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 "QUEENS OWN RIFLES." 
 
 OF TOIiOnSTTO. 
 
 'N tlic voar i.'^56 scxeral N'oluntecr Rifle Companies were raised in 
 [[ Toronto, who, while regularly drilled, were separate, distinct and 
 ^iCi) independent organi/.ations, under the ( ontrol only of the Inspect- 
 ing Tield OCtieer of lie Province, until the beginning of i860, when the 
 late Col. Geo. 'i . Denison, a militia officer of long standing, and 
 urcat zeal, then in command of the mounted force at 'Toronto, 
 proposed to the Covernmcnt the formation of a Battalion from 
 the several city Conii)anies. 'To this they at once assented and 
 asked him to luidertake tht; task. A meeting of the officers was imme- 
 diately called, including tl.ose of the Barrie and Brampton Companies, 
 as there were at the time only four efficient comi>anies in the city, and 
 si.\ Were necessary for a l>attalion ; and on submitting the project, the 
 feeling was found to be so unanimous in its f;ivor, that on the 26th 
 April, 1 .860, the following companies were gazetted as the 2nd Battalion 
 Volunteer Mihtii Rifles of f nada ; Col. Denison being at the same 
 time appointed Commandant of the District ; 
 
 Ritle ("o. Barrie, (Now No. 1, 35th Batt.)as No. 1 : gazetted as a Co. 
 271*1 De< ., 1S55. 1st Rifle Co., 'Toronto, as No. 2 ; gazetted as a Co. 
 20th March, i<S56. ;,rd Rifle Co., 'Toronto, as No. 3; gazetted as a 
 Co. 20th March, 1K5C. Highland Co., 'Toronto, as No. 4 ; gazetted as 
 a Co.. i.Sth Sept., 1856. Foot .Artillery (^o., 'Toronto, as No. 5; 
 gazetted as a Co. 13th Nov., 1856. Highland Co., Whitby, (Now No. 
 r Co., .?4th Batt.) as No. 6 ; gazetted as a ('o. ^isl March, 1-S58. 
 
The Brampton Company tliougli originally intended as part of this 
 Battalion, was for sonic reason exchanged for the Whitby Company. 
 
 The I'icld Officers and Staff appointed were : ("apt. and Brevet l.ieut. 
 C'ol. Wni. S. Durie, from Xo. i (.0., Lieut. Col. : Capt. (jCO. Brooke, 
 from No. 2 Co.. .Major: Capt. .\. M. .Smith from No 4 Co., Major; 
 Majo. R. B. Denison, unattached list, Paymaster; Capt. Henry (lood- 
 win, from No. 5 Co., .Adjutant ; Capt. and I'revct Major jno. Nickinson, 
 from No. _? Co., Quartermaster ; Surgeon Jas. i'liorhurn, from late 4th 
 Rifle ('()., Toronto, Surgeon : Frank Bull, M. 1)., .Asst. Surgeon. 
 
 Upon Lieut. Col. Durie devolved the arduous task of getting the 
 Battalion into sliape, and under whose ])opular command it thrived, 
 and grew in strength and reputation. In November, 1S65, he was 
 appointed .Assistant .Adjt. Cenl. of the 2nd .Military District. 
 
 During the visit of the Prince of Wales, in September, i860, the first 
 four companies were reviewed by His Royal Highness, in the Queen's 
 Park, Toronto, being the only occasion on which either of the outside 
 companies, Barrie or Whitby were present at head-tjuarters. 
 
 hi the latter part of 1S61, and beginning of 1862, several mdepen- 
 denl companies were organized in the city, some of which were imme- 
 diately added to the strength ol the Battalion, vi/. : Oapt. Latham'.^ 
 Company, as No. 7 : Cant. Murray's " 2nd Merchants," ;xs No. 8 Com- 
 pany, and Trinity College Company, No. 9. while others did not join 
 until the 2:st. Nov.. 1S62, when by a general order, the corps was made 
 up to a strength of ten companies, exclusive of the Barrie and Whitby 
 companies, which again became independent, and Capt. Latham's 
 Company, which was transferred to the lotli Battalion. Almost imme- 
 diately after this reorganization, permission was apjjlied for to adopt 
 the title of the " (Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto," which was 
 graciously granted liy Her Maje.sty, in March, 1863, and on the 24th 
 May of the same year, the lady friends and relatives of the Regiment 
 presented it with a handsome silver Mace, which though not strictly a part 
 of the equijiment of a rifle regiment, was used for many years While 
 still highly treasured as a souvenir of o) 1 times, it is now never seen 
 on parade. 
 
