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8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/8th_Princess_Louise's_(New_Brunswick)_Hussars
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:affiliation
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Armoured_Corps
gptkbp:alliedWith
gptkb:The_Queen's_Royal_Hussars_(United_Kingdom)
gptkbp:awardedFreedomOfTheCity
gptkb:Moncton,_New_Brunswick
gptkb:Sussex,_New_Brunswick
gptkbp:battleHonours
gptkb:Gustav_Line
gptkb:Liri_Valley
gptkb:Lamone_Crossing
gptkb:North-West_Europe_1945
gptkb:Apeldoorn
gptkb:Gothic_Line
Italy 1944-45
gptkbp:branch
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dressUniform
Scarlet tunic, dark blue trousers with yellow stripe
gptkbp:established
1848
gptkbp:garrison
gptkb:Moncton,_New_Brunswick
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars
gptkbp:leader
Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. McGarity (as of 2023)
gptkbp:motto
Regi Patriaeque Fidelis (Faithful to King and Country)
gptkbp:museum
gptkb:Sussex,_New_Brunswick
gptkb:8th_Hussars_Regimental_Museum
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Princess_Louise,_Duchess_of_Argyll
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:The_Crazy_Eights
gptkbp:notableEngagement
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:North-West_Europe_Campaign
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:37_Canadian_Brigade_Group
gptkbp:perpetuates
gptkb:104th_Battalion,_CEF
165th Battalion (Acadiens), CEF
6th Canadian Mounted Rifles
8th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles
gptkbp:regiment
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) Association
gptkbp:regimentalColonel
Colonel (Ret'd) M. R. McGarity
gptkbp:regimentalColour
Blue
Yellow
Scarlet
gptkbp:regimentalInsignia
A crowned eight-pointed star with a central medallion bearing the regimental title
gptkbp:regimentalMarch
gptkb:The_Galloping_Eighth
gptkbp:regimentalSergeantMajor
Chief Warrant Officer S. J. MacDonald
gptkbp:role
Armoured reconnaissance
gptkbp:type
gptkb:Primary_Reserve
gptkbp:website
https://www.8chassociation.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:5th_Canadian_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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