Dufferin Rifles of Canada

The Dufferin Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Non-Permanent Active Militia 1866-1936.
In 1936, the regiment was amalgamated with the Haldimand Rifles to form the Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada. Later that unit was converted to artillery as the 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA.
Notable members of the regiment included Sergeant William Merrifield, who won the Victoria Cross, and Lieutenant-General Ernest Charles Ashton.

Lineage

Originated on 28 September 1866, in Brantford, Ontario, as the 38th Brant Battalion of Infantry.
Redesignated on 30 November 1866, as the 38th Brant Battalion of Infantry.
Redesignated on 24 March 1871, as the 38th Brant Battalion of Rifles.
Redesignated on 3 July 1874, as the 38th Brant Battalion or Dufferin Rifles.
Redesignated on 28 September 1883, as the 38th Battalion Dufferin Rifles of Canada.
Redesignated on 8 May 1900, as the 38th Regiment Dufferin Rifles of Canada.
Redesignated on 1 May 1920, as The Dufferin Rifles of Canada.
Amalgamated on 15 December 1936, with The Haldimand Rifles and C Company of the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC, and Redesignated as The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada.

4th Battalion (Central Ontario), CEF36th Battalion, CEF125th Battalion (1st Overseas Battalion of 38th Regiment Dufferin Rifles), CEF

In 1929, the regiment was granted these honours for the Great War. The list is identical to the honours granted at the same time to the 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion, CEF.