56th FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT (DUFFERIN AND HALDIMAND RIFLES) (Allied Regiment: The King's Royal Rifle Corps) Regimental March: "Dufferin Rifles of Canada" Battle Honours of Original Regiments THE DUFFERIN RIFLES THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1919: "Ypres, 1915, 17", "Gravenstafel", "St. Julien", "Festubert, 1915", "Mont Sorrel", "Somme, 1916", "Pozieres", "Flers-Courcelette", "Ancre Heights", "Arras, 1917, l8, "Vimy, 1917", "Arleux", "Scarpe, 1917, l8", "Hill 70", "Passchendaele", "Amiens", "Drocourt-Queant", "Hindenburg Line", "Canal du Nord "Pursuit to Mons", "France and Flanders 1915-18.. THE HALDIMAND RIFLES THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1919: "Hill 70" "Ypres 1917 THE NORFOLK REGIMENT OF CANADA THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1919: "Arras, 1917", "Hill 70". Perpetuates 4th, 36th, 114th, 125th, 133rd, and 215th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919 ORGANIZATION. The Regiment incorporates the following regiments: The Dufferin Rifles Originated when three independent companies of Rifles and four independent companies of Infantry (authorized 26 Jun 1856 to 31 Aug 1866) were organized into the 38th "Brant Battalion of Infantry" on 28 Sep 1866. On 30 Nov 1866 the "Drumbo Infantry Company" (authorized on 30 Jan 1863 was incorporated into the battalion as No. 8 Company, The battalion was redesignated the 38th "Brant Battalion of Rifles", 24 Mar 1871; 38th "Brant" Battalion or "Dufferin Rifles", 3 Jul 1874; 38th Battalion "Dufferin Rifles of Canada", 28 Sep 1883; 38th Regiment "Dufferin Rifles of Canada", 8 May 1900 On 1 May 1920 the Regiment was reorganized and redesignated "The Dufferin Rifles of Canada", on 1 Sep 1920 it was disbanded and reorganized under the same name. On 14 Dec 1936 it was disbanded again and on 15 Dec 1936 amalgamated with The Haldimand Rifles and "C" Company, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC, to form "The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada". On 1 Apr 1946 the Regiment was converted and reorganized as the "56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles), RCA". On 1 Oct 1954 the Regiment was amalgamated with the 25th Medium Regiment (Norfolk Regiment) RCA and designated the "56th Field Regiment (Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles), RCA". On 13 Jun 1960 the designation became the "56th Field Artillery-Regiment (Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles )' The Haldimand Rifles Originated when three independent Rifle Companies and three independent Infantry Companies (authorized 24 Jul 1856 to 14 Sep 1866) were organized into the "37th Haldimand Battalion of Rifles" on 28 Sep 1866. On 8 May 1900 the "battalion was redesignated the Regiment "Haldimand Rifles". The Regiment was reorganized and redesignated on 1 May 1920 as "The Haldimand Rifles", and again disbanded and reorganized on 1 Apr 1921 under the same title. On 14 Dec 1936 it was disbanded and on 15 Dec 1936 amalgamated with The Dufferin Rifles of Canada and "C" Company, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC as above. The Norfolk Regiment of Canada Originated when four independent Rifle Companies and two independent Infantry Companies (authorized 15 Oct l86l to 17 Aug 1866) were organized into the 39th "Norfolk Battalion of Rifles" on 28 Sep 1866. It was redesignated the 39th Regiment "Norfolk Rifles" on 8 May 1900; reorganized and redesignated "The Norfolk Rifles" on 1 May 1920. The Regiment was disbanded and reorganized on 1 Mar 1921. It was redesignated "The Norfolk Regiment of Canada" on 15 Nov 1928. On 14 Dec 1936 it was disbanded and on 15 Dec 1936 was converted and redesignated the 25th (Norfolk) Field Brigade, RCA". On 5 Sep 1942 the Brigade was redesignated the "45th Reserve (Norfolk) Field Regiment", and on 1 Apr 1946 was redesignated the "25th Field Regiment (Norfolk Regiment)". On 1 Oct 1954 it was amalgamated with the 56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles) RCA to form the 56th Field Regiment (Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles) RCA, as under organization of The Dufferin Rifles above. THE SOUTH-AFRICAN WAR, 1899-1902: The 36th and 38th Regiments supplied volunteers to the Canadian Contingents. THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1919; The 37th and 38th Regiments conjointly supplied 270 all ranks to the 4th Battalion, CEF. This Battalion sailed from Canada on 3 Oct 1914 and arrived in England on 14 Oct 1914. It went to France on 13 Feb 1915 as a component of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division. The Battalion remained with the 1st Brigade until the end of hostilities and returned to England on 23 Mar 1919. One month later it returned to Canada and was immediately demobilized. In addition, the 37th Regiment supplied personnel for the 114th Battalion which on arrival in England on 11 Nov 1916 was absorbed by the 35th and 36th Reserve Battalions. The 38th Regiment provided personnel for the 36th, 125th and 215th Battalions which were eventually absorbed by Reserve Battalions in England. The 39th Regiment raised the 133rd Battalion, CEF. It also supplied reinforcements to the reinforcement battalions in England. THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939-1945: The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles mobilized The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles CASF on 24 May 1940. The unit arrived in the United Kingdom on 4 Mar 1945 and was disbanded 8 May 1945- A 2nd Battalion served in the Reserve Army. The 33rd and 46th Field Batteries of the 25th (Norfolk) Field Regiment were mobilized in 1942. The 33rd Battery served in the United Kingdom and North West Europe as the 33rd Anti-Tank Battery of the 6th Anti-Tank Regiment and was disbanded overseas in June 1945. The 46th Battery served in British Columbia as the 46th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery of the 9th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment and was disbanded in March 1945.