8th Princess Louise's (New Brunswick) Hussars

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/8th_Princess_Louise's_(New_Brunswick)_Hussars

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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	7