Consequent ii])on the excutenient caused by the St. Alban's raid in 
 1864, two companies of the corps, under Captains Chas. T. (xillmor and 
 Jno. Rrown. Licuts. W. I). Otter and W. D. Jarvis, Ensigns Jas. Bennett 
 and VVm. Corljould and Lieut. K. K. Dixon, Adjutant, were detailed, 
 in December, for duty at Niagara, as a i)art of the 2nd Administrative 
 Battalion, under Lieut. -Col. Durie, and on their return in 1865, after 
 four months service, a third company was sent to Sarnia, in November, 
 under Cai)taiii W. D. Jarvis, Lieutenant F. Morison and JCnsign W. 
 Carfrae Campl)ell. for upwards of six months. In June, 1864, the regi- 
 ment was present at the Drummondville Review, and in the same 
 month. 1865. was represented at tiie iiarrie Review by six Companies. 
 
 In the i)eginning of NLucli, iNOO, the wliole Militia force was called 
 out, in ronsetpience of a threatened invasion by Fenians from the 
 United States, and until the 24th May, the Queen's Own, among others, 
 was drilling (onstantly, lust twice a day, then nightly, and latterly 
 twice a week. .\(ter the usual celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, 
 drill was (,r(lered to cease, all seeming ([uiet : suddenly, however, on the 
 31st May, orders came in the evening for half the regiment to proceed 
 next morning, to Port Colborne, as the Fenians were crossing from 
 Buflalo. The afternoon of the 1st of June saw 350 officers and men 
 at Kort C!olborne. under Major Cillmor whereon the next morning, 
 125 more joined them, together with the 13th Battalion from Hamilton, 
 and the York and Caledonia Rifle Companies. The whole force num- 
 bering about 850 men, under the charge of Lieut. Col. Booker, of the 
 13th Battalion, left Port Colborne, as ordered, at 5 a. m., to form a 
 junction at a. ni.. at Stevensville with a column consisting of Regu- 
 lars and Militia, under ( "ol. Peacocke of H. M. i6th Foot. Leaving 
 the train at Ridgway Station, Col. Booker's force began its march at 
 7 a. til., for Stevensville, a distatice of four miles and a half, the 
 (Queen's Own leading, with an advance guard. About a mile from 
 Ridgway, the enesny was di.scovered, and the advance guard, (No. 5.) 
 with two other (ompanies extended on the front, (Nos. i and 2,) with 
 two companies flanking, (Nos. 6 and 8,) three in support, (Nos. 3, 
 4 and 7,) and the remaining two in reserve with the 13th Battalion 
 and York (!om])any, the Caledonia Company forming the rear guard. 
 
It is not necessary here to go into the det;iils (jf the tight, to whicli 
 the corps engaged can look back with little satislatlion, hut it is only 
 fair to give them the credit they deserve, for if they did not defeat the 
 Fenians, they, at least gave such proof of the material of which they 
 were made, as to cause the enemy to retrace their stei)S, rather than risk 
 a se< ond encounter with the Canadian Militia. While freely 
 admitting the unfortunate result of the engagement at I.imeridge, 
 which has left a decj) feeling of mortification in the minds of 
 those who took part in it : a feeling in no manner ameliorated by the 
 <onsideration that better troops have time and again behaved worse in 
 similar situations, but intensified by the reflection that, but for the 
 occurrences presently mentioned, a small force of Canadian Militia, 
 for the first time under fire and wholly unaided by H. M. Regular 
 Troops, after an obstinate resistan( e for two hours on the part of the 
 enemy, would undoubtedly have inflicted a defeat which would have 
 resulted in the destruction or tapture of the invaders. No men ever 
 went into action wiih more steadiness. i'he movements were 
 made as regularly and coolly as if on an ordinary parade, and 
 so was the firing. The advance of the skirmish line was 
 almost uninterrupted, the enemy retiring everywhere befijre our men, 
 and it was not until that unfortunate cry of "cavalry,"' which cau.scd 
 Col. Hooker to have the Rttite sounded tor the .Skirmishers, and the 
 Reserve to form scjuare. that the least disorder was apparent. The 
 skirmish line at first paid no attention to the bugle, as they c ould not 
 possibly see the reason for their being recalled, so well were they doing, 
 but on repetition of the call they had unwillingly, to turn back, and this 
 caused the .sc[uare, which was just then retiring out of fire, to break, and 
 for a few minutes disorder was supreme. .Strenuous efforts were made 
 to rally the men, and always with suc;cess, but so closely did the Fenians 
 follow that there was no time to collect sufficient force to make a stand, 
 so the broken columns returned to I'ort Colborne. 
 
