10th Queens Own Canadian Hussars info?

[Roy]

Hi Gents,

So I have recently added a lovely officers badge to my small collection from the 10th Queens Own Canadian Hussars (see attached pic). I'm working on a project and want a little history on this unit but can't seem to find anything.

I have noted that they were disbanded in 1913, so presume that unit was short lived (?).

So my question is; does anyone have any reference on this regiment that they could share or know of an online resource?

Many thanks in advance.

Roy.

[Bill A]

Hello Roy, The 10th QOCH and later the QOCH were from Quebec City area. The unit had two incarnations, one 1903-1913 (as the 10th, there was a previous QOCH formed in 1856, but it isn't clear that unit had a continuous record) and the second incarnation 1928 through 1936.

[Roy]

Hi Bill,

Thank you for that, more than I could find out. I believe my badge is from the 1903-19013 period, so deduce from this the unit was only around for 10 years in that form, so suspect there may not be much information available.

Thanks for those details Bill, very helpful. It will be interesting to see if something else turns up.

All the best, Roy.

[Bill A]

A note about the badges. The pattern of badges, as in your officers' pattern, was the same for the 1903-13 regiment and the 1928-1936 regiment.

[Roy]

Thanks again Bill,

Very much appreciated. At this stage I have so little information that anything is of help.

Anyone else know anything?

All the best, Roy.

[DavidS]

As Bill A says, the reg. dates from 1856, and was redesignated the 10th Queen's Own Cdn. Hussars in 1903, then disbanded 15 Aug. 1913. However, I believe the Queen's Own Canadian Hussars were reactivated 1 Aug 1923, not 1928, then disbanded again 1 Feb 1936.

Why do you figure your badge dates from 1903-1913?

[Bill A]

Hi David, Do you have the authorization for the 1923 date? The Stewart book has the 1928 date, but "8" and "3" are easily transposed/confused.

[DavidS]

Looks like I was the one confused. Now I have something to correct.

BTW: Interesting tidbit on the 1913 disbandment:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...pg=3964,307977

[Roy]

Thanks Gents,

Some interesting details starting to emerge!

Roy.

[Seathanaich]

Originally Posted by Roy

Thanks again Bill,
Very much appreciated. At this stage I have so little information that anything is of help. Anyone else know anything? All the best, Roy.

Hello Roy.

I have three cap/collars for this regiment. One is in gilding metal, ie the orangy type of metal used in the 1901-20 era for militia unit collar badges provided by the government at no cost to units. Many "cheap" regiments also wore them as cap badges, thereby incurring no cost to their members for cap badges.

The other two are flat backed, in a darker, non-orangy metal. I'm trying to get three of each type to have a cap and collar display for this unit in both periods.

For what it's worth, I have the gilding one in my 1901-20 collection, and my flat-backed non-gilding metal ones in my 1920-36 collection. While both may have been simultaneous issues, and while both were undoubtedly worn by different members of the unit during the 1920-36 period (as older badges always continue to be used beyond their issue period), the gilding metal government issue badges, for any regiment, would seem to me to logically predate other metal varieties of badges of the same pattern.

[Roy]

Hi Seathanaich,

Thank you for sharing that. You logic seems sound so appreciate your thoughts on this. Your search for these groupings is interesting and I wish you luck with completing your groups, such endeavors can be challenging but worth the investment. If nothing else it keeps us looking and interested

I just have the one badge to this unit as posted earlier (and in my album). Wonderful quality despite its 'petite' size and all the more surprising because of it!

If you wish to share (now or in the future) I would be interested to seeing your examples thus far?

Cheers, Roy.

[Hussar100]

It's not often one finds a military unit which isn't mentioned on Wikipedia. I'll have to change that.

This link does give some bare bones information and seems to confirm that the 10th QOCH were indeed reformed in 1928 and disbanded in 36.

[Roy]

Sounds like a plan..

Let us know if you pull it off. There needs to be something out there for sure. Gosh any unit however short lived should have a paragraph or two.

Cheers, Roy.

[Hussar100]

Originally Posted by Roy

Sounds like a plan..

Let us know if you pull it off. There needs to be something out there for sure. Gosh any unit however short lived should have a paragraph or two.

Cheers, Roy.

The discussion is ongoing here if you want to chip in.

[Roy]

A novice like me

If I had anything significant to add of course but this is just a totally new area for me so I had better not embarrass myself (probably too late) and leave it to the more knowledgeable gents.

Cheers, Roy.