Edmonton Fusiliers

The Edmonton Fusiliers
The Edmonton Fusiliers
Active	1908–1946
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Militia (1908–1940); Canadian Army (1940–1946);
Type	Fusiliers
Role	Infantry
Size	Five companies
Part of	Non-Permanent Active Militia (1908–1940); Royal Canadian Infantry Corps (1942–1946);
Garrison/HQ	Edmonton, Alberta
Engagements	First World War
Battle honours	Ypres, 1915, ‘17; Festubert, 1915; Mount Sorrel; Somme, 1916; Arras, 1917, ‘18; Hill 70; Amiens; Hindenburg Line; Pursuit to Mons;

The Edmonton Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia of the Canadian Militia and later the Canadian Army. First raised in 1908 as part of the 101st Regiment Edmonton Fusiliers, it became a separate regiment in 1924 when The Edmonton Regiment was split into two separate regiments. In 1946, the regiment was Amalgamated with the 19th Alberta Dragoons.

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