8th Reconnaissance Regiment
(14th Canadian Hussars)Reconnaissance Regiment of 2nd Canadian Infantry Division
Northwest Europe, 1944 – 1945

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Unit Serial and Arm of Service Flash
1942-1945

Battle Honours: Second World War

Caen, Falaise, Falaise Road, Clair Tizon, The Laison, The Seine, 1944, Antwerp-Turnhout Canal, The Scheldt, Woensdrecht, South Beveland, The Rhineland, Twente Canal, Groningen, Oldenburg, North-West Europe, 1944-1945.

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Formation Sign
2nd Canadian Infantry Division

Historical Sketch

The Regiment mobilized the 14th (Active) Canadian Hussars on 26 January 1941. It was converted to armour and redesignated 8th Reconnaissance Battalion (14th Canadian Hussars) on 11 February 1941. It was formed from personnel from 2nd Canadian Infantry Division while in England, in addition to reinforcements from Canada. On 08 June 1942 it was again redesignated as 8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars). It landed in Normandy for the campaign in North-West Europe as the reconnaissance regiment of 2nd Canadian Infantry Division.


Second World War Gallantry Awards

Service # Rank Surname Names Decoration I or P Date
  Lieutenant Colonel ALWAY Bruce Mowbray DSO P Holland
  Major PORTEOUS Charles Richard Harwood DSO I 08-09Aug44
  Lieutenant LAWRENCE Albert Benjamin Rutter MC I 24Aug44
  Lieutenant MacKENZIE Lorne Ainsworth MC I 01Apr45
  Lieutenant MacLEOD Earle Grady MC I 01Nov44
  Lieutenant PATON Alexander Knox MC I 31Aug44
  Lieutenant RIDGWAY Colin Stewart MC I 05Oct44
A22019 Lance Sergeant LEWIS Arthur Henry DCM I 22Feb45
D81688 Sergeant TOOTLE James Gordon DCM P 19Oct44
L13235 Acting Sergeant TOWNSEND John Franklin DCM I 08-09Aug44
l53230 Sergeant BAYNTON Alfred James MM I 02Apr45
D81729 Sergeant DELANEY Robert James Augustus MM I 01Nov44
H14021 Trooper GEORGESON Clarence Howard MM I 02Apr45
B17107 Sergeant GOODALL Raymond Lloyd MM P Feb-Apr45
L53546 Sergeant HARBOR Frank MM P 20Aug44
L54941 Sergeant HESSDORFER Leo John MM I 11Apr45
B36528 Sergeant MACE Leonard Arthur MM I 05Mar45
L53284 Corporal McGILLION Barney Joseph MM I 09Arp45
B37817 Sergeant MERCEY Adrian MM I 01Apr45
D81404 Lance Sergeant PATTERSON Jack Frew MM I 14Jul44
A86860 Sergeant STALKER Bruce McKay MM P 44-45

"I" – Immediate award for a specific act of gallantry.
"P" – Periodic Award. Not for a specific act, but can encompass gallant behavior over a period of time or noteworthy service.