The Rocky Mountain Rangers

Badge

Description

Gules a Dall ram's head in trian aspect Or all within an annulus Gules edged and inscribed THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGERS in letters Or ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and environed by maple leaves proper issuant from a scroll Gules edged and inscribed with the Motto in letters Or.

Symbolism

The maple leaves represent service to Canada and the Crown represents service to the Sovereign. The head of a ram or big horn sheep was approved for wear by all independent rifle companies in the Province of British Columbia in 1899. "THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGERS" is the regimental title, and "KLOSHE NANITCH" is the motto of the regiment, in the Chinook dialect.

Motto

KLOSHE NANITCH (Keep a good lookout)

March

"The Meeting of the Waters"

Alliance

British Army

The Yorkshire Regiment

Regimental colour

Camp flag

Battle honours

The First World War

ARRAS, 1917, '18; HILL 70; YPRES, 1917; AMIENS; HINDENBURG LINE; VALENCIENNES

South-West Asia

AFGHANISTAN

Lineage

This Reserve Force regiment originated in Nelson, British Columbia on 1 April 1908, when the '102nd Regiment' was authorized to be formed.^{Footnote 1} It was redesignated: '102nd Regiment, Rocky Mountain Rangers' on 1 June 1909;^{Footnote 2} 'The Rocky Mountain Rangers' on 12 March 1920;^{Footnote 3} '2nd (Reserve) Battalion, The Rocky Mountain Rangers' on 1 January 1941;^{Footnote 4} and 'The Rocky Mountain Rangers' on 28 January 1946.^{Footnote 5}

Perpetuations

'172nd "Overseas" Battalion, CEF'

Headquarters Location

Kamloops, British Columbia

Operational history

The First World War

The 102nd Regiment, Rocky Mountain Rangers was placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties.^{Footnote 6}

The 172nd Battalion, which was authorized on 15 July 1916 as the '172nd "Overseas" Battalion, CEF',^{Footnote 7} embarked for Britain on 25 October 1916.^{Footnote 8} Its personnel were absorbed by the '24th Reserve Battalion, CEF' on 1 January 1917 to provide reinforcements for the Canadian Corps in the field.^{Footnote 9} The battalion was disbanded on 17 July 1917.^{Footnote 10}

The Second World War

The regiment was called out on service on 26 August 1939.^{Footnote 11} Details of the regiment were placed on active service on 1 September 1939, under the designation 'The Rocky Mountain Rangers, CASF (Details)', for local protection duties.^{Footnote 12} The details called out on active service were disbanded on 31 December 1940.^{Footnote 13}

The regiment subsequently mobilized the '1st Battalion, The Rocky Mountain Rangers, CASF' for active service on 1 January 1941.^{Footnote 14} It was redesignated: '1st Canadian Infantry Training Battalion, Type A (Rocky Mountain Rangers), CASF' on 1 November 1944;^{Footnote 15} and 'No. 9 Canadian Repatriation Depot, Type "T"' on 5 July 1945.^{Footnote 16} It served in Canada in a home defence role as part of the 18th Infantry Brigade, 6th Canadian Division^{Footnote 17} and took part in the expedition to Kiska, Alaska as a component of the 13th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group, serving there from 16 August 1943 to 12 January 1944.^{Footnote 18} It embarked for Britain on 25 May 1944.^{Footnote 19} The overseas battalion was disbanded on 28 January 1946.^{Footnote 20}

South-West Asia

From 2002 to 2014, the Rocky Mountain Rangers reinforced various CAF units deployed to Afghanistan.^{Footnote 21}