

The 116th Battalion (Ontario County), CEF was authorized on 22 December 1915 and embarked for Britain on 24 July 1916.

History Great War The 116th Battalion (Ontario Regiment) marches through Oshawa, May 1916 The distinguishing patch of the 116th Battalion (Ontario County), CEF.

Redesignated 13 August 1940 as the 2nd Regiment, The Ontario Regiment (Tank).Redesignated 15 December 1936 as The Ontario Regiment (Tank).Redesignated as the 34th Ontario Regiment.Originated 14 September 1866 in Whitby, Ontario, as the 34th "Ontario Battalion of Infantry".Lineage The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) Officers of the 34th (Ontario) Battalion of Infantry at Camp Niagara, 1892 Formed in 1866, and more commonly known as the 'Ontarios', 'black cats' or 'ONT R' (pronounced "ON-tar"), the regiment ranks among the oldest continuously serving Reserve ( Militia) regiments in Canada and is one of the senior armoured regiments in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. The unit is based in downtown Oshawa, Ontario, and is named after Ontario County (1852–1973). The Ontario Regiment ( RCAC) is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army.
