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The Canadian Legion Pipe BandCanadian Guards Canadian Guards National household regiment in the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps The Canadian Guards (officially known as the Regiment of Canadian Guards) was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army that served in the same role as the five regiments of foot guards in the British Army. The regiment was formed on 16 October 1953, by Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds, the Chief of the General Staff of the Canadian Army, with the redesignation of four separate battalions: 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment – 1st Battalion 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry – 2nd Battalion 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion – 3rd Battalion 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion – 4th Battalion Quick facts The Canadian Guards, Active ... The Canadian… (Source: Wikipedia)
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