From what I have read, regiments with cavalry/infantry tank origins did not automatically get an armoured role, just as traditionally infantry regiments did not necessarily serve as infantry. For example, the BC Regiment, Governor General's Foot Guards and Canadian Grenadier Guards were all converted from infantry to armour during the 1939-45 War. I believe that the 2nd/10th Dragoons were actually infantry during the war.
John Marteinsen's (sp?) History of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps is an outstanding resource for sorting out which regiments were cavalry/mechanised/armour and when.
Phil
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