 Proceeding, on the next day, from Port Colborne to Fort Erie, they 
 joined the united forces of Cols. Lowry and Pcac:ocke, and, after two or 
 three days duty were sent to the garrison at Stratford, (consisting then 
 of Capt. (iore's Battery of Royal Artillery, and two companies of H. M. 
 i6th Foot,) under the command of the now celebrated Lieut. Gen. Sir 
 
(Jainet Wolscley, then ;i colonel on the staff. After remaining three 
 weeks in Stratford, the regiment was relieved from duty until the follow- 
 ing August, when it was sent to the ("amp of Instruction at Thorold, 
 for eight days, again to he under the conmiand of (!olonel W'olseley. 
 
 Owing to the exciting events of this year, the corps was kept con- 
 stantly at work and fully up to its establishment, which at that time was 
 650, but as an instance of its pojmlarity, it may be stated that, on the 
 17th March, there were upwards of 700 regularly enrolli.'d members on 
 parade, while at Stratford, the strength, with two companies attached 
 was over Soo. 
 
 Lieut. Col. (iillmor, who assumed command in the latter part of 
 1865, served through 1866 and for many years afterwards, and to him 
 must be given the credit of creating an esprit de corps which has carried 
 the '' (Jueen's Own " through many a trying and hard service. 
 
 One of the fnsi < orps to enrol under the Militia Act of 1868 was the 
 Queen's Own. and this example was toHowed by many others, hitherto 
 in doubt as to whether they would serve under that (then) obnoxious 
 Act. 
 
 On the organization of the Ked River Expedition, under Col. 
 Wolseley, in 1870, two officers (Captain IJruce Harman, Ensign 
 Hugh John Macdonald) with several men belonging to the regiment, 
 were among those who took part in that service. 
 
 .\ period of rest and <|uiet i)revailed until 1871, when brigade camps 
 throughout the Dominion were inaugurated. .\t those of 187 1 and 
 1872 in Niagara, the regiment carried off the palm, and as that of the 
 latter year was probably the largest camp ever formed in the Dominion, 
 some 6,200 being present, it was no small achievement. In 1875, at 
 the same place like honours were reaped by the (Queen's Own. 
 
 Shortly after returning from the last camp, the services ot the corps 
 were retjuired in aid of the Civil Tower at Toronto during the Pilgrim- 
 age riots, but fortunately assistance was not needed beyond that 
 of the moral effect given by the presence of troops. Not so, however, 
 at Helleville, on the 2nd January, 1877, when 160 of the regi- 
 ment were hiuriedly sent there to preserve the peace and j^rotcct the 
 
property of the (Iraiul Irunk Railway Company, tVom employees of 
 that line on strike. The duty was an arduous one, lor the intense cold 
 soon penetrated through the glengarrys and serge trousers of the Kngine 
 guards and sentries, and on arriving at Belleville, volleys of abuse, 
 followed by ice-bails. i)ri(ks and iron nuts greeted the corps. After 
 two hours of such treatment without re])ly, during which many of the 
 men were hit, the bayonet was resorted to and (|uiet ultimately restored. 
 The detachment returned to 'I'oronto on the morning of the 4th instant. 
 
 At the celebration of Her .Majesty's Birthday at .Montreal, in 1878, 
 the Regiment took part, and was unanimously conceded to be numeri- 
 cally the strongest, and l)y far the most efficient corps on the 
 ground. The whole journey, to and from Montreal, 670 miles, was 
 accomi)lished in 44 hours, including five hours on parade during the 
 review. 
 
