Elgin Regiment

The Elgin Regiment
The Elgin Regiment (RCAC)
The Elgin Regiment; The Elgin Regiment (RCAC);
	Regimental cap badge
Active	1866–1997
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Militia (1866–1940); Canadian Army (1940–1997);
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Infantry (1866–1942, 1946–1954); Armoured (1942–1946, 1954–1997);
Part of	Non-Permanent Active Militia (1866–1940); Royal Canadian Infantry Corps (1946–1954); Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (1942–1946, 1954–1997);
Garrison/HQ	St. Thomas, Ontario
Motto(s)	Officium primum (Latin for 'duty first')
March	Quick March: “I'm Ninety-Five”; Slow March: “Waltzing Matilda”; Pipes: "Bonnie Dundee";
Engagements	First World War; Second World War;
Battle honours	See #Battle Honours

The Elgin Regiment (RCAC) (previously known as The Elgin Regiment until 1954) was an armoured regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve.

It was first raised in the 1860s as an infantry regiment, and contributed heavily to the 91st Battalion (Elgin), CEF.

The regiment mobilized the Elgin Regiment, Canadian Active Service Force (CASF) on 24 May 1940. The CASF regiment was converted to armour and redesignated the 25th Armoured Regiment (The Elgin Regiment), Canadian Armoured Corps on 26 January 1942. The regiment again became an armoured unit during the Cold War.

In 1997, the regiment was converted from armour to combat engineers as the 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins).

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