Le Régiment de Hull
| Le Régiment de Hull | |
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| Active | 1914–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Primary Reserve |
| Type | Armoured Regiment |
| Role | Armoured reconnaissance |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | Royal Canadian Armoured Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | de Salaberry Armoury, Gatineau, Quebec |
| Motto(s) | French: On ne passe pas ("None shall pass") |
| Colors | Azure (Royal blue), or and argent |
| March | "La marche de la victoire" |
| Anniversaries | Centennial, 7 August 2014 |
| Battle honours | Afghanistan |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lieutenant-colonel Marcel, Duguay, CD |
| Notable commanders |
BGen Dollard Ménard, Col Fernand Mousseau |
Le Régiment de Hull (RCAC) is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces. The regiment is based in Hull, Quebec near Ottawa. Active in all aspects of the day-to-day life of Outaouais residents, the unit is the only francophone military presence in the area.
Currently, it is organised into three distinct squadrons: C/S Squadron (Commandement et Services) is made up of the logistical and administrative support staff, C Squadron is a training squadron put in place to train new recruits and help integrate them into the profession of arms and, finally, D Squadron is the reconnaissance squadron, to which most of the members of the unit belong.
On 7 August 1914, a general order of the Canadian Militia authorized the formation of a unit at Hull. Three days earlier, Canada had entered the war against Germany; World War I had broken out. As was the custom of the day, the unit was designated by a number. The Regiment's first official name was accordingly the "70e Régiment (de Hull)". Initiatives to create a Militia unit in Hull had nonetheless been under way since the spring of 1914 by a group of Hull citizens, including M.A. Allard, J.A. Cloutier, I. Landre, R. Déziel, J. Paré, J.A. Thibault, J. Gauvin and Lieutenant H. Heyendal. They met at the Collège Notre-Dame.
The creation of the Hull Regiment also coincided (on 7 August 1914) with the acceptance by Great Britain of the Canadian Government's offer to pay all the costs of a military contingent. This first contingent left for England on 3 October of that year. In Hull, as everywhere else in Canada, the public greeted the war with enthusiasm. Thousands wanted to leave for the front and to take part in what they believed would be a great adventure.
The first task of the 70th Regiment was to serve as a recruiting centre for the Hull military district. The Regimental records show that the unit enrolled 2,108 men, who were subsequently distributed to a variety of battalions, including the 22nd, 38th, 41st and 57th. Although it was not mobilized for service overseas, the 70th Regiment provided personnel for the 230th Battalion of les Voltigeurs Canadiens-Français. This unit of the Canadian expeditionary corps was formed almost entirely of members of the 70th Regiment recruited in the Outaouais. It is for this reason that Le Régiment de Hull perpetuates the memory of the 230th Battalion (Voltigeurs Canadiens-Français), CEF.
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