 Fn addition to the services already alluded, to the regiment has fur- 
 nished (iuards of Honor to H. R. H. Prince Arthur, His Iv\. Lord 
 Monck, Governor (ieneral; His Ex. Lord I-isgar, Governor General ; Hi.s 
 Fa. Ear! of Dufferin, Governor (iencral ; His Honor, Major General 
 Stisted, C. H., Lieut. Governor; His Honor, W. V. Howland, C. B., 
 Lieut. Governor; His Honor, Jno. Crawford, Lieut. Governor; His 
 Honor, I). A. Macdonald. Lieut. Governor; and has been inspected by 
 His Ex. Lord Monck, His Ex. Lord Lisgar. His K\. Earl of DufTerin, 
 Major General Napier, V. B., .Major General .Sir Jas. Lindsay, Major 
 General Stisted, C. B., Lieut. Gen. Sir John Michel, K. C. B., Lieut. 
 (Jen. Sir Charles Windham. K. C. B., Lieut. Gen. Sir Selby Smythe, 
 K. C. M. G., Sir Geo. E. (\artier, Minister of Militia, Col. Mount.iin, 
 R. A., Col. P. L. MacDougall, Adj. (ien.. Col. Robertson Ross, Adj. 
 (ien., Col. Lowry. 47th Regt, Col. .McKinstry, 17th Regt, Col. Rad- 
 diffe, R. A., Hon. \V. \'ail, Minister of Militia, Col. Geo. T. Uenison, 
 Commadant, 'I'oronto. Lieut. Col. Durie, Dep. Adj. (General. 
 
 The officers of the Queen's ()Avn are taken from the ranks of the 
 corps ; and the st: vires of many at present holding commissions extend 
 over a long period, notably Surgeon Thorburn and Major Lee, Pay- 
 master, twenty-two years, while Lieut. Col. Otter, Majors Arthurs, 
 Jarvis, Miller and Chadwick. ('aptains Foster, Allan, X'andersmissen, 
 Hamilton and Nash, vary from twelve to seventeen years each. 
 
RECORD OF COMPANIES. 
 
 A. COMPANY. 
 
 A, the oldest and best servirc company, was (ni/ettcd on 20th March, 
 
 1856, as the " I St Volunteer Ritle Company of Toronto," having been 
 
 raised by Capi. Wni. Nfarch and Lieut, (leo. Brooke, and remained as 
 
 an independent company until 20th Ai)ril, i860, when it was (Jazetted 
 
 as No. 2 Company, under Capt. IJrooke, on the formation of the 2nd 
 
 Battahon. On the reorganization of the Battalion in November, 1862, 
 
 It became No. i Company, vice the Barric Company. At one time it 
 
 was known as " Brown's Callopers," from its rapid marching, and among 
 
 its principal officers have been Major Geo. Brooke, the first Senior 
 
 Major of the Battahon. Capt. Douglas C. Macdonald, Capt. Joseph 
 
 Davids, Capt. Malcolm Morisoii, Major [no. Brown and Lieut. Col. Otter, 
 
 who obtained his first commission under the last named officer, and was 
 
 Lieutenant of the the Compan>- for a few months previous to being 
 
 appointed .\djutant. Major Lee. (Paymaster) joined this company as a 
 
 private in 1856, and served four years with it as such. Of late years it 
 
 has, under Capt. D. H. Allan, become the crack shooting company of the 
 
 Battalion, having won the Company prize for '^wc years in succession, the 
 
 secret of its success being in the admirable system f)f "coaching" 
 
 adopted as a team. 
 
 H. COMPANY. 
 
 Was (iazetted also on the 20th March, 1856, as the "3rd Volunteer 
 Rifle Company of Toronto," having been raised by Capt. .>Iickinson, it 
 joined the Battalion in April, i860, as No. 3 Company, under Capt. 
 J as. Smith, and on the reorganization was posted as No. 2 Company. 
 At Limeridge it was in the first skirmish line and lost three men killed, 
 viz: Sergt. Hugh Matheson, (Jorp. 'I'hos. T^akey and Private W. Smith. 
 In the early part of 1872, the Company isecame disorganized, and was 
 
not at thcNiagara Camp of that year, towards the latter part of the year, 
 however, it was reorganized by I.ieut. Holwell, io he ilisorganizcd in 
 May, 1877, and reorganized for the second tin.c by ("apt. Strange, 
 assisted by the late Col. Sergt. Jas. Danford. 
 
