recognition of the
service rendered by the Frontier Light Infantry at the Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814). On 22 March 1867, it was reorganized as two
separate battalions designated the 53rd Melbourne Battalion of Infantry and the 54th Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry. It was redesignated as the 53rd Sherbrooke Battalion of Infantry on 10
May 1867 and then the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment on 8 May 1900. The regiment provided volunteers for
the 12th
Battalion, Canadian
Expeditionary Force in 1914. The following year, it provided men
to the 117th (Eastern
Townships) Battalion, CEF.
After proceeding overseas the 117th was broken up to provide reinforcements for several other Canadian units serving France. In 1920, the Sherbrooke Regiment was reformed with two battalions
the 1st Battalion perpetuated the traditions of the 117th CEF. Following the Great War, the regiment was renamed The Sherbrooke Regiment on 29 March 1920 and re-roled as a machine gun
battalion as The Sherbrooke Regiment (MG) on 15 December 1936. In
1940, parts of the regiment amalgamated with Les Fusiliers de
Sherbrooke to form the Sherbrooke Fusilier
Regiment (27th Canadian Armoured Regiment) which was
an armoured regiment, while the Sherbrooke Regiment continued as infantry. After the end of the Second World War, The
Sherbrooke Regiment re-roled as armour, becoming the 12th Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke
Regiment), perpetuating
the traditions of the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment. In 1958, the number was dropped, and the regiment became The Sherbrooke Regiment
(RCAC). In 1965, it
amalgamated with the 7th/XI Hussars to become The Sherbrooke Hussars.