1992 - 30 June - Framed photograph presented to CGG by the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards (UK) arriving and garrisoned in Montreal from February 1862 to September 1864.

Photograph

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Musée Canadian Grenadier Guards Museum

Name/Title

1992 - 30 June - Framed photograph presented to CGG by the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards (UK) arriving and garrisoned in Montreal from February 1862 to September 1864.

Description

1992 - Framed photograph presented to CGG by the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards on the 30th of June, of The First Battalion, Grenadier Guards, who arrived in Montreal in February 1862, and remained until September 1864. The Second Battalion, Scots Guards, then known as the Scots Fusilier Guards, were in the city at the same time, and they formed the "Brigade of Guards in Canada". They were quartered in a blook of warehouses on LeRoyer - St. Paul - St. Sulpice Streets which was known as the Victoria Barracks, and they made use of the grounds of old Grey Nunnery on Youville Square, McGill Street, on a parade ground.

Created By

Bertille L. Hurel

Create Date

December 30, 2022

Updated By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Update Date

May 7, 2025