 Major K K. Dixon, of" Dixon's Manu.-xl, " commanded the Company, 
 also the late ('apt. Fanpihar Morison, and of those now serving 
 in the Regiment, Major and brevet Lieut. Col.Jarvis, Major Ciiadwick. 
 and Ca\n. and Adjt. liiichan have served as officers with it. 
 
 C. COMPANY. 
 
 Was, on 13th Nov., 1H56, gazetted as the " Foot .Artillery Company of 
 Toronto," (to be attached to the Toronto Field Hatter)-,) under Captain 
 (now Brigade Major) Rob't B. Denison, and as such was known until 
 the formation of the 2nd Battalion, when it was then under Capt. 
 Hy. Coodwin, posted as No. 5 Company. On the reorganization in 
 1862, it was made No. 3 Company under Capt. I'oter Tatterson, who 
 succeeded Capt. (ioodwin on his being api)ointed Adjutant, 
 
 At I.imeridge it was con", nanded by Captain las. B. Houstead, and 
 while forming the front face of the Square, one of its best men, Pte. 
 Mark Defries, was shot dead. 
 
 Captains Jas. .Bennett. Thos. I). Delamere and James Pearson have 
 at different times commanded this Company, it now beini; under Capt. 
 Jos. M. Delariiere. 
 
 D. COMl'ANY. 
 
 1 /wring the summer of i86i,a company was raised from -Mnong the 
 merchants of Toronto and their clerks, which was gazetted on 30th 
 August of that year, as " The Merchants Volunteer Rifle Company," 
 under Capt. Jno. Boyd. Lieut. AVm. Murray and Kns. \,m. R. Harris, 
 
 The company attained such a strength that in the following year it 
 was divided, and a second company formed known as the and Mer- 
 chants and now E. Company. 
 
 In November, 1862, the Company joined the Hattalion, under Capt. 
 
W. R, Harris, as No. 4 Com[)any, and has ever since been one of the 
 most prominent and efficient in the Regiment. On two occasions, 
 it has, under ("apt. and Hrevet Major Albert .\. Miller, made up an 
 additional comijany from its ranks, to supply the places of companies 
 for the time disorganized. 
 
 Major and brevet Lieut. Col. Arthurs, who was the first to sign its 
 roll in 186 1, served as a private and an officer of the Company for 
 many years. Captains Robert Reford and John Douglas were also 
 captains of the Company, the latter commanding it at T,imeridge. 
 
 E. COMPANY, 
 
 Is a branch of I), Company, being formed from it and gazetted 14th 
 March, 1862, under Capt. Wm. Murray, Lieut. John Kerr, and E^nsign 
 Aithur Coulson, being, at the same time, posted to the Battalion as 
 No. 8 Company, and on the reorganization in November, 1862, it was 
 made No. 5 Company. Under Captain Murray it became the most 
 popular, efficient and best shooting company in the city, its author- 
 ized strength being 85 noncommissioned officers and men, but really 
 100. At one inspection the parade state shewed 96 actually present, 
 while at battalion drills it was often divided into two companies. 
 
 Under (Japt. Edwards, at I-mieridge, being armed with Spencer 
 Repeating Rifles, it formed the Advance Gu?,rd, and was the first com- 
 pany engaged. Knsign M. McEachren, ctne of its Subalterns was 
 killed immediately the firing began. 
 
 Capt. Foster, its present commander, joined almost on the formation 
 and has served through all grades in the company. The late Capt. 
 Geo. T. Whitney and Capt. John Erskine have also commanded it. 
 
 One peculiarity of the company has been its " clannishness,", all 
 ranks pulling well together, and endeavc uring to keep up its reputation . 
 
 F. COMPANY. 
 
 The first comi)any posted to the Battalion as No. 6 Company, was 
 the Highland Rifle Company of Whitby, (now No. i Co., 34th Batt.) 
 
