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The Rocky Mountain Rangers is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army, one of only four infantry regiments in British Columbia, and the only infantry unit that recruits in Northern BC and much of the Interior.
The Rocky Mountain Rangers were one of the volunteer militia units raised in Canada's North West in response to the 1885 North-West Rebellion.
The Rocky Mountain Rangers is an Army Reserve infantry regiment of 39 Canadian Brigade Group garrisoned in Kamloops, B.C. at the J.R. Vicars Armoury, with a Company in Prince George.
Jan 8, 2013 · Commanded by John Stewart, a rancher-turned-militia officer, the Rocky Mountain Rangers was a microcosm of citizens, stockmen, trappers, politicians and discharged Mounties hammered into an irregular cavalry unit.
Rocky Mountain Rangers. Nearly 250 men, and one woman, from Creston and Kootenay Lake, British Columbia enlisted in the First World War.
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.
The Rocky Mountain Rangers originated in five independent infantry companies formed in 1898 along the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Rocky Mountains and down the Kootenay Valley toward the American border.
The Rocky Mountain Rangers Museum and Archives was established in 1984 in Kamloops, B.C, and is operated in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Rangers Regiment and Rocky Mountain Rangers Society. It acquires, preserves, and makes accessible artifacts, …. Read more.
In anticipation, 114 men mustered to form the Rocky Mountain Rangers, a volunteer militia charged with ensuring the safety of the open range between the Rocky Mountains and the Cypress Hills. The Rangers were a motley crew, from ex-Mounties and ex-cons to retired, high-ranking military officials and working, ranch-hand cowpokes.
The Rocky Mountain Rangers. Armorial Description. The head of a mountain sheep within an annulus inscribed ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGERS; the annulus surmounted by the Crown and flanked by two sprigs of maple leaves; below, a scroll inscribed with the motto KLOSHE NANITCH. Official Abbreviation: RM Rang.
