Le Regiment du Hull (www.cmhg.gc.ca) This unit was one of the militia regiments sent to the Aluentian Islands campaign.
Royale 22e Regiment in Italy 1943(www.cmhg.gc.ca)
Canada is offically bilingual. However, throughout Canadian history, French speaking Canadiens have only been able to serve a few French speaking Regiments. The "VanDoos" were raised during the First World War and became part of the regular army after 1918. All other French speaking units were/are part of the Militia or Reserve army.
Officer, Royal 22e Régiment, 1930s (www.cmhg.gc.ca)
Since 1928, the ‘Van Doos’ have a full dress scarlet uniform with fusilier pattern bearskin cap which approximates that of their allied regiment in the British Army, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. (Canadian War Museum)
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