[Bill A]

Michael, The designations were taken directly from the DHH lineages site. Note "Canadian" is not included in the official lineage and it was designated 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment) August 26, 1943. That was long after the Ontario's had takent the Sherman into use.

The Second World War

The regiment mobilized the 'The Ontario Regiment (Tank), CASF' for active service on 1 September 1939.20 It was redesignated: 'The Ontario Regiment (Tank), CASF' on 13 August 1940.21 It was converted to armour on 23 November 1940,22 and an army tank battalion on 11 February 1941, under the designation '11th Army Tank Battalion (The Ontario Regiment (Tank)), CAC, CASF'.23 It was redesignated: '11th Army Tank Regiment (The Ontario Regiment (Tank)), CAC, CASF' on 15 May 1942;24 '11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment), CAC, CASF' on 26 August 1943;25 and '11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment), RCAC, CASF' on 2 August 1945.26 On 21 June 1941 it embarked for Britain.27 The regiment landed in Sicily on 13 July 1943, as part of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade, and in Italy on 3 September 1943 in support of 17th Brigade, 5th British Division.28 On 8 March 1945 the regiment moved with the 1st Canadian Corps to North-West Europe, where it fought until the end of the war.29 The overseas regiment was disbanded on 15 December 1945.30http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-...bli/OR-eng.asp