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 m A}jril. i860 ; !hi> cona]iaiiy. however. ne\er api><eared on parade with 
 the corjiis although it was not gazetted out unti] Xov. i%2. 
 
 In September, 1S61. a company called the Victoria Rifles was raised 
 in the city, gazetted on the 6th Dec. 1S61. under CapL l^ewis W. Ord. 
 and :n Nov.. 1862, was jx^sted to the Battalion as Xo. 6 Co., in pUce 
 of the Whitby Company, .\mong ih>j>c who first joined were Opt 
 G. Mercer .\dam. Major Fred- E. Dixon ol" • Dixon s Manual," Major 
 F. C. Draper, (now Chief of Police) and LieuL Col. Oner, and though 
 the company «as at lirst so flourishing as to give strong hof>es of fonn- 
 ing a second company : it everituaily l^>ecame defunct in 1864. and it 
 was not until Jan. 1 S66. that another was lomoed under Capt. G. M. Adam, 
 dubbed, from the youthful appearance of its members, the ** Babies," 
 wha however, did good service at I-imeridge where they were in the 
 thickest in the tight. In June. 1869, the company again became 
 disoTganizevi. and remained so until .April. 1872, when Capt. Norman 
 Beihunc formed anc»iher tomjiany. the men of which were transferred, 
 in July. 1875, to G. Coir^pany. and the present company was then 
 recruited from the 1 oronto lacrosse Club, by CapL R. B. Hamilttm, in 
 the letter jian of 1875. 
 
 At the R^meniai Dr^l competition in .April. 1878, the prize, a silver 
 <.up. was awarded to this Company. 
 
 G. COMPANY 
 
 A company was organized in 1S61 by CapL laiham, and posted on 
 21st Feby 1S62 to the Battalion as No. 7 Comprjny. but on the 21st 
 Nov.. 1862. it was transferred to the loth Royals of Torcmto as No. 8 
 Company, and for it the "Civil Service Rifle Company of Toronto 
 was substituted — this company had been gazetted on i4ih March. 1S62. 
 Capt Hon. RobL Sj)cnce, Collector of Customs, LieuL Jas. G. Hod- 
 gins. DepL SupL of E^iucation. Erisign John Dewe, P. O. Inspector, 
 }>eing the officers, and was composed of civil service employees. 
 
 No. 7. was in the line of supports at Limeridge. and lost one man. 
 killed, vit. Private .Alderson. 
 
 LieuL Coi. Chas. T. (iilinKff. late commanding the Re^ment. was 
 
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 a pn\aie in the company in 1S62, and subsequently vommanded it, as 
 did also. Captains W. D. Jan-i?. J. T. R. Stinson. and ^\'. Coo}>er 
 Campbell. 
 
 From 187410 18-7 the :ompan\ was weak and shaky and at ti»o 
 Ins|>eciions had to be made up from the surplus of .mother company. 
 
 Capt. Bowes and Lieut. \V. E. Hodgins raised the ptresent company 
 in Augiist. 1877. fro™ among the law students of the city. 
 
 H. COMP.ANV. 
 
 As previously nentioned, the ;!nd Merchants Comftany. when 
 ^axetted. was first posted as Xo. S Comf^any, and when on the reorgan- 
 ization of the 2nd Batulion. it became No. 5. the • Triniu- College " 
 Company, raised by Major Robt. B. Denison. in June, iS5i, and 
 posted as No. 9 Company, became No. 8, CapL Thos. H. I nee 
 succeeding Major Denison in command 
 
 At Limendgc, No. S was the left flanking company under Capt. L. P. 
 Sherwood, and at that lime Major Salter M. Janis was a sergeant in the 
 com] any ; he afterwards commanded n, and was suceeded by Capfs. 
 Bruce Harman and (ieorge A. McKenzie. 
 
 The students of 1 rinit>- College never being sufficiently numerous tc 
 fonn a strong comjiany. were alwa.,s obliged, to some extent, to 
 recruit from those who were neither graduates or undergraduates of the 
 ioilege. In }'roces> of time the numbers of the outsiders increased 
 while those of the Trinity men diminished, till shortly after Capt. Nash 
 assumed command, m 1876, the latter ceasing to have a prej>onderating 
 influence, withdrew altogether from the ccmipany. 
 
