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The unit currently known as the Calgary Highlanders is the 103rd Infantry Regiment, raised in Calgary in 1910 as a 2 battalion regiment.
The 1st Battalion was fully authorised to 8 companies of citizen volunteers
The 2nd Battalion was a skeleton cadre to feed the 1st Battalion through Mewata.
In 1914 the 103rd was ordered to supply volunteers for overseas service with the CEF
The 10th Battalion of the CEF was largely staffed with those 103rd Regiment volunteers
The 103rd Regiment was redesignated The Calgary Regiment in 1920
In 1921 1st Battalion The Calgary Regiment became 1st Battalion, Calgary Highlanders, The Calgary Regiment
In 1924 the 1st Battalion separated from The Kings Own Calgary Regiment and became The Calgary Highlanders.
In 1939 The Calgary Highlanders were again ordered to find volunteers for overseas service but this time they would fall in as 1st Bn The Calgary Highlanders and serve overseas with that name. The 2nd Bn stayed home as depot and served domestically.
Now given all that
Why isn't the infantry unit now residing in Calgary known as 1st Bn, 103rd Regiment of Canadian Infantry (The Calgary Highlanders (10th Canadians)) with everything after 1/103 RCI being treated as a nickname?
The 1st Battalion was fully authorised to 8 companies of citizen volunteers
The 2nd Battalion was a skeleton cadre to feed the 1st Battalion through Mewata.
In 1914 the 103rd was ordered to supply volunteers for overseas service with the CEF
The 10th Battalion of the CEF was largely staffed with those 103rd Regiment volunteers
The 103rd Regiment was redesignated The Calgary Regiment in 1920
In 1921 1st Battalion The Calgary Regiment became 1st Battalion, Calgary Highlanders, The Calgary Regiment
In 1924 the 1st Battalion separated from The Kings Own Calgary Regiment and became The Calgary Highlanders.
In 1939 The Calgary Highlanders were again ordered to find volunteers for overseas service but this time they would fall in as 1st Bn The Calgary Highlanders and serve overseas with that name. The 2nd Bn stayed home as depot and served domestically.
Now given all that
Why isn't the infantry unit now residing in Calgary known as 1st Bn, 103rd Regiment of Canadian Infantry (The Calgary Highlanders (10th Canadians)) with everything after 1/103 RCI being treated as a nickname?