Calgary Museum - Kings Own Calgary Regiment 360 Tour
171I had the pleasure of attending a personal tour of the The Military Museums of Calgary, in Alberta which is the largest tri-service museum in Western Canada and the second largest military museum in the country. The Museum is now OPEN for visitors. This was one of many exhibits the museum had to offer. Alberta proud! 41 Brigade for the win! ;-)
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC), (The King's Own or The KOCR), is a Canadian Army armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve. Headquartered at the Mewata Armoury in Calgary, Alberta, the KOCR is a part-time reserve unit of 3rd Canadian Division's 41 Canadian Brigade Group. Its regimental museum is located in Calgary, Alberta.
The regiment currently operates the Textron Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV), Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon and militarized Chevrolet Silverado's, known as the MILCOTS (or colloquially as the "Milverado").
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps) was split off in 1920 the 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles) raised on 10 April 1910 at Calgary, Alberta. The regiment was reorganized on 15 March 1920 as two separate regiments, The Alberta Regiment (now The South Alberta Light Horse) and The Calgary Regiment as part of the Otter Committee reorganizations. On 15 May 1924, The Calgary Regiment was again reorganized and split into two separate regiments, The Calgary Regiment (now The King's Own Calgary Regiment) and The Calgary Highlanders.
On 15 September 1921 The Calgary Regiment divided into six battalions, the 1st Battalion became the 1st Battalion, Calgary Highlanders, The Calgary Regiment. The 2nd Battalion, The Calgary Regiment later became the King's Own Calgary Regiment. The 3rd, 4th and 5th battalions were paper units that were never formed and disbanded in the 1936 reorganizations of the Militia.
On 15 May 1924, The Calgary Regiment reorganized as separate regiments. Today it is a reserved armoured unit that operates out of the historic Mewata Armouries in Calgary, Alberta. The KOCR’s received two new TAPV’s or Tactical Armoured Personnel Vehicle.