 This Company has always been .i \ er\- steady one, and now takes the 
 left of the R^ment on parade. 
 
 I COM PAN' V. 
 
 The *• Universit)- and College"" Rifle Company, formed from students 
 ot the UuiversitA- of Toronto, was gazetted on the Sth May, 1S62, under 
 Captain Henn Croft. Lieut J. B. Cherriman and Ensign .\dam 
 
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 Crooks, and was posted to the 2nd Battalion in NovombtT, 1862, as 
 No. 9 Company, in niace of the Trinity College Company which then 
 became No. 8 Company. 
 
 In 1S64 it was awarded the prize of $100 for being the best drilled 
 company in this District, the Militia Department having offered a similar 
 prize in each District. 
 
 At Limeridgc, under Ensign Ceo. T. Whitney, then of No. 8 Co'y, 
 (deceased) it bore a distinguished part, for, though at first in the reserve, 
 it was afterwards sent to the right of the skirmish line, and while there 
 and during the retreat, lost three killed. Privates Tempest, Mewburn 
 and McKenzie, and four wounded. Privates Vandersmissen, Kingsford, 
 Patterson and Paul. 
 
 Captain Cherriman succeeded Captain Croft in 1867, and in March, 
 1872, a second company was formed by the .students of the University 
 and posted as No. 10 or K. Company, under Capt. W. H. Ellis, but it was 
 found that two companies could not be efficiently maintained by 
 University men proper, though it was not until 1877 that that conclusion 
 was definitely arrived at, and the original idea of one company revived . 
 Capt. \V. H. \'andersmissen was then in command, and the men of 
 both companich were put into one company and posted as K. Company , 
 the present I Company composed of students from the Toronto 
 School of Medicine, under (.'apt. Fred. H. Wright, taking the vacant 
 plar c. 
 
 K. COMPANY. 
 
 The '• Highland " Company was raised by Capt. Alex. M. Smith in 
 September, 1856, and became No. 4 Comp.iny when the Battalion was 
 formed, but being clothed in the kilt it was always placed on the left of 
 the line on parade, and for the same reason it was posted as No. 10 
 Company on the reorganization. 
 
 Capt. Smith took a Majority in i86o. handing the company over to 
 Capt. A. T. Fulton, who being a splendid drill, and aided by the natural 
 steadiness of the Highlanders, soon obtained a reputation for his 
 company, which they ever afterwards maintained. 
 
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 In 1866, Capt. Jno. Gardner was in rommand, and at Limeridge led 
 the company, which with No. 9 Co'y was in the reserve at first, and 
 afterwards shared the honours of that company on the right of the 
 skirmish line. Shortly after the engagement, Capt. R. H. Ramsay took 
 command and continued so until the ist October, 1868, when, because 
 the Government i. fused to grant an allowance in lieu, of the ordinary 
 uniform, with which to keep up the kilt, the company declined re-enroll- 
 ing under the Militia Act of 1878, and therefore became defunct. 
 
 From 1868 until 1872 there was no No. 10 Company, but, as already 
 stated in the services of I. Company, the students of the University of 
 Toronto, furnished a second comi)any, which in 1877 was finally posted 
 to that number or letter. Caj^t. Baker in the following year succeeding 
 to the command. 
 
"(f^nun'a #UJ« §?.flw." 
 
 INDEX TO PORTRAITS. 
 
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 1 1 
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 Lieutenant-Colonel Otter, 
 
 Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Arthurs, 
 
 «' " " Jarvis, 
 
 Surgeon Thornburn, 
 Captain and Honorary Major Lee, 
 
 '< " " Chad wick, 
 
 Captain IJuchan, 
 Assistant Surgeon Bethune, 
 Captain and Brevet Major Miller 
 Captain Foster, 
 Allan, 
 Hamilton, 
 Vandersniissen, 
 Nash, 
 Wright, 
 Bowes, 
 Strange, 
 " Delamere, 
 " Pearson, 
 Lieutenant Brown, 
 " Langton, 
 
 " Hodgins, 
 
 . " Close, 
 
 " Kerstenian, 
 
 " Bigg.ir, 
 
 " Ponton, 
 
 " Jennings, 
 
 " Manlev, 
 
 " Wilkinson, 
 
 Kirtland, 
 Barwick, 
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