Remembrance in York Cemetery Traditional Cache

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Fort S: Thank you ti everyone who visited and paid their respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We no longer live in the area and are not able to maintain.

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Hidden : 11/11/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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York Cemetary, Governor General's Horse Guards Memorial

Another is a series of Canadian War Memorial Caches

Parking is nearby in the cemetary grounds. Entry into York Cemetary is by North York Boulevard from Yonge Street. Please bring your own writing implement to sign the log

History

The Governor General's Horse Guards is a reserve regiment of volunteer citizen soldiers whose illustrious history dates from 1822 when Capt. G.T. Denison formed a Troop of Dragoons for a local militia infantry battalion.The Denison family, from the town of Weston, commanded and financed the Troop for many generations. In 1839, the Troop became independent of its parent infantry battalion and was named the Governor General’s Body Guard (GGBG) in 1866. George Taylor Denison III expanded the Troop to a Squadron in 1876 and to a Regiment in 1889. Canada’s oldest cavalrytroop, the Markham (Button’s) Troop, formed in 1810, was one of the troopsamalgamated into the Body Guard to form the Regiment. Today the Regiment proudly perpetuates the history of Button’s Troop that had served so well in General Brock’s Army during the War of 1812.

The Governor General’s Body Guard served in most of the major Canadian conflict of the 19thcentury.Both Denison’s Troop andButton’s Troop were on active service during the 1837 Rebellion and re-titled the Queen’s Light Dragoons for their good service. Denison’s troop of somesixty volunteers continued to parade during the 1840's and 1850's maintaining an unbroken lineage.In 1866, the troop mobilized to defend Canada from the American Irish Republican Army during the Fenian Raids. The Troop, acting as the advance guard for the Canadian Brigade, chased the Fenian Army from the Niagara Frontier and the town of Fort Erie taking many prisoners.The GGBG, as a Squadron, served as rear area security in the Riel Rebellion which earned their first battle honour; The Northwest Rebellion 1885. During the Boer War, (1899) the GGBG supplied volunteers to the Canadian Contingent where one of its members, Capt H.Z.C. Cockburn, earned the Victoria Cross and three others Mentioned in Dispatches.

After the Boer War, a new Cavalry Regiment was formed in Toronto later named the Mississauga Horse. During the First World War, both the Mississauga Horse and the GGBG, supplied thousands of volunteers to the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France. After the war, both Regiments were privilege to perpetuate the elite 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (4th CMR) history and battle honours. The 4th CMR, raised by the GGBG and Mississauga Horse, were most heavily decorated Battalions of the Canadian Army, including a Victoria Cross earned by Pte TW Holmes at Passchendale. In 1936, the Mississauga Horse and the GGBG amalgamated to form the Governor General's Horse Guards. The new Regiment activated for overseas duty in 1940, saw action in Italy and subsequently, Northwest Europe, receiving nine battle honours for distinguished performance in World War II.

The Regiment has been serving Canada as a reserve regiment continuously since World War II. It was in 1941 that the regiment lost its horses to become a mechanized regiment of tanks. The Regiment remained Armoured until 1965 when it was tasked as a light Recce Regiment in jeeps. The Regiment converted back to an armoured regiment with the Cougar Armoured Car in 1982. In 1950, the GGHG provided 50 volunteers for duty with the Special Service Force in Korea. Individual volunteers and small groups have served with Canadian NATO contingents in Europe and on peacekeeping operations worldwide. Horse Guards continue to this day to volunteer for service on UN missions augmenting the Regular Army.

The Regiment’s long history and prestigious lineage have made the GGHG the senior Reserve Armoured Regiment in Canada. The Regiment received its first standard in 1938, still the only one in the Canadian Forces. The GGHG has received the Freedom of the Cities of Toronto and York and in 1988, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was gazetted as Colonel-In-Chief. All of the Regiment’s contributions to Canada, it’s colourful history and it’s soldiers have made the Governor General’s Horse Guards “Nulli Secundus” - Second to None.

The Governor General Horse Guards Lineage
Button's Troop - 1810
Denison's Troop - 1822
Governor General's Body Guards - 1866
The Mississauga Horse - 1901
The Governor General's Horse Guards - 1936
Motto:
"Nulli Secundus"- Second to None
Music:
March: Men of Harlech
Trot: Keel Row

Perpetuating:
Governor General's Body Guards
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (C.E.F.)
7th Canadian Mounted Rifles (C.E.F.)
216th Battalion (C.E.F.)
Mississauga Horse

Battle Honours of the Regiment
NORTH-WEST CANADA, 1885
SOUTH AFRICA, 1900
World War 1:
MOUNT SORREL - SOMME 1916 - FLERS - COURCELETTE - ANCRE HEIGHTS -
ARRAS 1917-18 - VIMY 1917 - HILL 70 - YPRES 1914-15 -
PASSHENDALE - AMIENS – SCARPE 1918 - VALENCIENNES SAMBRE
FRANCE AND FLANDERS 1915-18
World War II:
LIRI VALLEY - MELFA CROSSING - GOTHIC LINE - LAMONE
CROSSING - MISANO RIDGE - FOSSO MUNIO - ITALY 1944-45 -
LISSELMEER - NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1945


Please take a moment to pay your respects after signing the log

You may also want to try to find the other caches in the Remembrance series as well:


GC17A6C Remembrance in Unionville

GC176PK Remembrance in Richmond Hill

GC17A6M Remembrance in Markham


Congratulations to Tequila and Brook22 for Joint First to Find.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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