Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) - WW1 era
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LORD STRATHCONA'S HORSE (ROYAL CANADIANS)
Brass badge with Kings Crown (1902-1953 issue) cap badge. WW1 era.
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH[RC]) is a regular armoured regiment of the Canadian Army. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, the regiment is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. Members of the regiment are commonly called Strathconas or Strats as a short form. It was one of the last regiments in the British Empire to be created and raised by a private individual, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.
Redesignated 1 May 1911 as Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) until it was redesignated 16 October 1946 as the 2nd Armoured Regiment (Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)), RCAC