| The Prince Edward Island Regiment | |
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Cap Badge of the P.E.I.R |
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| Active | 1921-Present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Forces Primary Reserve |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Role | Armoured Reconnaissance |
| Size | One Regiment |
| Part of | Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Prince Edward Island |
| Motto | Parva Sub Ingenti (Latin: The small under the protection of the great) |
| Colors | Gold and Black |
| March | Old Solomon Levi |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LCol A Trainor |
| Colonel-in-Chief | Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
HE The Governor General |
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces, Land Force Atlantic Area, 36 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment is based in Charlottetown and Summerside.
Contents |
The PEIR perpetuates the following units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force:
The Prince Edward Island Regiment is organized into the following components:
Regimental Headquarters CO: LCol A Trainor
Recce Squadron OC: Maj T MacRae
Headquarters Squadron OC: Capt T Jain, MD
Band OC: Capt F McKearney
| Model | Type | Dates | Builder | Details |
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| Volkswagen/Bombardier Iltis | light utility vehicle | 1985–2004 | Volkswagen, Germany | optional M101 trailer unit; replaced by G-Wagen |
| LUVW C&R (G-Wagen) 4 × 4 | light utility vehicle | 2004- | Mercedes-Benz, Germany | replaced the Iltis light trucks in Afghanistan |
| LUVW MILCOTS (Milverado) - 2003 Silverado Basic model 861 (GM K25943HD) | light utility vehicle | 2003- | Chevrolet, USA | replacing the Iltis jeeps in North American operations only |
| C9 | light machine gun | |||
| Colt Canada C7 rifle | personal weapon | 1984- | Diemaco/Colt Canada | |
| C6 | GPMG |
| Preceded by 1st Hussars |
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) | Succeeded by The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) |
| Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) Museum | |
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| Location | Queen Charlotte Armouries, P.O. Box 1480, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N1 Canada |
| Type | Regimental Museum |
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) Museum collects, preserves, displays and studies the military history of the founding units of The Prince Edward Island Regiment, from the Islands formation (founding). The main concentration is on the period 1870 until the present. The RCAC museum is located at the Queen Charlotte Armouries in Charlottetown, PEI. [2]
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