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The Royal Westminster Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is currently part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group and is based in New Westminster, British Columbia at The Armouries, located at the corner of 6th and Queens. ==Lineage== *Originated 1 April 1910 in New Westminster, British Columbia as the 104th Regiment *Redesignated 15 December 1913 as the 104th Regiment Westminster Fusiliers of Canada *Amalgamated 12 March 1920 with the 6th Regiment "The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles" to form the 1st British Columbia Regiment *Redesignated 1 November 1920 the 1st British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) *Reorganized 15 May 1924 into three separate regiments: the 1st British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (now the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own); The Vancouver Regiment (now The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own); and The Westminster Regiment *Amalgamated 15 December 1936 with C Company of the 11th Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC and redesignated The Westminster Regiment (Machine Gun) *Redesignated 1 April 1941 as The Westminster Regiment (Motor) *Redesignated 7 November 1941 as the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Westminster Regiment (Motor) *Redesignated 31 January 1946 as The Westminster Regiment (Motor) *Redesignated 6 October 1954 as The Westminster Regiment *Redesignated 9 December 1966 as The Royal Westminster Regiment〔Canadian Forces Publication A-DH-267-003 Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces. Volume 3: Combat Arms Regiments.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Westminster Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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