Royal Regina Rifles

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Cadet_Corps
gptkbp:alliedWith The Rifles (United Kingdom)
gptkbp:awardedFreedomOfTheCity gptkb:Estevan,_Saskatchewan
gptkb:Weyburn,_Saskatchewan
gptkb:Moose_Jaw,_Saskatchewan
gptkb:Swift_Current,_Saskatchewan
gptkb:Regina,_Saskatchewan
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Passchendaele
gptkb:The_Rhineland
gptkb:The_Scheldt
gptkb:The_Somme,_1916
gptkb:Vimy,_1917
gptkb:The_Rhine
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:Amiens
North-West Europe 1944–45
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:commander Lieutenant-Colonel D. A. MacLeod (as of 2023)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:decorations Victoria Cross (awarded to Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt, affiliated with the regiment)
gptkbp:dressUniform Rifle green tunic and trousers
gptkbp:established 1905
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Regina,_Saskatchewan
gptkbp:headdress Rifle green beret
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Regina Rifles
gptkbp:motto Semper fidelis
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Rifles
The Farmer Johns
gptkbp:notableEngagement Juno Beach, D-Day, 6 June 1944
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:3rd_Canadian_Division
gptkbp:perpetuates gptkb:195th_Battalion_(City_of_Regina),_CEF
gptkb:28th_Battalion_(Northwest),_CEF
gptkb:68th_Battalion_(Regina),_CEF
217th Battalion (Qu'Appelle), CEF
gptkbp:regimentalColour Rifle green
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:The_Keel_Row
gptkb:The_Maple_Leaf_Forever
gptkb:God_Save_the_King
gptkb:O_Canada
gptkb:The_Road_to_the_Isles
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum Royal Regina Rifles Regimental Museum, Regina Armoury
gptkbp:regimentalSergeantMajor Chief Warrant Officer J. D. McLeod (as of 2023)
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:type gptkb:Primary_Reserve
gptkbp:website https://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/royal-regina-rifles/index.page
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Regina_Rifles_Army_Cadets
gptkb:Royal_Regina_Rifles_Regimental_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7