The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)

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The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC), or KOCR, is an armoured unit of the Canadian Forces Army Reserve based at Mewata Armouries in Calgary, Alberta.

Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta
Colours: Cambridge and Oxford blue
Motto: Onward
Regimental March: Colonel Bogey March, My Boy Willy
Short Title: KOCalgR

1 Regimental Names
2 Battle honours
- 2.1 First World War
- 2.2 Second World War
3 Victoria Crosses
4 History
5 Recent activities
6 Regimental Association
7 Regimental Museum
8 Alliances
9 Order of precedence
10 External links

[edit] Regimental Names

1904: 103rd Regiment, Calgary Rifles
1914: The 103rd Regiment contributed men to the 50th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force which served in the 4th Canadian Division,

Perpetuates 89th Battalion, CEF, 137th Battalion, CEF, and HQ and B Coy 13th MG Btn

1920: The 103rd Regiment, Calgary Rifles, was reorganized to become The Calgary Regiment.
1921: The Calgary Regiment reorganized again; the 1st Battalion became The Calgary Highlanders and the 2nd Battalion became The Calgary Regiment
1936: The Calgary Regiment (Tank)
1941: The Calgary Regiment (Tank) mobilized an armoured regiment, designated the 14th Canadian Tank Regiment (Calgary Regiment)
1942-46: redesignated 14th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Calgary Regiment)
1946: 14th C.A.(T.) R.: Calgary Regiment (Tank)
1952: The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)

[edit] Battle honours

[edit] First World War

Ypres, 1915 22 April – 25 May 1915
Festubert, 1915 15-25 May 1915
Mount Sorrel 2-13 June 1916
Somme, 1916 1 July – 18 November 1916
Ancre Heights 1 October – 11 November 1916
Ancre, 1916 13-18 November 1916
Arras, 1917 9 April – 4 May 1917
Vimy, 1917 9-14 April 1917
Hill 70 15-25 August 1917
Ypres, 1917 31 July – 10 Nov. 1917
Passchendaele 12 October 1917 and/or 26 October – 10 November 1917
Amiens 8-11 August 1918
Arras, 1918 26 August – 3 September 1918
Scarpe, 1918 26-30 August 1918
Drocourt-Queant Line 2-3 September 1918
Hindenburg Line, Battles of the 12 September – 9 October 1918
Canal du Nord 27 September – 2 October 1918
Valenciennes 1-2 November 1918
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915-18

[edit] Second World War

Dieppe 19 August 1942
North-West Europe 1942
Sicily 1943 9 Jul 43 – 17 Aug 43
Motta Montecorvino 1-3 Oct 43
San Leonardo 8-9 Dec 43
The Gully 10-19 Dec 43
Cassino II 11-18 May 44
Gustav Line 11-18 May 44
Pignataro 14-15 May 44
Liri Valley 18-30 May 44
Aquino 18-24 May 44
Trasimene Line 20-30 Jun 44
Arezzo 4-17 Jul 44
Advance to Florence
Cerrone 25-31 Aug 44
Italy 1943-45 3 Sep 43 – 22 Apr 45
North-West Europe 1945

Bold: emblazoned on the Guidon

[edit] Victoria Crosses

[edit] History

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WW II era Other Ranks' cap badge with sunburst overtop.

[edit] History 1910-1913

The Regiment originated in 1910 with the creation of the 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles).

[edit] History 1914-1938

[edit] History 1939-1945

[edit] History 1945-1999

The cap badge was changed immediately after the war, as no badge is permitted to have any heraldic devices over the monarch's Crown. The sunburst, while part of the coat of arms of the City of Calgary on which the badge was based, was found to violate that principle. The addition of the "King's Own" designation was also made to the cap badge.

KOCR unit lines with Cougar c1980

The unit trained on Sherman tanks until 1970, when the vehicles were finally retired. In the 1980s, the new AVGP Cougar was introduced into service, mounting a 76mm main armament with co-axial C6 general purpose machine gun. These vehicles were used for training until the 21st Century. In addition to an active Cougar squadron, an armoured reconnaissance squadron also trained on Jeeps and later the Iltis vehicle, usually mounting a C5 GPMG, or later the C6 GPMG.